Davidson College has been named the fourth-best value among top liberal arts colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
The rankings are based largely on academic quality and affordability. Tuition, fees and room and board cost $45,000 at the private school.
Pomona College in California ranked first, followed by Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Williams College in Massachusetts.
Davidson is one of several N.C. schools to be recognized by the magazine.
Duke University was ranked the sixth-best value among U.S. private universities.
The top five private institutions on the list were the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Yale University, Rice University and Harvard University.
“This year’s top-100 private schools met the challenges of a slumping economy with brio,” says Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger’s. “With so many private institutions offering generous financial-aid packages, families are finding that private college is still affordable. In fact, the average tuition price can be as little as half or less of the sticker price — making them very competitive with public universities.”
Wake Forest University was ranked No. 25 among private schools, and Elon University was No. 28.
Source: Charlotte Business Journal
