U.S. News World Report released its annual list of America?s Best Colleges today and the news is, well, not exactly surprising.
Like most every year, the Ivies are at the head of the pack, holding all four of the top spots, closely followed by the four other Ivy League schools, which all place in the top 20.
While there wasn?t too much movement at the top, there were an overwhelming number of ties on the list this year. There are two universities in the No. 1 spot, five schools tied for fifth, six colleges in 62nd place, seven vying for 72nd and 10 colleges tied for 101st place, among many, many other ties.
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The number of ties further calls into question the usefulness of the college ranking system, which though it is U.S. News? bread and butter, has been questioned in the past for using dubious statistics and fueling crazed competition among colleges hungry for prestige.
Nevertheless, here are this year?s 10 Best Colleges in the Nation:
1. Harvard University
1. Princeton University
3. Yale University
4. Columbia University
5. California Institute
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