Princeton Review: UCLA top public university for value

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Ok, so I'm sure you guys are probably all sick of seeing these rankings placing UCLA really high among colleges or whatever, but the Princeton Review just released the new list of top colleges in the United States for value for 2005.</p>

<p>UCLA placed #5 overall, and #1 among any public institution. They are as follows:</p>

<p>1) Bates College
2) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
3) Brigham Young University
4) Hendrix College
5) Univ. of California-Los Angeles</p>

<p>Here's the link to the news story: <a href="http://sev.prnewswire.com/education/20050419/NYM18218042005-1.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://sev.prnewswire.com/education/20050419/NYM18218042005-1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I mean, rankings aren't everything, but it's still pretty cool to know we're getting the most bang for our buck!</p>

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<p>What I don't get is why Cal is not on that list. I don't mean to say it should be ranked higher than ucla, but since they basically cost the same and have similar educational experiences they be near each other in the rankings. Just one more reason for me to distrust rankings.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'm with conor on this, why isn't Cal on there? Or UCSD for that matter?</p>

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<p>Why isn't Michigan on that list, either?</p>

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<p>Michigan costs more than the UCs.</p>

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<p>I third the questioning about why UC Berkeley isn't on the list.</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley probably IS on the list. For the past few years I believe its been named a "Best Value". The Princeton Review chose 81 schools in total. Just because it didn't make the top five doesn't mean it was completely excluded.</p>