The Princeton Review and USA Today teamed up to compile a list of the Top 100 “Best Value” public and private universities and colleges of 2009.Five Southeastern Conference schools are among the top 100, but LSU didn’t make the cut.The University of Georgia was listed as No. 9. The University of Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Vanderbilt University also made the list.The Princeton Review, the education services and test-prep company known for its annual college listings, selected the schools based on surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and private college and university campuses.The rankings were based on more than 30 factors in three areas of academics, costs and financial aid.
 
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