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New Jersey is yet again home to some of the nation’s top colleges and universities, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings of 1,500 schools released Monday morning.
For the 12th year in a row, Princeton topped the nation’s list of national universities. In the top 100, Rutgers-New Brunswick tied for 55th, Stevens Institute of Technology tied for 83rd, and New Jersey Institute of Technology tied for 97th. Among public universities, Rutgers ranked 19th in the nation, up from 23rd last year.
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Among national liberal arts colleges, Drew University tied for 111th, and Bloomfield and Pillar Colleges made the top 200, tied for 151st.
The magazine rates colleges and universities on academic quality and outcomes — graduation and retention rates, graduate indebtedness, and social mobility — among other factors. Outcomes are given the most weight for 40% of the scoring.
New Jersey schools also placed well when judged by their students’ social mobility, and ethnic and economic diversity.
Four state schools made the top 50 list for national universities with social mobility — factoring in how many students receive federal Pell grants (for families with incomes typically under $50,000) and how many graduate in six years. They were: Rutgers-Newark tied for seventh, Montclair State tied for 21st, Rutgers-Camden tied for 30th, and Kean University tied for 46th.
Among liberal arts colleges supporting social mobility, Bloomfield tied for 18th, Drew tied for 29th, and Pillar tied for 70th.
For ethnic diversity among public universities, Rutgers-Newark ranked third in the nation, with New Jersey Institute of Technology ranking eighth. Among colleges, Bloomfield ranked 18th and Drew ranked 59th.
In the category of economic diversity, among national universities Rutgers-Newark ranked 25th, Montclair State ranked 35th, and Kean ranked 41st based on the percent of Pell grant recipients. For economic diversity in liberal arts colleges, Pillar ranked seventh, with 75% of its students receiving federal Pell grants, and Bloomfield ranked 13th.
In the category for the nation’s most innovative national universities, Stevens Institute of Technology tied for 26th, and Princeton tied for 30th, while it ranked third for best undergraduate teaching. Princeton also ranked first nationally for lowest graduate indebtedness.
Katie Kausch contributed to this report.
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