Still on Top: New College is Nation's No. 1 Again
Princeton Review ranks New College as top "best value"
among U.S. public colleges and universities for second year

(April 24, 2007) – For the second consecutive year, New College of Florida is the nation's "best value" among all public colleges and universities in the Princeton Review's annual publication, America's Best Value Colleges.

The 2008 edition of the Princeton Review's annual survey of America's public and private colleges and universities that provide excellent academics at relatively low cost ranks Rice University in Houston, Texas, as the No. 1 "best value" among private schools. This year's book profiles 165 U.S. colleges and universities.

"We at New College of Florida are honored to be named the nation's No. 1 value in public higher education by the Princeton Review for the second consecutive year," said New College President Mike Michalson. "The impressive list of public and private institutions included among this year's top 10 lists attests to the superb quality of academics being offered at an affordable cost by many of our nation's leading colleges and universities."

This year's edition marks the third time in four years that New College was top ranked by the editors of the New York-based education services company.

The book's "Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges" are:

 1.  New College of Florida

 2.  Truman State University

 3.  University of North Carolina-Asheville

 4.  University of Virginia

 5.  University of California-Berkeley

 6.  University of California-San Diego

 7.  University of California-Santa Cruz

 8.  University of Minnesota-Morris

 9.  University of Wisconsin-Madison

10. St. Mary’s College of Maryland

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New College of Florida is a national leader in the arts and sciences and is the State of Florida’s designated honors college for the liberal arts. Rated as the #1 public liberal arts college in America by U.S. News & World Report ("America's Best Colleges, 2007 Edition"), New College attracts highly-motivated, academically-talented students from throughout the United States, as well as 27 foreign countries.