CAMBRIDGE – Nine schools in Massachusetts are among the country’s top 100 national universities, according to the new college rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
Massachusetts schools on Best National Universities list
MIT is second overall, behind top-ranked Princeton University in New Jersey. Harvard University is third on the list.
The prestigious institutions, which cost about $62,000 to attend, were also both recognized as “best value schools” by the magazine. Both universities acknowledged at the start of the fall semester that they are seeing a less diverse incoming class as a result of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action .
The next Massachusetts schools on the list are Boston College and Tufts University, tied for 37th. Boston University was not far behind at No. 41.
The other local schools that made the Top 100 were Northeastern University at No. 54, UMass Amherst at 58th, Brandeis University at 63rd and WPI at No. 86.