Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges

Kiplinger has released their listing of the top 100 public colleges.
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/

For an example, the top public school is UNC.

Princeton is listed as the top private school.  http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/privatecolleges/

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

ACADEMIC QUALITY
Applicants who took SAT: 95%
Applicants who took ACT: 34%
SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 49%
SAT I Verbal score 700+: 25%
SAT I Verbal score 600+: 74%
SAT I Math score 600-699: 52%
SAT I Math score 700+: 31%
SAT I Math score 600+: 83%
ACT score 24-29: 47%
ACT score 30-36: 46%
ACT score 24+: 93%
Students applied: 23,272
Students admitted: 7,557
Admission rate: 32%
Students per faculty: 14
4-year graduation rate: 76%
6-year graduation rate: 90%
STUDENT BODY
Total enrollment: 18,579
Full-time enrolled men: 7,139
Full-time enrolled women: 10,374
Part-time enrolled men: 501
Part-time enrolled women: 565
Freshmen retained: 97%
ANNUAL COSTS
Tuition (in state): $7,008
Fees (in state): NA
Tuition (out of state): $26,834
Fees (out of state): NA
Room and board: $9,470
Est. book expense: $1,150
Total cost (in state): $17,628
Total cost (out of state): $37,454
Cost after need-based aid
(in state):
$6,548
Cost after non-need-based aid
(in state):
$12,511
Cost after need-based aid
(out of state):
$26,374
Cost after non-need-based aid
(out of state):
$32,337
Average debt at graduation: $16,165
FINANCIAL AID
% of aid need met: 100%
Average need-based aid: $11,080
Average non-need-based aid: $5,117


Read more: http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/school.php?id=9313#ixzz1iXl9DSVY
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