Kiplinger posts Best Values in public colleges

Kiplinger.com has published the top 100 Best Values in public college/universities.  As with any ranking system, it is best to know exactly what the methodology consists of.  Kiplinger starts with data from Petersons/Nelnet (www.petersons.com; www.nelnet.com) on 500 public institutions, then narrows it using the college’s reported ACT/SAT averages, GPAs, and four and six year graduation rates.  Then Kiplinger uses academic “quality” and cost indices to formulate the 100 best values. (more…)