A few weeks ago, UCF earned a spot on Kiplinger’s list for “best value” colleges in the nation. This week, the Princeton Review, one of America’s best-known education services and test-preparation companies, joins Kiplinger in choosing UCF as one of the best academic buys in the country.
The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges are based on data gathered from institutional and student opinion surveys conducted from Fall 2011 through Fall 2012. The surveys were conducted at 650 colleges and universities Princeton Review considers the nation’s academically best undergraduate institutions. The selection process considers data on more than 30 factors in academics, cost of attendance, faculty-to-student ratio, graduation rates and financial aid.
The Review provides a “bottom line” statement for UCF, stating “State residency has its privileges—an academic year of tuition, room and board, and fees at UCF for a Florida resident is just above $15,000, while nonresidents will find themselves paying closer to $31,000. Of the 42 percent of students who borrow to pay for their education, most leave the school with about $20,600 in cumulative debt. Nearly 90 percent of the student body receives some manner of financial aid.”
In December, UCF was ranked 42 out of 100 on Kiplinger’s list of best value colleges in higher education.
The full list is available here, on USA Today.
