Each year Kiplinger publishes their 100 Best Values in Public Colleges and this year California colleges claimed 8 spots on this list. During rough economic times it is extremely important to get an education, but it also helps to get a good value on the price you pay for your college degree. Kiplinger does extensive research to determine these rankings and many variables are examined to get the final list. In order to determine the cost for in-state students, they look at total expenses, grants, aid, and debt prior to their graduation. They also look at the information for out-of-state residents and perform the same analysis to get a separate ranking. New York was the top state on the list having 9 schools on the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, with California coming in second place for the most schools on the list.
California is a great state to go to college because in-state tuition (at many state universities) is government funded. These 8 universities are top picks on many high school seniors list this year as well. The colleges below have anywhere from 15,135 to 26,536 students and have in-state total costs that range from $17,459 to $24,628. The college with the highest admission rate was UC Santa Cruz at 73%, where as UC Berkeley has only a 22% admission rate. On average the student body was very evenly split between males and females at these colleges. Below is the complete list of the schools in California that made the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges list.
11. UC San Diego
13. UCLA
18. UC Berkeley
20. UC Irvine
29. UC Santa Barbara
41. UC Davis
50. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
68. UC Santa Cruz
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