Every year, U.S. News & World Report releases its list of the best and brightest colleges that you could have attended if you didn’t settle for cheaper in-state tuition or choosing to stay at home with your parents as a way to save money on room and board. If you’ve been a regular follower of the list, you’re probably not going to be that surprised with most of the results.
Once again, Princeton University topped the list as the Best National University in the country. Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts topped the list of the Best Liberal Arts College in America and the University of California-Berkeley won the top spot on the list of the Best Public Schools. Each has been in its respective spot at least once in a previous list.
Princeton and Berkley topped the list for the second year in a row. Williams College has been the top Liberal Arts College for the last 12 years in a row because, well, it’s the liberal arts and it’s not exactly a competitive field in this kind of a job market. We’re sure if there was a bigger call for medieval tapestry majors out there that the choices might be a little more varied.
Find the magazine’s complete list of rankings on their website–and we have some graphics below as a quick reference. And if you’re already in school and your institution of higher learning didn’t earn much real estate towards the top of the food chain–well, we feel for you…
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U.S. News 2015 Best Colleges Rankings |
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*For the full list of rankings, visit http://www.usnews.com/colleges |
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Best National Universities |
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges |
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1. Princeton University (NJ) |
1. Williams College (MA) |
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2. Harvard University (MA) |
2. Amherst College (MA) |
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3. Yale University (CT) |
3. Swarthmore College (PA) |
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4. Columbia University (NY) |
4. Wellesley College (MA) |
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4. Stanford University (CA) |
5. Bowdoin College (ME) |
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4. University of Chicago (IL) |
5. Pomona College (CA) |
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7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
7. Middlebury College (VT) |
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8. Duke University (NC) |
8. Carleton College (MN) |
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8. University of Pennsylvania |
8. Claremont McKenna College (CA) |
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10. California Institute of Technology |
8. Haverford College (PA) |
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Best Public Schools |
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National Universities |
Liberal Arts Colleges |
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1. University of California–Berkeley |
1. United States Naval Academy (MD) |
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2. University of California–Los Angeles |
2. United States Military Academy (NY) |
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2. University of Virginia |
3. United States Air Force Academy (CO) |
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4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
4. Virginia Military Institute |
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5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill |
5. New College of Florida |
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Best Value Schools |
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National Universities |
Liberal Arts Colleges |
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1. Harvard University (MA) |
1. Amherst College (MA) |
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2. Princeton University (NJ) |
2. Williams College (MA) |
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3. Yale University (CT) |
3. Pomona College (CA) |
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4. Stanford University (CA) |
4. Wellesley College (MA) |
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5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
5. Soka University of America (CA) |
