The west side of Butler County is often equated with rural charm and tradition; there is no greater example of this charm than the community of Oxford. Home to Miami University, Oxford has a long tradition of education, cultural, and athletic excellence to go with its rolling hills and wide, scenic expanses. Miami has earned its reputation as "the Yale of the West". This year, U.S. News & World's Report's college rankings list MU as 27^th among the top public universities in the nation, and Kiplinger's annual list of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" ranks the university as the top bargain in Ohio and 38^th nationally.