Citadel ranked No. 50 on Forbes magazine list of ‘Best Value Colleges’

Six schools in South Carolina are among Forbes magazine’s 300 Best Value Colleges 2016. The list is based on tuition costs, school quality, graduation success rates and postgraduate earnings.

The Citadel is ranked No. 50, followed by Clemson University at 124, Wofford College at 134, Furman University at 163, Presbyterian College at 277 and the University of South Carolina at 287.

“With a college degree still a near universal aspiration in this country, Forbes looks at the U.S. colleges and universities that provide students with the most value for the dollar,” Forbes said. “This is our newly reimagined Best Value Colleges ranking, an analysis of the brainiest research universities and leading liberal arts schools, both public and private, that are well worth the investment.”

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