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Boston College improved to 36th place in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 national university rankings, with strong performances in undergraduate teaching, first-year experience, and study abroad programs, while also ranking highly in specific schools like nursing and business. The university's overall ranking has been steadily improving, though it remains affected by methodological changes favoring public universities.
Five colleges on Long Island were ranked among the best in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, with Stony Brook University leading at 59th place nationally. The rankings, based on 17 measures of academic quality, also highlighted categories like social mobility and value, reflecting the colleges' strengths in serving diverse student populations and career readiness. Experts advise students to consider rankings as a starting point rather than the sole factor in college selection.
Massachusetts boasts two of the top three national universities according to U.S. News, with MIT and Harvard leading the list, both recognized for their academic excellence and value. Several other Massachusetts schools also rank highly, including Boston College, Tufts, and UMass Amherst, with distinctions in liberal arts and public education.
Emory University is ranked No. 24 among top national universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2026, also earning high marks for value and innovation, with notable programs in nursing and business.
The Cleveland Clinic, after 30 years as the top U.S. hospital for heart care, has been surpassed by two New York hospitals according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, but it remains among the top 20 hospitals nationally.
Columbia University agreed to pay $9 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it submitted false data to improve its US News college ranking, which it used to attract students and charge higher tuition. The university admitted to reporting deficiencies and now provides more accurate data, while the lawsuit covers around 22,000 students from 2016 to 2022.
UC Berkeley has been ranked as the top public school in the United States, tied with UCLA, according to the 2024 American college rankings by U.S. News and World Report. The university has seen notable achievements in recent years, including Nobel Prizes awarded to faculty members and surpassing fundraising goals. UC Berkeley also excelled in various academic programs and shared the top spot in several disciplines. The entire UC system had all its undergraduate campuses ranked among the top 100 public and private universities. The rankings were based on measures of academic quality and outcomes, with a revised methodology that focused on universally reported data.
Three Michigan high schools have been ranked among the top 100 best high schools in the United States in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The rankings are based on factors such as college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment proficiency, underserved student performance, and graduation rate.
The latest U.S. News and World Report rankings reveal that three Michigan universities have full-time MBA programs that rank in the top-100 in the nation. The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business ranked first in the state and No. 8 in the nation. The Broad College of Business at Michigan State University ranked No. 33 overall, and the University of Detroit Mercy ranked No. 86. Numerous Michigan universities are also ranked nationally for their part-time MBA programs.
Elite law schools and medical schools boycotted the U.S. News & World Report rankings, citing their unreliability and skewed educational priorities. U.S. News conducted a significant revision of its methodology and used public data to fill in the missing information. However, the schools were still upset over some of the data, especially the way U.S. News counted after-graduation employment. U.S. News postponed the official publication of the rankings indefinitely due to complaints from boycotting schools.
The U.S. News law school rankings are expected to see major changes at the top due to the withdrawal of data by Yale and other law schools. Mike Spivey of the Spivey Consulting Group has predicted potential changes in the T14, including a possible tie at the top, Yale falling below Stanford, and Harvard dropping to 10th place. However, it is unclear if these predictions will come true.