http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm?se=yahoorefer

1/8/2009 5:42:03 PM

Yeah, but that number becomes obsolete when considering out of state tuition.

1/8/2009 5:46:03 PM

so does every public school, what's your point?

1/8/2009 5:57:11 PM

I wish we'd stop showing up in these things. Its like a big green light for the administration to raise tuition a little more.

1/8/2009 6:14:45 PM

I remember in 2003 when NCSU was the most affordable in the nation in some report.

1/8/2009 6:16:49 PM

oh yay we are the Walmart of universities golly gee how awesome

i think i'd rather have gone to a university that cared more about the students than numbers and state politics.

1/8/2009 6:17:48 PM

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"oh yay we are the Walmart of universities golly gee how awesome "

uh i really dont see how that applies. its a list of schools that "provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price." They didnt say it was the list of schools that "provide a decent education for a very low cost." Very big difference.

Having quality academics at a school with a very high value / cost ratio is a GOOD thing.

1/8/2009 6:25:39 PM

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"oh yay we are the Walmart of universities golly gee how awesome "

We do both have equally disappointing sports departments.

The ranking is definitely a good thing though

1/8/2009 6:37:49 PM

what's so good about it?

1/8/2009 6:39:31 PM

gives people who aren't loaded an option beyond community college

1/8/2009 6:49:11 PM

i meant the ranking, not the price--besides ncsu is still the second most expensive public school in nc after unc

[Edited on January 8, 2009 at 6:53 PM. Reason : not counting the school of the arts]

1/8/2009 6:52:29 PM

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"gives people who aren't loaded an option beyond community college"

wat?

1/8/2009 7:01:09 PM

I wonder if that was done before or after all the departments got their budget cuts for this year

1/8/2009 10:56:32 PM

HUR has a good point.

NCSU let that racist backwoods shithead in.

It de-values the rest of our degrees.

1/8/2009 11:36:35 PM

^

1/8/2009 11:58:17 PM

^^ LOL!

1/9/2009 9:56:26 PM

given that they PAY you to go to any of the service academies, how can they not be numbers 1, 2, and 3

1/9/2009 10:05:22 PM

Not walmart. More Target - remember, value =/= cheap shit.

1/9/2009 10:17:06 PM

This list is a good thing for NCSU. Look at the other schools on that list, none of them suck and in fact a couple might even be considered prestigious.

1/10/2009 8:28:04 AM

not to mention they have a top 10 value private schools as well which are nearly ALL prestigeous universities.

1/10/2009 9:39:46 AM

did my undergrad at #6, grad work at #7, and now work at #8 on the private list

i'm all about some value apparently

1/10/2009 11:41:47 AM

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"We do both have equally disappointing sports departments"

hahahahahahaha

1/10/2009 2:08:43 PM

bttt?

1/21/2010 6:44:15 PM

Hahahaha, you unlucky bastards.

Get ready for 500 dollar increases in student fees and 800 dollar increases in tuition next year.

I've never seen a university try as hard as NC State does to get themselves off this list.

1/21/2010 8:54:41 PM

^ did you read the list?

1/21/2010 9:18:00 PM

^^ heh true. Tuition was increased over 100% over the course of my time at State

1/21/2010 10:26:47 PM

scholarships FTW

1/21/2010 11:34:11 PM

#9 this year

1/21/2010 11:37:35 PM

UVA and NCSU in the top 10...lucky me

1/21/2010 11:42:56 PM

If I want a value I go to fucking Walmart. Being labelled as the "value" university can not look good for those applying for a job.

1/22/2010 8:11:23 AM

Here is the yahoo finance write up.
http://customsites.yahoo.com/financiallyfit/finance/article-108629-3902-0-best-values-in-public-colleges-2009-10?ywaad=ad0035

One thing I wonder about is when they talk about graduation rates do they consider co-op programs? I wonder how much that brings down our 4-year graduation rate.

1/22/2010 8:23:02 AM

nevermind

[Edited on January 22, 2010 at 9:15 AM. Reason : .]

1/22/2010 9:14:25 AM

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"One thing I wonder about is when they talk about graduation rates do they consider co-op programs? I wonder how much that brings down our 4-year graduation rate. "

I doubt it does include co-op. I graduated 5 years and a summer session.

I thought though that the "benchmark" was 6-year graduation rate.

1/22/2010 9:22:30 AM

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"HUR has a good point. NCSU let that racist backwoods shithead in. It de-values the rest of our degrees. "

1/22/2010 10:30:31 AM

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"If I want a value I go to fucking Walmart. Being labelled as the "value" university can not look good for those applying for a job."

harvard is number 2 value private college so i think you're misunderstanding what value means
you're confusing value with cheap, value is price relative to what you're getting for it
like tww is free, but its not a good value
on the other hand if you but a rolls royce for 10 grand thats a good value, you wouldnt think less of the car though

1/23/2010 11:56:20 PM

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"like tww is free, but its not a good value"

1/24/2010 3:22:57 AM