Somerset, NJ — Andrew Sheldon reports in NJBIZ that Princeton University earned the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 college rankings for the fourth consecutive year.
Two other Jersey institutions also were ranked in the Top 100 of the top national universities: Rutgers University – New Brunswick (No. 70) and Stevens Institute of Technology (three-way tie No. 71).
Four other New Jersey schools made the Top 200: Seton Hall (tied for No. 118), Rutgers-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology (tied for No. 135), and Montclair State (tied for No. 176).
The Top 25 national institutions of higher learning, according to U.S. News & World Report, are as follows:
1. Princeton University
2. Harvard University
3. University of Chicago
3. Yale University
5. Columbia University
5. Stanford University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. Duke University
8. University of Pennsylvania
10. Johns Hopkins University
Two other Jersey institutions also were ranked in the Top 100 of the top national universities: Rutgers University – New Brunswick (No. 70) and Stevens Institute of Technology (three-way tie No. 71).
Four other New Jersey schools made the Top 200: Seton Hall (tied for No. 118), Rutgers-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology (tied for No. 135), and Montclair State (tied for No. 176).
The Top 25 national institutions of higher learning, according to U.S. News & World Report, are as follows:
1. Princeton University
2. Harvard University
3. University of Chicago
3. Yale University
5. Columbia University
5. Stanford University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. Duke University
8. University of Pennsylvania
10. Johns Hopkins University
11. Dartmouth College
12. California Institute of Technology
12. Northwestern University
14. Brown University
15. Cornell University
15. Rice University
15. University of Notre Dame
15. Vanderbilt University
19. Washington University in St. Louis
20. Emory University
20. Georgetown University
20. University of California–Berkeley
23. University of Southern California
24. Carnegie Mellon University
24. University of California–Los Angeles
24. University of Virginia
In a separate list for national liberal arts colleges, Drew University was ranked No. 108. Williams College in Massachusetts was the top-ranking school in that category, followed by Amherst, Wellesley, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Claremont and Davidson.
In the rankings for regional schools (North), The College of New Jersey received the highest honors of the state’s institutions, coming in third place behind Providence College (No. 1) and Fairfield University (No. 2).
Other colleges on the regional list were Rowan (No. 20); Rider (No. 23); Ramapo (No. 27); Rutgers-Camden (No. 32); Monmouth (No. 38); Stockton (No. 51); Fairleigh Dickinson (No. 67); St. Peter’s (No. 99); Caldwell (No. 104); William Paterson (No. 104); The College of St. Elizabeth (No. 122); Georgian Court (No. 122) and Centenary (No. 131).
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12. California Institute of Technology
12. Northwestern University
14. Brown University
15. Cornell University
15. Rice University
15. University of Notre Dame
15. Vanderbilt University
19. Washington University in St. Louis
20. Emory University
20. Georgetown University
20. University of California–Berkeley
23. University of Southern California
24. Carnegie Mellon University
24. University of California–Los Angeles
24. University of Virginia
In a separate list for national liberal arts colleges, Drew University was ranked No. 108. Williams College in Massachusetts was the top-ranking school in that category, followed by Amherst, Wellesley, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Claremont and Davidson.
In the rankings for regional schools (North), The College of New Jersey received the highest honors of the state’s institutions, coming in third place behind Providence College (No. 1) and Fairfield University (No. 2).
Other colleges on the regional list were Rowan (No. 20); Rider (No. 23); Ramapo (No. 27); Rutgers-Camden (No. 32); Monmouth (No. 38); Stockton (No. 51); Fairleigh Dickinson (No. 67); St. Peter’s (No. 99); Caldwell (No. 104); William Paterson (No. 104); The College of St. Elizabeth (No. 122); Georgian Court (No. 122) and Centenary (No. 131).
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