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Best Value Colleges for 2010
Posted by on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 9:36 PM (PST)
Who doesn't appreciate a good deal? Whether you're buying groceries, shopping for a car or hunting for a bargain on new shoes, getting bang for your buck is always wise - especially in the current economy.
This is especially true when you're considering college tuition. With costs as high as they are, nobody wants to throw money away. Luckily, the fine folks at USA Today and the Princeton Review have teamed up to help families assess which colleges give students best deal around.
Data was based on surveys compiled during the 2009-2010 academic year. Factors weighed included overall costs (tuition, room, board, etc.), academic ratings, student:faculty ratios and more. Researchers then analyzed the results and compiled them into a list of the top 100 values in higher education - 50 public schools and 50 private schools.
For more information, just read the article. But if you want to know which schools were tops in their category, I'll be kind and go ahead and list them below. Enjoy. :)
Top 5 "Best Value" Public Colleges
- University of Virginia
- City University of New York - Hunter College
- New College of Florida
- Florida State University
- University of Colorado-Boulder
Top 5 "Best Value" Private Colleges
- Swarthmore College
- Harvard University
- Wesleyan College
- Princeton University
- Yale University
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