UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 2, Page 1
September 7, 1995
UD makes major gain on 'Money' college value list

     Money Magazine has listed the University of Delaware 52nd in a
ranking of 100 of the nation's top college values and number 11 (out
of 25) in the mid-Atlantic states, in its feature story, "Money's
College Value Rankings." Last year, Delaware was ranked 95th
nationally.
     "In addition to the fact that Delaware has a strong academic
reputation, the jump can partially be accounted for by the fact that
the University has had tuition increases below the national average
for the past few years," Bruce Walker, associate provost for
admissions and student financial aid, said. "With quality improving
and relative costs going down, we are an institution primed to move up
in this 'value ranking.'
     "In the market most important to us-mid-Atlantic accounts for
nearly 90 percent of our student body-we are ranked 11th," Walker
said, "and considering the high concentration of higher education
institutions in the region, that is a very good rank.... We are
pleased."
     To arrive at the rankings, the magazine analyzed 16 measures of
educational quality, including Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and
grades of incoming freshmen, faculty resources (the number of full-
and part-time undergraduates compared with the number of full- and
part-time faculty) and deployment (the ratio of students to tenured
faculty who actually taught classes last fall), library resources,
graduation rates, default ratios on student loans and other criteria.
     New College of the University of South Florida is the first
ranked college in the national rankings for the third year in a row,
with Rice University second, and Pomona College in California, listed
at number 100.
     In mid-Atlantic ratings, Trenton State and Rutgers in New
Brunswick are first and second (fourth and 11th nationally) and
Virginia Military Institute is ranked 25th.
     In other regional rankings, the University of Virginia was ranked
fifth; the College of William and Mary is 10th; Rutgers University at
Camden is 14th; and the University of Maryland at College Park is
20th.
     According to the article, published in the magazine's Sept. 5
issue, "weighing the education they offer against the prices they
charge, every school in our top 100 is a terrific  buy."
                                                   -Sue Swyers Moncure