Higher Ed

Ripon College has been recognized as a Best 376 College by The Princeton Review, a Best Liberal-Arts College by Washington Monthly, a Top 25 Schools for Do-Gooders by Newsweek, among the top-tier and best-value colleges by U.S. News and World Report and among the top 200 private colleges in the nation overall and for value by Forbes Magazine. Ripon College was founded in 1851 and is in Ripon, Wis.

Located in Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona Christian University was founded in 1960 and has 683 students.

Located in Portales, N.M., Eastern New Mexico University was founded in 1927 and has 5,574 students.

Located in Tucson, Ariz., the University of Arizona was founded in 1885.

Located in Portales, N.M., Eastern New Mexico University was founded in 1927 and has 5,574 students.