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2010 College and University Rankings by U.S. News
Category Rankings:     National Universities     Liberal Arts Colleges     Master's Degree:   West   Mid-West   South   North
 
Category Rankings:     Engineering Programs:  Bachelor's and Master's  Doctorate     Business Programs    

University ranking methodology for National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges:

  • Peer Assessment 25%
  • Graduation and retention rates 20%
  • Faculty resources 20%
  • Student selectivity 15%
  • Financial resources 10%
  • Alumni giving 5%
  • Graduation rate performance 5%

University ranking methodology for Master's Universities and Baccalaureate Colleges

  • Peer Assessment 25%
  • Graduation and retention rates 25%
  • Faculty resources 20%
  • Student selectivity 15%
  • Financial resources 10%
  • Alumni giving 5%

More information on the U.S. News ranking methodology can be found  here.
 
National Universities 2010 Rankings (Top 50): These are the universities that offer a full range of majors and degrees, and are known as the leading research universities.
1. Harvard University, MA
1. Princeton University, NJ
3. Yale University, CT
4. California Institute of Technology, CA
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA
4. Stanford University, CA
4. University of Pennsylvania, PA
8. Columbia University, NY
8. University of Chicago, IL
10. Duke University, NC
11. Dartmouth College, NH
12. Northwestern University, IL
12. Washington University in St. Louis, MO
14. Johns Hopkins University, MD
15. Cornell University, NY
16. Brown University, RI
17. Emory University, GA
17. Rice University, TX
17. Vanderbilt University, TN
20. University of Notre Dame, IN
21. University of California - Berkeley, CA
22. Carnegie Mellon, PA
23. Georgetown University, Washington, DC
24. University of California - Los Angeles, CA
24. University of Virginia, VA
26. University of Southern California, CA
27. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
28. Tufts University, MA
28. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
28. Wake Forest University, NC
31. Brandeis University, MA
32. New York University, NY
33. College of William and Mary, VA
34. Boston College, MA
35. Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
35. Lehigh University, PA
35. University of California, San Diego, CA
35. University of Rochester (NY)
39. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
39. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
41. Case Western Reserve University, OH
42. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
42. University of California, Davis, CA
42. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
42. University of Washington, WA
46. University of California, Irvine, CA
47. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
47. University of Florida, FL
47. University of Texas, Austin, TX
50. Tulane University, LA
50. University of Miami, FL
 
Liberal Arts Colleges 2010 Rankings (Top 25 ): These colleges emphasizes an undergraduate education and award 50% of their degrees in liberal arts majors.
1. Williams College, MA
2. Amherst College, MA
3. Swarthmore College, PA
4. Middlebury College, VT
4. Wellesley College, MA
6. Bowdoin College, ME
6. Pomona College, CA
8. Carleton College, MN
8. Davidson College, NC
10. Haverford College, PA
11. Claremont McKenna College, CA
11. Vassar College, NY
13. Wesleyan University, CT
14. Grinnell College, IA
14. Harvey Mudd College, CA
14. United States Military Academy, West Point
14. Washington and Lee University, VA
18. Smith College, MA
19. Colgate University, NY
19. United States Naval Academy, MD
21. Hamilton College, NY
22. Oberlin College, OH
24. Colorado College
25. Bates College, ME
25. Bryn Mawr College, PA
25. Mount Holyoke College, MA
25. Scripps College, CA
 
Master's Universities 2010 (Top 25 on the West Coast): Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree
1. Trinity College, TX
2. Santa Clara University, CA
3. Gonzaga University, WA
4. Loyola Marymount University, CA
4. Mills College, CA
6. Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, CA
7. Seattle University, WA
7. University of Redlands, CA
9. Chapman University, CA
10. University of Portland, OR
10. Whitworth University, WA
12. St. Mary's College of California, CA
13. Pacific Lutheran University, WA
13. University of Dallas, TX
15. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TX
 
16. Seattle Pacific University, WA
17. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NM
18. California Lutheran University
19. Western Washington University, WA
20. Abilene Christian University, TX
21. St. Edward's University, TX
22. Point Loma Nazarene University, CA
22. Westminster College, UT
24. Oklahoma City University
25. Mount St. Mary's College, CA
 
 
Master's Universities 2009 Rankings (Top 25 on the Mid-West): Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree
1.Creighton University, NE
2. Butler University, IN
3. Drake University, IA
3. Xavier University, OH
5. Valparaiso University, IN
6. Bradley University, IL
7. John Carroll University, OH
8. Truman State University, MO
9. Hamline University, MN
10. University of Evansville, IN
11. Drury University, MO
12. Elmhurst College, IL
13. Baldwin-Wallace College, OH
14. Bethel University, MN
14. Otterbein College, OH
16. University of Northern Iowa, IA
17. College of St. Catherine, MN
17. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, WI
19. North Central College, IL
20. Dominican University, IL
20. Rockhurst University, MO
22. Capital University, OH
23. Augsburg College, MN
24. College of St. Scholastica, MN
24. Webster University, MO
 
 
 
 
Master's Universities 2010 Rankings (Top 25 on the South Coast): Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree
1. Rollins College, FL
2. Elon University, NC
3. Stetson University, FL
4. James Madison University, VA
5. the Citadel, SC
6. Loyola University New Orleans, LA
7. Belmont University, TN
8. Appalachian State University, NC
8. Mercer University, GA
10. College of Charleston, SC
11. University of Mary Washington, VA
12. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, FL
12. University of N.C. - Wilmington
14. Spring Hill College, AL
15.Bellarmine University, KY
16. Union University, TN
17. Converse College, SC
18. Wheeling Jesuit University, WV
19. Christian Brothers University, TN
20. Murray State University, KY
21. Lipscomb University, TN
21. Mary Baldwin College
23. Queens University of Charlotte
23. University of Tampa, FL
25. Longwood University, VA
 
Master's Universities 2009 Rankings (Top 25 on the North Coast): Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree
1. Villanova University, PA
2. Providence College, RI
3. Loyola College in Maryland, MD
4. Fairfield University, CT
5.College of New Jersey, NJ
6. Bentley University, MA
7. Ithaca College, NY
7. University of Scranton, PA
9. Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
10. Quinnipiac University, CT
10. St. Joseph's University, PA
12. SUNY College of Arts and Sciences - Geneseo, NY
13. Simmons College, MA
14. Emerson College, MA
15. Marist College, NY
16. Bryant University, RI
17. Manhattan College, NY
18. La Salle University, PA
19. Le Moyne College, NY
20. Alfred University, NY
21. Canisius College, NY
22. Hood College, MD
22. Rowan University , NJ
24. Rutgers, State University of N.J. - Camden
24. Wagner College, NY
Best Business Programs 2010 Rankings - Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)
1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech (Sloan)
3. Univ. of California - Berkeley (Haas)
4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
5. New York University (Stern)
6. U. of N.C. - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
6.Univ. of Texas - Austin (McCombs)
6. University of Virginia (McIntire)
9. Carnegie Mellon Univ. (Tepper) (PA)
10. Cornell University (NY
10. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)
12. Indiana Univ. - Bloomington (Kelley)
13. Emory University (Goizueta) (GA)
13. Univ. of Illinois - Urban-Champaign
13. Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison
 
16. Ohio State Univ. - Columbus (Fisher)
16. U. of Maryland - College Park (Smith)
16. U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson)
16. University of Notre Dame (IN)
21. Georgetown Univ. (McDonough) (DC)
21. Penn State Univ. - Univ. Park (Smeal)
21. Purdue U. - W. Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)
21. University of Washington
25. Babson College (MA)
25. Boston College (Carroll)

 
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Schools whose highest degree is a Bachelor's or Master's) 2010 Rankings - Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)
1. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
2. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (IN)
3. Cooper Union (NY)
4. United States Military Academy (NY)
5. United States Naval Academy (MD)
6. Calif. Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
6. United States Air Force Academy (CO)
8. Bucknell University (PA
8. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
10. Milwaukee School of Engineering
10. Villanova University (PA)
12. Baylor University (TX)
12. Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
12. Swarthmore College (PA)
15. Calif. State Poly. University - Pomona
15. Rowan University (NJ)
15. Union College (NY)
15. United States Coast Guard Academy (CT)
 
19. Kettering University (MI)
19. Lafayette College (PA)
19. San Jose State University (CA)
19. Smith College (MA)
19. Trinity University (TX)
19. Virginia Military Institute
Best Engineering Programs (Schools whose highest degree is a Doctorate) 2010 Rankings - Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. University of California - Berkeley
4. California Institute of Technology
5. Georgia Institute of Technology
5. University of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign
7. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
9. Cornell University (NY)
9. Purdue University - West Lafayette (IN)
9. University of Texas - Austin
12. Princeton University (NJ)
12. University of Wisconsin - Madison
14. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
14. Northwestern University (IL)
14. Virginia Tech
 
17. Pennsylvania State University - Univ. Park
17. Texas A&M University - College Station
19. Rice University (TX)
19. University of California - Los Angeles
19. University of California - San Diego
19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
23. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
23. University of Maryland - College Park
23. University of Washington