Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine has released its list of the 100 best values in public colleges and universities, placing the University of Oregon at 100.

In last year’s list, the UO came in at 98.

“We are proud to have been included again on the Kiplinger’s list of elite institutions for value,” said Roger Thompson, the UO’s vice president for enrollment management in a Dec. 12 press release.

The magazine started the list in 1998, and each year the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been ranked number one.

“This year’s top 100 schools have made admirable strides to maintain academic integrity and standards while meeting the financial needs of their students,” said Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.

According to a benchmarking performance released by UO interim Provost Scott Coltrane in November, Oregon is out-performed in a number of areas including six-year graduation rate, student to tenured faculty ratio and average spending per student.

According to the same report, the UO spent an average of $29,532 per student. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spent $86,337 per student in the same year.