Colleges Worth Your Money
A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You, Seventh Edition
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Description
Colleges Worth Your Money is a comprehensive, data-driven guide that profiles 220 of the most worthwhile colleges and universities in the United States. Written by experienced educational consultants and higher education researchers, the book is designed to shift the college search conversation from prestige to value, helping students and families make smarter, outcome-focused decisions about higher education.
At a time when the cost of college continues to soar and admissions become increasingly competitive, Colleges Worth Your Money offers a clear-eyed evaluation of which institutions truly deliver strong returns on investment. Each school profile combines robust statistical data with over 70 data points per entry, alongside insightful narrative analysis covering academics, campus life, career services, admissions trends, affordability, and postgraduate outcomes.
Unlike traditional college guidebooks, this resource emphasizes real-world results: how well a school prepares students for the job market, graduate study, and long-term success. Readers will find details on average student debt, alumni earnings, job placement rates, internship opportunities, and the generosity of financial aid packages. It also evaluates key institutional characteristics, such as class sizes, student-to-faculty ratios, graduation rates, curricular flexibility, and the strength of academic support services.
What sets this guide apart is its balanced blend of data and expert commentary, offering context that numbers alone cannot provide. Whether you're aiming for a small liberal arts college or a large public university, the book helps readers understand not only which schools are affordable but also which ones are most likely to support student success.
Colleges Worth Your Money is ideal for data-savvy students, pragmatic parents, and college counselors who want more than glossy brochures and marketing slogans. By highlighting the colleges that offer both excellent education and strong value, Colleges Worth Your Money empowers readers to find institutions where students can thrive academically, socially, and professionally.
Table of Contents
American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Babson College
Bard College
Barnard College
Baruch College (CUNY)
Bates College
Baylor University
Bentley University
Berea College
Binghamton University (SUNY)
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Centre College
Claremont McKenna College
Clark University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
The College of New Jersey
College of the Holy Cross
College of William & Mary
The College of Wooster
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Connecticut College
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Denison University
DePauw University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Elon University
Emory University
Fairfield University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Gonzaga University
Grinnell College
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Louisiana State University
Oregon State University
Saint Louis University
Union College (NY)
United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University at Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina Asheville
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Campus
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington – Seattle
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Whitman College
Willamette University
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
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Product details
| Published | 09 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 7th |
| Pages | 488 |
| ISBN | 9798216394600 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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