America’s Top 20 Best Values Colleges And Universities For 2018, Revealed BY Kiplinger

Princeton University ranks No. 1 among America’s top 20 best values colleges and universities in providing a quality education at an affordable price, followed immediately by Davidson College in North Carolina in second place place, according to Kiplinger’s 2018 rankings.

The rest of the top 10 best values colleges and universities list includes Swarthmore College, PA; Harvard University, MA; Duke University, NC; Pomona College, CA; Vanderbilt University, TN; Rice University, TX; Washington and Lee University, VA; and Wellesley College, MA.

America’s Top 20 Best Values Colleges And Universities For 2018

1. Princeton University, NJ
Four-year grad rate: 89%
Total annual cost: $61,140
10-year salary yardstick: $80,500

2. Davidson College, NC
Four-year grad rate: 90%
Total annual cost: $64,903
10-year salary yardstick: 54,600

3. Swarthmore College, PA
Four-year grad rate: 88%
Total annual cost: $67,110
10-year salary yardstick: $52,500

4. Harvard University, MA
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $66,609
10-year salary yardstick: $90,900

5. Duke University, NC
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $69,598
10-year salary yardstick: $77,900

6. Pomona College, CA
Four-year grad rate: 92%
Total annual cost: $68,125
10-year salary yardstick: $56,600

7. Vanderbilt University, TN
Four-year grad rate: 87%
Total annual cost: $64,542
10-year salary yardstick: $64,500

8. Rice University, TX
Four-year grad rate: 83%
Total annual cost: $60,658
10-year salary yardstick: $64,300

9. Washington and Lee University, VA
Four-year grad rate: 88%
Total annual cost: $63,880
10-year salary yardstick: $72,300

10. Wellesley College, MA
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $67,784
10-year salary yardstick: $60,100

11. Williams College, MA
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $68,500
10-year salary yardstick: $54,100

12. Dartmouth College, NH
Four-year grad rate: 88%
Total annual cost: $69,787
10-year salary yardstick: $70,000

13. Yale University, CT
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $70,570
10-year salary yardstick: $83,200

14. Thomas Aquinas College, CA
Four-year grad rate: 76%
Total annual cost: $32,500
10-year salary yardstick: $40,100

15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Four-year grad rate: 84%
Total annual cost: $47,748
10-year salary yardstick: $54,100

16. Vassar College, NY
Four-year grad rate: 87%
Total annual cost: $69,010
10-year salary yardstick: $51,400

17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Four-year grad rate: 85%
Total annual cost: $65,612
10-year salary yardstick: $94,200

18. California Institute of Technology, CA
Four-year grad rate: 81%
Total annual cost: $66,027
10-year salary yardstick: $74,200

19. Amherst College, MA
Four-year grad rate: 86%
Total annual cost: $69,500
10-year salary yardstick: $59,700

20. Stanford University, CA
Four-year grad rate: 75%
Total annual cost: $66,184
10-year salary yardstick: $85,700