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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES FOR 2009 EDITION in roughly descending order with many ties , subject to their own methodology - (It's worth noting that 25 percent of a school's ranking is based on a peer assessment score. U.S. News asks presidents, provosts and deans of admission to rate peer schools' academic programs from marginal to distinguished) : 1. Harvard University 2. Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6. California Institute of Technology and University of Pennsylvania 8. Columbia University and Duke University and University of Chicago 11. Dartmouth College 12. Northwestern University and Washington University in St. Louis 14. Cornell University 15. Johns Hopkins University 16. Brown University 17. Rice University 18. Emory University and Vanderbilt University and University of Notre Dame 21. University of California Berkeley 22. Carnegie Mellon University 23. Georgetown University and University of Virginia 25. University of California Los Angeles 26. University of Michigan 27. University of Southern California 28. Tufts University and Wake Forest University 30. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 31. Brandeis University 32. College of William & Mary 33. New York University 34. Boston College 35. Georgia Institute of Technology and Lehigh University and University of California San Diego and University of Rochester and University of Wisconsin 40. University of Illinois 41. Case Western Reserve University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Washington 44. University of California Davis and University of California Irvine and University of California Santa Barbara 47. Pennsylvania State University and University of Texas 49. University of Florida 50. Yeshiva University 51. Tulane University and University of Miami 53. George Washington University and Syracuse University and University of Maryland 56. Ohio State University and Pepperdine University 58. University of Georgia and University of Pittsburgh 60. Boston University 61. Clemson University and Fordham University and University of Minnesota 64. Rutgers University and Texas A & M University 66. Miami University in Ohio and Purdue University and Southern Methodist University and University of Connecticut and University of Iowa 71. Indiana University and Michigan State University and University of Delaware and Virginia Tech and Worcester Polytechnic Institute 76. Baylor University 77. Marquette University and SUNY Binghamton and University of Colorado 80. Clark University and Colorado School of Mines and St. Louis University  83. American University and North Carolina State University and Stevens Institute of Technology and SUNY College of Environmental Science and University of Alabama and University of Tulsa 89. Drexel University and Iowa State University and University of California Riverside and University of Denver and University of Kansas and University of Nebraska and University of Vermont 96. Auburn University and Northeastern University and SUNY Stony Brook and University of Arizona and University of California Santa Cruz and University of Missouri 102. Florida State University and Howard University and Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Massachusetts and University of San Diego and University of the Pacific 108. University of Dayton and University of Oklahoma and University of Oregon and University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee 113. Brigham Young University and Texas Christian University and University of New Hampshire

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES FOR 2009 EDITION in roughly descending order with many ties , subject to their own methodology (It's worth noting that 25 percent of a school's ranking is based on a peer assessment score. U.S. News asks presidents, provosts and deans of admission to rate peer schools' academic programs from marginal to distinguished) : 1. Amherst College and Williams College 3. Swarthmore College 4. Wellesley College 5. Middlebury College 6. Bowdoin College and Pomona College 8. Carleton College 9. Davidson College 10. Haverford College 11. Claremont McKenna College  and Vassar College 13. Wesleyan University 14. Grinnell College and Harvey Mudd College and United States Military Academy 17. Washington & Lee University 18. Colgate University and Smith College 20. Hamilton College and Oberlin College 22. United States Naval Academy 23. Bryn Mawr College and Coby College 25. Bates College and Macalester College 27. Barnard College and Mount Holyoke College and Scripps College 30. Bucknell University and Colorado College 32. Kenyon College 33. Trinity College CT and University of Richmond 35. College of the Holy Cross and Lafayette College 37. Bard College and Furman University and Occidental College and Whitman College 41. University of the South 42. Connecticut College and Franklin & Marshall College and Union College 45. Centre College and Dickinson College 47. Skidmore College and St. Olaf College 49. Depauw University and Gettysburg College and Pitzer College and Rhodes College  53. Denison College 54. Reed College and Wabash College 56. Lawrence University and Wheaton College IL 58. St. Lawrence University and Wheaton College MA 60. Agnes Scott College and Beloit College and Illinois Wesleyan University and Kalamazoo College and Thomas Acquinas College CA and Willamette University and Wofford College 67. Earlham College 68. Berea College and Hobart & Wm Smith Colleges and Southwestern University 71. Austin College and Drew University and Lewis & Clark University and Muhlenberg College and St. John's University MN and Virginia Military Institute 77. College of Wooster and Hendrix College  and Spelman College and Transylvania University 81 Birmingham Southern College and University of Puget Sound and Ursinus College 84. College of St. Benedict and Millsaps College and St. Mary's College of MD and Sweet Briar College 88. Augustana College and Cornell College IA and Gustavus Adolphus College and Hope College and Knox College and Luther College 94. Allegheny College and Lake Forest College and New College of Florida and Washington College MD 98. Coe College and Hampden-Sydney College and Hanover College and Hillsdale College and Hollins College and Juniata College 104. Albion College and Bennington College and Hampshire College and Presbyterian College and St. Mary's College IN and St. Michael's College and Washington & Jefferson College 111. Goucher College and Lyon College

THE FISKE GUIDE TO COLLEGES FOR 2009 BEST BUYS
Subject to their own methodology- listed alphabetically
PUBLIC:
University of Aberdeen (Great Britain), University of Arizona, University of British Columbia (Canada), University of Colorado, Evergreen State University, University of Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Mary Washington, McGill University (Canada), New College of Florida, University of North Carolina Asheville, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, University of St. Andrews (Great  Britain), SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Stony Brook, University of Toronto (Canada), University of Washington
PRIVATE:
Adelphi University, Baylor University, Birmingham-Southern University, Brigham Young University, Catholic University, Clarkson University, Cooper Union, Deep Springs College, Earlham College, Elon College, Florida Southern College, Hendrix College, Howard University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Juniata College, Kalamazoo College, Morehouse College, Olin College of Engineering, Randolph College, Rice University, Southwestern University, Spelman College, Trinity University, Wabash College, Warren Wilson College, Wheaton College (IL)

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE 50 BEST BUYS FOR 2009
In decending order, subject to their own methodology
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
California Institute of Technology, Yale University, Princeton University, Rice University, Duke University, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emory University, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt University, Brandeis University, University of Richmond, Johns Hopkins University, Tufts University, Wake Forest University, Georgetown University, Boston College, Trinity University TX, Cornell University, Lehigh University, University of Chicago, Bentley University, Elon University, University of Southern California, Providence College, Villanova University, University of Rochester, Clark University, Pepperdine University, Case Western Reserve University, Gonzaga University, University of Miami, Whitworth University, Baylor University, Xavier University OH, Carnegie Mellon University, Santa Clara University, Marquette University, New York University, Boston University, Loyola College MD, Syracuse University, Marist College, Emerson College
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
Pomona College, Swarthmore College, Williams College, Davidson College, Washington & Lee University, Amherst College, Carleton College, Wellesley College, Haverford College, Vassar College, Kenyon College, Claremont McKenna College, College of the Holy Cross, Ginnell College, Wheaton Colleege IL, Middlebury College, Bowdoin College, Lafayette College, Colorado College, Macalester College, Colgate University, Bucknell University, Bates College, Hamilton College, Barnard College, Colby College, Whitman College, Wesleyan University, Centre College, Trinity College CT, Denison University, Occidental College, Thomas Acquinas College CA, Illinois Wesleyan University, Scripps College, Oberlin College, St. Olaf College, Depauw University, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Muhlenberg College, Wofford College, Knox College, Reed College, Furman University, Smith College, Gettysburg College, Kalamazoo College, Sewanee: University of the South, Hillsdale College

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