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April 14, 1998	Contact: Linda Green*(615)742-5470*Nashville, Tenn.
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By United Methodist News Service

Four United Methodist schools have been named among the 100 best college
buys in the United States for the upcoming academic year by a new
publication that rates America's colleges and universities.

The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys 1999 profiles the
schools that are the highest rated academically but have the lowest
total cost for the 1998-99 year.

The United Methodist-related schools listed are Kansas Wesleyan
University, Salina, Kan.; McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill.; Oklahoma
City University, Oklahoma City; and Southwestern College, Winfield, Kan.

The publication, compiled by Institutional Research and Evaluations in
Gainesville, Ga., gives information on each school, including costs,
sources of financial aid, academic disciplines and details on campus
life.

The company researched about 1,800 colleges, and institutions from 40
states are in the guide, said publisher John Culler. The smallest school
listed is Arkansas' Lyon College, with less than 500 students, and the
largest is Texas A&M in College Station, with more than 29,000 students.

Research shows that a prospective student could save $30,000  to $50,000
or more on a quality college education by attending one of the schools
in the guide, Culler said.

"A prospective student should never pick a college without first doing
serious comparison shopping for cost and quality," he said. "It that is
done, the schools in this book will win every time."

To be considered for America's 100 Best College Buys, a college had to
be an accredited, four -year institution; offer full residential
facilities including residence halls and dining services; offer
opportunities to qualified students for need-based, academic-based and
athletic-based financial aid; have an entering freshman class with a
high school grade point average and SAT or ACT score above the national
average; and have a cost of attendance below the national average.

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