UAH excels in 'Best Values'

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

From staff reports

Huntsville Times

Consumers Digest puts school 15th for quality, cost

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has received a top ranking in Consumers Digest magazine's 2007 College Road Map. UAH placed 15th for providing the best academic value per dollar and was the only college or university in Alabama to make the list.

The "Best Values" rankings were published in Consumers Digest's June edition.

The institutions listed in the magazine were evaluated from a formula that balanced the academic excellence of incoming college students (standardized test scores, high school rank, grade point average) with the institution's educational quality (four- and six-year graduation rate, student-to-faculty ratio, and percentage of faculty holding a Ph.D. degree).

The consolidated "value-index" score was figured with the cost of attending each school to determine which schools offered the most academic value per dollar for students attending college during the 2005-2006 academic year.

The Consumers Digest ranking is the third publication that has ranked UAH as a "best value."

The Princeton Review chose UAH as one of America's Best Value Colleges in its 2007 edition, and UAH has been named as one of "America's 100 Best College Buys" for 11 consecutive years by Institutional Research.



UAH excels in 'Best Values' Tuesday, August 07, 2007 From staff reports Huntsville Times Consumers Digest puts school 15th for quality, cost The University of Alabama in Huntsville has received a top ranking in Consumers Digest magazine's 2007 College Road Map. UAH placed 15th for providing the best academic value per dollar and was the only college or university in Alabama to make the list. The "Best Values" rankings were published in Consumers Digest's June edition. The institutions listed in the magazine were evaluated from a formula that balanced the academic excellence of incoming college students (standardized test scores, high school rank, grade point average) with the institution's educational quality (four- and six-year graduation rate, student-to-faculty ratio, and percentage of faculty holding a Ph.D. degree). The consolidated "value-index" score was figured with the cost of attending each school to determine which schools offered the most academic value per dollar for students attending college during the 2005-2006 academic year. The Consumers Digest ranking is the third publication that has ranked UAH as a "best value." The Princeton Review chose UAH as one of America's Best Value Colleges in its 2007 edition, and UAH has been named as one of "America's 100 Best College Buys" for 11 consecutive years by Institutional Research. © 2007 The Huntsville Times © 2007 al.com All Rights Reserved.