The Ā鶹Ņ¹ŹŠ is ranked among Forbesā āBest Value Colleges 2019.ā
Ā鶹Ņ¹ŹŠ weighs in at No. 203 of 299 schools cited in the business magazineās fourth annual list. Three other Louisiana universities also made the ranking: LSU, No. 110; Louisiana Tech, No. 159; and the University of New Orleans, No. 250.
Forbes evaluated data for 645 public and private colleges and universities in all 50 states that award four-year degrees. The purpose of the comparison is to āhelp students and their families evaluate the likely return on their investment,ā according to a press release. Private for-profit schools and the United Statesā five service academies were not included.
The publication considered school quality, net price, net debt, timely graduation (within six years), and mid-career alumni earnings.
It relied ranking to measure quality.
Forbes editors also took into account access for low-income students, based on the percentage of each schoolās student body that receives federal Pell Grants. Unlike federal student loans, Pell Grants donāt have to be paid back by recipients.
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