An annual tradition, each fall is the release of the latest “Best Colleges” guide by U.S. News & World Report. First published in 1983, it has been described as the most influential institutional ...

Rochester Institute of Technology, named as a top “National University,” continues its upward trajectory, rising to No. 88 in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The publication also cited RIT ...

Cleveland's Case Western Reserve and Ohio State University in Columbus take the top two spots. Kenyon College, the University of Dayton and the University of Cincinnati round out the top five.

Several CU Boulder undergraduate programs rank in the top 25 or better nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 "best colleges" publication. Among public institutions, CU Boulder's ...