Best value colleges in every state

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- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 9,841
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 4:1
- Acceptance rate: 88%
- Typical SAT range: 1130-1400
- Athletic conference: American Athletic Conference (The American)

Alabama: University of Alabama - Birmingham
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- Location: Anchorage, AK
- Niche value grade: B-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,211
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1
- Acceptance rate: 67%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage
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- Location: Tempe, AZ
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 59,707
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Acceptance rate: 90%
- Typical SAT range: 1100-1320
- Athletic conference: Big 12 Conference (Big 12)

Arizona: Arizona State University
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- Location: Clarksville, AR
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 786
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1
- Acceptance rate: 58%
- Typical SAT range: 1020-1160
- Athletic conference: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Arkansas: University of the Ozarks
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- Location: Pasadena, CA
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 982
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1
- Acceptance rate: 3%
- Typical SAT range: 1530-1580
- Athletic conference: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

California: California Institute of Technology
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- Location: Golden, CO
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,924
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Acceptance rate: 60%
- Typical SAT range: 1320-1470
- Athletic conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Colorado: Colorado School of Mines
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- Location: New Haven, CT
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,805
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 2:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1580
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

Connecticut: Yale University
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- Location: Newark, DE
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 18,084
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1
- Acceptance rate: 65%
- Typical SAT range: 1200-1360
- Athletic conference: Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)

Delaware: University of Delaware
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- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 31,571
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 24%
- Typical SAT range: 1300-1480
- Athletic conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)

Florida: University of Florida
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- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 17,171
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Typical SAT range: 1330-1530
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

Georgia: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Niche value grade: B
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 12,068
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 70%
- Typical SAT range: 1020-1240
- Athletic conference: Big West Conference (Big West)

Hawaii: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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- Location: Lewiston, ID
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,021
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Acceptance rate: 90%
- Typical SAT range: 850-1110
- Athletic conference: Cascade Collegiate Conference

Idaho: Lewis-Clark State College
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- Location: Evanston, IL
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 9,020
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 4:1
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Typical SAT range: 1490-1560
- Athletic conference: Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)

Illinois: Northwestern University
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- Location: Notre Dame, IN
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 8,866
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1
- Acceptance rate: 12%
- Typical SAT range: 1440-1540
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

Indiana: University of Notre Dame
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- Location: Ames, IA
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 25,628
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 17:1
- Acceptance rate: 89%
- Typical SAT range: 1110-1350
- Athletic conference: Big 12 Conference (Big 12)

Iowa: Iowa State University
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- Location: Wichita, KS
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 964
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1
- Acceptance rate: 56%
- Typical SAT range: 920-1090
- Athletic conference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Kansas: Friends University
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- Location: Berea, KY
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,471
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 33%
- Typical SAT range: 1160-1340
- Athletic conference: USA South Athletic Conference

Kentucky: Berea College
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- Location: Thibodaux, LA
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,282
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 18:1
- Acceptance rate: 96%
- Typical SAT range: 930-1150
- Athletic conference: Southland Conference (Southland)

Louisiana: Nicholls State University
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- Location: Brunswick, ME
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,873
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1480-1550
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Maine: Bowdoin College
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- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,607
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1530-1580
- Athletic conference: Centennial Conference

Maryland: Johns Hopkins University
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- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,543
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1510-1580
- Athletic conference: New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference

Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- Location: Houghton, MI
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,765
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1
- Acceptance rate: 88%
- Typical SAT range: 1120-1330
- Athletic conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Michigan: Michigan Technological University
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- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 29,124
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 77%
- Typical SAT range: 1310-1480
- Athletic conference: Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)

Minnesota: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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- Location: Columbus, MS
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,460
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Typical SAT range: 850-1180
- Athletic conference: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Mississippi: Mississippi University for Women
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- Location: Saint Louis, MO
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,534
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 4:1
- Acceptance rate: 12%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis
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- Location: Butte, MT
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,631
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1
- Acceptance rate: 90%
- Typical SAT range: 1060-1250
- Athletic conference: Frontier Conference

Montana: Montana Technological University
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- Location: Omaha, NE
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 502
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 44%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference

Nebraska: College of Saint Mary
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- Location: Henderson, NV
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,252
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Acceptance rate: 86%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Independant

Nevada: Nevada State University
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- Location: Hanover, NH
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,419
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

New Hampshire: Dartmouth College
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- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,598
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 4%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1580
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

New Jersey: Princeton University
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- Location: Socorro, NM
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,065
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 54%
- Typical SAT range: 1040-1290
- Athletic conference: Club sports

New Mexico: New Mexico Tech
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- Location: New York, NY
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 12,947
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 19:1
- Acceptance rate: 50%
- Typical SAT range: 1210-1410
- Athletic conference: City University of New York Athletic Conference

New York: CUNY Baruch College
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,474
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:1
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Typical SAT range: 1510-1570
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

North Carolina: Duke University
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<p>- Location: Fargo, ND
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 8,797
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 17:1
- Acceptance rate: 96%
- Typical SAT range: 1030-1260
- Athletic conference: Summit League (The Summit)

North Dakota: North Dakota State University
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- Location: Marietta , OH
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,019
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 79%
- Typical SAT range: 990-1300
- Athletic conference: Ohio Athletic Conference

Ohio: Marietta College
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- Location: Tulsa, OK
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,288
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 58%
- Typical SAT range: 1150-1490
- Athletic conference: American Athletic Conference (The American)

Oklahoma: The University of Tulsa
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- Location: Mcminnville, OR
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,642
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1
- Acceptance rate: 88%
- Typical SAT range: 1050-1210
- Athletic conference: Northwest Conference

Oregon: Linfield University
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- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,133
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: University Athletic Association

Pennsylvania: Carnegie Mellon University
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- Location: Providence, RI
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,220
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

Rhode Island: Brown University
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- Location: Charleston, SC
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,476
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 98%
- Typical SAT range: 1080-1250
- Athletic conference: Southern Conference (SoCon)

South Carolina: The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
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- Location: Rapid City, SD
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,737
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1
- Acceptance rate: 85%
- Typical SAT range: 1130-1320
- Athletic conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

South Dakota: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,146
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Typical SAT range: 1510-1560
- Athletic conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)

Tennessee: Vanderbilt University
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- Location: Houston, TX
- Niche value grade: A+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,483
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: American Athletic Conference (The American)

Texas: Rice University
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- Location: Provo, UT
- Niche value grade: A-
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 29,261
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 20:1
- Acceptance rate: 69%
- Typical SAT range: 1290-1450
- Athletic conference: Big 12 Conference (Big 12)

Utah: Brigham Young University
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- Location: Middlebury, VT
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,778
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Typical SAT range: 1430-1550
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Vermont: Middlebury College
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- Location: Lexington, VA
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,887
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 17%
- Typical SAT range: 1410-1530
- Athletic conference: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Virginia: Washington & Lee University
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- Location: Seattle, WA
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 29,863
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1
- Acceptance rate: 43%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)

Washington: University of Washington
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- Location: Huntington, WV
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,576
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 96%
- Typical SAT range: 890-1130
- Athletic conference: Sun Belt Conference (SBC)

West Virginia: Marshall University
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- Location: Madison, WI
- Niche value grade: A
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 34,278
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 43%
- Typical SAT range: 1360-1510
- Athletic conference: Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)

Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Location: Laramie, WY
- Niche value grade: B+
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,851
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 98%
- Typical SAT range: 1040-1240
- Athletic conference: Mountain West Conference (MW)

Wyoming: University of Wyoming
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