Release date: March 10, 2008
Contact: Beverly Cox Clark at 404-712-8780 or beverly.clark@emory.edu

Kiplinger's Names Emory a Best Value

Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has ranked Emory University ninth among the 100 best values in private universities. The annual private school rankings appear in Kiplinger's April 2008 issue and at www.kiplinger.com.

In January 2007, Emory was one of the first schools in the nation to announce generous tuition breaks with the launch of Emory Advantage which reduces debt burden for families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less that demonstrate a need for financial aid. The program includes grants instead of loans for families with an assessed income of $50,000 or less, and a $15,000 loan cap for families with incomes up to $100,000. Emory also is one of only about 40 schools in the nation that are completely need-blind for domestic students.

"We're pleased to see Emory recognized for its outstanding academic excellence and our strong commitment to make an Emory education affordable for qualified students," says Jean Jordan, Emory's dean of admissions.

Selected from a pool of more than 1,000 private institutions provided by Peterson's, schools in the Kiplinger 100 were ranked according to academic quality and affordability, with quality accounting for two-thirds of the total.

Kiplinger's Top 10 Best Values include:

1. California Institute of Technology
2. Yale
3. Princeton
4. MIT
5. Rice
6. Harvard
7. Dartmouth College
8. Duke
9. Emory
10. University of Pennsylvania

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2008 Best Values in Private Colleges

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100 Best Values in Private Colleges

Emory University is one of the nation's leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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