The Experts' Choice: Colleges That Are Great Values

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Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)

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Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

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Arizona State University — Tempe Campus (Tempe, AZ)
Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH)

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Beloit College (Beloit, WI)
Berea College (Berea, KY)
Bethune–Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)
Binghamton University, The State University of New York (Binghamton, NY)

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Brigham Young University — Provo (Provo, UT)
CUNY — Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, NY)
CUNY — City College (New York, NY)
CUNY — Hunter College (New York, NY)
CUNY — Lehman College (Bronx, NY)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona, CA)
California State University, Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA)
California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)
California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
California State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, CA)
Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)
College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

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Davidson College (Davidson, NC)
Doane University (Crete, NE)
Dominican University (River Forest, IL)
Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA)

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Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA)

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George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
Grove City College (Grove City, PA)
Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI)

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Holy Family University (Philadelphia, PA)

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Howard University (Washington, DC)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Illinois State University (Normal, IL)

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Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
Keystone College (La Plume, PA)
Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC)
Longwood University (Farmville, VA)
Loras College (Dubuque, IA)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

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Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Midland University (Fremont, NE)
Mississippi College (Clinton, MS)
Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

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Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL)
Montana State University — Bozeman (Bozeman, MT)
Montana State University — Northern (Havre, MT)
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH)
Murray State University (Murray, KY)
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)
New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ)
Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA)
North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
North Carolina State University — Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)
Northland College (Ashland, WI)
Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva, OK)
Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

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Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
Pennsylvania State University — Abington (Abington, PA)
Pennsylvania State University — Schuylkill (Schuylkill Haven, PA)
Pennsylvania State University — Wilkes–Barre Campus (Lehman, PA)
Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)
Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH)
Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)
Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC)
Ripon College (Ripon, WI)
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — Newark (Newark, NJ)

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SUNY — Buffalo State (Buffalo, NY)
Salem College (Winston-Salem, NC)
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)
Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA)
Simpson College (Indianola, IA)

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA)
Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, CA)

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Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)
St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)
St. Joseph's College — Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
St. Mary–of–the–Woods College (Saint Mary of the Woods, IN)
Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)
Texas A&M International University (Laredo, TX)
Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX)
Texas A&M University — Kingsville (Kingsville, TX)
Texas State University — San Marcos (San Marcos, TX)
Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

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Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX)
Texas, University of, The, Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg, TX)
The Citadel (Charleston, SC)
The College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (New York, NY)
The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)
The Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH)

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The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
The University of Montana (Missoula, MT)
The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
The University of the South (Sewanee, TN)
Towson University (Towson, MD)
Transylvania University (Lexington, KY)

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Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, CO)
United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT)
United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY)
United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

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University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

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University of Hawaii at Hilo (Hilo, HI)
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)

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University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, IL)

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University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
University of Maine — Farmington (Farmington, ME)
University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA)
University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)

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University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Mississippi (University, MS)
University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)

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University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC)

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

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University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

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University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

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University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (Greensburg, PA)

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University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC)
University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)

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University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
University of Washington, Bothell (Bothell, WA)
University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA)
University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)
University of Wisconsin — Green Bay (Green Bay, WI)

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University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI)
University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI)
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)
Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, OH)
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

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Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)
Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA)
Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, TX)
Wayne State College (Wayne, NE)
Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA)

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Westminster College (Fulton, MO)
Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
Willamette University (Salem, OR)

Source: College Finder Research

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What makes a college a great value? For us, it's about the cost-to-quality ratio. So we asked the college experts: where you can get the most academic and student life bang for your tuition buck? Here are their top college value picks.

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