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  Due west&One thousand on TodayIn its 2009 annual college rankings of best bargains, The Princeton Review listed William & Mary tertiary amidst its meridian public universities. The "Today" evidence, NBC'south popular morning show, ran a full segment with co-host Meredith Vieira on The Princeton Review rankings - including a characteristic on William & Mary.

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  Nationally recognizedWilliam & Mary has been recognized in a number of national rankings this academic year. In October, Kiplinger'southward Personal Finance Magazine ranked William & Mary every bit 5th among its top 100 universities that combine "outstanding economical value with peak-notch instruction."Photo by Stephen Salpukas

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  Roker shows Tribe PrideNBC personality Al Roker gave a "shout-out" to the College of William and Mary during the prove'south Sept. 24 circulate in Williamsburg, even donning a W&Thousand lid in a show of Tribe Pride.Photo by Stephen Salpukas

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For the second time this academic year, the College of William and Mary has been ranked among the country's acme values in public universities. In its 2009 annual college rankings of all-time bargains, The Princeton Review listed William & Mary third among its top public universities.

"It's always satisfying when kind things are said about William & Mary," said President Taylor Reveley. "William & Mary does provide an instruction of extraordinary quotient for far less money than other schools of comparable caliber. We're delighted that The Princeton Review agrees."

Thursday'due south announcement came with an added bonus - national television exposure. The "Today" testify, NBC'due south popular morning show, ran a total segment with co-host Meredith Vieira on The Princeton Review rankings - including a feature on William & Mary. The segment, which included video footage of faculty and students on campus, gave special recognition to the College and its place as one of the country's No. three best value. The set was also decorated in colors from a number of the top universities, including a greenish and gold pennant from William & Mary. The rankings were also highlighted Thursday in USA Today. The land'due south largest newspaper partnered with The Princeton Review this yearto present the rankings.

William & Mary was one of two Virginia schools among the summit three public schools -- the Academy of Virginia claimed the tiptop spot. Swarthmore College was ranked the country'southward all-time value among private colleges. The Princeton Review, known for its higher guidebook and test preparation services, ranked the meridian 50 public and top l private universities. The rankings, based on surveys of administrators and students, focused on a combination of factors such as academics, cost and fiscal help.

Thursday'due south news comes on the heels of several other rankings this academic year highlighting the College, including an declaration in October that Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine listed William & Mary as fifth among its summit 100 public universities that combine "outstanding economic value with superlative-notch education." The College was featured on Kiplinger'south Web site with an sound slideshow and online bout of William & Mary as a "all-time value."

In August, William & Mary was listed 32nd overall and 6th-best public university, according to U.Southward. News & Globe Study's annual ranking of undergraduate programs. Earlier in August, the Higher was ranked 49th overall - based on a unlike methodology - past Forbes magazine. In July, Forbes also ranked Virginia as the state's best state for business. Virginia topped the Forbes list, according to the article, in office considering of "superlative colleges like the University of Virginia and William & Mary." In July, The Princeton Review also ranked William and Mary and its Swem Library eighth in the category of "Best College Library." In October, Financial Times ranked the William & Mary's Bricklayer Schoolhouse of Business' Executive MBA programme as ane of the top 100 programs in the world. The program ranked 41st among U.S. schools and 94th worldwide.

Th was besides the 2nd time this academic year that William & Mary was mentioned on the Today show. In September, co-host Matt Lauer and idiot box personality Al Roker came to boondocks for a special show featuring Colonial Williamsburg. When hundreds of William & Mary students, faculty, staff and alumni arrived to greet them, Roker mentioned the College several times during the show and fifty-fifty donned a Tribe baseball cap.

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