Swarthmore, UVa. Top College Value List

The Princeton Review's annual list of the best college values takes into account price—cheap tuition or generous financial aid get a thumbs up—and weighs that against the academic quality of a school based on surveys, professor-to-student ratios, and the like. USA Today takes a look at the list. First, the top public schools:

1. University of Virginia
2. Hunter College, City University of New York
3. New College of Florida
4. Florida State University
5. University of Colorado, Boulder

And the best private values:

1. Swarthmore College
2. Harvard University
3. Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.
4. Princeton University
5. Yale University

For the full list, click here.
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