Elon named a Best Buy university in 2017 Fiske Guide

Elon University is ranked among the nation’s top “best buy” private universities by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, one of the oldest and most influential higher education guides. The Fiske Guide has produced its best buy list for more than 30 years, identifying schools that offer high academic quality and affordable cost. All of the schools on the list fall into the inexpensive or moderate price category, and most have four- or five-star academic ratings.

This is the 33rd annual edition of the Fiske Guide, which lists about 300 of the “best and most interesting” colleges and universities out of the nation’s 2,200 four-year schools. Edited by Edward B. Fiske, former education editor for The New York Times, the annual guide is based on academic ratings, price category, quality of student life on campus and other factors.

In addition to Elon, other private universities on the 2017 best buy list include Baylor University, Brigham Young University, Centre College, Rochester Institute of Technology and University of the South (Sewanee).