Peterson's Four-Year Colleges 2012 provides valuable information on more than 2,500 accredited four-year undergraduate institutions in the U.S. and Canada (and many international schools), including campus setting, enrollment, academic programs, entrance difficulty, expenses, student-faculty ratio, application deadlines, contact information, and more. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions, written by admissions personnel, for more than 400 colleges and universities. Also find helpful articles on specialized college options, such as Honors Programs and Colleges, Online Learning, Women's Colleges, and Public vs. Private institutions. Other articles offer advice on surviving standardized tests, preparing to get into college, paying for college, scholarship guidance, and advice for international students. Indexes include Majors or Fields of Study, Entrance Difficulty, Cost Ranges, and geographic and alphabetical listings of all schools.