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Poll: Best Value, Liberal-Arts Colleges
October 2010


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Kiplinger's annually ranks the best values in private colleges based on a variety of quality, cost and financial-aid measures. Now it's your turn. Check out the top 10 values in private universities and the top 10 values in liberal-arts colleges and see how the 200 top schools measure up in our sortable rankings, then cast your vote below.

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Agnes Scott College

Decatur,GA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #75

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Allegheny College

Meadville,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #80

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Amherst College

Amherst,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #8

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Augustana College

Rock Island,IL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #87

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Austin College

Sherman,TX  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #65

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Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #81

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Barnard College

New York,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #35

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Bates College

Lewiston,ME  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #21

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Beloit College

Beloit,WI  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #58

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Bennington College

Bennington,VT  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #96

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Berea College

Berea,KY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #82

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Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham,AL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #89

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Bowdoin College

Brunswick,ME  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #6

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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #54

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Bucknell University

Lewisburg,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #24

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Carleton College

Northfield,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #11

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Centre College

Danville,KY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #31

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Christendom College

Front Royal,VA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #71

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Claremont McKenna College

Claremont,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #7

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Colby College

Waterville,ME  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #28

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Colgate University

Hamilton,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #16

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College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #79

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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #15

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Connecticut College

New London,CT  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #52

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Cornell College

Mount Vernon,IA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #70

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Davidson College

Davidson,NC  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #5

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Denison University

Granville,OH  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #33

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DePauw University

Greencastle,IN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #51

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Dickinson College

Carlisle,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #55

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Drew University

Madison,NJ  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #99

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Earlham College

Richmond,IN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #98

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Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #45

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Furman University

Greenville,SC  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #38

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Gettysburg College

Gettysburg,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #57

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Gordon College

Wenham,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #91

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Goshen College

Goshen,IN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #90

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Grinnell College

Grinnell,IA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #19

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Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #47

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Hamilton College

Clinton,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #9

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Hampshire College

Amherst,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #93

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Harvey Mudd College

Claremont,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #37

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Haverford College

Haverford,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #12

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Hillsdale College

Hillsdale,MI  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #36

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #94

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Hope College

Holland,MI  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #77

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Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington,IL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #32

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Juniata College

Huntingdon,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #63

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Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo,MI  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #78

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Kenyon College

Gambier,OH  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #29

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Knox College

Galesburg,IL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #66

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Lafayette College

Easton,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #22

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Lawrence University

Appleton,WI  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #43

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Lewis & Clark College

Portland,OR  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #84

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Luther College

Decorah,IA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #88

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Macalester College

St. Paul,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #23

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Middlebury College

Middlebury,VT  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #20

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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #53

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Muhlenberg College

Allentown,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #46

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Oberlin College

Oberlin,OH  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #41

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Occidental College

Los Angeles,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #30

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Pitzer College

Claremont,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #50

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Pomona College

Claremont,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #2

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Presbyterian College

Clinton,SC  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #83

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Principia College

Elsah,IL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #56

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Reed College

Portland,OR  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #74

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Rhodes College

Memphis,TN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #34

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Saint Anselm College

Manchester,NH  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #100

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Saint John's University

Collegeville,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #73

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Scripps College

Claremont,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #25

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Sewanee: The University of the South

Sewanee,TN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #61

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Siena College

Loudonville,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #69

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Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #44

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Smith College

Northampton,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #42

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Southwestern University

Georgetown,TX  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #67

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Spelman College

Atlanta,GA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #60

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St. John's College

Annapolis,MD  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #97

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St. Lawrence University

Canton,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #62

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St. Olaf College

Northfield,MN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #27

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Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #86

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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #1

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The College of Wooster

Wooster,OH  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #72

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The Colorado College

Colorado Springs,CO  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #18

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Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #48

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Transylvania University

Lexington,KY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #76

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Trinity College

Hartford,CT  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #40

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Union College

Schenectady,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #49

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University of Puget Sound

Tacoma,WA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #85

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Ursinus College

Collegeville,PA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #59

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Vassar College

Poughkeepsie,NY  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #10

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Wabash College

Crawfordsville,IN  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #68

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Washington and Lee University

Lexington,VA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #4

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Washington College

Chestertown,MD  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #95

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Wellesley College

Wellesley,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #13

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Wesleyan University

Middletown,CT  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #14

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Westmont College

Santa Barbara,CA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #92

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Wheaton College

Wheaton,IL  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #17

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Whitman College

Walla Walla,WA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #26

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Willamette University

Salem,OR  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #64

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Williams College

Williamstown,MA  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #3

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Wofford College

Spartanburg,SC  |  Kiplinger's Ranking, Best Values in Liberal-Arts Colleges : #39

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