U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the best colleges in the nation has been released, and a Rhode Island university has been ranked in the top 20.
The publication releases rankings of the best universities each year based on several factors, including academic reputation, cost of attendance, and return on investment.
Brown University was the highest-ranked university in Rhode Island, coming in at No. 13 on the list.
Several other New England universities also scored highly on the list, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
Here’s what you need to know:
The nation’s best colleges according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings
Several New England regional universities ranked highly on this year’s list of the best colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Here are the top 10:
Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, 6th California Institute of Technology (tie), 6th Duke University (tie), 6th Johns Hopkins University (tie), 6th Northwestern University (tie), University of Pennsylvania
Best Colleges in Rhode Island according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings
This year, only two Rhode Island universities were named to U.S. News & World Report’s list of best universities nationwide.
Brown University tied with Columbia University for 13th place. The University of Rhode Island came in at 152nd.
However, while many of Rhode Island’s schools did not make the national rankings, several did make the list of best colleges in the north region. Here is how they ranked on that list:
3. Providence College
4. Rhode Island School of Design
6. Bryant University (tie)
27. Salve Regina University (tie)
44. Roger Williams University (tie)
91. Johnson & Wales University – Providence (tie)
101. University of Rhode Island (tie)
How U.S. News & World Report Calculates Rankings for Best Colleges
U.S. News & World Report evaluates about 1,500 universities using more than a dozen “academic quality” categories to determine its annual Best Colleges list, the magazine said in a release.
According to the announcement, more than half of the schools’ rankings are based on outcome indicators such as graduation rates and post-graduation earnings rates.
The remaining scores are calculated using data such as faculty salaries, student-faculty ratios and standardized test scores.
