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US Best Value Public Colleges Rankings

According to Kiplinger’s Best Value four year Public Colleges in US 2009, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill tops the list followed by University of Florida at Gainsville. The rankings are taken by combining academics, affordibility, financial aid, ACT/SAT scores, admission and retention rates and student/faculty ratios.

In-State Rank
Out of State Rank
School
State
Enroll-
ment
Admission Rate
Student/
faculty Ratio
In-State Tuition Cost
Out-of-State Tuition Cost
Room & Board Cost
1 3 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 17,895 34% 14 $3,865 $21,753 $8,670
2 4 University of Florida FL 34,654 39% 20 $2,658 $21,107 $7,500
3 13 University of Virginia VA 15,208 37% 15 $7,496 $29,054 $8,290
4 6 The College of William and Mary VA 5,850 34% 11 $6,688 $26,480 $8,382
5 1 State University of New York at Binghamton NY 11,821 40% 20 $4,970 $12,870 $10,614
6 21 University of Georgia GA 25,467 56% 18 $6,070 $24,280 $8,046
7 22 University of Washington WA 29,397 61% 11 $7,692 $24,367 $8,949
8 11 University of Maryland, College Park MD 26,431 39% 18 $6,566 $22,503 $9,377
9 2 State University of New York College at Geneseo NY 5,451 37% 19 $4,970 $12,870 $9,950
10 9 North Carolina State University NC 24,741 59% 16 $3,953 $16,438 $7,966
11 8 University of California, San Diego CA 22,518 42% 19 $9,383 $23,254 $11,057
12 66 New College of Florida FL 785 58% 10 $4,784 $26,386 $7,783
13 14 University of California, Los Angeles CA 26,536 23% 16 N/A $22,023 $13,314
14 15 University of Wisconsin -- Madison WI 30,750 53% 14 $7,296 $22,045 $8,040
15 57 Georgia Institute of Technology GA 12,973 61% 14 $6,070 $24,480 $8,204
16 23 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 23,567 65% 16 $6,639 $19,522 $5,824
17 26 Florida State University FL 29,869 47% 21 $2,933 $17,171 $8,000
18 12 University of California, Berkeley CA 25,151 22% 15 $7,473 $30,142 $14,384
19 24 University of Michigan MI 25,994 42% 15 $11,470 $34,748 $8,924
20 27 University of California, Irvine CA 22,122 49% 19 $7,473 $30,142 $10,655
21 28 James Madison University VA 16,916 65% 16 $3,734 $15,506 $7,690
22 16 Appalachian State University NC 14,561 58% 17 $2,341 $12,962 $6,400
23 5 The College of New Jersey NJ 6,244 42% 13 $8,980 $17,666 $9,996
24 17 University of Delaware DE 16,384 56% 12 $8,540 $22,240 $9,308
25 31 The University of Texas at Austin TX 37,389 44% 17 $8,936 $29,906 $9,602
26 10 Truman State University MO 5,586 79% 16 $6,458 $11,309 $6,854
27 25 The University of North Carolina at Wilmington NC 10,989 59% 16 $2,565 $13,447 $7,690
28 63 Indiana University Bloomington IN 31,626 71% 18 $7,722 $25,269 $7,546
29 37 University of California, Santa Barbara CA 18,892 49% 17 N/A $21,669 $12,765
30 40 Texas A&M University TX 38,430 70% 19 $5,152 $19,585 $8,039
31 29 The Ohio State University OH 40,212 62% 13 $8,406 $21,978 $8,145
32 58 University of South Carolina SC 19,765 58% 18 $8,756 $23,332 $7,328
33 32 Clemson University SC 14,713 58% 14 $11,478 $25,788 $6,774
34 41 University of Connecticut CT 16,765 54% 17 $7,632 $23,232 $10,120
35 19 University of Pittsburgh PA 17,427 55% 16 $13,344 $23,042 $8,900
36 68 University of Central Florida FL 42,910 48% 30 $4,526 $20,005 $8,540
37 30 St. Mary's College of Maryland MD 2,035 52% 12 $10,995 $22,388 $9,955
38 42 University of Mary Washington VA 4,231 71% 15 $3,654 $15,382 $8,776
39 18 Stony Brook University, State University of New York NY 15,924 43% 18 $4,970 $12,870 $9,590
40 33 The Pennsylvania State University University Park Campus PA 37,988 51% 17 $13,604 $25,134 $8,790
41 45 University of California, Davis CA 24,209 53% 19 N/A $22,021 $12,361
42 39 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology NM 1,327 55% 11 $3,980 $12,941 $5,702
43 34 University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse WI 8,634 66% 23 $6,425 $13,997 $5,630
44 50 The University of North Carolina at Asheville NC 3,589 73% 13 $2,389 $14,106 $6,890
45 46 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL 31,417 69% 17 $9,484 $23,626 $9,284
46 82 Purdue University IN 31,761 72% 14 $8,183 $24,663 $8,710
47 51 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College LA 23,393 73% 21 $3,469 $12,619 $7,738
48 38 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick/Piscataway NJ 28,031 56% 15 $9,546 $20,178 $10,676
49 20 Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ 5,561 46% 18 $7,683 $15,366 $11,290
50 47 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA 18,516 34% 19 N/A $11,160 $9,623
51 76 Michigan State University MI 36,337 70% 16 $10,410 $26,872 $7,394
52 7 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus MN 32,557 53% 20 $9,120 $13,120 $7,582
53 35 State University of New York at New Paltz NY 6,707 39% 15 $4,970 $12,870 $9,202
54 59 Western Washington University WA 13,406 71% 19 $4,890 $15,921 $8,393
55 55 University of Arkansas AR 15,426 58% 17 $5,010 $13,887 $7,732
56 69 College of Charleston SC 9,784 64% 13 $8,988 $21,846 $9,411
57 60 University of Missouri -- Columbia MO 23,042 85% 17 $7,368 $18,459 $8,150
58 83 The University of Tennessee TN 21,717 65% 16 $5,918 $13,796 $7,254
59 48 Salisbury University MD 7,281 53% 16 $4,814 $13,310 $8,070
60 67 University of South Florida FL 35,918 46% 28 $4,503 $15,312 $8,750
61 77 University of North Carolina School of the Arts NC 765 44% 8 $3,357 $15,303 $7,256
62 70 Miami University OH 14,785 80% 16 $11,442 $26,202 $9,458
63 71 Auburn University AL 20,037 71% 18 $5,880 $17,640 $8,260
64 95 George Mason University VA 18,809 63% 15 $5,840 $21,824 $7,700
65 87 The University of Alabama AL 22,341 60% 20 $7,000 $19,200 $6,894
66 72 University of Nebraska -- Lincoln NE 18,490 63% 20 $5,610 $16,650 $7,260
67 64 University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire WI 10,346 64% 21 $5,527 $13,100 $5,730
68 74 University of California, Santa Cruz CA 15,135 73% 19 $7,473 $30,142 $13,641
69 78 Colorado School of Mines CO 3,456 61% 14 $10,590 $24,750 $8,120
70 36 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York NY 19,022 52% 16 $4,970 $12,870 $9,648
71 84 Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 21,607 87% 16 $5,756 $16,976 $7,277
72 85 University of Vermont VT 10,937 65% 16 $11,712 $29,568 $8,996
73 92 The University of Iowa IA 20,823 82% 15 $5,782 $21,156 $8,004
74 96 University of Colorado at Boulder CO 26,725 78% 18 $6,446 $26,700 $10,378
75 56 State University of New York College at Cortland NY 6,199 41% 17 $4,970 $12,870 $9,790
76 61 West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA 11,482 47% 18 $5,554 $13,886 $7,214
77 52 University of Oklahoma OK 19,592 82% 19 $2,830 $10,814 $7,598
78 86 North Georgia College & State University GA 4,750 57% 19 $3,874 $15,488 $5,644
79 49 University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 20,539 64% 18 $1,714 $9,938 $8,276
80 79 The University of Texas at Dallas TX 9,393 54% 19 $10,340 $23,730 $7,733
81 43 State University of New York College at Oneonta NY 5,578 37% 17 $4,970 $12,870 $8,902
82 65 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania PA 8,081 59% 20 $5,554 $13,886 $6,488
83 88 University of New Hampshire NH 12,218 65% 18 $10,080 $24,050 $8,874
84 44 University at Albany, State University of New York NY 13,246 50% 19 $4,970 $12,870 $10,238
85 99 University of Oregon OR 17,619 85% 19 $6,180 $22,470 $8,939
86 97 University of Utah UT 21,526 81% 13 $4,678 $17,346 $5,992
87 53 State University of New York, Fredonia NY 5,163 52% 16 $4,970 $12,870 $9,630
88 75 Mississippi State University MS 13,991 65% 15 $5,151 $13,021 $7,520
89 54 Illinois State University IL 18,065 64% 19 $8,280 $14,310 $7,882
90 98 Georgia Southern University GA 15,490 50% 21 $3,996 $15,972 $7,900
91 93 Oklahoma State University OK 17,986 89% 18 $3,941 $14,295 $6,402
92 89 Louisiana Tech University LA 8,618 65% 20 $5,220 $10,617 $5,055
93 62 University of Maryland, Baltimore County MD 9,612 72% 18 $6,484 $15,825 $9,303
94 94 Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology MO 4,912 92% 15 $7,368 $18,459 $8,010
95 90 Washington State University WA 21,149 72% 14 $7,088 $18,164 $8,886
96 73 State University of New York College at Brockport NY 6,970 44% 18 $4,970 $12,870 $9,200
97 91 Towson University MD 17,272 61% 18 $5,180 $15,994 $8,670
98 80 Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA 7,216 55% 21 $5,554 $13,886 $7,766
99 100 Colorado State University CO 21,783 86% 17 $4,822 $20,744 $8,378
100 81 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA 6,733 71% 20 $5,554 $13,886 $6,698

More detailed rankings can be found on http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/

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