For the millions of high school honors students and parents searching for colleges offering a better education and better value, honors programs present an excellent opportunity. Honors programs offer a high-quality education and are often sources of merit-based scholarships. And Peterson'S Honors Programs '98 is the only comprehensive guide to these programs in American colleges and universities. This guide profiles the honors programs available at over 500 colleges and universities in the U.S., including private and public two-and four-year institutions. The profiles include information on the number of students, faculty-student ratio, scholarship availability, ethnic distribution, and contact information. Front-matter essays help readers understand what to expect from an honors education and the difference it might make. These essays include: -- What is an honors education? -- written by a longtime honors professional -- Family concerns about honors -- a parent's perspective -- Learning in honors -- advice from an honors student Peterson's Honors Programs '98 is the only guide to honors programs.