The U.S. News list is generally considered one of the most highly regarded college rankings released each year. Last month, Forbes Magazine also ranked Princeton as the country’s top school, replacing Williams College in the No. 1 slot.
Three other Ivy League schools — Yale, Columbia and Penn — were ranked in the top 10, as were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology.
The ranking judges schools based on seven categories, some of which are quantitative and others that are more qualitative: the reputation of the undergraduate program, the institution’s selectivity, qualifications and the compensation of the faculty, graduation and retention rates, the amount of financial resources given to each student, the average giving rate of alumni and graduation rate performance.
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Students boogie in the breeze at spring Lawnparties
Luke Grippo and Devon RudolphSpring 2025 Lawnparties was celebrated in style with a performance from A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Despite a particular windy day for Lawnparties, students enjoyed the festivities.
Spring 2025 Lawnparties was celebrated in style with a performance from A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Despite a particular windy day for Lawnparties, students enjoyed the festivities.
Environmental studies building to be named after Devon and Pete Briger ’86
Katelynn LeeBriger Hall is located on the west side of the new Environmental Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences complex, set to open in Fall 2025.
Briger Hall is located on the west side of the new Environmental Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences complex, set to open in Fall 2025.
Princeton junior found dead after days of searches
Christopher BaoThe body of missing student Lauren Blackburn ’26 was found at Lake Carnegie on the morning of April 25, according to an email from Regan Crotty, Dean of Undergraduate Students.
The body of missing student Lauren Blackburn ’26 was found at Lake Carnegie on the morning of April 25, according to an email from Regan Crotty, Dean of Undergraduate Students.