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1 FORBES THE FORBES TOP 100BEST BUY Paying for your kids collegeeducation can be a daunting financial burden. Imaginefor example, how much Rob and Carol Brady of the Brady Bunch would have to Which Colleges Offer The Biggest Bang For Your Buck? THESE RANKINGS ARE PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY TO FORBES BY THE CENTER FOR COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY, A WASHINGTON D.C. THINK TANK FOUNDED BY OHIO UNIVERSITYECONOMIST RICHARD VEDDER. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT THE OVERALL RANKINGSSPECIAL REPORT best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 1 United States Military Academy LOCATION: WEST POINT, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,624 TOTAL COST: $0 United States Air Force Academy LOCATION: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,413 TOTAL COST: $0 United States Naval Academy LOCATION: ANNAPOLIS, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,576 TOTAL COST: $0 LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 927 TOTAL COST: $56,545 College of the Ozarks (MO)LOCATION: POINT LOOKOUT, MO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,377 TOTAL COST: $26,676 United States Merchant Marine Academy LOCATION: KINGS POINT, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,011 TOTAL COST: $7,740 Berea College LOCATION: BEREA, KY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,661 TOTAL COST: $9,204 United States Coast Guard Academy LOCATION: NEW LONDON, CT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,045 TOTAL COST: $0 Brigham Young UniversityLOCATION: PROVO, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,684 TOTAL COST: $16,588 10.University of Florida LOCATION: GAINESVILLE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,598 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,257 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $41,534 University of Wyoming LOCATION: LARAMIE, WY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 10,163 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $17,174 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $25,904 Brigham Young University, Idaho LOCATION: REXBURG, ID UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,110 TOTAL COST: $13,641 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill LOCATION: CHAPEL HILL, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,430 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,315 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $41,140 14.Florida State University LOCATION: TALLAHASSEE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,210 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,372 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $35,498 15.New College of Florida LOCATION: SARASOTA, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 845 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,058 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $42,087 Utah State UniversityLOCATION: LOGAN, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,279 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $16,760 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $27,060 17.University of Utah LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 24,297 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,982 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $36,608 18.University of Mississippi LOCATION: OXFORD, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,346 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,852 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $28,858 19. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo LOCATION: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,725 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,478 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $34,63820. CUNY, Baruch College LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,266 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $25,308 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $31,218 University of North Carolina, Asheville LOCATION: ASHEVILLE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 3,814 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $16,810 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $30,442 SUNY, Binghamton LOCATION: BINGHAMTON, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 11,861 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,026 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $29,1362  FORBES FORBES THE TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES 2012 Brigham Young University United States Military Academy University ofMississippi best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 2 23.San Diego State University LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,796 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,756 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $34,916 California Maritime Academy LOCATION: VALLEJO, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 886 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $22,778 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $33,938 25.Louisiana State University LOCATION: BATON ROUGE, LA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,977 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,414 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $32,422 26.University of North Florida LOCATION: JACKSONVILLE, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,363 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,057 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $32,445 27.CUNY, Queens College LOCATION: FLUSHING, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 16,559 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,449 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $29,359 28.North Carolina State University, RaleighLOCATION: RALEIGH, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,176 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,388 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $32,223 29.SUNY, Stony Brook LOCATION: STONY BOOK, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,785 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,336 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $29,786 30.West Virginia University LOCATION: MORGANTOWN, WV UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 22,711 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $16,874 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $29,044 CUNY, Brooklyn College LOCATION: BROOKLYN, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,096 TOTAL COST: NA Appalachian State University LOCATION: BOONE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,460 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $15,948 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $27,996 University of Idaho LOCATION: MOSCOW, ID UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 9,586 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,100 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $31,620 University of Washington LOCATION: SEATTLE, WA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 29,022 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $24,059 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $41,543 35.Mississippi State UniversityLOCATION: STARKVILLE, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 16,312 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,975 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $28,84036. University of Central FloridaLOCATION: ORLANDO, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 49,972 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $19,158 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $34,638 37.University of North Carolina, WilmingtonLOCATION: WILMINGTON, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 11,950 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $17,332 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $29,153 38.James Madison University LOCATION: HARRISONBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,900 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,214 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $34,504 39.University of Virginia LOCATION: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 15,762 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,986 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $48,980 40.University of South Florida LOCATION: TAMPA, FL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 29,975 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,590 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $29,780 University of MontanaLOCATION: MISSOULA, MT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,370 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $18,172 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $32,5503  FORBES FORBES THE TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES 2012 San Diego StateUniversity SUNY Stony BrookUniversity of Central Florida best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 3 East Carolina University LOCATION: GREENVILLE, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,589 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $18,828 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $31,407 43.University of North Carolina, Greensboro LOCATION: GREENSBORO, NC UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 14,898 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $17,904 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $30,429 University of Arkansas LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, AR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,027 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,464 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $30,896 45.University of California, Los Angeles LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 27,199 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $31,556 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $54,434 46.SUNY, Geneseo LOCATION: GENESEO, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 5,485 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,485 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $29,598 47.University of Colorado, Boulder LOCATION: BOULDER, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,530 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $27,236 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $48,414 48.Texas A&M University,College StationLOCATION: COLLEGE STATION, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 39,867 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,723 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $36,113 49.University of California, Berkeley LOCATION: BERKELEY, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,885 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $32,632 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $55,510 50.University of Georgia LOCATION: ATHENS, GA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,373 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,820 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $39,030 SUNY, Buffalo LOCATION: BUFFALO, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,334 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,151 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $30,601 Georgia Institute ofTechnology LOCATION: ATLANTA, GA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,948 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,098 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $39,308 The University of Texas at AustinLOCATION: AUSTIN, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 38,437 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $24,714 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $47,426 SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry LOCATION: SYRACUSE, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 2,167 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,597 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $31,469 55.University of Maryland, College Park LOCATION: COLLEGE PARK, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,826 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $22,632 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $40,003 56.University of North Carolina, Charlotte LOCATION: COLLEGE PARK, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,283 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $18,260 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $30,025 57.Texas Tech University LOCATION: LUBBOCK, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,063 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,753 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $28,265 58.SUNY, Albany LOCATION: ALBANY, NY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 12,755 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,762 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $28,872 59.Colorado State UniversityLOCATION: FORT COLLINS, CO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,075 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,482 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $36,1824  FORBES FORBES THE TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES 2012 East Carolina University University of Maryland, College Park Texas A&M University, College Station best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 4 60.University of Iowa LOCATION: IOWA CITY, IA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,564 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $21,120 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $38,454 Jackson State University LOCATION: JACKSON, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 6,844 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $18,746 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $26,736 University of Wisconsin, Madison LOCATION: MADISON, WI UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 29,880 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,449 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $38,199 Indiana University,BloomingtonLOCATION: BLOOMINGTON, IN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,543 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,049 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $42,065 University of Oregon LOCATION: EUGENE, OR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,623 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $22,052 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $40,916 65.College of William and Mary LOCATION: WILLIAMSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 6,071 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $24,974 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $47,804 66.University of Mary WashingtonLOCATION: FREDERICKSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 4,464 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,480 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $33,208 67.Louisiana Tech University LOCATION: RUSTON, LA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 9,109 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $16,390 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $23,515 68.Virginia Tech LOCATION: BLACKSBURG, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,700 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,869 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $37,840 69. Western WashingtonUniversity LOCATION: BELLINGHAM, WA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,783 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,789 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $31,136 70. Oklahoma State University LOCATION: STILLWATER, OK UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,136 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,787 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $32,135 University of Southern MississippiLOCATION: HATTIESBURG, MS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 13,618 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $18,426 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $26,382 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor LOCATION: ANN ARBOR, MI UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 27,407 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $25,204 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $50,352 University of LOCATION: NORMAN, OK UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,495 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,493 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $33,446 74.Auburn University LOCATION: AUBURN, AL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,446 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $22,352 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $36,926 75.University of Alabama LOCATION: TUSCALOOSA, AL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 26,234 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,939 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $37,239 Purdue University, West Lafayette LOCATION: WEST LAFAYETTE, IN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 31,988 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,748 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $40,916 77.University of Arizona LOCATION: TUCSON, AZ UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 30,665 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,366 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $38,576 Truman State University LOCATION: KIRKSVILLE, MO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 5,780 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $18,998 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $24,542 79.University of South Dakota LOCATION: VERMILLION, SD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 7,473 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $18,852 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $20,5675  FORBES FORBES THE TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES 2012 Jackson State University Louisiana Tech University University of best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 5 80.University of Tennessee, Knoxville LOCATION: KNOXVILLE, TN UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 21,214 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,571 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $40,713 George Mason UniversityLOCATION: FAIRFAX, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,782 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,856 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $39,334 Iowa State UniversityLOCATION: AMES, IA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 24,343 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $18,521 TOTAL COST OUTOFSTATE: $30,393 Ohio State University, Columbus LOCATION: COLUMBUS, OH UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 42,916 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $26,871 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $41,766 Arizona State University LOCATION: TEMPE, AZ UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 58,404 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $25,548 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $38,147 85.Oregon State UniversityLOCATION: CORVALLIS, OR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 20,620 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,475 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $35,191 86.Old Dominion UniversityLOCATION: NORFOLK, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,367 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $19,237 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $30,799 87.Towson University LOCATION: TOWSON, MD UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,517 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $22,028 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $33,540 88.Montana Tech of theUniversity of MontanaLOCATION: BUTTE, MT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,925 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $17,844 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $29,520 89.Kansas State University LOCATION: MANHATTAN, KS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,385 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $19,629 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $31,095 90.University of California, San Diego LOCATION: LA JOLLA, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 23,046 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $29,506 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $52,384 University of Kansas LOCATION: LAWRENCE, KS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,695 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $21,802 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $35,188 University of California, IrvineLOCATION: IRVINE, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 22,004 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $29,425 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $52,303 Texas Woman’sUniversity LOCATION: DENTON, TX UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 8,330 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $15,749 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $23,261 University of LOCATION: COLUMBIA, MO UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 25,992 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $21,874 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $34,669 95.University of Nebraska, Lincoln LOCATION: LINCOLN, NE UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 19,345 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $20,201 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $32,486 96.Murray State University LOCATION: MURRAY, KY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 8,664 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $18,607 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $29,923 97.University of ConnecticutLOCATION: STORRS, CT UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 17,815 TOTAL COST IN STATE: $25,220 TOTAL COST OUT OF STATE: $42,116 98.University of California, Santa Barbara LOCATION: SANTA BARBARA, CA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 18,620 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $31,691 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $54,569 99.University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign LOCATION: CHAMPGAIN, IL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 32,256 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $27,628 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $41,770 100.Virginia Military Institute LOCATION: LEXINGTON, VA UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION: 1,605 TOTAL COST INSTATE: $23,305 TOTAL COAST OUTOFSTATE: $41,7456  FORBES FORBES THE TOP 100 BEST BUY COLLEGES 2012 University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Missouri, Columbia Towson University best lo _ 1 8/2/12 8:25 Page 6