(Boston, Mass.) The 2009 Princeton Review named Emerson College the most gay welcoming school in the country.

Founded in 1880, Emerson College is the only institution of higher learning in America that only specializes in the communication arts, offering majors in areas such as journalism, acting and speech therapy.

It has over 3,000 students on its campus in downtown Boston and is building a satellite campus in Hollywood.

Its graduates include Max Muchnick, the openly gay creator and executive producer of Will & Grace, whose grant built a college campus center,  and Rob Sands, the creator and former executive editor of 365gay.com, who established a scholarship for LGBT students at the school.

The Princeton Review rated Middlebury College in Vermont as having the best professors.  The tastiest campus food is at Wheaton College in Illinois, and the best dorms are at Loyola College in Maryland.  The students happiest with their financial aid attend Princeton University, which also tops the list for the most beautiful campus.

“In our opinion, each school in this book is first-rate academically,” said Robert Franek, the author at The Princeton Review in a statement.  “But their campus cultures and offerings differ greatly.”

The survey also found that the most conservative students are at Texas A&M University and the most liberal are at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

The 62 ranking lists are based on surveys of 120,000 students – an average of 325 per campus at the 368 schools in the book. The 80-question survey asked students about their school’s academics, administration, campus life, student body and themselves. 

The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University.