America's Best Value Public Universities

Institutions are ranked based on a composite score derived from each school’s graduation rate and the median annual earnings of former students 10 years after first enrollment.

(Please use a modern browser to see the interactive version of this visualization)

The ranking includes regionally accredited institutions with 5,000 or fewer undergraduate students and a cost of attendance at or below the median for all peer institutions. Cost of attendance is the average annual cost of tuition, books, fees, and living expenses.

Source: SmartAssetEmbed