U.S. News & World Report announced its top colleges for 2018. While the rankings are open to intrepretation and has its fair share of critics, it can be used as a starting point for any college list. The US News ranks schools using quantitative factors — like graduation and retention rates — and qualitative factors — like peer assessment surveys from college presidents and deans of admissions. The list includes schools which offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus masters and Ph.D. programs. For more information, read here. Here are the Top 10:
10. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Peer Assessment Score: 4.6
2016 Graduation Rate: 94%
9. Duke University
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Durham, North Carolina
Peer Assessment Score: 4.4
2016 Graduation Rate: 95%
8. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Peer Assessment Score: 4.5
2016 Graduation Rate: 95%
5. Stanford University
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Stanford, California
Peer Assessment Score: 4.9
2016 Graduation Rate: 94%
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Peer Assessment Score: 4.9
2016 Graduation Rate: 93%
5. Columbia University
New York, New York
Peer Assessment Score: 4.7
2016 Graduation Rate: 96%
3. Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Peer Assessment Score: 4.8
2016 Graduation Rate: 98%
3. University of Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
Peer Assessment Score: 4.6
2016 Graduation Rate: 94%
2. Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Peer Assessment Score: 4.9
2016 Graduation Rate: 97%
1. Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Peer Assessment Score: 4.9
2016 Graduation Rate: 97%