Twelve New York state universities placed in the top 100 of this year’s ranking of the best universities in the United States, published by U.S. News. Columbia University ranked highest among them, at No. 12 nationally. Cornell University also made the top 15, at No. 14.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the national list. Princeton University took second place and Harvard University third. Yale University and the California Institute of Technology round out the top five. The ranking took into account, among other factors, graduation rates, first-year student retention, financial resources and the ratio of students to faculty.
Among New York schools, New York University took third place, ranking No. 31 nationally. Next were the University of Rochester (No. 49), Stony Brook University (No. 59) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (No. 69). Also in the top 100 were Syracuse University at No. 72, Binghamton University at No. 73, Fordham University at No. 85, Yeshiva University at No. 90 and the Rochester Institute of Technology at No. 95. Four of the schools named are located in New York City, the Big Apple.
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Source: Nowy Dziennik
