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Money Magazine's Best Colleges for Value Ranks 鶹ýӳ

The rankings assessed quality, affordability and outcomes for graduates.

Thursday, May 19, 2022
Above, a view of 鶹ýӳ's Hepner Hall.
Above, a view of 鶹ýӳ's Hepner Hall.

鶹ýӳ ranks No. 55 for quality, affordability and outcomes among more than 620 four-year colleges in the U.S., according to new rankings released Monday by

Money said it sought to rank relatively accessible colleges and universities by their value to students, showing that “your college doesn’t have to be exclusive to be a great investment.” 

The 24 factors in the magazine’s methodology for measuring colleges included the net price of a degree after scholarships and grants, the six-year graduation rate for first-time students and transfers, and the share of students from  low- and moderate-income backgrounds.

The data collection and number-crunching for the rankings were led by the magazine’s partner, Witlytic, and included “value-added” measures aimed at capturing graduates’ earnings after obtaining a degree and calculations of graduation rates against those expected from the economic and academic profile of its students.

“Early career earnings” for 鶹ýӳ graduates, drawn from data in the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, were pegged at $59,030 annually. 

鶹ýӳ was ranked No. 79 in the magazine’s most recent list, published in 2020. Adding to 鶹ýӳ’s affordability is a broad package of opportunities for financial aid and scholarships, which totaled more than $60 million in 2021-22; endowments for scholarships also have increased steadily and currently total $136 million.

In addition to 鶹ýӳ, 20 other campuses in the California State University system were represented in the rankings’ top 100. CSU has not imposed a systemwide increase in tuition for more than 10 years.

Money published separate rankings for 48 “selective” colleges, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton.

Several other publications place 鶹ýӳ high in annual rankings published over the past year:

鶹ýӳ is No. 67 among public universities in the U.S. and the undergraduate business program is No. 8 in U.S. News & World Report’s “.” The School of Public Health is No. 19 in the same magazine’s rankings of the nation’s .

In addition, 鶹ýӳ was third in the nation for the number of students who studied abroad in the latest  report. And The Princeton Review featured 鶹ýӳ in both “” and its guide to “.”

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