has been named to the 2017 edition ofColleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck,published by thePrinceton Review.
The guidebook recommends colleges considered to be the nation’s best for academics, affordability, and career prospects. Selections were based on a return on investment rating based on academic and financial aid rating and college costs. ’s return on investment, based upon each university's academic and financial ratings and college costs, placed at 89. In addition, the guide calculated the median starting salary for graduates with a bachelor’s degree to be $42,300. The median mid-career salary for alumni is $90,000, according to the guide.
Princeton Review editors analyzed 650 schools for the project, ultimately choosing 200 as the “most exceptional in the nation at delivering great academics, affordable cost, and great career foundations.”
In its profile on , the Princeton Review says the school “gives students a great environment, great people, (and a) great education.” With an enrollment of roughly 2,250 and the requirement to live on campus for three years, the University achieves a “small-town” feel in a big state, according to the guidebook. Additionally, it credits a communication major for saying is “a close-knit university with high standards of excellence and competency that challenges students, while creating a comfortable environment.”
In support of the “best bang for your buck” ranking, the guidebook notes that meets an average of 94 percent of student financial need, including scholarships for those who are eligible. A student with a double major in French and art history described as “warm and supportive but challenging – kind of like San Antonio’s weather. The plentiful scholarship money didn’t hurt either.” Another student, a political science major, said the University’s “financial aid packages are great so there are many middle-class students and with such a smorgasbord of ethnicities, economic statuses, and cultures,” the students “all learn from one another.”
For life after , the book cites PayScale.com’s statistic that 55 percent of graduates consider their careers to be instrumental in making the world a better place. One student said the small size makes it so “everyone really knows everyone, even alumni, which is really great because it makes networking so much easier.”
Rob Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president, publisher and lead author of the guide, said, “We highly recommend and all of our Colleges That Pay You Back schools. They stand out not only for their outstanding academics but also for their affordability via comparatively low sticker prices and/or generous financial aid to students with need – or both.”
The Princeton Review lists the 200 colleges in the book alphabetically in a single list, not with a ranking system. The Review, which is not affiliated with Princeton University, is also known for its school profiles and rankings and its annual books such asThe Best 381 Colleges,another list that traditionally hasincluded .Princeton Review also has ranked at No. 2 for having the BestScience LabFacilities in 2017.
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