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Âé¶¹Ô­´´ a MONEY Magazine ‘Best College’

Robert Waterbury

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Âé¶¹Ô­´´, a four-year Catholic liberal arts college, is ranked fourth out of Iowa’s seventeen private, nonprofit colleges that made MONEY magazine’s 2017 Best Colleges For Your Money list.

In Iowa, Âé¶¹Ô­´´ ranked higher at No. 365 out of 711 schools than Simpson College, 394; Central College, 395; Northwestern College, 402; Wartburg College, 450; Luther College, 470; Coe College, 519; Saint Ambrose University, 575; Cornell College, 597; Graceland University-Lamoni, 594; Grand View University, 621; Buena Vista University, 660; Briar Cliff University; 665; and Upper Iowa University, 669.

Princeton University claimed the top spot for the second year in a row. Fourteen of the state’s 33 private nonprofit schools failed to make the list.

Rankings are based on 27 factors centered on educational quality, affordability, and alumni success.

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