ACC leads all conferences with nine schools in MONEY’s Top 100

Here's how MONEY determined which of the roughly 2,000 four-year U.S. colleges and universities deliver the most value—that is, a great education, at an affordable price, that prepares students for rewarding careers.

• MONEY screened out schools with graduation rates below the median, financial difficulties, or fewer than 500 undergraduates.
• The remaining 705 colleges were ranked on 24 factors in three categories: educational quality, affordability, and alumni success.
• Plus, MONEY measured comparative value, by assessing how well students at each school did vs. what’s expected for students with similar economic and academic backgrounds, and the college’s mix of majors.

Read the full methodology here.

#9 Virginia
#15 UF
 #18 Virginia Tech
#21 Clemson
#31 Notre Dame
#35 Georgia Tech
#39 Duke
#45 North Carolina
#92 Wake Forest
#128 NC State
#150 Boston College
#197 Florida State
#268 Pittsburgh
#294 Syracuse
#491 Miami
#535 Louisville

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

$22,500

$20,500

35%

6%

$42,600

1195 / 27

Median SAT/ACT

1195/27

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Sorry, Big Ten. The ACC may actually be the college conference with the best academic reputation.

The MONEY’s Best Colleges list was released Monday, ranking a total of 705 schools on 24 criteria, and the ACC led all Division-I conferences with nine schools in the top 100. The Big Ten and Ivy League were tied with eight each. The Division-III NESCAC also has nine schools ranked in the top in 100, with one just outside at No. 104.
Five Pac-12 schools, four SEC schools and one from the Big 12 are in the Top 100. Michigan is the highest-ranked Power Five school at No. 2. Rice (No. 4) and BYU (No. 5) are the highest-ranked non-Power Five schools. Amherst College is the top non-Division I school at No. 6.
Of the 26 non-Power Five Division-I schools in the top 100, three play FBS football, 18 field FCS football teams and five do not play football.

Several fierce rivals are neck and neck in the rankings.

 

• Cal (No. 5) vs. Stanford (No. 10)
• Virginia (No. 9) vs. Virginia Tech (No. 18)
• Washington (No. 30) vs. Washington State (No. 37)
• Georgia Tech (No. 35) vs. Georgia (No. 56)
• Duke (No. 39) vs. North Carolina (No. 45)
• Minnesota (No. 58) vs. Wisconsin (No. 63)

Other rivalries aren’t so close, most notably Auburn (No. 206) and Alabama (No. 642). Bama is actually dead last among Power Five schools.
MONEY’s rankings are based on 24 criteria that fall into three categories—quality of education, affordability and outcomes.
Read the full list over at MONEY.


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Florida State University has been ranked No. 44 among the nation’s public universities in Forbes’ recent Top Colleges ranking, up from No. 50 in 2015.
“This is good news that provides further evidence of Florida State University’s rise in national prominence,” said President John Thrasher. “The Forbes national ranking reflects our efforts this year on a number of fronts to elevate academic excellence to an even higher level and to ensure our students are as well-equipped as any in the country to find the best jobs when they graduate.”
Within the Florida State University System, Forbes ranks FSU among the top 2 institutions.
The methodology for the ranking looks at metrics such as student satisfaction (25 percent), post-graduate success (32.5 percent), student debt (25 percent), graduation rate (7.5 percent) and academic success (10 percent).  
With its 93 percent freshman retention rate; 79 percent 6-year graduation rate; average high school GPA of 4.1 and SAT score of 1241 for incoming freshmen for the fall semester; focus on academic success; and other factors, Florida State is well-positioned as one of the Top 50 public institutions in the United States.