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		"url": "https://le-teen.com/api/v1/rankings/best-value/mi.json",
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		"data_vintage": "IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023",
		"generated": "2026-06-16",
		"attribution": "Data: LE TEEN — le-teen.com — college ROI, decoded",
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		"cite": "LE TEEN (2026). College ROI Data. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21351602"
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	"title": "Best-value colleges in Michigan",
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