St. Peter’s Gustavus Adolphus College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country in the category of “Best Value” according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. The publication ranked Gustavus Number 42 on its list of the top 100 liberal arts colleges for “Best Value.” Kiplinger’s put together the rankings using data in five areas including cost and financial aid, student debt at graduation, competitiveness in admission rates and test scores, graduation rates, and academic support, including freshman retention rates and the college’s student-faculty ratio.