Georgia Tech was named one of top 50 best values for public colleges in 2009. The top ten public colleges were ranked, followed by an alphabetical listing of the remaining 40 schools who made the list. The Princeton Review selected these institutions as its "best value" choices for 2009 based on surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and private colleges and universities. The selection criteria covered more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs of attendance, and financial aid, using the most recently reported data from each institution for its 2007-08 academic year. Princeton Review ranks University of Virginia, New College of Florida and the College of William and Mary as the top three best values.