The Princeton Review today published its annual list of “Best Value Colleges” that identifies America’s top undergraduate schools offering excellent academics, generous financial aid, and/or relatively low cost of attendance.

The Princeton Review “Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges for 2012” are:
1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill NC)
2. University of Virginia (Charlottesville VA)
3. New College of Florida (Sarasota FL)
4. State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton NY)
5. University of Wisconsin (Madison WI)
6. College of William and Mary (Williamsburg VA)
7. University of Florida (Gainesville FL)
8. University of Georgia (Athens GA)
9. University of Washington (Seattle)
10. University of Texas at Austin

The Princeton Review “Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges for 2012” are:
1. Williams College (Williamstown MA)
2. Swarthmore College (Swarthmore PA)
3. Princeton University (Princeton NJ)
4. Harvard College (Cambridge MA)
5. Rice University (Houston TX)
6. Pomona College (Claremont CA)
7. Washington University (St. Louis MO)
8. Yale University (New Haven CT)
9. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena CA)
10. Hamilton College (Clinton NY)

For more details see here: http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-press-release.aspx or check out the searchable database: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges