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Maya Payne Smart Profiles Several of “America’s Best Value Colleges”
Clemson, S.C.—June 21, 2007— Maya Payne Smart profiled several colleges including
Albion, Amherst and Bowdoin as a contributing author for the 2008 edition of "America's
Best Value Colleges" (Random House / Princeton Review, $18.95), in stores now.
According to The Princeton Review, the nation's "best value" private college
is Rice University, while New College of Florida is the "best value" public college.
The schools hold #1 spots on the company's respective lists of top 10 private
/ top 10 public "best value" colleges. The book profiles 165 schools the New
York-based education services company recommends as the best undergraduate education
deals this year.
Said Robert Franek, Princeton Review VP-Publishing, "We selected the colleges
for this year's book and for its two "top 10" lists based on data we collected
from more than 650 schools during the 2005 - 2006 academic year and our surveys
of students attending them. We looked at more than 30 factors in four areas –
academics, tuition, financial aid and student borrowing – to winnow our list of
"best value" picks. Families shopping for colleges with excellent academics, generous
financial aid packages and / or relatively low costs of attendance will find outstanding
choices in this book."
The book's "Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges" (in rank order) are:
1. Rice Univ. (Houston, TX)
2. Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
3. Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
4. Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
5. Thomas Acquinas College (Santa Paula, CA)
6. Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)
7. Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA)
8. Amherst College (Amherst, MA)
9. Scripps College (Claremont, CA)
10. Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
The book's "Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges" are:
1. New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)
2. Truman State Univ. (Kirksville, MO)
3. Univ. of North Carolina (Asheville, NC)
4. Univ. of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
5. Univ. of California – Berkeley
6. Univ. of California – San Diego
7. Univ. of California – Santa Cruz
8. Univ. of Minnesota – Morris
9. Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison
10. St. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's City, MD)
The Princeton Review posted a list of the 165 schools in the book on its site
at which users can also search its other college ranking lists. The company surveys
115,000 college students whose ratings of their schools determine the rankings
in 60 categories reported in its "Best Colleges" book annually published in August.
Its "College Hopes Survey" of about 6,000 college applicants and parents names
their "Top 10 Dream Colleges" each March.
About Maya Payne Smart
Maya Payne Smart, owner of Ralston Payne Enterprises LLC, is a professional writer
who has written more than 200 articles for newspapers, business publications and
consumer magazines. Her 2007 client list includes Barnes & Noble, The Princeton
Review and Black Enterprise. Visit MayaSmart.com for more information.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is known for its test-prep courses, college and graduate
school admission services, books, and K-12 education programs. It is not affiliated
with Princeton University or ETS. Visit princetonreview.com for more information.
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