U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES FOR 2010 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 and Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University and University of Pennsylvania 8. Columbia University and University of Chicago 10. Duke University 11. Dartmouth College 12. Northwestern University and Washington University in St. Louis 14. Johns Hopkins University 15. Cornell University 16. Brown University 17. Emory  University and Rice University and Vanderbilt University 20. University of Notre Dame 21.  University of California-Berkeley 22. Carnegie Mellon University 23. Georgetown University   24. University of California - LA and University of Virginia 26. University of Southern California 27. University of Michigan 28. Tufts University and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University 31. Brandeis University 32. New York University 33. College of William & Mary 34. Boston College 35. Georgia Institute of Technology and Lehigh University and University of California-San Diego and University of Rochester 39. University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin 41. Case Western Reserve University 42. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of California - Davis and University of California-Santa Barbara and University of Washington 46. University of California-Irvine 47. Pennsylvania State University and University of Florida and University of Texas 50. Tulane University and University of Miami 52. Yeshiva University 53. George Washington University and Ohio State University and University of Maryland 56. Boston College and University of Pittsburgh 58. Pepperdine University and Syracuse University and University of Georgia 61. Clemson University and Fordham University and Purdue University and Texas A & M University and University of Minnesota 66. Rutgers University and University of Connecticut 68. Southern Methodist and University of Delaware and Worcester Polytechnic Institute 71. Brigham Young University and Indiana University and Michigan State University and University of California- Santa Cruz and University of Iowa and Virginia Tech 77. Colorado School of Mines and Miami University and University of Colorado 80. Baylor University and Northeastern University and SUNY-Binghamton 84. American University and Marquette University and Stevens Institute of Technology and University of Denver 88. Auburn University and Clark University and Drexel University and Iowa State University and North Carloina State University and St.Louis University and University of Tulsa and University of Vermont 96. Howard University and SUNY-Stony Brook and University of Alabama and University of California-Riverside and University of Kansas and University of Nebraska 102. Florida State University and University of Missouri and University of Oklahoma 106. Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Massachusetts and University of Tennessee and Washington State University 110. Texas Christian University and University of Dayton and University of New Hampshire and University of San Diego and University of South Carolina

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES FOR 2010 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. Williams College 2. Amherst College 3. Swarthmore College 4. Middlebury College and Wellesley College 6. Bowdoin College and Pomona College 8. Carleton College and Davidson College 10. Haverford College 11. Claremont McKenna College and Vassar College 13. Wesleyan University 14. Grinnell College and Harvey Mudd College and U.C. Military Academy and Washington & Lee University 18. Smith College 19. Colgate University and U.S. Naval Academy 21. Hamilton College 22. Colby College and Oberlin College 24. Colorado College 25. Bates College and Bryn Mawr College and Mount Holyoke College and Scripps College 29. Macalester College 30. Barnard College and Bucknell University and University of Richmond 33. Kenyon College and Occidental College 35. Lafayette College 36. College of the Holy Cross and Sewanee-University of the South and Trinity College CT and Whitman College 40. Bard College and Furman University 42. Connecticut College 43. DePauw University and Franklin & Marshall College and Union College 46. Centre College and Dickinson College and Skidmore College 49. Gettysburg College and Pitzer College and Reed College and St. Olaf College 53. Denison College 54. Rhodes College and Wabash College 56. St. Lawrence University and Wheaton College IL 58. Wheaton College MA 59. Agnes Scott College and Lawrence University 61. Southwestern University 62. Beloit College and Earlham College and Illinois Wesleyan University and Virginia Military Institute and Willamette University and Wofford College 68. Austin College and College of Wooster and Drew University and Hobart & Wm. Smith Colleges and Kalamazoo College and Spelman College and St. John's University MN and Thomas Aquinas College CA 77. Sweet Briar College and Ursinus College 79. Lewis & Clark College 80. College of St. Benedict and Gustavus Adolphus College and Hendrix College and Knox College and College of Puget Sound 85. Allegheny College and Cornell College and Juniata College and Transylvania University 89. Hillsdale College and Luther College and Millsaps College 92. Birmingham-Southern College and Hope College and St. Mary's College MD and Washington & Jefferson College and Westmont College 97. Albion College and Augustana College and Coe College and Hampden-Sydney College and Lake Forest College and Lyon College and New College of Florida and St. Mary's College IN 105. Goucher College and Hampshire College and Hanover College and Hollins University and Ohio Wesleyan University and Presbyterian College and St. Michael's College

THE FISKE GUIDE TO COLLEGES FOR 2010 BEST BUYS Subject to their own methodology- listed alphabetically
PUBLIC:
University of Arizona, University of British Columbia, Colorado State University. Evergreen State College, University of Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Mary Washington, New College of Florida, University of New Mexico, University of North Carolina-Asheville, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of St. Andrews, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Geneseo, University of Toronto, Truman State University, University of Utah
PRIVATE:
Adelphi University, Alfred University, Baylor University, Brigham Young University, Cooper Union, Cornell College, University of Dallas, Deep Springs College, Elon University, Florida Southern College, Hendrix College, Illinois Institute of Technology, Kalamazoo College, Marquette University, Millsaps College, Morehouse College, Olin College of Engineering, University of the Pacific, Rice University, Spelman College, Trinity University TX, Wabash College, Warren Wilson College, Wheaton College IL

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE 50 BEST BUYS FOR 2009 In descending 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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