{"id":22667,"date":"2024-06-21T12:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=22667"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:40:57","slug":"best-value-colleges-list-again-includes-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/best-value-colleges-list-again-includes-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Value Colleges List Again Includes K"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For the third year in a row, the Princeton Review\u2014an education services organization and rankings resource\u2014has named Kalamazoo College one of the nation\u2019s best institutions for students<\/a> seeking a top-notch education at an affordable price.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For its annual Best Value Colleges list, the Princeton Review evaluated 650 public and private institutions across the country through their academic offerings<\/a>, costs, financial aid<\/a>, career services<\/a>, graduation rates and student debt while examining student surveys and PayScale.com reviews of alumni salaries. Although schools are not ranked individually, K was chosen among the top 209 for value based on 40 data points that calculate return on investment (ROI) ratings. The Princeton Review gave K an ROI score of 90 out of 99 for 2024, making the College just one of four Michigan schools recognized as a best value.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In K\u2019s profile, the Princeton Review says the College brings a personalized approach to education through a flexible, open curriculum featuring real-world experience, service learning, study abroad and an independent senior-year project. Student surveys noted that the alumni network is easy to contact and willing to help, providing a culture of giving back to the school and supporting each other. Another student added that the College\u2019s small-school environment helps everyone find a chance to get involved in issues they care about and the community. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Princeton Review evaluated 650 public and private institutions from across the country and named 209 of them, including Kalamazoo College, to its Best Value Colleges list.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

“The schools we chose as our Best Value Colleges for 2024 are a select group: they comprise only about 8% of the nation\u2019s four-year undergraduate institutions,\u201d Princeton Review Editor-in-Chief Rob Franek said. \u201cWe commend their administrators, faculties, staff and alumni for all they are doing to educate their students and guide them to success in their careers. These colleges are also exceptional for the generous amount of financial aid they award to students with need and their comparatively low cost of attendance.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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