The “best buy” schools are recognized for the quality of their academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance.

Elon is among three North Carolina colleges and universities recognized in this year’s Fiske Guide. All of the “best buy” schools fall into the inexpensive or moderate price category, and most have four- or five-star academics ratings.

Elon, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Warren Wilson College are listed among the “best buy” schools. This is Elon’s ninth year in the Fiske Guide, which lists the “best and most interesting” colleges and universities out of the nation’s 2,200 four-year schools. Edited by Edward B. Fiske, former education editor for The New York Times, the annual guide has been published since 1982, selecting top schools from around the country based on academic ratings, price category, quality of student life on campus and other factors.

Other private universities named to the “Best Buy” list included the following:

Adelphi University

Alfred University

Brigham Young University

Butler University

Clemson University

Cooper Union

Deep Springs College

DePaul University

Emerson College

Marquette University

Millsaps College

Morehouse College

Olin College of Engineering

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of the South (Sewanee)

Spelman College

Trinity University (Texas)

Warren Wilson College

Wheaton College (Illinois)

Xavier University of Louisiana

