The University of Virginia in Charlottesville and the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg ranked third and fourth, respectively, in Kiplinger’s recently released Top Values in Public Education 2012.

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill topped the list, followed by the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Other Virginia schools making the top 100 were James Madison University in Harrisonburg in 28th place, Virginia Tech in Blacksburg at 32nd, University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg at 44th, George Mason University in Fairfax at 50th and Christopher Newport University in Newport News at 94th. A complete list of the top 100 can be found online at www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges.
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