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The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the best colleges in the nation is out, and one Vermont school made the list, while several others were recognized among liberal arts colleges.
The publication releases its ranking of the best overall colleges every year based on several factors, including academic reputation, cost of attendance and return on investment.
The University of Vermont made the national list, tying at No. 121.
Several colleges in the New England area scored high on the list, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
Here’s what to know.
Best colleges in the country, per U.S. News & World Report annual ranking
Several New England area universities ranked high on this year’s list of best colleges from U.S. News & World Report. Here are the top 10:
- Princeton University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- Yale University
- 6. California Institute of Technology (tie)
- 6. Duke University (tie)
- 6. Johns Hopkins University (tie)
- 6. Northwestern University (tie)
- University of Pennsylvania
Best colleges in Vermont, per U.S. News & World Report annual ranking
One Vermont colleges made U.S. News & World Report’s national list of best universities this year. The University of Vermont tied at No. 121.
However, although more Vermont schools didn’t make the national list, several were named among the best national liberal arts colleges. Here’s how they fared on that list:
19. Middlebury College (tie)
114. Bennington College (tie)
122. Saint Michael’s College (tie)
Also, several Vermont schools made the list for best universities in the north region:
101. Champlain College (tie)
101. Norwich University (tie)
135. Castleton University (tie)
151-165. Vermont State University
How U.S. News & World Report calculates ranking for best colleges list
U.S. News & World Report determines its annual best colleges list by evaluating nearly 1,500 colleges and universities using more than a dozen categories of “academic quality,” the publication said in a release.
More than half of a school’s ranking is calculated based on outcome measures like graduation rates and post-graduation earning rates, according to the release.
The rest of the score is calculated using data like faculty salaries, student-to-faculty ratio and standardized test scores.