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2023 ‘Best Colleges’ rankings are out

New rankings from U.S. News & World Report are out—see how the U ranked.

The 2023 rankings for U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” are out.

According to U.S. News & World Report, "U.S. News assesses colleges and universities based on 17 metrics of academic quality, with the most weight placed on outcome measures, such as graduation and retention rates and average graduate indebtedness. Average class size, undergraduate academic reputation and how much colleges invest in instruction and student services are among the other data points U.S. News collected to develop the latest set of rankings."

To see the full list of rankings, click here.

Where the U ranks

  • 105 in National Universities
  • 67 in Best Colleges for Veterans
  • 218 in Best Value Schools
  • 303 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
  • 48 in Top Public Schools
  • 61 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
  • 28 in Social Work
  • 39 in Business Programs
    • 5 in Entrepreneurship
  • 46 in Computer Science
    • 8 in Game/Simulation Development
  • 29 in Nursing