The Princeton Review, one of America’s most widely-known education services and test-prep companies, and USA TODAY, have announced the 100 Best Value Colleges for 2009.

The “Best Value” colleges list, reported on PrincetonReview.com and USAToday.com, features 50 public and 50 private colleges and universities. The Princeton Review selected these institutions as its “best value” choices for 2009 based on its surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and private colleges and universities. The selection criteria covered more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs of attendance, and financial aid, using the most recently reported data from each institution for its 2007-08 academic year.

The Princeton Review “Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges for 2009″ are:

1. Swarthmore College (Swarthmore PA)

2. Harvard College (Cambridge MA)

3. Princeton University (Princeton NJ)

4. Rice University (Houston TX)

5. Yale University (New Haven CT)

6. Williams College (Williamstown MA)

7. Amherst College (Amherst, MA)

8. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena CA)

9. Pomona College (Claremont CA)

10. Stanford University (Stanford CA)

To view in-depth details about the schools, go to The Princeton Review online, or to USAToday.com.

Source: The Princeton Review

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