Money Magazine’s Best Universities in America

"MONEY determined which of the roughly 2,000 four-year U.S. colleges and universities deliver the most value — that is, a great education, at an affordable price, that prepares students for rewarding careers.

BYU shares the No. 5 spot in a tie with University of California-Berkeley and trails just four schools in the rankings: Princeton, University of Michigan, Harvard and Rice."

1. Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

3. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

4. Rice University
Houston, TX

5. University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

5. Brigham Young University-Provo
Provo, UT

BYU Campus (click to enlarge)

6. Amherst College
Amherst, MA

7. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY

8. University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

9. Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Sources: Deseret News and Money Magazine