Best colleges? In West Virginia!

Best colleges if you’re talking smart? West Virginia, according to FindTheBest, as reported in the Huffington Post.

Let Huffy’s Tyler Kingkade explain it:

“California, Massachusetts and New York may be known for having some great universities, but they are not the states with the overall best colleges. Turns out they each lose to West Virginia, Maine and Montana, who tie for having the best higher education institutions.

"Our friends at FindTheBest figured out a "Smart Rating" for each state based on the colleges within each one's boundaries. They used a weighted average of rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Forbes, along with data from the National Center for Education Statistics, to determine each state's smart rating.

"Tied for No. 1: Maine, Montana, West Virginia (78)
"Alone at No. 4: Pennsylvania (77)
"Tied for No. 5: Massachusetts, New Hampshire (75)
"Tied for No. 7: Arkansas, North Carolina (74)
"Alone at No. 9: Rhode Island (73)
"Tied for No. 10: Connecticut, Iowa (72)"

To read the article, click on

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/states-best-colleges_n_5678698.html?page_version=legacy&view=print&comm_ref=false