What are the top schools in the US News college rankings?
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Harvard University and Princeton University tied for the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best schools, the 10th straight year either or both have been first among national research institutions. Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, was the top liberal arts college. Princeton, in Princeton, New Jersey, was first, or tied for first among national research universities with Harvard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 2001 until it placed second last year, according to the magazine, which announced the rankings yesterday. U.S. News’s ratings, begun in 1983, are based on criteria such as student test scores, selectivity and peer evaluations. Universities also are graded on faculty pay and financial aid, which may be affected by the recession. Estimates from Harvard and Princeton that endowments declined at least 25 percent for the fiscal year ended June 30 didn’t affect this year’s rankings because they used fiscal year 2008 data, sa
