PolicyMic ranked WMU #5 out of 12 schools in the U.S.
"Using recent data for average student debt upon graduation, starting salaries, tuition and room and board for four-year universities, six-year graduation rates, and percentage of students who qualify for Pell grants as rough indicators"
Washington Monthly Magazine ranked 50 schools with the best value, WMU coming in at 46.
A WMU press release points out that this is the second year WMU has appeared in Washington Monthly's annual rankings of schools that "are acting on behalf of the true public interest."
To read more about how these rankings relate to the new proposed federal funding structure, and how WMU might benefit, please follow the link below:
WMU News — Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values
To see the rankings, please follow the links below:
Washington Monthly Magazine — Best Bang for the Buck 2013, National Universities
Policymic — 12 Top Colleges Where Students Get the best Bang for their Buck