'Forbes' Again Names SU Among 'America's Best Value Colleges'

SALISBURY, MD---Forbes magazine again has named Salisbury University among “America’s Best Value Colleges.”

SU is one of “300 schools worth the investment” out of nearly 2,500 public and private colleges and universities in the nation, according to the publication. Salisbury has been named among “America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes for the past four years.

“Our faculty, students and staff work hard to maintain SU’s high standards while offering an affordable education,” said Dr. Karen Olmstead, SU interim provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. “Being named among the top 300 best value colleges and universities nationwide speaks highly of the value and quality SU provides.

Selection for the Forbes list was based on quality (as judged by Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges” rankings), student debt, on-time graduation rates, dropout risk and number of Pell Grant recipients.

Other institutions on the list included Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, Brown, Duke and Stanford universities, as well as the universities of Michigan, Delaware and Virginia.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.