Princeton Review/USA Today Best Value Colleges Rankings

College Search & Selection
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<p>What do you think about the list?</p>

<p>Public Colleges
1. University Of Virginia
2. New College Of Florida
3. College Of William And Mary
4. State University Of New York - Binghamton University
5. Florida State University
6. North Carolina State University
7. University Of California - San Diego
8. City University Of New York - Hunter College
9. University Of Georgia
10. The College Of New Jersey</p>

<p>Private Colleges
1. Swarthmore College
2. Harvard College
3. Princeton University
4. Rice University
5. Yale University
6. Williams College
7. Amherst College
8. California Institute Of Technology
9. Pomona College
10. Stanford University</p>

2

<p>The list is rubbish, in my opinion.</p>

<p>University (IS cost, OOS cost)
1. UVA ($20,173, $40,473)
2. New College of Florida ($16,043, $34,966)
3. William & Mary ($20,600, $39,600)
4. Binghamton ($18,718, $26,818)
5. FSU ($17,212, $31,380)
6. NCSU ($16,028, $28,846)
7. UCSD ($23,760, $44,368)
8. Hunter ($16,234, $55,434)
9. UGA ($16,758, $33,070)
10. TCNJ ($21,920, $30,027)</p>

<p>Compare to UNC Chapel Hill ($16,370, $33,874), which should have been ranked #1 on the list. It meets virtually 100% of need, awards an average need-based grant of $9445, and its Carolina Covenant program offers generous aid for low-income students. It's not even listed among Princeton Review's larger</a> list of the top fifty best value publics, although four other public NC universities (NCSU, UNCA, UNCG, UNCW) are!</p>

<p>Wisconsin-Madison ($19,028, $33,278) is noticeably missing from the top 50, as is UF ($15,740, $33,350)- although NCF, FSU, UNF, USF, and UCF made the top 50.</p>

<p>Kiplinger's is much, much more useful than this "ranking."</p>

3

<p>Here's the complete list of schools that Princeton Review considers to be a good value:</p>

<p>Public Colleges</p>

<p>California State University – Long Beach
City University Of New York – Baruch College
City University Of New York – Brooklyn College
City University Of New York – Hunter College
City University Of New York – Queens College
College Of William And Mary
Florida State University
George Mason University
Georgia College & State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Indiana University – Bloomington
James Madison University
New College Of Florida
New Jersey Institute Of Technology
North Carolina State University
Purdue University – West Lafayette
Salisbury University
St. Mary’s College Of Maryland
State University Of New York – Binghamton University
Texas A&M University – College Station
The College Of New Jersey
The University Of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
The University Of North Carolina At Asheville
The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro
Towson University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University Of Arkansas – Fayetteville
University Of California – Davis
University Of California – Irvine
University Of California – San Diego
University Of Central Florida
University Of Colorado – Boulder
University Of Delaware
University Of Georgia
University Of Kansas
University Of Mary Washington
University Of Maryland – Baltimore County
University Of Michigan – Ann Arbor
University Of North Carolina – Wilmington
University Of North Florida
University Of Oklahoma
University Of South Florida
University Of Tennessee
University Of Virginia
University Of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Virginia Tech</p>

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<p>Private Colleges</p>

<p>Agnes Scott College
Amherst College
Babson College
Barnard College
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Brigham Young University (UT)
Bryn Mawr College
California Institute Of Technology
Carleton College
Centre College
Colgate University
Colorado College
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
Elon University
Emory University
Franklin W. Olin College Of Engineering
Furman University
Grinnell College
Grove City College
Hamilton College
Harvard College
Harvey Mudd College
Hillsdale College
Lafayette College
Oberlin College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Reed College
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rollins College
Sewanee – The University Of The South
Smith College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art
The University Of Tulsa
Thomas Aquinas College
Trinity College (CT)
University Of Richmond
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Webb Institute
Wheaton College (IL)
Whitman College
Williams College
Yale University</p>

5

<p>It's also missing University of Minnesota-TC. How much cheaper can OS tuition be for a school like that?</p>

6

<p>I DO agree that Princeton is a fantastic value. Incredible education, low tuition, generous financial aid (no loans)</p>

7

<p>why are people crying over UNC not being on the list, who cares, you know it is a good value, isnt that enough?</p>

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<p>i think they are just quoting UNC as a good example that the list is far from accurate/comprehensive</p>