UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 2
September 12, 1996
UD ranked a 'best value' by U.S. News & World Report

     In its 10th annual "America's Best Colleges" issue, U.S.
News and World Report ranks the University of Delaware 37th among
the 50 top national universities when quality education and cost
are both considered. The magazine was on newsstands Sept. 9.
     The best value rankings are designed to provide a realistic
measure of where students can get the best education for the
money. The rankings relate the cost of attending an institution
(including out-of-state tuition, room, board and fees) to its
quality.
     Only schools that finished in the top half of the magazine's
quality rankings were considered as potential best values.
     "I am very pleased that the University of Delaware has
received this high national ranking in an important category.
This ranking affirms our efforts to offer a high quality
education at an affordable cost. The recent Money magazine
ranking also features UD as one of best buys in the nation,"
President David P. Roselle said. "This is the first time that the
University of Delaware has been listed among the top 50
institutions in a U.S. News & World Report ranking."
     The University of Delaware also was 22nd among the top
national universities when the institutions were ranked according
to their debt of their 1995 graduates.
     The data are based on loans to graduates from federal, state
and local governments, financial institutions and the colleges
themselves. According to the magazine, the debt of graduates of
national universities was as high as $26,031, while the debt for
UD graduates was a relatively modest $8,259.