US News Rankings 2024: Williams College is the top liberal arts school, Princeton is the greatest institution overall
US News Rankings 2024: Williams College is the top liberal arts school, Princeton is the greatest institution overall According to US News & World Report rankings, Princeton is the finest US institution while Williams College is the best for liberal arts.
According to U.S. News & World Report’s best colleges rankings for 2024, Williams institution is the best liberal arts institution and Princeton University is the greatest university in the country.
According to a press release released in this respect by US News, the rankings took into account 1,500 universities and incorporated 19 criteria for academic excellence.
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“This year’s rankings placed a greater emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students, demonstrating the most significant methodological change in the rankings’ history,” US News said.
The performance of an institution in enrolling and graduating students from all backgrounds with manageable debt and post-graduate success today makes up more than 50% of its ranking. Class size, teachers with terminal degrees, alumni giving, high school class standing, and the percentage of graduates taking out federal loans were all five characteristics that were eliminated, it continued.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) placed in second place among the nation’s top institutions, with Harvard and Stanford University jointly taking the third slot.
Amherst College scored second and the US Naval Academy third on the list of the greatest national liberal arts colleges.
The top 3 institutions in several categories are shown below
Leading Public Schools: National Colleges
Berkeley, California University of California
University of Michigan
National Liberal Arts Colleges are among the best public schools
American Naval Academy
American Air Force Academy
West Point Military Academy, United States
Top Social Mobility Performers: National Universities
Long Beach campus of California State University
California State Universities Fullerton and Riverside are tied for first place.
University of California, Merced and California State University, San Bernardino (tied)
National Liberal Arts Colleges are the best at promoting social mobility.
Lake Forest University
Spelman College, Salem College, and Agnes Scott College are tied.
