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quality and value of a Lyon College education has earned it a spot in the
Princeton Review's 2008 edition of “America's Best Value Colleges.”The honor recognizes Lyon as one of the nation's best value undergraduate institutions.
The Review features Lyon in the 2008 edition of its book, “America's Best Value,” a guide profiling 165 colleges chosen for their excellent academics, generous financial aid packages and/or relatively low costs of attendance
The Princeton Review selected the schools for the book based on data it obtained from administrators at more than 650 colleges during the 2005-06 academic year, and its surveys of students attending the schools.
“We considered over 30 factors to identify our 'best value' colleges,” said Robert Franek, the Review's vice president of publishing. “The 90 public and 75 private colleges we chose for this edition offer a terrific education, plus they have impressive records of meeting students' needs for financial aid. We highly recommend them as America's best college education deals for 2007.”
Judging criteria covered four areas: Academics, Tuition GPA - the sticker price minus average amount students receive in scholarships and grants - financial aid and student borrowing.
Beginning April 24, the Princeton Review posted a list of its 165 best value schools on its Web site at: www.PrincetonReview.com.
“America's Best Value Colleges” has three-page profiles on the colleges and lists of the top 10 best value private colleges and the top 10 best value public colleges overall in the book. The Princeton Review does not rank the 165 schools in the book.
The book also has advice about applying for college admission and financial aid. The Princeton Review is an education services company known for its test-prep courses, books, and college and grad school admissions services.
Last year, Lyon received several similar accolades.
In August, U.S. News & World Report announced that it had named Lyon to its list of “Great Schools, Great Prices,” coming in at No. 23.
That same month, the Princeton Review included Lyon on its list of “Best Southeastern Colleges” for the third year in a row.
And in September, Lyon College was named to Washington Monthly's list of the most socially beneficial universities and liberal arts colleges in the nation. Out of 202 listed, Lyon came in at No. 76.
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