<p>Recently Kiplinger.com released its 2009 ranking for BEST VALUES among liberal arts colleges (LACs). For many students and families, in today’s challenging economic environment, the matter of which private LACs provide the best value is likely of great importance.</p>
<p>The following schools represent Kiplinger’s Top 25 Best Values for LACs:</p>
<li> Pomona</li>
<li> Swarthmore</li>
<li> Williams</li>
<li> Davidson</li>
<li> W&L</li>
<li> Amherst</li>
<li> Carleton</li>
<li> Wellesley</li>
<li> Haverford</li>
<li>Vassar</li>
<li>Kenyon</li>
<li>Claremont McKenna</li>
<li>Holy Cross</li>
<li>Grinnell</li>
<li>Wheaton </li>
<li>Middlebury</li>
<li>Bowdoin</li>
<li>Lafayette</li>
<li>Colorado College</li>
<li>Macalester</li>
<li>Colgate</li>
<li>Bucknell</li>
<li>Bates</li>
<li>Hamilton</li>
<li>Barnard</li>
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<p>All of these liberal arts colleges are ranked in the USNWR Top 50.</p>