College Ranking and Review Aggregator Publishes List of Best College Dining Halls at Top Colleges

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Sep 24, 2018, 08:31 ET

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus (https://www.collegeconsensus.com), a unique new college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published their ranking of the 25 Best College Dining Halls at https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-college-dining-halls/ .

Colleges and universities are more competitive than ever, and getting their choice of applicants in 2018 takes more than excellent academics - it takes 5-star amenities. In other words, college dining halls have come a long way from the dreary institutional fare of years past. Colleges today advertise top-rated chefs; nutritionists on-staff; fresh, locally-sourced ingredients (sometimes from their own organic gardens); and dining halls designed like fine restaurants, mall food courts, farmer's markets, and more. College Consensus has identified schools with the most extraordinary college dining halls and ranked them by their College Consensus score, which combines published academic rankings and real student reviews. The full top 25 (in alphabetical order) are:

Boston College - Boston, MA

Bowdoin College - Brunswick, ME

Brown University - Providence, RI

Carleton College - Northfield, MN

College of the Holy Cross - Worcester, MA

Denison University - Granville, OH

Dickinson College - Carlisle, PA

Franklin & Marshall College - Lancaster, PA

James Madison University - Harrisonburg, VA

Miami University - Oxford, OH

Muhlenburg College - Allentown, PA

Northeastern University - Boston, MA

Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

Occidental College - Los Angeles, CA

Rhode Island School of Design - Providence, RI

Rollins College - Winter Park, FL

St. Olaf University - Northfield, MN

Tufts University - Medford, MA

Tulane University - New Orleans, LA

University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, MA

University of Rochester - Rochester, NY

Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA

Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO

Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL

As Managing Editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains, those who went to college in earlier years may be shocked at a ranking of the best campus dining - "In my day, college food was mystery meat in the dining hall, and we had to eat it or go hungry!" But that is no longer the case: "campus dining in the 21st century is a whole other experience, with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, sustainable practices, socially-conscious choices, and some of the hautest of the haute cuisine you'll find anywhere." "The name of the game," Sealey-Morris explains, "in the best campus dining is health and sustainability," from on-staff nutritionists and allergy experts to on-campus organic gardens. "Community service is key as well," according to Sealey-Morris, "with many institutions donating unused food to local charities to fight food instability." The combination of quality and community is what College Consensus is all about.

The 25 Best College Dining Halls ranking is not meant to be a scientific survey - nothing is more subjective than taste, after all. To create the ranking, Consensus editors pored over rankings and profiles of college dining halls that have captured the attention of food bloggers, culinary awards, environmentalist organizations, and more. These are then ordered by their College Consensus score.

College Consensus is a new approach to college rankings. We combine the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores from around the web to produce an aggregate College Consensus rating for each school. Students will not find a more comprehensive ranking of the top colleges and universities anywhere. In addition to rankings, College Consensus also offers expert advice and guidance on all aspects of college life, from finding the perfect college, to getting accepted, paying for it, and finding your professional path after graduation.

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