14 Best Value Public Colleges: Princeton Review, 2023

The Princeton Review's newly released list of best value colleges comprises 209 public and private schools selected from the company's survey of some 650 institutions during the 2021–22 academic year. These institutions have earned the company's highest return-on-investment rating. To tally the ROI ratings, researchers analyzed school-reported data on academics, cost/financial aid, career services, student debt and graduation rates. They also factored in data from PayScale.com surveys of alumni of the schools about their starting and mid-career salaries, and their job satisfaction. Overall, researchers used more than 40 data points to tally the schools' ROI rating scores. The Princeton Review, a tutoring, test prep and college admissions services company, is not affiliated with Princeton University. See the gallery for the 14 best value public colleges in 2023. (Image: Adobe Stock)