<p>For the second year in a row, Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine has ranked the College of the Holy Cross number 13 among liberal arts colleges across the country in The Kiplinger 100: Best Value in Private Colleges. The annual private school rankings appear in Kiplingers February 2009 issue. </p>
<p>According to the magazines editor Kiplingers ranks private liberal arts colleges and universities that combine outstanding economic value with exceptional education. Holy Cross was selected from a pool of more than 600 private institutions that were ranked according to academic quality and affordability, with quality accounting for two-thirds of the total.</p>