LAWFUEL – The US News rankings are achieved by assigning schools to their peers, based on the basic categories developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006. Those in the National Universities group are the 262 American universities (164 public and 98 private) that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research.
1. Princeton
2. Harvard
3. Yale
4. Stanford
5. University of Pennsylvania
6. California Institute of Technology
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. Duke
9. Columbia
10. University of Chicago
The Top 5 In Districts
North
1. Villanova
2. Providence College
3. Fairfield
4. Loyola College
5. College of New Jersey
Southern
1. Rollins College
2. Elon
3. Stetson
4. James Madison
5. The Citadel
Midwestern
1. Creighton
2. Xavier
3. Valparaiso
4. Butler
5. Bradley
Western
1. Trinity
2. Santa Clara
3. Gonzaga
4. Loyola Marymount
5. Portland
