For the 19th year in a row, The Fiske Guide to Colleges named Warren Wilson College one of only 20 “Best Buy” colleges. Every year, the Fiske Guide chooses 10 public and 10 private colleges or universities for their “outstanding educational value as determined by academic quality in relation to the net cost of attendance.”

The Fiske Guide‘s headline for Warren Wilson reads, “Among a handful of schools where students combine academics, community engagement, and on-campus work that helps keep tuition down. Roots in the culture of Appalachia combine with a strong international and social justice orientation to give Warren Wilson its distinctive flavor. Setting in the mountains of western North Carolina is tough to beat. Campus atmosphere ranges from liberal to far-out alternative.”