New Mexico Tech Ranked Second Best Value in Nation

SOCORRO, N.M., April 18, 2005 – New Mexico Tech is the nation’s #2 "best value" college according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features New Mexico Tech in the second position on its "Top 10 Best Value Colleges" ranking list in the 2006 edition of its college guidebook, America’s Best Value Colleges.

The 2006 edition of the annual guide profiles 81 colleges with outstanding academics, generous financial aid packages, and relatively low costs. It includes public and private colleges and universities in 35 states. The Princeton Review also has posted a complete list of the selected schools in the book on its website at www.princetonreview.com.

The Princeton Review compiled the ranking list and chose the colleges for the book based on data the company obtained from administrators at over 350 colleges, and surveys of students attending them.

Says Robert Franek, V.P-Publishing, The Princeton Review, "We used over 30 factors to rate the colleges in four categories: Academics, Tuition GPA (the sticker price minus average amount students receive in scholarships and grants), Financial Aid (how well colleges meet students' financial need), and Student Borrowing. Bottom line: the 81 schools that met our criteria for this book are all great college education deals."

America’s Best Value Colleges has three-page profiles on the included colleges, and advice about applying for admission and financial aid. It is one of nearly 200 Princeton Review books published by Random House in a line that includes the annual Best 357 Colleges and Paying for College without Going Broke.

Known for its test-prep courses, books, and college and grad school admissions services, The Princeton Review is an education services company, and is not affiliated with Princeton University or ETS.

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