Top 10 best value private colleges in America

#5 – Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.

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Davidson's JP Kuhlman (5) defends against Penn's Zack Rosen in this Jan. 2 file photo. Davidson College is one of the few liberal arts colleges to compete in NCAA basketball.

At $48,029, Davidson has the lowest sticker price of any of the Top 10 best value schools. They also have the smallest financial aid package, both as a dollar amount and as a percentage of the cost, leaving Davidson with the highest net cost of the Top 10, at $26,067. They do offer generous merit scholarships, which 23 percent of their students receive.

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