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Last updated on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
(UNDATED) - With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and tuition costs have more than doubled since the 1980s, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2019’s Best College & University Rankings.
On average, tuition and room and board at a four-year college cost around $21,000 - $47,000 per year. It varies depending on the school's public or private status and whether it's in-state. For those prices, students want to know they are getting a good deal.
To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes, to determine the top-performing schools at the lowest possible costs to undergraduates. The metrics range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
Recognizing the challenge of predicting future outcomes, WalletHub's Best Colleges ranking also analyzes post-attendance metrics -- the student-loan default rate and the share of former students outearning high school graduates, for instance -- to show the value of the education students can expect to receive beyond their undergraduate studies.
Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Indiana:
To view the full reports, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/
Best Colleges & Universities Overall: http://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/
Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748/
Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704/
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