10 Public Colleges in US With the Best Value

The Princeton Review is out with an annual ranking of colleges and universities that has a decidedly practical focus: Which public schools provide the best bang for the buck? With tuition at sky-high levels, the ranking attempts to suss out the schools offering the best "return on investment." A number of factors go into the mix, including cost, academic quality, the availability of financial aid, and job prospects for future grads. This year, Georgia Tech (with an in-state tuition of about $10,500) heads the list. The top 10:

1. Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta
2. The University of Virginia, in Charlottesville
3. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4. The University of Calfornia-Irvine
5. The University of California-Berkeley
6. The University of California-San Diego
7. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
8. The University of Washington, in Seattle
9. North Carolina State University, in Raleigh
10. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

See the full ranking of 50 schools, which includes their tuition for in-state and out-of-state students and all the other variables.