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UL Lands On Forbes’ List Of Best Value Colleges
299 schools landed on Forbes 4th annual list of "Best Value Colleges" and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was one of them.
Coming in at number 203 of the 299 schools, UL was one of four Louisiana universities to make the list. According to KATC, LSU made the list at 110, Louisiana Tech was 159 and the University of New Orleans came in at 250.
So, how did Forbes come up with this years list? The business magazine looked into school quality, net price, net debt, timely graduation and mid-career alumni earnings. They also took into consideration access for low-income students and the percentage of students that receives federal Pell Grants.
For a closer look at Forbes' "Best Value Colleges" take a peek at the full 2019 list.
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