The 'U.S. News' Rankings Roll On

Academic leaders seek alternatives, and participation in the survey drops, but no one expects the magazine's college guide to fade away

As usual, U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings offered a heavy dose of déjà vu when they arrived in August. Princeton University topped the list of best colleges, just as it did last year, while Harvard remained in second and Yale again took third. And the same institutions as last year rounded out the top dozen

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