{"id":727,"date":"2015-05-06T15:20:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2015-05-06T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:20:39","slug":"mansfield-ranked-among-most-affordable-small-colleges-in-northeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield Ranked Among Most Affordable Small Colleges in Northeast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MANSFIELD, PA\u2014Mansfield University is ranked among the top 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Best-Value.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Best-Value.jpg?fit=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Best Value\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Best-Value.jpg?fit=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Best-Value-300x248.jpg?resize=300%2C248\" alt=\"Best Value\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a>most affordable small colleges in the northeast by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestvalueschools.com\/most-affordable-small-colleges-america-2015\/#chapter6\" target=\"_blank\">bestvalueschools.com<\/a>. MU is ranked 95<sup>th<\/sup> nationally out of 700 schools that met the definition of small college, which is less than 4,000 students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to bestvalueschools.com, affordability is determined by net cost of attendance, the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses as determined by College Navigator, a component of the National Center for Education Statistics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe work very hard to provide an educational experience that is of the highest quality and is affordable,\u201d MU President Fran Hendricks said. \u201cIt is gratifying to receive validation from an impartial source that we are being successful in our stated mission and commitment to student success.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In its review, bestvalueschools.com states, \u201cDespite its small stature, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania encourages its students to \u2018dream big.\u2019 As one of the premier liberal arts and best small colleges in the state, MU gives students the chance to explore a wide range of campus events and resources without drowning them in a sea of faceless classmates. And thanks to accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, students can feel confident that the curriculum they enjoy meets rigorous standards of quality.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD, PA\u2014Mansfield University is ranked among the top 15 most affordable small colleges in the northeast by bestvalueschools.com. MU is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=727\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mansfield Ranked Among Most Affordable Small Colleges in Northeast<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-bJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1625,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=1625","url_meta":{"origin":727,"position":0},"title":"Washington Monthly Recognizes Mansfield for Value and Affordability","author":"Terry Day","date":"November 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA\u2014 Mansfield University has been recognized by Washington Monthly magazine as one of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges 2016,\u201d ranking 86th out of the 386 schools in the Northeast region. 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