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2008 Best Value in Public Colleges

It could just be the best public college you’ve never heard of, with prices so low that it’s a steal even for out-of-state students.

SUNY Geneseo, a small liberal arts college in western New York, boasts top students, a scenic campus, strong programs in both arts and sciences, and new dorms with — drumroll, please — washers and dryers on every floor. It adjoins a historic village with killer quaintness and puts students within 30 miles of Rochester, a major college town.

UW-Madison is ranked 19 for in-state and 23rd for out of state.