US News & World Report: Best Schools in the Nation

College Application season is just around the corner and US News & World Reports revealed the new list for the top ranked National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges in the country! 

Schools in the National Universities category offer a full range of undergraduate majors, master’s, and doctoral degrees. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research.

The liberal arts colleges emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study.

2011 Best National Universities

1. Harvard University
2. Princeton University
3. Yale University
4. Columbia University
5. Stanford University
6. University of Pennsylvania
7. California Institute of Technology
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9. Dartmouth College
10. Duke University
11. University of Chicago
12. Northwestern University
13. Johns Hopkins University
14. Washington University in St. Louis
15. Brown University

2011 Best National Liberal Arts Schools

1. Williams College
2. Amherst College
3. Swarthmore College
4. Middlebury College
5. Wellesley College
6. Bowdoin College
7. Pomona College
8. Carleton College
9. Davidson College
10. Haverford College
11. Claremont McKenna College
12. Vassar College
13. Wesleyan University
14. Smith College
15. Washington and Lee University