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The list of the 2022-23 Best Colleges was released Monday by the U.S. News & World Report. Each year, nearly 1,400 of the nation’s colleges and universities are ranked by the news organization, which assesses factors such as academic quality, graduation rates and retention rates.
U.S. News has a “mission of providing useful data and information to help with one of life’s biggest decisions, said Kim Castro, editor and chief content officer.
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, college enrollment dropped this past spring to 16.2 million students, a 5% decrease (about 604,000 students) from a year ago. That overall decline includes a rising number of first-time freshmen, which saw a 4.2% increase since 2021.
Here’s what to know about Alabama’s rankings this year:
Top public schools among national universities in Alabama
Auburn University is tied with five other national public colleges at No. 42, including the University of South Florida and the University of Illinois–Chicago. Princeton University held its consecutive position at No. 1 on the list.
Tied for 64th place is the University of Alabama at Birmingham, along with the University of Alabama. Several other southern universities ranked the same, such as the University of Central Florida and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The University of Alabama at Huntsville is tied at No. 132 with Sam Houston State University in Texas, the University of North Florida, the University of Memphis and other colleges nationwide.
Top private schools among national universities in Alabama
Samford University is the top private university in Alabama to make the list. The university ranked No. 127 in a tie with seven other private schools nationwide, including Clarkson University in New York and the University of Dayton in Ohio.
Best historically Black colleges and universities in Alabama
Of the private HBCUs in Alabama, Tuskegee University ranked at No. 3. Oakwood University is the next private school, listed as No. 38, followed by Talladega College at No. 57.
Alabama State University is the first public HBCU in Alabama listed with a rank of No. 31. Alabama A&M University is No. 40.
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