The University of Wisconsin-Madison once again made the list of top 50 national colleges, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report.
The publication announced its 2022 best college rankings which had UW-Madison at No. 38, tied with the University of California, Davis and the University of Texas at Austin. The Madison campus came in at No. 42 in 2021.
UW-Madison also ranked No. 10 for top public schools among national universities.
Marquette University tied for No. 83 for top national universities, grabbing a score equal to that of the University of Iowa, Binghamton University-SUNY, Stevens Institute of Technology and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The Jesuit college in Milwaukee also came in at No. 52 for best value schools as the net cost came in at just over $34,000.
The top three universities included Princeton University in New Jersey at No. 1, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Massachusetts at No. 2 and Harvard University in Massachusetts, Stanford University in California and Yale University in Connecticut all tied at No. 3.
Some other Wisconsin schools made lists including Lawrence University in Appleton with a No. 63 ranking for best national liberal arts colleges; Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) with a No. 6 ranking for best regional universities in the Midwest.
Wisconsin Lutheran College and Northland College ranked No. 16 and No. 19 respectively for best regional colleges in the Midwest; Carroll University and Carthage College ranked No. 30 and 33 respectively for best regional universities in the Midwest; and MSOE ranked No. 10 for best value schools for regional universities in the Midwest.
U.S. News uses a weighted system to calculate its best college rankings. Outcomes like graduation and retention rates account for 40% of a school’s score. Faculty resources and expert opinion each make up 20%; financial resources are weighted at 10% with student excellence making up 7%. Alumni giving caps it off with 3%. These weighted systems changed slightly since 2021.
“For nearly 40 years, the Best Colleges methodology has continuously evolved to reflect changes in the higher education landscape and the interests of prospective students,” said Kim Castro, editor and chief content officer at U.S. News, in a press release. “Guiding that evolution is U.S. News’ mission of providing useful data and information to help with one of life’s biggest decisions.”
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