Asheville Citizen-Times - UNC Asheville rose from 50th to 32nd as a best value in public colleges for in-state students and from 56th to 38th as a best value in public colleges for out-of-state students, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.

Appalachian State University ranked 34th the nation in terms of best value for undergraduate costs and 42nd in terms of cost for an out-of-state undergraduate education, according to the Kiplinger ranking, with UNC Chapel Hill topping both lists. Read the full article