UAlbany is Ranked by Kiplinger's as One of 100 ‘Best Value’ Schools

Contact: Media Relations Office (518) 956-8150

Tweet

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 10, 2011) --

Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has ranked the University at Albany the 43rd best public education value for out-of-state students and the 73rd best value for in-state students for 2011, based on data provided by more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities. In Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges, schools were ranked for their combination of excellence in academics and affordability.

UAlbany students studying at the library.

"Despite rising tuition costs, there are still many first-rate institutions providing outstanding academics at an affordable price," said Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger's. "Schools like these on the Kiplinger 100 list prove graduates can enter the workforce with a great education—and without a huge cloud of debt."  The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger's February 2011 issue – on newsstands now – and online.

Included in the criteria for ranking the colleges were test scores of incoming freshmen, admission rates, freshman retention rates, student-faculty ratios, and four- and six-year graduation rates. The magazine also rated access to financial aid, including total cost for in-state students (tuition, fees, room and board, and books), average cost for a student with need, average percentage of need met by aid, and average debt a student accumulates before graduation.

To calculate out-of-state rankings, Kiplinger's concentrated on academic quality and costs using total out-of-state tuition and expenses and average costs after aid.

The magazine says that web visitors will find special interactive features, including a reader's choice poll, a slideshow of the top 10 schools, and data that can be sorted by criteria such as state, tuition cost, average debt, student/faculty ratio, and admission rate. It notes that "Parents and college-bound students can dive into dozens of quality and affordability measures for each of the 100 schools on the list."

For more news, subscribe to UAlbany's RSS headline feeds

Educationally and culturally, the University at Albany-SUNY puts "The World Within Reach" for its 18,000 students. An internationally recognized research university with 58 undergraduate majors and 128 graduate degree programs, UAlbany is a leader among all New York State colleges and universities in such diverse fields as public policy, nanotechnology and criminal justice. With a curriculum enhanced by 300 study-abroad opportunities, UAlbany launches great careers. For more information about this globally ranked University, visit https://www.albany.edu/. For UAlbany's extensive roster of faculty experts, visit www.albany.edu/news/experts.shtml.