Special Report
America's Best Colleges
Edited by David M. Ewalt, 08.11.10, 06:00 PM EDTForbes' list of public and private colleges and universities ranks the best schools--from the students' point of view.
The best college in America isn't in Cambridge or Princeton, West Point or Annapolis. It's nestled in the Berkshire Mountains. Williams College, a 217-year-old private liberal arts school, tops our third annual ranking of America's Best Colleges. Our list of more than 600 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students and how much they achieve. Read More »
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America's Best Colleges 2010
The best public and private colleges and universities, from the student's point of view.Methodology
The complete methodology for America's Best Colleges 2010.America's Best College Buys
For many students, the price of a school is as important as its quality.Features
Deep In Debt
$200,000 to Get Into Harvard
The College Degrees With The Biggest Salaries
Billionaire Universities
Seven Secrets Of College Admissions
Overinvesting in Higher Ed
Hard Times For America's Biggest Universities
Generation Rx
Most Popular College Majors For Women
Ten Most Innovative Business School Classes
Viewpoints
Learning To Lead
Beware Of For-Profit Higher Education
Waking The Sleeping Giant
A Career-Oriented Liberal Arts Education
DIY U
Just-In-Time Innovation
Why Does College Cost So Much?
Where's My Professor?
Controlling The Crisis On Campus
Catering To The 21st-Century Learner
Higher Education In The Digital Age
Evaluative Judgments Vs. Bias In College Admissions
Obama's Goal For Higher Education
Making College Affordable Again
Preparing Students to Succeed in College
What Universities Can Learn From Airline Alliances
Put Yourself Out There
The Red Herring Crusade Against For-Profit Colleges
Do We Have To Be No. 1?
Avoid The Party School Trap
What Competition Means For Higher Ed
Not-So-Public Schools
The Value Of Dissent
Top 20
- 1. Williams College
- 2. Princeton University
- 3. Amherst College
- 4. United States Military Academy
- 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 6. Stanford University
- 7. Swarthmore College
- 8. Harvard University
- 9. Claremont McKenna College
- 10. Yale University
- 11. United States Air Force Academy
- 12. Wellesley College
- 13. Columbia University
- 14. Haverford College
- 15. Wesleyan University
- 16. Whitman College
- 17. Pomona College
- 18. Northwestern University
- 19. California Institute of Technology
- 20. University of Chicago
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Credits
Center for College Affordability and Productivity
Director: Richard Vedder
Research: Daniel Bennett, Ryan Brady, Andrew Cadamagnani, Christopher Denhart, Matthew Denhart, Jonathan Leirer, Mac Lloyd, Michael Malesick, Christopher Matgouranis, Jonathan Robe, Karen Vedder, Robert Villwock, William Drabold
Forbes
Editing: Hana Alberts, Jeremy Bogaisky, David M. Ewalt, Lexi Feinberg
Research Director: Natalie Doss
Research: Oana Balajel, Seth Cline, Sam Feldman, Laura Keen, Hannah Kitziger, Anne Louise Korallus-Shapiro, Lauren-Leigh Frum, Emily McKenna, Hilary Miller, Sara Peck, Jacquelyn Smith, Terra Stanley, Nathalie Tadena, Victoria Taylor
Production: Kai Hecker, Mitchel Rand, Carl Subick
Design: Blair Ellis