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With so many colleges suffering from an imbalance in cultural diversity, lists like the Top 100 Degrees for Minorities is quintessential to finding the most diverse and rich colleges in the nation. These colleges respect the individual achievements of every student and promote an educated “Melting Pot” world, where all cultures can come together with fresh new insights and knowledge.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education released the list of the Top 100 Degree Producers in 2007 for both African-Americans and Minorities, listing colleges from all over the United States that excel in minority and African-American education. One of the colleges that showed up consistently in both lists is Saint Leo University, which happens to not only be friendly to minorities, but is also a military-friendly school.

Happiness is just as much of a necessity in school as study time and learning materials. A happy student is typically a busy student, or a student that has found their niche and now thrives with so many learning opportunities and activities that they do not have time for stress, depression, boredom, or homesickness. Princeton Review’s 2009 College Ranking Research took a look at the “best” colleges from several different angles, including colleges considered top-rated because of student happiness.

“Paradise” colleges with happy students included subcategories like “Happiest Students,” “Best Campus Food,” “Dorms Like Palaces,” “Most Beautiful Campus,” “Easiest Campus to Get Around,” and “Best Quality of Life.”

On the other side of the fence, “Purgatory” colleges were downrated because of “Least Happiest Students,” “Is it Food?” “Dorms Like Dungeons,” and “Least Beautiful Campus.”