Princeton Leads U.S. News List for Ninth Straight Year

A roundup of the 2019 college rankings

Photo: Office of Communications, Nick Donnoli (2016)

By Carlett Spike

Published Sept. 9, 2019

1 min read

Princeton was ranked No. 1 among national universities for the ninth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report, which released its annual list of the top American universities today. Harvard was ranked No. 2, while Yale, MIT, and Columbia tied for third place. Princeton was also ranked No. 1 by U.S. News for best undergraduate teaching and best-value schools. Following is a list of how Princeton fared in other rankings this year:

● Kiplinger’s: No. 2 in Best College Values for private colleges

● Money: No. 3 in Best Value for Your Tuition Dollar

● Forbes: No. 2 in Best Value Colleges; No. 5 in Research Universities

● Princeton Review: No. 3 in Best Value Colleges; No. 4 in Great Financial Aid

● Academic Ranking of World Universities: No. 6

● Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings: No. 7

● Payscale.com: No. 9 in Best Universities and College by Salary Potential

● QS World University Rankings: No. 13

● Washington Monthly: No. 8 (rated on social mobility, research, and service)

● Bestcolleges.com: No. 3 in Best Colleges for LGBTQ students by Campus Pride

● Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings: No. 5; tied for No. 1 in outcomes (determined by graduation rate, salary, debt, and academic reputation)

1 Response

Norman Ravitch *62

5 Years Ago

No university in the top 30 or so gives value for the dollar, since all are overpriced owing to university greed and lack of integrity. The student-loan program has made financial gouging the chief concern of university administrators. Princeton is not the worst or the best in this list. Abolish the student-loan program, reduce tuitions and fees by a very large percentage -- then you will deserve to be at the top of the list of schools with integrity and value. I know greed will prevent this from happening.