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Villanova University Among PA's Best: U.S. News And World Report
U.S. News & World Report is out with its ranking of top colleges, and 106 in Pennsylvania made the list, including Villanova University.
VILLANOVA, PA — U.S. News & World Report has ranked the best universities for 2018, and Villanova University is staying competitive with the best of them.
University of Pennsylvania has again been ranked the top school in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report. It was the top-ranked school by U.S. News in last year's rankings and was also the top-ranked school in an analysis released by Forbes in August.
In total, 106 Pennsylvania colleges were included in U.S. News & World Report rankings. Villanova ranked fourth out of those 106 schools. Villanova was ranked No. 46th nationally, as well.
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Nearby, Eastern University in St. David's was ranked the 58th best in the state, and Cabrini University was ranked 70th best in Pennsylvania.
Other Main Line institutions fared well. Immculata University earned a No. 10 rank, Haverford College No. 14, and Bryn Mawr College No. 15.
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A more detailed look at the top Pennsylvania colleges that made the list can be found below.
Nationwide, Princeton University in New Jersey as the best national university for the seventh year in a row.
Princeton is trailed by Harvard University, which comes in at second place, and the University of Chicago is the third best national university, according to U.S. News. For the 15th consecutive year, Williams College in Massachusetts ranked as the best national liberal arts college, followed in second place by another Massachusetts school, Amherst College.
In Pennsylvania, the top 10 colleges that made the list are:
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem
- Villanova University, Villanova
- Pennsylvania State University – University Park, University Park
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
- Drexel University, Philadelphia
- Temple University, Philadelphia
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
- Immaculata University, Immaculata
Story by Justin Heinze
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