THE FORBES TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES

SPECIAL REPORT THE FORBES TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES Getting the biggest bang for your educational buck. Price matters: When you are making a major purchase, shopping for bargains can pay tremendous dividends. It s true when you are buying a house or a car and it s especially true when you re considering a college education, which can cost more than a quarter of a million dollars and profoundly affect the rest of your life. Our 100 Best Buy Colleges are calculated by taking their overall quality rank on Forbes annual list of America s Top Colleges and dividing that by the school s tuition (in-state where applicable) and fees. The zero-cost service academies nab the top three spots: West Point #1, the Air Force Academy #2, and the Naval Academy #3. But there are plenty of options for students who don t want to join the military post-graduation. New York City s Cooper Union, which grants full scholarships to all students, snags the #4 slot. Other schools in the top ten include the College of the Ozarks (#6), Berea College (#7) and the of Wyoming (#10). THESE RANKINGS ARE PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY TO FORBES BY THE CENTER FOR COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY, A WASHINGTON D.C. THINK TANK FOUNDED BY OHIO UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST RICHARD VEDDER. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT THE OVERALL RANKINGS 1 FORBES

United States Military Academy Cooper Union 1. United States Military Academy LOCATION: WEST POINT, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,621 TOTAL COST: $0 2. United States Air Force Academy LOCATION: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,620 TOTAL COST: $0 3. United States Naval Academy LOCATION: ANNAPOLIS, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,552 TOTAL COST: $0 4. Cooper Union LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 902 TOTAL COST: $17,395 5. United States Merchant Marine Academy LOCATION: KINGS POINT, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 964 TOTAL COST: $7,281 6. College of the Ozarks (MO) LOCATION: POINT LOOKOUT, MO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,347 TOTAL COST: $8,776 7. Berea College LOCATION: BEREA, KY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,548 TOTAL COST: $8,986 8. United States Coast Guard Academy LOCATION: NEW LONDON, CT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 973 TOTAL COST: $4,600 9. Brigham Young, Idaho LOCATION: REXBURG, ID UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,944 TOTAL COST: $12,920 10. of Wyoming LOCATION: LARAMIE, WY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 9,748 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $16,576 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $24,886 11. of Florida LOCATION: GAINESVILLE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 33,628 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $17,874 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $40,151 12. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill LOCATION: CHAPEL HILL, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,981 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,305 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $38,920 13. Florida State LOCATION: TALLAHASSEE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,803 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,756 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $33,200 14. Brigham Young LOCATION: PROVO, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,745 TOTAL COST: $15,760 15. Utah State LOCATION: LOGAN, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,809 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $14,678 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $23,662 Florida State 16. New College of Florida LOCATION: SARASOTA, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 825 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $17,965 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $40,215 17. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology LOCATION: SOCORRO, NM UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,322 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $15,815 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $25,493 18. California Maritime Academy LOCATION: VALLEJO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 823 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,812 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $31,972 19. of North Florida LOCATION: JACKSONVILLE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,495 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,109 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $31,497 20. of Mississippi LOCATION: OXFORD, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,204 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,210 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,664 21. CUNY, Baruch College LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 12,332 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $23,752 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $29,112 22. North Carolina State, Raleigh LOCATION: RALEIGH, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,255 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,427 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $30,962 2 FORBES

of North Carolina, Greensboro Mississippi State SUNY Binghamton 23. of Utah LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 22,149 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,184 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $33,752 24. of North Carolina, Greensboro LOCATION: GREENSBORO, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,455 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $15,620 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,381 25. Appalachian State LOCATION: BOONE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,872 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $15,451 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $26,763 26. of North Carolina, Asheville LOCATION: ASHEVILLE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 3,845 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $15,884 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,656 27. of West Florida LOCATION: PENSACOLA, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 9,125 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $16,510 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,675 28. CUNY, Queens College LOCATION: FLUSHING, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 16,059 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,167 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,527 29. of California, Los Angeles LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,687 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $29,620 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $52,499 30. of Georgia LOCATION: ATHENS, GA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,142 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,736 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $37,946 31. East Carolina LOCATION: GREENVILLE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,458 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $17,095 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $29,169 32. of North Carolina, Wilmington LOCATION: WILMINGTON, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 11,591 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $16,587 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,686 33. Mississippi State LOCATION: STARKVILLE, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,602 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,198 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,538 34. of California, Berkeley LOCATION: BERKELEY, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,530 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $31,054 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $53,933 35. of North Carolina LOCATION: CHARLOTTE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,419 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $17,038 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,085 36. California Polytechnic State, San Luis Obispo LOCATION: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,302 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $21,564 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $32,724 37. SUNY, Binghamton LOCATION: BINGHAMTON, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 11,693 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,125 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,535 38. of Idaho LOCATION: MOSCOW, ID UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 9,343 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,700 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $30,292 39. West Virginia LOCATION: MORGANTOWN, WV UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,720 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $16,642 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,238 40. James Madison LOCATION: HARRISONBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,281 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,402 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $33,166 41. of Washington LOCATION: SEATTLE, WA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,718 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,042 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $38,670 3 FORBES

Louisiana Tech Colorado State 42. of Central Florida LOCATION: ORLANDO, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 45,371 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,595 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $34,074 43. Louisiana State LOCATION: BATON ROUGE, LA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,012 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,344 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $29,129 44. of Virginia LOCATION: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,476 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,535 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $45,481 45. Colorado State LOCATION: FORT COLLINS, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 22,221 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,087 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $35,197 46. SUNY, Stony Brook LOCATION: STONY BOOK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 16,384 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,490 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $27,900 47. of Arkansas LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, AR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,835 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,490 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,722 48. of Oregon LOCATION: EUGENE, OR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,509 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,796 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $38,436 49. San Diego State LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,800 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,306 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $33,466 50. Western Washington LOCATION: BELLINGHAM, WA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,396 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,804 TOTAL COST (OUT-OF-STATE): $30,151 51. of South Florida LOCATION: TAMPA, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,536 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,798 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $30,607 52. Louisiana Tech LOCATION: RUSTON, LA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 8,748 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $15,934 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $23,194 53. Texas A&M, College Station LOCATION: COLLEGE STATION, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 38,809 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,521 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $34,951 54. Georgia Institute of Technology LOCATION: ATLANTA, GA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,515 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,962 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $38,172 Oklahoma State 55. of Mary Washington LOCATION: FREDERICKSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,398 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,730 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $31,458 56. of California, Irvine LOCATION: IRVINE, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 22,226 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $28,065 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $50,944 57. College of William and Mary LOCATION: WILLIAMSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 5,836 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $23,722 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $45,298 58. of Colorado, Boulder LOCATION: BOULDER, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 27,219 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $25,747 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $46,729 59. SUNY, Albany LOCATION: ALBANY, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,114 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,071 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,481 60. Oklahoma State LOCATION: STILLWATER, OK UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,992 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,289 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $31,111 4 FORBES

of Maryland, College Park Texas Tech 61. Texas Tech LOCATION: LUBBOCK, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 24,236 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,326 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $26,766 62. SUNY, Geneseo LOCATION: GENESEO, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 5,495 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $19,737 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,147 63. Virginia Tech LOCATION: BLACKSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,558 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,459 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $36,217 64. of California, San Diego LOCATION: LA JOLLA, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,143 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $27,959 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $50,838 65. of Maryland, College Park LOCATION: COLLEGE PARK, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,542 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,263 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $38,678 66. Auburn LOCATION: AUBURN, AL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,926 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $21,140 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $35,156 67. of California, Davis LOCATION: DAVIS, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 24,626 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $29,297 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $52,176 George Mason 68. Oregon State LOCATION: CORVALLIS, OR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,067 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,621 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $33,941 69. of Alabama LOCATION: TUSCALOOSA, AL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,700 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $21,681 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $34,281 70. of Northern Colorado LOCATION: GREELEY, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 10,290 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $18,942 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $30,126 71. of California, Santa Barbara LOCATION: SANTA BARBARA, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,796 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $30,341 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $53,220 72. of California, Riverside LOCATION: RIVERSIDE, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 16,996 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $28,380 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $51,259 73. Virginia Military Institute LOCATION: LEXINGTON, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,500 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $22,135 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $40,127 74. George Mason LOCATION: FAIRFAX, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,702 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,544 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $37,308 75. SUNY, Buffalo LOCATION: BUFFALO, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,368 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $20,075 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $28,485 76. of California, Santa Cruz LOCATION: SANTA CRUZ, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,259 TOTAL COST (IN-STATE): $30,796 TOTAL COAST (OUT-OF-STATE): $53,675 77. SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry LOCATION: SYRACUSE, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 2,104 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $21,121 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $29,531 78. The of Texas at Austin LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 38,168 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $24,028 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $45,828 79. Indiana, Bloomington LOCATION: BLOOMINGTON, IN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,490 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $20,990 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $39,651 80. Texas Woman s LOCATION: DENTON, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 7,837 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $15,796 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $23,236 5 FORBES

of Kansas of Arizona 81. of Minnesota, Morris LOCATION: MORRIS, MN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,705 TOTAL COST: $21,722 82. Arizona State LOCATION: TEMPE, AZ UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 54,277 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $21,924 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $34,388 83. South Dakota State LOCATION: BROOKINGS, SD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 10,794 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $17,038 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $18,535 84. Truman State LOCATION: KIRKSVILLE, MO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 5,468 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $18,472 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $23,870 85. of Oklahoma, Norman LOCATION: NORMAN, OK UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,566 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $20,708 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $31,139 86. of Southern Mississippi LOCATION: HATTIESBURG, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 12,389 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $17,800 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $25,756 87. of Iowa LOCATION: IOWA CITY, IA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,574 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $20,353 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $36,649 88. Murray State LOCATION: MURRAY, KY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 8,242 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $17,712 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $28,488 89. Western State College of Colorado LOCATION: GUNNISON, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 2,237 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $16,934 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $26,400 90. of Arizona LOCATION: TUCSON, AZ UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,346 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $22,380 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $38,740 91. Kansas State LOCATION: MANHATTAN, KS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,778 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $19,244 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $30,272 92. Ohio State, Columbus LOCATION: COLUMBUS, OH UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 41,348 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $25,854 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $40,038 93. of Wisconsin, Madison LOCATION: MADISON, WI UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 29,925 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $21,258 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $36,508 94. of South Dakota LOCATION: VERMILLION, SD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 7,098 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $17,426 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $18,923 Perdue 95. Towson LOCATION: TOWSON, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,148 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $21,948 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $33,406 96. Purdue, West Lafayette LOCATION: WEST LAFAYETTE, IN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,500 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $21,820 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $39,372 96. of Michigan, Ann Arbor LOCATION: ANN ARBOR, MI UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,208 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $24,167 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $48,331 98. of Kansas LOCATION: LAWRENCE, KS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,066 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $20,829 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $33,634 99. of Connecticut LOCATION: STORRS, CT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,008 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $24,738 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $41,202 100. Old Dominion LOCATION: NORFOLK, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,253 TOTAL COST (IN STATE): $18,848 TOTAL COST (OUT OF STATE): $29,600 6 FORBES