Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranked UF No. 2 for the fourth consecutive year in this year's rankings of the 100 best values in public colleges and universities.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was ranked first, capping an eight-year run at the top of the list.
New College of Florida, in Sarasota, was not far behind, claiming No. 8.
Other Florida universities finishing in the top 100 were the Florida State University at No. 17, University of Central Florida at No. 42, and University of South Florida at No. 75.
The results, released Friday, will be published in the December issue.
Rankings were determined by data from more than 500 four-year public colleges and universities measuring academic quality and cost of attendance for in-state students.
Total costs for in-state students - which includes tuition, fees, books and room and board - at UNC is $13,731. For UF students, the cost was $11,888 for the 2007-2008 academic year.
