Carolina Best Value in Public Colleges (For the Tenth Straight Year)

Hey, Go Tar Heels!

I take this kind of ranking very seriously, especially given the exorbitant cost of tuition at the private institutions that dominate rankings that don't take cost into account. Carolina does a lot with a (relatively) little, it is required by law to take a significant number of students from each county in the state, and the Carolina Covenant guarantees that students can make it out of college debt-free.

(Incidentally, my current institution made the top 20, as well...so good on us...though we kinda suck in more than a few ways...)