The latest information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and much more make the 29th edition of " Profiles of American Colleges " Americaas most comprehensive and authoritative source for college-bound high school students, their parents, and high school guidance counselors. Every accredited four-year college in the United States is profiled, and an interactive CD-ROM enclosed with the directory is designed to guide students to specific schools that best suit their needs when they enter details describing their personal academic plans and aptitudes. Each of this directoryas more than 1,650 college profiles gives details on: a Admission requirements a Library and computer facilities a Admissions procedures for freshmen a Campus safety and security a Thumbnail descriptions of faculty a Requirements for a degree a Athletic facilities a Extracurricular activities a E-mail addresses a College fax numbers and web sites a Admissions Contacts a and more Schools are rated according to Barronas reliable and informative competitiveness scale, which ranges from aNoncompetitivea to aMost Competitive.a The bookas extensive tinted pages section presents a quick-reference " Index of College Majors " that lists all available major study programs at every school. Also profiled are excellent colleges in Canada and several other countries, as well as brief profiles of religious colleges, and American colleges based in foreign countries.