List Fatigue

The Princeton Review has teamed with USA Today to present its 2009 list of "Best Value Colleges" in an interactive, online format (here), which might prove useful to families conducting a college search. (However, although the ranking criteria used includes some academic factors such as class size, it doesn't seem to address student success after graduation, a factor some people might argue is the ultimate indicator of degree value.)
The problem comes when you start cross-referencing the various college lists available.
You see, Swarthmore College (Pa.) and the University of Virginia, the #1 private and public schools on the list, are also considered "Red Light" schools by FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, meaning they have codes that restrict speech protected by the First Amendment.
Maybe this is another example of the importance of finding the right "fit" when choosing a college. Because having to choose between saving money or keeping your mouth shut is no choice at all.