EUGENE,
Ore. -- (Jan. 4, 2011) -- The University of Oregon has been named one of the 100 best values in public colleges by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. The
UO is number 89 on the 2011 list.

According to Kiplinger's, the rankings of four-year
institutions include those that "deliver a stellar education at an
affordable price."

The survey evaluates more than 500 public institutions based on
quality measures including admission rate, test scores of incoming freshmen, four-
and six-year graduation rates, and cost information about tuition, fees, room
and board, and financial aid for in-state and out-of-state students.

The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger's February 2011 issue -- on
newsstands today -- and online at www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges.

About the University of Oregon
The University
of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's
flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American
Universities (AAU), an organization made up of the 63 leading public and
private research institutions in the United States and Canada. The University
of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

MEDIA
CONTACT: Julie Brown,
541-346-3185, julbrown@uoregon.edu

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