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Rollins College was ranked the No. 13 Most Beautiful Campus this year by The Princeton Review’s The Best 391 Colleges. This is up from No. 17 last year.

Rollins was also ranked No. 4 for Best Health Services (up from No. 9), No. 15 for Best Campus Food, No. 18 for Best Classroom Experience (up from No. 22), No. 18 for Best Quality of Life, No. 4 for Best College City, and No. 9 for Best College Radio Station.

Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,400 four-year colleges are profiled in the 2026 edition of the college guidebook, which includes detailed profiles of colleges based on data collected by The Princeton Review on academic offerings and surveys of enrolled students.

In its overall profile on Rollins, this year’s guide quotes extensively from surveyed students. Rollins students describe the College as offering an academic experience that engages students with “local organizations and charities to bring the work we discuss in class into actual action,” citing opportunities to curate museum collections, work with policy makers, and conduct research at the Hume House Child Development & Student Research Center. Students also stressed the hands-on approach to education driven by the way in which “professors get to know students … and pass along wonderful educational opportunities,” with the best educators especially lauded for the way they “capture the class’s attention with their wit and transfer their wit to the content.”

The Most Beautiful Campus

Students described the campus as “breathtaking” and like a “country club,” adding that the accessibility of the lake and the beach makes it easy to take advantage of the free lake activities, like paddleboarding or kayaking. Students praised the on-campus housing, quality dining options, the access to Park Avenue, and, of course, the prime Florida setting, which brings with it “warm weather, hundreds of miles of beaches, and close proximity to theme parks.”

Located along the banks of Lake Virginia and defined by its Spanish-Mediterranean architecture, the Rollins campus was ranked No. 13 in the nation for its beauty and has consistently appeared in the top 20 for the past decade, peaking at the No. 1 spot in the The Princeton Review’s The Best 380 Colleges, 2016 Edition.

According to The Princeton Review, the Most Beautiful Campus ranking is based entirely on how students responded to the survey question: “How do you rate the beauty of your campus?” Focused on serving students for more than 40 years, The Princeton Review is one of the country’s leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services companies.

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