Where can you get the most value for your college dollar? According to U.S. News & World Report, among national universities, that would be at Princeton.
The names at the top of the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings
are the ones you expect to see, but for students and parents who have
the ballooning cost of higher education on their minds, two measures may
stand out.
This year, for the first time, the schools were evaluated based on how well they enroll and graduate low-incomestudents. The report also breaks out the colleges where students get the best value for their money after need-based grants kick in.
A tip for students who could use some financial help to attend college: Study hard and aim high.
At
Princeton University, which is ranked at the top overall among national
universities for the eighth consecutive year, the cost of attending for
a year can come down to $15,585 including tuition, fees, room and board
and other expenses. That's discounted from a total of $66,950, after
need-based assistance is applied.
Harvard,
which ranked second in value is slightly more expensive once need-based
assistance is considered at $15,996 compared to total costs of $69,600
for a year.
As for the colleges where low-income
students fare well, the University of California-Los Angeles snagged the
No. 1 top public school spot among national universities, thanks to
that new metric, according to U.S. News, which pointed out that five of
the top public schools are in California, including the University of
California-Santa Barbara in fifth place and the University
of California-Irvine in seventh.
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