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FAQs on Our Best College Value Rankings
College Rankings Here are the answers to your questions about how we pick the schools on the list.
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How We Rank the Best College Values, 2019
College Rankings This year, we've expanded our annual rankings to include 400 schools. Here's how we narrowed down our list to select the top colleges and universities for academics and affordability.
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Kiplinger's Best College Values, 2019
College Rankings Our expanded ranking names hundreds of colleges where you can get a quality education at an affordable price.
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Past Years' Rankings of Top Private College Values
College Rankings Since 1999, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked the top values in private universities and liberal-arts colleges. (The rankings have been an annual endeavor since 2007.) Our exclusive rankings are based on a set of criteria that includes both academic quality and affordability.
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Past Years' Rankings of Top Public College Values
College Rankings Since 1998, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has ranked the top values in public colleges.
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Past Years' Rankings of Best College Values
College Rankings Since 2015, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has combined its lists of the 100 best public colleges, 100 best private universities and 100 best liberal-arts colleges into a blended list of the 400 best college values.
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Best College Value Snapshot: Davidson College
College Rankings This liberal arts school is the total package.
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Kiplinger's Best College Values, 2018
College Rankings We name 300 standout public and private schools, based on quality and affordability. This year, Princeton, Davidson and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill top our lists.
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How We Rank the Best College Values
College Rankings Our rankings reflect academic quality, as well as cost and financial-aid measures.
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