Forbes magazine released its list of top colleges today. West Point tops the list.
The military school beat Princeton, the California Institute of Technology, Williams and Harvard.
Graduation rate, student and faculty awards, student satisfaction with instructors, average debt after graduation, and postgraduate vocational success all play a key role in the rankings.
Here are the top 25. For the rest of the rankings, check out the Forbes site.
|
Rank
|
||||
|
1
|
NY
|
0
|
1,263
|
|
|
2
|
NJ
|
49,830
|
1,243
|
|
|
3
|
CA
|
48,990
|
236
|
|
|
4
|
MA
|
49,530
|
540
|
|
|
5
|
MA
|
50,250
|
1,666
|
|
|
6
|
MA
|
50,026
|
596
|
|
|
7
|
CO
|
0
|
1,286
|
|
|
8
|
MA
|
50,230
|
439
|
|
|
9
|
CT
|
51,400
|
1,318
|
|
|
10
|
CA
|
51,760
|
1,703
|
|
|
11
|
MA
|
50,100
|
1,048
|
|
|
12
|
PA
|
50,381
|
372
|
|
|
13
|
NY
|
51,406
|
1,356
|
|
|
14
|
KY
|
39,200
|
336
|
|
|
15
|
PA
|
51,637
|
327
|
|
|
16
|
MA
|
52,060
|
2,167
|
|
|
17
|
IL
|
52,120
|
2,078
|
|
|
18
|
ME
|
50,570
|
488
|
|
|
19
|
NY
|
51,370
|
638
|
|
|
20
|
WA
|
46,212
|
401
|
|
|
21
|
IL
|
53,310
|
1,306
|
|
|
22
|
OH
|
49,260
|
456
|
|
|
23
|
MN
|
50,000
|
489
|
|
|
24
|
ME
|
50,120
|
482
|
|
|
25
|
VT
|
52,460
|
576
|
Bookmark this page and check back often for more news of interest to Dallas-area residents.
Some of the latest headlines of interest include:
Mayor's Back to School Fair at Fair Park today
Dallas County Sheriff's Department seeks hit-and-run driver that killed 6-year-old Alaiza Salazar
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme set for release this month
New management probable for Dallas Zoo
George Sodini blog plots gym shooting; Elizabeth Gannon, Heidi Overmier & Jody Billingsley killed
Cash for Clunkers $2 billion extension expected to pass senate
Steve Bing offers jet to bring home freed journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling
Questions of race, gender equality raised by recent NTTA investigation
Paula Abdul tweets resignation to American Idol fans
Seven Lewisville cheerleaders questioned over alleged drug use
Comments