ts an Gr Stu d en t lo an d Pe ll a te ing nr ei v ad ua t io re c ts en Gr Stu d ef a N ult (an et pr rat nu ice e al f of am att en ily d inc an Pe rce om ce nt e$ of 0- ap $75 pli AC ,00 can T/S 0) ts a AT 25t dm hp itte AC erc T/S d en AT tile 75t sco hp re erc en tile sco re BEST-BANG-FOR-THE-BUCK COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 CUNY Brooklyn College (NY)* 51% 53% 6% 4500 28% 1010 2 CUNY Queens College (NY)* 36% 55% 5% 4604 31% 1020 1200 1160 3 CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College (NY)* 46% 63% 5% 5103 22% 1110 1240 4 CA State University-Fullerton (CA)* 40% 51% 4% 6555 47% 910 1100 5 Amherst College (MA) 21% 95% 3% 6721 13% 1320 1520 6 University of WA-Bothell (WA)* 34% 64% 3% 7472 74% 910 1140 7 University of Florida (FL)* 32% 85% 3% 7496 44% 1170 1340 8 Georgia Inst. of Technology-Main (GA)* 20% 79% 2% 8007 51% 1260 1380 9 University of NC-Chapel Hill (NC)* 21% 89% 2% 8053 33% 1200 1400 10 CA State University-Long Beach (CA)* 45% 57% 4% 8080 30% 900 1120 11 Appalachian State University (NC)* 26% 66% 4% 8095 62% 1050 1220 12 San Diego State University (CA)* 39% 66% 4% 8144 33% 980 1160 13 Texas A&M University-College Station (TX)* 22% 80% 3% 8210 67% 1080 1280 14 University of Michigan-Dearborn (MI)* 43% 52% 6% 8232 62% 21 27 15 University of Washington-Seattle (WA)* 25% 81% 3% 8359 58% 1080 1300 16 NC State University-Raleigh (NC)* 23% 71% 3% 8393 53% 1090 1240 17 Murray State University (KY)* 35% 54% 7% 8442 83% 19 25 18 Brigham Young University-Idaho (ID) 44% 61% 2% 8856 99% 20 25 19 Wayne State College (NE)* 40% 53% 5% 8968 NA NA NA 20% 75% 5% 9073 74% 1050 1240 1160 20 Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)* 21 University of California-Riverside (CA)* 57% 66% 5% 9125 68% 950 22 Rutgers University-Camden (NJ)* 43% 64% 5% 9516 62% 930 1120 23 University of NC-Wilmington (NC)* 29% 69% 6% 9604 53% 1090 1240 24 Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)* 23% 72% 6% 9655 43% NA NA 25 Columbia University in the City of NY (NY) 21% 95% 2% 9733 7% 1400 1560 26 Michigan Jewish Institute (MI) 94% 62% 7% 9766 76% NA NA 27 University of California-Berkeley (CA)* 33% 91% 3% 9943 22% 1250 1440 28 University of California-LA (CA)* 36% 92% 2% 9973 27% 1170 1380 29 University of CA-Santa Barbara (CA)* 37% 80% 3% 9982 46% 1100 1300 30 Texas State University-San Marcos (TX)* 37% 55% 7% 10035 66% 950 1120 31 Rutgers University-Newark (NJ)* 46% 61% 5% 10090 58% 950 1100 32 University of Georgia (GA)* 25% 83% 4% 10117 63% 1120 1300 33 University of California-Irvine (CA)* 40% 86% 2% 10219 47% 1030 1220 34 Brigham Young University-Provo (UT) 35% 77% 1% 10273 55% 26 31 1160 35 Saint Joseph's College-New York (NY) 31% 68% 4% 10345 71% 920 36 University of Minnesota-Morris (MN)* 30% 60% 3% 10350 60% 23 28 37 University of California-San Diego (CA)* 46% 86% 2% 10393 35% 1110 1300 38 SUNY Plattsburgh (NY)* 35% 61% 5% 10473 46% 930 1100 39 Evergreen State College (WA)* 43% 54% 5% 10477 98% 970 1280 22% 69% 5% 10488 61% 1060 1240 East Carolina University (NC)* 33% 58% 5% 10687 61% 980 1120 42 University of California-Davis (CA)* 43% 81% 3% 10715 48% 1090 1280 28 40 Purdue University-Main (IN)* 41 43 24% 71% 4% 10900 86% 22 44 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN) 49% 62% 4% 10933 64% 18 23 45 36% 65% 4% 10942 46% 1080 1260 46 Arizona State University (AZ)* 41% 57% 7% 10987 89% 970 1220 47 28% 73% 4% 11083 40% 1040 1220 Iowa State University (IA)* University of Central Florida (FL)* State University of NY-New Paltz (NY)* 48 CA State University-Channel Islands (CA)* September/October 2014 51% 4% 11098 54% 870 1080 21% 81% 2% 11143 8% 1260 1440 50 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI)* 26 38% 49 Cooper Univ. Advance. of Science & Art (NY) 27% 65% 3% 11154 77% 22 26http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/best-bang-for-buck-all-schools-rank.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/best-bang-for-buck-all-schools-name.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/best-bang-for-buck-all-schools-act.php http://www.humaneeducation.org http://www.humaneeducation.org