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OHIO
UNIVERSITY RANKED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S 100 BEST COLLEGE
BUYS
ATHENS,
Ohio -- Ohio University has been included in the "America's
100 Best College Buys" report for the fourth year in a row.
The report recognizes public and private institutions that
provide superior cost-efficient education. Ohio University
was the only public university in Ohio mentioned in this
year's directory.
"Ohio
University serves as an excellent example of how to run any
college or university in the country, public or private,"
said Lewis T. Lindsey, Jr., president of Institutional
Research and Evaluation which compiled the directory.
Institutional
Research & Evaluation maintains active files on 1,537
accredited, four-year colleges and universities, 51 of which
are in Ohio.
"It is
gratifying to have an outside source recognize the quality
of education that Ohio University continues to offer its
students," Ohio University President Robert Glidden said.
"America's 100 Best College Buys looks at a variety of
factors, including test scores, academic ability, level of
tuition and fees, and scholarships, so this recognition is a
tribute to both students and faculty."
To be
considered for the directory, an accredited four-year
institution had to:
- Offer
full residential facilities, including halls and dining
services
- Offer
opportunities for need-, academic-, and athletic
scholarships
- Have
an entering first-year class in the fall of 1998 with
grade point and SAT/ACT scores equal to or above the
national average.
- Have
an out-of-state cost of attendance that was either below
the national average or not more than ten percent above
it.
Entering
first-year students at Ohio University fall quarter had
average SAT scores of 1116. The national average was 1070.
Freshmen averaged 24 on the ACT compared to a national
average of 22.
"A college
or university does not have to be expensive to be good,"
Lindsey said. "Prospective college students and their
parents should not think that to get a quality education,
they must pay a high cost," Lindsey said. "Ohio University
has a very consistent history of providing students a
superior education at the lowest possible cost."
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