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Kiplinger’s 50 Best Values in Public Colleges

by Flexo on September 27, 2006

in Education

While we’re on the topic of education, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has conducted a survey to determine this year’s best values in public colleges for undergraduates. In order to rank the schools, Kiplinger’s used SAT/ACT scores, admission rates, freshmen retention rates, student-faculty ratios, graduation rates, tuition costs and other fees, financial aid, and accumulated student debt, while prioritizing academic quality first.

My alma mater, the University of Delaware, placed 17th for out-of-state admission and 26th for in-state.

My undergraduate education was paid for by a combination of money from my parents, a grant from Princeton University, a few small scholarships, money I had earned through short stints of working, and student loans.

Search for your school here.

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1 Foobarista September 27, 2006 at 5:24 pm

Here’s an interesting article on new ways to rank colleges. Most current ways to rank colleges rank their admissions office or endowments, not the actual quality of education offered by the college. Some people are trying to change this.

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2 Foobarista September 27, 2006 at 5:25 pm

Oops – it ate my link. Here it is…

http://www.joannejacobs.com/mtarchives/016692.html

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3 Flexo September 27, 2006 at 6:10 pm

Thanks for sharing the link!

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