Princeton Review recognizes 4 schools in South Carolina, 5 in SEC
Tuition at USC might keep rising, but the university is still among the nation’s “best value colleges,” according to a ranking released by the Princeton Review on Tuesday.
The list, which names 75 each of public and private colleges, includes four South Carolina schools and five members of the Southeastern Conference.
In the state, the Princeton Review listed College of Charleston, Clemson University and Wofford College. The University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University were named in the SEC.
The University of Florida and the University of Georgia earned additional recognition, as they were listed as the seventh and eighth best values among public colleges; no South Carolina schools ranked in the top 10 of either category.
In its annual roundup of the country’s best colleges, The Princeton Review noted as USC’s strongest points the university’s business, nursing, journalism, chemistry and hospitality programs; Honors College; and Carolina, McNair, Lieber and other scholarships.
Schools are ranked based on “offering excellent academics, generous financial aid, and/or relatively low cost of attendance,” according to the release.