NEW: US News Names Best Colleges 2017—How Did RI’s Colleges Rank?
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The US News & World Report has released their 2017 list of Best Colleges in the United States and Brown University has been ranked as the 14th best school in the country among National Universities.
Brown's ranking is unchanged from last year's rankings.
See how Rhode Island Schools did in the Slideshow Below
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Among National Liberal Arts Colleges, Williams College in Massachusetts took the top spot while Amherst came in second.
Providence College was ranked as the number one in the north among Regional Universities. PC ranked second in the category last year.
“In recent years, Providence College consistently has been ranked within the top five institutions in our category. Now, in our Centennial year, it is gratifying to see us reach the top spot in the rankings. I think it is a testament to the growth and maturity of our institution, to our excellent faculty and staff, and to the high quality student we have been able to attract and graduate,” said PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.
How did Rhode Island's colleges do in this year's ranking? Who moved up, who went down?
See how all of RI's colleges fared in the slides below.
Note: New England Institute of Technology is unranked, as is RISD)
Note as to categories: Schools in the National Universities category, such as Brown University and URI, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and Ph.D. programs. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research. Liberal Arts Colleges are schools like Williams, which emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study. Regional Universities offer a full range of undergrad programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs, and Regional Colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines.
Related Slideshow: US News 2016 College Rankings
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