100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2009-10

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In-State RankLast Year In-State RankOut of State RankLast Year Out of State RankSchoolStateEnroll-
ment
Admission RateStudent/
faculty Ratio
4-Year
Grad. Rate
6-Year
Grad. Rate
In-State Total CostsIn-State Costs After AidTotal Out-of-State CostsOut-of-State Costs After Aid% Met by AidAvg. Debt
at Grad.
In-State Tuition CostOut-of-State Tuition CostRoom & Board CostAvg. Financial AidFreshman Retention Rate% of Male Students% of Female Students% of SAT Verbal 700-800% of SAT Math 700-800% of ACT    30-36 
1133The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC17,89534%1475%88%$15,296$5,912$33,184$23,800100%$14,936$3,865$21,753$8,670$9,38497%41%59%25%30%38%
2244University of FloridaFL34,65439%2054%81%$12,863$6,872$32,234$26,24384%$15,318$2,658$21,107$7,500$5,99195%46%54%17%25%30%
33138University of VirginiaVA15,20837%1585%93%$19,312$4,815$41,312$26,815100%$19,016$7,496$29,054$8,290$14,49797%44%56%32%40%N/A
4569The College of William and MaryVA5,85034%1184%92%$20,566$6,968$40,358$26,76082%$12,859$6,688$26,480$8,382$13,59894%45%55%41%35%58%
5711State University of New York at BinghamtonNY11,82140%2069%80%$18,175$12,910$26,075$20,81076%$14,541$4,970$12,870$10,614$5,26590%52%48%12%24%24%
642114University of GeorgiaGA25,46756%1851%80%$16,636$9,718$34,846$27,92875%$14,343$6,070$24,280$8,046$6,91893%42%58%11%14%20%
7112232University of WashingtonWA29,39761%1151%77%$17,676$8,954$34,351$25,62979%$16,800$7,692$24,367$8,949$8,72293%48%52%11%20%22%
891113University of Maryland, College ParkMD26,43139%1863%82%$18,455$12,832$34,392$28,76961%$20,091$6,566$22,503$9,377$5,62394%52%48%17%30%N/A
9622State University of New York College at GeneseoNY5,45137%1958%78%$17,176$13,791$25,076$21,69175%$18,700$4,970$12,870$9,950$3,38592%42%58%24%22%39%
1018919North Carolina State UniversityNC24,74159%1637%70%$14,390$6,027$26,875$18,51286%$14,996$3,953$16,438$7,966$8,36390%56%44%5%12%11%
111087University of California, San DiegoCA22,51842%1956%84%$22,900$11,046$36,771$24,91783%$16,317$9,383$23,254$11,057$11,85493%48%52%11%29%29%
1286649New College of FloridaFL78558%1045%63%$13,367$4,522$34,969$26,12495%$13,162$4,784$26,386$7,783$8,84582%38%62%39%17%41%
13131417University of California, Los AngelesCA26,53623%1665%89%$23,762$10,985$45,785$33,00883%$16,733N/A$22,023$13,314$12,77797%45%55%20%40%39%
14141515University of Wisconsin -- MadisonWI30,75053%1451%82%$17,394$13,797$32,143$28,54679%$21,123$7,296$22,045$8,040$3,59794%48%52%16%40%35%
15165754Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA12,97361%1431%77%$16,810$8,964$35,220$27,37480%$20,881$6,070$24,480$8,204$7,84693%70%30%19%47%38%
16152324Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA23,56765%1652%79%$15,509$9,706$28,782$22,97972%$21,678$6,639$19,522$5,824$5,80391%57%43%7%14%N/A
17172633Florida State UniversityFL29,86947%2147%70%$13,566$9,459$27,804$23,69778%$16,927$2,933$17,171$8,000$4,10789%45%55%7%7%10%
18121211University of California, BerkeleyCA25,15122%1564%90%$24,628$12,132$47,297$34,80188%$14,291$7,473$30,142$14,384$12,49696%47%53%29%51%N/A
19262428University of MichiganMI25,99442%1570%88%$21,631$12,273$44,909$35,55190%$25,586$11,470$34,748$8,924$9,35896%50%50%22%46%44%
20212742University of California, IrvineCA22,12249%1957%81%$22,284$10,931$44,953$33,60082%$14,323$7,473$30,142$10,655$11,35394%47%53%8%18%N/A
21282834James Madison UniversityVA16,91665%1667%82%$15,810$9,026$27,942$21,15851%$17,395$3,734$15,506$7,690$6,78491%40%60%3%3%6%
22291627Appalachian State UniversityNC14,56158%1740%64%$11,591$5,960$22,212$16,58185%$15,080$2,341$12,962$6,400$5,63187%49%51%4%3%7%
232456The College of New JerseyNJ6,24442%1368%85%$23,718$12,776$32,404$21,46252%$22,088$8,980$17,666$9,996$10,94295%41%59%13%24%N/A
24221718University of DelawareDE16,38456%1267%80%$19,594$13,569$33,294$27,26977%$17,200$8,540$22,240$9,308$6,02591%42%58%11%13%16%
25193131The University of Texas at AustinTX37,38944%1748%78%$19,398$13,098$40,368$34,06890%$16,800$8,936$29,906$9,602$6,30091%48%52%15%25%27%
2620105Truman State UniversityMO5,58679%1645%69%$14,851$11,625$19,702$16,47682%$16,858$6,458$11,309$6,854$3,22685%42%58%27%22%26%
27252535The University of North Carolina at WilmingtonNC10,98959%1642%65%$13,497$8,013$24,379$18,89586%$15,476$2,565$13,447$7,690$5,48485%42%58%1%2%4%
28406377Indiana University BloomingtonIN31,62671%1851%73%$16,951$8,623$34,498$26,17070%$22,013$7,722$25,269$7,546$8,32890%50%50%7%9%17%
29313737University of California, Santa BarbaraCA18,89249%1762%81%$24,001$9,782$45,670$31,45180%$17,107N/A$21,669$12,765$14,21991%46%54%9%15%18%
30364058Texas A&M UniversityTX38,43070%1942%78%$17,493$8,902$31,926$23,33586%$19,940$5,152$19,585$8,039$8,59192%52%48%9%15%20%
31272925The Ohio State UniversityOH40,21262%1342%73%$18,291$11,811$31,863$25,38364%$19,978$8,406$21,978$8,145$6,48092%53%47%10%22%25%
32605873University of South CarolinaSC19,76558%1845%67%$17,420$13,052$31,996$27,62871%$21,315$8,756$23,332$7,328$4,36887%45%55%7%9%17%
33343223Clemson UniversitySC14,71358%1450%79%$19,174$15,034$33,484$29,34462%$17,556$11,478$25,788$6,774$4,14092%54%46%9%17%27%
34334140University of ConnecticutCT16,76554%1756%76%$20,806$14,157$36,406$29,75767%$21,521$7,632$23,232$10,120$6,64993%50%50%7%13%13%
35301922University of PittsburghPA17,42755%1655%75%$24,104$16,342$33,802$26,04080%
NA
$13,344$23,042$8,900$7,76291%48%52%20%21%28%
36426887University of Central FloridaFL42,91048%3033%63%$13,990$10,016$29,469$25,49567%$14,601$4,526$20,005$8,540$3,97486%45%55%6%7%7%
37323021St. Mary's College of MarylandMD2,03552%1267%75%$24,189$20,189$35,582$31,58262%$17,125$10,995$22,388$9,955$4,00090%42%58%19%10%N/A
38234216University of Mary WashingtonVA4,23171%1569%76%$17,198$11,598$28,926$23,32656%$16,000$3,654$15,382$8,776$5,60083%34%66%11%2%10%
39391812Stony Brook University, State University of New YorkNY15,92443%1840%61%$16,978$11,098$24,878$18,99862%$17,375$4,970$12,870$9,590$5,88088%51%49%4%13%N/A
40353329The Pennsylvania State University University Park CampusPA37,98851%1760%85%$24,566$18,631$36,096$30,16163%$26,800$13,604$25,134$8,790$5,93592%55%45%7%15%N/A
41504564University of California, DavisCA24,20953%1947%81%$23,900$12,724$45,921$34,74579%$15,155N/A$22,021$12,361$11,17690%44%56%8%16%13%
42373936New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM1,32755%1116%43%$11,309$5,975$20,270$14,93693%$8,129$3,980$12,941$5,702$5,33473%67%33%15%17%20%
43383430University of Wisconsin -- La CrosseWI8,63466%2330%66%$13,139$7,957$20,711$15,52980%$21,250$6,425$13,997$5,630$5,18287%42%58%3%6%5%
44435071The University of North Carolina at AshevilleNC3,58973%1333%60%$12,151$6,472$23,868$18,18987%$14,685$2,389$14,106$6,890$5,67979%42%58%9%5%12%
45414645University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignIL31,41769%1764%82%$23,144$13,991$37,286$28,13370%$17,930$9,484$23,626$9,284$9,15394%54%46%13%52%36%
46638283Purdue UniversityIN31,76172%1441%72%$18,568$10,280$35,048$26,76094%$23,087$8,183$24,663$8,710$8,28886%58%42%5%14%20%
47475151Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeLA23,39373%2128%61%$14,471$9,241$23,621$18,39158%$16,354$3,469$12,619$7,738$5,23085%49%51%9%10%13%
48493843Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick/PiscatawayNJ28,03156%1548%73%$23,993$14,538$34,625$25,17053%$16,300$9,546$20,178$10,676$9,45591%51%49%8%18%N/A
49662038Ramapo College of New JerseyNJ5,56146%1848%70%$23,905$15,964$31,588$23,64768%$16,219$7,683$15,366$11,290$7,94188%41%59%3%6%N/A
50584720California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCA18,51634%1924%72%$17,459$15,577$28,619$26,73764%
NA
N/A$11,160$9,623$1,88289%56%44%5%17%17%
51617679Michigan State UniversityMI36,33770%1644%74%$19,236$12,089$35,698$28,55170%$17,347$10,410$26,872$7,394$7,14791%47%53%8%13%12%
5245710University of Minnesota, Twin Cities CampusMN32,55753%2037%64%$20,048$12,744$24,048$16,74483%$23,811$9,120$13,120$7,582$7,30488%47%53%18%28%21%
53783546State University of New York at New PaltzNY6,70739%1542%69%$16,533$12,470$24,433$20,37058%$20,000$4,970$12,870$9,202$4,06384%34%66%2%4%N/A
54565966Western Washington UniversityWA13,40671%1934%69%$15,572$8,428$26,603$19,45988%$15,560$4,890$15,921$8,393$7,14484%45%55%6%3%9%
55555557University of ArkansasAR15,42658%1732%57%$15,273$9,430$24,150$18,30760%$19,439$5,010$13,887$7,732$5,84381%51%49%9%9%20%
56706969College of CharlestonSC9,78464%1347%64%$19,569$16,623$32,427$29,48166%$17,139$8,988$21,846$9,411$2,94680%37%63%9%7%6%
57736065University of Missouri -- ColumbiaMO23,04285%1741%69%$17,671$10,412$28,762$21,50385%$20,889$7,368$18,459$8,150$7,25985%48%52%13%10%15%
58648374The University of TennesseeTN21,71765%1630%60%$15,470$12,515$29,566$26,61171%$24,690$5,918$13,796$7,254$2,95584%50%50%7%8%19%
59684855Salisbury UniversityMD7,28153%1645%68%$15,988$10,682$24,484$19,17857%$15,939$4,814$13,310$8,070$5,30683%45%55%1%2%3%
60756796University of South FloridaFL35,91846%2821%48%$14,827$10,041$25,636$20,85038%$18,568$4,503$15,312$8,750$4,78688%42%58%5%5%9%
61-77-University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC76544%848%53%$13,533$7,601$25,479$19,54781%$18,131$3,357$15,303$7,256$5,93274%59%41%N/AN/A2%
62487053Miami UniversityOH14,78580%1668%81%$22,758$17,027$37,518$31,78758%$26,798$11,442$26,202$9,458$5,73190%46%54%8%11%19%
63817188Auburn UniversityAL20,03771%1834%64%$15,860$10,813$27,620$22,57357%$34,398$5,880$17,640$8,260$5,04787%51%49%7%11%20%
64469580George Mason UniversityVA18,80963%1542%60%$16,624$10,605$32,608$26,58968%$18,547$5,840$21,824$7,700$6,01984%47%53%5%4%4%
65448760The University of AlabamaAL22,34160%2036%65%$14,994$10,875$27,194$23,07570%$18,896$7,000$19,200$6,894$4,11984%47%53%7%7%14%
66697285University of Nebraska -- LincolnNE18,49063%2025%64%$15,107$8,648$26,147$19,68873%$18,958$5,610$16,650$7,260$6,45984%54%46%15%18%17%
67656463University of Wisconsin -- Eau ClaireWI10,34664%2122%61%$12,823$7,662$20,396$15,23593%$18,548$5,527$13,100$5,730$5,16183%42%58%11%14%6%
68857490University of California, Santa CruzCA15,13573%1950%71%$24,480$13,032$47,149$35,70186%$15,918$7,473$30,142$13,641$11,44888%47%53%7%8%9%
69-78-Colorado School of MinesCO3,45661%1439%68%$21,664$12,914$35,824$27,07493%$22,500$10,590$24,750$8,120$8,75085%76%24%12%28%32%
70593626University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkNY19,02252%1640%65%$17,636$14,778$25,536$22,67869%$52,591$4,970$12,870$9,648$2,85887%54%46%4%9%10%
71578475Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyIA21,60787%1634%67%$14,928$9,768$26,148$20,98880%$31,616$5,756$16,976$7,277$5,16084%56%44%14%21%12%
72518568University of VermontVT10,93765%1655%71%$23,600$11,867$41,456$29,72376%$25,036$11,712$29,568$8,996$11,73386%44%56%9%7%15%
73529278The University of IowaIA20,82382%1541%66%$15,918$11,636$31,292$27,01062%$22,856$5,782$21,156$8,004$4,28283%48%52%14%19%13%
74879695University of Colorado at BoulderCO26,72578%1841%67%$20,059$13,330$40,313$33,58491%$18,361$6,446$26,700$10,378$6,72984%53%47%7%10%17%
75955667State University of New York College at CortlandNY6,19941%1743%63%$16,935$12,802$24,835$20,70275%$24,415$4,970$12,870$9,790$4,13381%43%57%1%N/AN/A
76536150West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA11,48247%1836%63%$15,745$11,016$24,181$19,45264%$25,179$5,554$13,886$7,214$4,72984%39%61%1%1%N/A
77745261University of OklahomaOK19,59282%1926%62%$14,651$10,574$22,635$18,55893%$20,341$2,830$10,814$7,598$4,07783%50%50%12%12%28%
78-86-North Georgia College & State UniversityGA4,75057%1929%50%$11,755$10,655$23,369$22,26990%$9,852$3,874$15,488$5,644$1,10080%41%59%2%1%1%
79724947University of Massachusetts AmherstMA20,53964%1851%69%$21,193$13,011$29,417$21,23586%$21,614$1,714$9,938$8,276$8,18286%50%50%6%8%8%
80767970The University of Texas at DallasTX9,39354%1936%59%$19,273$14,076$32,663$27,46672%$22,056$10,340$23,730$7,733$5,19783%54%46%15%28%29%
81544341State University of New York College at OneontaNY5,57837%1745%60%$16,074$11,841$23,974$19,74154%$19,900$4,970$12,870$8,902$4,23383%43%57%2%2%9%
82-65-Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaPA8,08159%2044%66%$14,798$8,946$23,130$17,27870%$19,645$5,554$13,886$6,488$5,85280%42%58%N/A1%N/A
83808882University of New HampshireNH12,21865%1852%73%$22,817$19,792$36,787$33,76281%$27,516$10,080$24,050$8,874$3,02589%44%56%3%5%8%
84674439University at Albany, State University of New YorkNY13,24650%1953%64%$18,586$13,650$26,486$21,55070%$18,189$4,970$12,870$10,238$4,93684%52%48%2%3%4%
85889993University of OregonOR17,61985%1942%67%$17,419$11,666$33,709$27,95672%$18,805$6,180$22,470$8,939$5,75384%49%51%5%4%N/A
86849791University of UtahUT21,52681%1320%51%$12,540$7,737$25,208$20,40557%$11,749$4,678$17,346$5,992$4,80383%55%45%8%8%12%
87775348State University of New York, FredoniaNY5,16352%1646%61%$16,989$13,605$24,889$21,50566%$23,452$4,970$12,870$9,630$3,38485%44%56%3%3%3%
88837572Mississippi State UniversityMS13,99165%1527%58%$13,871$10,185$21,741$18,05564%$21,232$5,151$13,021$7,520$3,68684%52%48%9%10%11%
89945456Illinois State UniversityIL18,06564%1941%70%$19,497$10,879$25,527$16,90982%$18,854$8,280$14,310$7,882$8,61883%43%57%N/AN/A4%
90929894Georgia Southern UniversityGA15,49050%2117%46%$14,640$9,717$26,616$21,69358%$18,518$3,996$15,972$7,900$4,92381%52%48%2%2%2%
91719376Oklahoma State UniversityOK17,98689%1830%60%$14,269$8,811$24,623$19,16569%$18,989$3,941$14,295$6,402$5,45877%52%48%5%5%12%
92938992Louisiana Tech UniversityLA8,61865%2027%48%$12,075$5,805$17,472$11,20265%$12,715$5,220$10,617$5,055$6,27072%51%49%N/AN/A7%
93-62-University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyMD9,61272%1835%61%$19,500$11,896$28,841$21,23777%$20,002$6,484$15,825$9,303$7,60487%55%45%8%14%12%
94629459Missouri Univ. of Science and TechnologyMO4,91292%1522%61%$17,468$9,438$28,559$20,52946%$23,760$7,368$18,459$8,010$8,03087%78%22%14%28%33%
95899084Washington State UniversityWA21,14972%1437%67%$18,311$11,439$29,387$22,51587%$19,693$7,088$18,164$8,886$6,87282%48%52%3%4%7%
96827352State University of New York College at BrockportNY6,97044%1834%59%$16,308$11,987$24,208$19,88775%$24,808$4,970$12,870$9,200$4,32184%43%57%2%3%4%
97909181Towson UniversityMD17,27261%1840%66%$17,072$9,876$27,886$20,69069%$10,772$5,180$15,994$8,670$7,19682%40%60%2%2%1%
98-80-Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPA7,21655%2137%62%$15,913$11,167$24,349$19,60380%$20,931$5,554$13,886$7,766$4,74681%44%56%2%1%N/A
999110098Colorado State UniversityCO21,78386%1735%63%$15,822$11,199$31,744$27,12171%$18,607$4,822$20,744$8,378$4,62382%48%52%5%5%7%
100-81-Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaPA6,73371%2048%64%$15,312$10,363$23,748$18,79968%$20,148$5,554$13,886$6,698$4,94972%47%53%1%1%2%