The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was ranked No. 1 on the Kiplinger's Personal Finance's list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2013-2014, followed by the University of Virginia in 2nd place and the University of Florida (UF) in 3rd place. UF has been among Kiplinger's top 10 best values in public colleges since 2005, ranking No. 2 from that year until 2012.

The University of Michigan (U-M) was ranked 6th on Kiplinger's list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2014, moving up five spots from last year. U-M and the University of Wisconsin-Madison were the only two Big Ten schools ranked in the top 10.

The University of Georgia was rated 10th, up five spots on Kiplinger's Personal Finance list of 100 best values among public colleges and universities for 2014. Other Georgia universities on the list include: Georgia Institute of Technology (33rd), University of North Georgia (94th), and Georgia College and State University (95th).

The University of Texas at Austin has risen to 21st place in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2014. It was ranked 27th in 2013.

The University of Connecticut (UConn) was rated 25th among the 100 best values in public colleges for 2013-2014, marking the second consecutive year the University's combination of outstanding education and economic value have earned that spot. Two years ago, UConn was ranked 30th on the annual list, and was at 32nd the year before that.

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