The "Princeton Review" ranked Rice 4th for "Best Quality of Life", 8th for "Happiest Students", 10th among the most LGBT friendliest colleges, and one of the top 50 best value private colleges in its 2020 edition. Rice was ranked 41st among research universities by the Center for Measuring University Performance in 2007. "Consumer's Digest" ranked Rice 3rd on the list of top 5 values in private colleges in its June 2011 issue. "Fiske Guide to Colleges" ranked Rice as one of the top 25 private "best buy" schools in its 2012 edition.