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Kiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance<\/em> magazine has announced its list of the 100 public colleges and universities that offer the best value for a top-notch education, with the University of Connecticut coming in at number 32.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite rising tuition costs, there are still many first-rate institutions providing outstanding academics at an affordable price,\u201d said Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger\u2019s<\/em>. \u201cSchools like these on the Kiplinger 100 list prove graduates can enter the workforce with a great education \u2013 and without a huge cloud of debt.\u201d<\/p>\n The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger\u2019s <\/em>February 2011 issue \u2013 on newsstands now \u2013 and online<\/a>.<\/p>\n The magazine says that web visitors will find special interactive features, including a reader\u2019s choice poll, a slideshow of the top 10 schools, and data that can be sorted by criteria such as state, tuition cost, average debt, student\/faculty ratio, and admission rate. It notes that \u201cParents and college-bound students can dive into dozens of quality and affordability measures for each of the 100 schools on the list.\u201d<\/p>\n Selected from a pool of more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities, schools in the Kiplinger 100 were ranked according to academic quality, including admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios, and four- and six-year graduation rates, as well as on cost and financial aid, according to a Kiplinger\u2019s news release.<\/p>\n