The highly anticipated 2012 “best colleges” rankings were released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Among the categories are best national universities, best liberal arts colleges, best regional colleges, best value schools and best up-and-coming schools.
The always-popular national colleges rankings were compiled with consideration for undergraduate majors, master’s, and doctoral degrees and a commitment to producing ground breaking research.
Not surprisingly, Ivy League universities Harvard, Princeton and Yale top the list again this year. Each of those schools have tuition ranging from $37,000 to $45,000.
Here are the schools that were ranked for the top 25 spots for best national colleges and the tuition for each. Do you agree with this list? Did your school make the cut?
1. Harvard University, $39,849
1. Princeton University, $37,000
3. Yale University, $40,500
4. Columbia University, $45,290
5. California Institute of Technology, $37,704
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $40,732
5. Stanford University, $40,569
5. University of Chicago, $42,783
5. University of Pennsylvania, $42,098
10. Duke University, $41,958
11. Dartmouth College, $42,996
12. Northwestern University, $41,983
13. John Hopkins University, $42,280
14. Washington University in St. Louis, $41,992
15. Brown University, $42,230
15. Cornell University, $41,541
17. Rice University, $35,551
17. Vanderbilt University, $41,332
19. University of Notre Dame, $41,417
20. Emory University, $41,164
21. University of California- Berkeley, in-state: $11,767, out-of-state: $34,645
22. Georgetown University, $41,393
23. Carnegie Mellon University, $43,396
23. University of Southern California, $42,818
25. University of California- Los Angeles, in-state: $11,604, out-of-state: $34,482
25. University of Virginia, in-state: $11,576, out-of-state: $36,570
25. Wake Forest University, $41,576
