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NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA NAMED TO FORBES' 'BEST VALUE' LIST New College of Florida has been ranked high in a number of lists this year. Photo courtesy New College New College of Florida ranked No. 12 in Forbes magazine's list of the country's "Best Value Colleges" for 2014, the college has announced. "The ranking puts New College in good com- pany among tough competition," a news release points out. The nation's military ser- vice academies (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine), which charge no tuition, occupy the first five positions in the rankings, the release notes. New College's fellow state institutions the University of Florida (No. 9) and Florida State University (No. 13) also made the list. "Forbes joins several other publications and college guides that have recognized New College's value in the past year," the release continues. The Princeton Review and USA Today ranked New College the No. 2 "Best Value Public College in America," the release points out. U.S. News and World Report ranked New College the No. 5 public liberal arts college in the United States. The Fiske Guide to Colleges named New College one of 44 "Best Buy" institutions in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the release notes, while Washington Monthly named New College the No. 1 public liberal arts college in the United States and No. 8 among all liberal arts colleges. The Forbes rankings focus on colleges' out- comes, including post-graduate success, academic success, graduation rate, stu- dent satisfaction and student loan debt, the release says. Sarasota News Leader August 1, 2014 Page 85