Lee University was recently ranked among six schools from Tennessee in the 12th annual America’s 100 Best College Buys published by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc.
“We are very pleased to be included again on this prestigious list,” said Lee Vice President Gary Ray. “This recognition is particularly important to prospective students who rely on college rankings in their selection process.”
The survey ranks schools which provide “the very highest quality education at the lowest cost” according to Institutional Research and Evaluation. The cost is based upon the “cost of attendance” which includes tuition, fees, room and board.
The survey also takes into account the average GPA based on the 4.0 scale of all freshmen entering in the previous year, and average SAT/ACT scores for all freshmen entering in the previous year.
The company compiled its report from a survey of 1,468 U.S. colleges and universities. Of the institutions surveyed, 1,152 schools responded.
To be considered for inclusion in the list of 100, an institution must be an accredited, four-year institution offering bachelor’s degrees and full residential facilities. It also must have had an entering freshman class in fall 2006 with a high school grade point average and/or SAT/ACT score equal to or above the national average, and an out-of-state attendance cost in 2007-08 not exceeding the national average by more than 10 percent.
The other schools ranked in Tennessee were: Belmont University, Tennessee Tech University, Union University, UT-Knoxville and UT-Martin.