UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 1, Page 1
September 1, 1994
Top 100 value

     For the first time, the University of Delaware was listed among
Money magazine's top 100 values in higher education.
     Each year, Money  magazine presents its list of the 100 best
college buys. The analysis is based upon 16 factors, including such
areas as entrance examination results, class rank, high school grade
point average, faculty resources, library resources, instructional and
student services budgets, freshman retention rate, graduation rates,
advanced study, default rate on student loans, business success and
graduates who earn doctorates.
     Delaware, which entered the 100 club for the first time, is rated
95th in the country in the publication's Sept. 6 issue.
     The top school, for the second consecutive year, was New College
of the University of South Florida in Sarasota. Other national
rankings, among the top 100, were Yale (17), James Madison (38), Johns
Hopkins (53), Columbia (65), University of California at Berkeley
(72), Harvard (82), Princeton (94) and Cornell (100).
     Delaware was listed as the 20th best buy-out of 25-in the mid-
Atlantic region. Others included in this area were Trenton State
College (1), Rutgers (2), James Madison (8), University of Virginia
(14), Princeton (19), University of Maryland (22) and Penn State (24).