In response to the recent recession and the poor job market, college-bound students (and their families) are putting more energy into finding a college that has the right price tag, or at least the right financial aid package that will help them afford an unreasonable price tag.
Princeton Review recently released its 100 Best Value Colleges for 2011 which was published in U.S. News. Below you’ll find the top 10 best value public colleges and the top 10 best value private colleges. You can view the ranking methodology here.
Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges for 2011
1. University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA
2. New College of Florida – Sarasota, FL
3. University of Florida – Gainesville, FL
4. State University of New York at Binghamton
5. University of Georgia – Athens, GA
6. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
7. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
8. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC
9. North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
10. City University of New York – Hunter College – New York, NY
Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges for 2011
1. Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA
2. Duke University – Durham, NC
3. Princeton University – Princeton, NJ
4. California Institute of Technology – Pasadena, CA
5. Harvard College – Cambridge, MA
6. Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT
7. Williams College – Williamstown, MA
8. Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN
9. Wesleyan College – Macon, GA
10. Yale University – New Haven, CT
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