USA Today teamed with The Princeton Review to create a list of "100 Best Value Colleges for 2009." The list aims to help students and families "make every education dollar count" in the recent economy by highlighting schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price.
According to the article, the list considers, "academics, costs and financial aid, using the most recently reported data from each institution for its 2008-09 academic year. Additionally, 160,000 to 175,000 student surveys provided input for the academic ratings."
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania earned the No. 1 sport among private schools while University of Virginia in Charlottesville topped the field of public institutions.
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