The Best Value Colleges

Princeton University

#1 Best Value in America

• 7,853enrollment
• $18,685net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1450-1570SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Yale University

#2 Best Value in America

• 12,060enrollment
• $17,511net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1460-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 31

Harvard University

#3 Best Value in America

• 30,391enrollment
• $18,037net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1460-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Amherst College

#4 Best Value in America

• 1,745enrollment
• $18,832net price
• 12%acceptance rate
• 1430-1560SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#5 Best Value in America

• 11,254enrollment
• $19,998net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Stanford University

#6 Best Value in America

• 15,953enrollment
• $20,023net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1420-1570SAT range
• 31-35ACT range
• 3.96Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Columbia University in the City of New York

#7 Best Value in America

• 30,135enrollment
• $22,126net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Rice University

#8 Best Value in America

• 7,643enrollment
• $19,215net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Johns Hopkins University

#9 Best Value in America

• 28,890enrollment
• $25,241net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1470-1560SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

Applications Due Apr 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#10 Best Value in America

• 30,092enrollment
• $10,038net price
• 25%acceptance rate
• 1280-1490SAT range
• 28-33ACT range
• 4.39Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Jan 5

Claremont McKenna College

#11 Best Value in America

• 1,264enrollment
• $22,004net price
• 13%acceptance rate
• 1330-1500SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.89Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

Colby College

#12 Best Value in America

• 2,155enrollment
• $18,552net price
• 10%acceptance rate
• 1380-1520SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.86Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Wellesley College

#13 Best Value in America

• 2,280enrollment
• $21,614net price
• 20%acceptance rate
• 1350-1520SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.86Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Central College

#14 Best Value in America

• 1,120enrollment
• $21,690net price
• 64%acceptance rate
• 993-1173SAT range
• 19-25ACT range
• 3.52Avg GPA

University of Michigan

#15 Best Value in America

• 47,907enrollment
• $17,832net price
• 26%acceptance rate
• 1340-1520SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.87Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Dartmouth College

#16 Best Value in America

• 6,292enrollment
• $24,525net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1440-1560SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Duke University

#17 Best Value in America

• 16,172enrollment
• $26,932net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

University of Pennsylvania

#18 Best Value in America

• 26,552enrollment
• $24,167net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Jan 1