In the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2014, there are 42 institutions named as schools that offer outstanding academics (with four- or five-star ratings) and fall into the inexpensive or moderate price category.

Here’s what tops the Fiske list this year:

Among public institutions:

  • College of Charleston (S.C.)
  • University of Iowa
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Oregon
  • University of St. Andrews (U.K.)
  • SUNY-College of Geneseo
  • Texas A&M University
  • Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2013/07/quality_and_affordability_rolled_into_new_list_of_best_buy_colleges.html