U.S. News, Money, Kiplinger’s give the University top marks
Princeton was ranked No. 1 among national universities for the eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, which released its Best Colleges rankings today. Harvard was ranked No. 2; Columbia, MIT, Yale, and the University of Chicago tied for the No. 3 spot. Princeton was also ranked No. 1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching and in Best Value Schools for the second year in a row.
Following is a list of the University’s position in other 2018 rankings:
- U.S. News & World Report: No. 1 in Best Colleges; No.1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching; No. 1 in Best Value Schools
- Kiplinger’s: No. 1 in Best College Values for private universities
- Money: No. 1 in Best Value for Your Tuition Dollar
- Forbes: No. 5 in America’s Top Colleges; No. 5 in Research Universities; No. 8 in Best Value Colleges
- Princeton Review: No. 2 in “Colleges That Pay You Back;” No. 7 in “Best Financial Aid;” No. 7 in “Best Career Placement”
- Academic Ranking of World Universities: No. 6
- Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings: No. 7
- Payscale.com: No. 18 in Best Value Colleges
- QS World University Rankings: No. 13
- Campus Pride: Top 30 among LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities
- Washington Monthly: No. 4 (rated on social mobility, research, and service)
- Sierra Club Magazine: No. 96 in “Cool Schools” (rates universities’ sustainability efforts)
- Safewise: No. 6 in Safest College Towns in America
- Bestcolleges.com: No. 8 in America’s Best Colleges; No. 1 in Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students
- Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings: No. 4 in Best Financial Futures (based on graduation rate, teaching reputation, graduate salaries, and student debt)