Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted September 9, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted September 9, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The Forbes 2024-2025 Top Colleges in America Princeton University was ranked the No. 1 university in the U.S. by Forbes 2024-2025 ranking. For the second straight year, Princeton University tops the list in Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges” ranking. In fact, Forbes’ annual ranking of 500 colleges across the U.S. has all the schools you’d expect at the very top: Stanford University comes it at No. 2, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and University of California-Berkeley to round out the top five. Forbes’ 2024-2025 list is the first of several major undergraduate college rankings we expect in the next couple of weeks. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up also ranked Princeton first in its 2024 ranking released last September with its 2025 list likely coming in the next week. While neither of these rankings focus on undergraduate business schools, many of the top-ranked undergrad business programs are housed in high-ranking universities from both lists. (More on that later). U.S. News & World Report does put out ranking specific to undergraduate business schools part of its annual best colleges ranking, but that isn’t expected for a couple more weeks. FORBES’ TOP 15 COLLEGES Forbes’ annual list is based on metrics such as student success, return on investment, and alumni influence. The 15 most highly-ranked schools are almost all private and many are among the prestigious Ivy League. Two, however, are public colleges: University of California-Berkeley (No. 5) and University of California-Los Angeles (No. 13). 1 Princeton University NJ Private not-for-profit $59,792 $7,559 $189,400 2 Stanford University CA Private not-for-profit $60,619 $12,999 $177,500 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Private not-for-profit $45,591 $13,792 $189,400 4 Yale University CT Private not-for-profit $63,523 $4,926 $168,300 5 University of California, Berkeley CA Public $21,669 $7,238 $167,000 6 Columbia University NY Private not-for-profit $61,061 $16,849 $156,000 7 University of Pennsylvania PA Private not-for-profit $57,175 $12,499 $171,800 8 Harvard University MA Private not-for-profit $61,801 $9,004 $171,400 9 Rice University TX Private not-for-profit $51,955 $10,818 $152,100 10 Cornell University NY Private not-for-profit $54,219 $8,309 $155,400 11 Northwestern University IL Private not-for-profit $61,716 $6,973 $141,300 12 Johns Hopkins University MD Private not-for-profit $54,405 $9,843 $142,300 13 University of California, Los Angeles CA Public $21,766 $6,418 $144,400 14 University of Chicago IL Private not-for-profit $48,422 $12,150 $150,600 15 Vanderbilt University TN Private not-for-profit $53,932 $8,872 $148,000 TOP UNDERGRAD B-SCHOOLS FROM THE LIST Of course, Poets&Quants For Undergrads primarily serves students and parents looking for top-notch business programs. The Forbes’ list, like many rankings of undergraduate schools, is a university-wide ranking. It doesn’t differentiate between majors or areas of specialization. Therefore, several of the top universities and colleges from the Forbes’ list don’t have dedicated business majors to speak of, including Princeton or Stanford. Or, they may have business programs only for graduate students – like Stanford’s world leading Graduate School of Business or Harvard Business School. Still, the list can tell prospective business majors important information about the resources, cost, earning potential, and rigor of the home schools of the business programs they are most interested in. Several of the top undergrad business programs This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up are housed in schools ranked in top 50 on the Forbes’ list. The No. 1 business program for undergraduates in our This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , for example, is The Wharton School. Its host school, University of Pennsylvania, is the No. 7 university in the country according to Forbes. Cornell University, meanwhile, was ranked No. 10 as a whole by Forbes while its business school, SC Johnson College of Business, finished No. 6 in the P&Q ranking for its business major. Below, you can see how the home universities of each of the top 10 undergraduate business schools for our 2024 ranking fared in Forbes’ latest list. (P&Q’s 2025 undergraduate business school ranking will come out in March.) BIGGEST RISES AND FALLS Just as it did last year, Princeton landed the No. 1 spot in both the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up rankings. It had an undergraduate population of 5,444 with an average grant aid package of $59,792 and an average annual cost of $80,415, according to Forbes. It also tied for the largest median 10-year alumni salary at $189,400. It offers 37 degree concentrations and over 50 interdepartmental certificate programs. Princeton also provides generous financial aid, covering 100% of tuition and housing for families earning up to $65,000. Yale University came in second this year, jumping up from number eight last year. The school scored highly for its impressive $58,715 average grant aid and low average debt of $4,968. Yale grads also cash in comfortable salaries with a median 10-year salary of $163,900. Stanford University ranked third this year, dropping one spot from last year. The California institution had an average grant aid of $56,211 and average debt of $8,868. Median 10-year salary for Stanford grads was $173,800. Stanford University (No. 2) and MIT (No. 3) both rose one spot compared to last year’s This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up while Yale University (No. 4) fell two spots.Of the top 50, the biggest risers were California Institute of Technology which rose 25 spots to No. 22 and Claremont McKenna College which rose 22 spots to No. 19. University of Washington-Seattle, meanwhile, fell the farthest, slipping 18 spots to No. 44 overall. University of Texas-Austin fell 15 spots to No. 46. 2024 Rank Name State Type 2023 Rank YOY change 22 California Institute of Technology CA Private not-for-profit 47 25 19 Claremont McKenna College CA Private not-for-profit 41 22 25 Bowdoin College ME Private not-for-profit 44 19 14 University of Chicago IL Private not-for-profit 28 14 9 Rice University TX Private not-for-profit 22 13 30 Washington University in St. Louis MO Private not-for-profit 40 10 11 Northwestern University IL Private not-for-profit 18 7 15 Vanderbilt University TN Private not-for-profit 19 4 2024 Rank Name State Type 2023 Rank YOY change 44 University of Washington, Seattle WA Public 26 -18 46 University of Texas, Austin TX Public 31 -15 28 University of Southern California CA Private not-for-profit 14 -14 24 Amherst College MA Private not-for-profit 11 -13 32 Georgetown University DC Private not-for-profit 20 -12 35 University of California, Santa Barbara CA Public 24 -11 50 University of Wisconsin, Madison WI Public 39 -11 40 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL Public 30 -10 17 Williams College MA Private not-for-profit 10 -7 41 University of Maryland, College Park MD Public 34 -7 MIT & PRINCETON GRADS EARN TOP PAY For those looking for a long term return on their education investment, Princeton and Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates have the highest median salaries ($189,400) 10-years after earning their degrees. Harvey Mudd College (No. 184 overall) ranks second in pay at $179,600 – beating Stanford University alumni by $2,100. Babson College (No. 96 overall) ranks fifth in terms of pay with grads earning an average 10-year salary of $175,200. If you’re looking to get out of college relatively debt free, Hanover College (No. 492) in Indiana, has the lowest student debt at just $2,452. Other private colleges with low debt include Berea College (#456) at $2,559 and Boston College (#59) at $3,5888. METHODOLOGY To compile its ranking, Forbes starts with a list of U.S. colleges based on the Carnegie Classification which categorizes institutions by degree offerings, research output, and specialty focus. This list included doctoral research universities, master’s universities and colleges, baccalaureate colleges, and colleges with specialized programs in engineering, business, and art. Schools were evaluated using data from several sources, including federal education databases, such as the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and College Scorecard. Additional data came from PayScale, a Seattle-based software and data company, Third Way, a Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, and Forbes’ own lists. It calculated its list based on the following metrics: Alumni Salary (20%): Forbes assessed alumni earnings by considering median income data from two sources: PayScale’s 6-year and 10-year post-graduation earnings and College Scorecard’s median earnings data for graduates 6 years and 10 years after enrollment. Each of the four income segments was weighted at 5%. Debt (15%): Forbes measured typical student debt by multiplying the median federal loan debt per borrower by the percentage of students with federal student loans. Additionally, Forbes examined each college’s five-year loan repayment rate. Graduation Rate (15%): Forbes evaluated colleges using their six-year graduation rate, accounting for transfer students and other factors. 10% of Forbes’ model considered the overall six-year graduation rate, while an additional 5% looked at graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients. Forbes ********* Leaders List (15%): Forbes assessed the leadership and entrepreneurial success of college graduates by comparing mentions across various Forbes lists, including the Forbes 30 Under 30, Forbes 400, Richest Self-Made Women, Most Powerful Women, and others. Return On Investment (15%): To determine return on investment, Forbes looked at price-to-earnings for each college. This was calculated by comparing the total net cost of a degree to post-enrollment earnings compared to high school graduate salaries in the state (weighted at 10%). Additionally, Forbes also considered a price to earnings for low-income students (weighted at 5%). Retention Rate (10%): Forbes measured student satisfaction by calculating a three-year average retention rate using IPEDS data, excluding the year 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions. Academic Success (10%): Forbes assessed academic performance by looking at the number of recent graduates who received prestigious scholarships, such as the Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater, and Rhodes. It also considered the average number of alumni who earned PhDs over the past three years. Each measure was weighted at 5%. Go to next page to see how where top 100 colleges and universities finished, along with school data on average grant aid and post-graduate pay and debt. The top 100 colleges and universities in Forbes’ 2024-2025 ranking of the 500 best universities and colleges in America are list below. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 1 Princeton University NJ Private not-for-profit $59,792 $7,559 $189,400 2 Stanford University CA Private not-for-profit $60,619 $12,999 $177,500 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Private not-for-profit $45,591 $13,792 $189,400 4 Yale University CT Private not-for-profit $63,523 $4,926 $168,300 5 University of California, Berkeley CA Public $21,669 $7,238 $167,000 6 Columbia University NY Private not-for-profit $61,061 $16,849 $156,000 7 University of Pennsylvania PA Private not-for-profit $57,175 $12,499 $171,800 8 Harvard University MA Private not-for-profit $61,801 $9,004 $171,400 9 Rice University TX Private not-for-profit $51,955 $10,818 $152,100 10 Cornell University NY Private not-for-profit $54,219 $8,309 $155,400 11 Northwestern University IL Private not-for-profit $61,716 $6,973 $141,300 12 Johns Hopkins University MD Private not-for-profit $54,405 $9,843 $142,300 13 University of California, Los Angeles CA Public $21,766 $6,418 $144,400 14 University of Chicago IL Private not-for-profit $48,422 $12,150 $150,600 15 Vanderbilt University TN Private not-for-profit $53,932 $8,872 $148,000 16 Dartmouth College NH Private not-for-profit $62,293 $6,404 $173,300 17 Williams College MA Private not-for-profit $57,121 $4,143 $169,200 18 Brown University RI Private not-for-profit $55,847 $10,059 $155,000 19 Claremont McKenna College CA Private not-for-profit $50,020 $7,631 $167,000 20 Duke University NC Private not-for-profit $57,444 $6,351 $158,700 21 University of California, San Diego CA Public $20,782 $6,437 $151,500 22 California Institute of Technology CA Private not-for-profit $59,192 $12,553 $168,600 23 Wellesley College MA Private not-for-profit $61,328 $5,608 $134,100 24 Amherst College MA Private not-for-profit $58,693 $9,293 $139,700 25 Bowdoin College ME Private not-for-profit $53,534 $10,512 $152,900 26 University of Florida FL Public $10,555 $6,122 $123,700 27 Swarthmore College PA Private not-for-profit $47,703 $7,705 $154,900 28 University of Southern California CA Private not-for-profit $45,262 $7,526 $150,100 29 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI Public $15,121 $8,470 $137,500 30 Washington University in St. Louis MO Private not-for-profit $58,188 $9,495 $142,800 31 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC Public $18,066 $7,953 $118,200 32 Georgetown University DC Private not-for-profit $45,949 $8,982 $163,400 33 Emory University GA Private not-for-profit $48,914 $7,280 $138,600 34 University of Virginia VA Public $26,818 $8,639 $149,100 35 University of California, Santa Barbara CA Public $20,389 $7,453 $148,600 36 Brigham Young University UT Private not-for-profit $6,325 $5,457 $133,900 37 Pomona College CA Private not-for-profit $57,848 $9,049 $138,900 38 Georgia Institute of Technology GA Public $13,992 $7,027 $163,500 39 University of California, Irvine CA Public $17,411 $6,561 $148,400 40 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL Public $16,552 $6,697 $139,900 41 University of Maryland, College Park MD Public $11,232 $10,201 $134,700 42 University of Notre Dame IN Private not-for-profit $49,859 $7,390 $160,200 43 University of California, Davis CA Public $20,548 $5,965 $142,700 44 University of Washington, Seattle WA Public $14,731 $6,169 $136,800 45 Colgate University NY Private not-for-profit $54,647 $9,018 $173,800 46 University of Texas, Austin TX Public $8,321 $5,851 $137,000 47 Washington and Lee University VA Private not-for-profit $55,567 $7,714 $162,500 48 Davidson College NC Private not-for-profit $46,496 $8,422 $140,300 49 New York University NY Private not-for-profit $47,096 $8,550 $147,100 50 University of Wisconsin, Madison WI Public $11,171 $9,299 $125,900 51 Middlebury College VT Private not-for-profit $56,639 $8,541 $139,500 52 Tufts University MA Private not-for-profit $51,613 $7,034 $144,400 53 Boston University MA Private not-for-profit $51,565 $10,425 $144,400 54 Wesleyan University CT Private not-for-profit $59,825 $9,716 $149,200 55 William & Mary VA Public $15,134 $8,882 $134,200 56 Barnard College NY Private not-for-profit $53,817 $7,339 $149,300 57 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA Public $10,065 $6,132 $148,600 58 Carnegie Mellon University PA Private not-for-profit $43,966 $6,525 $162,100 59 Boston College MA Private not-for-profit $49,992 $3,588 $142,200 60 Lafayette College PA Private not-for-profit $24,981 $8,349 $158,700 61 Santa Clara University CA Private not-for-profit $25,295 $7,778 $173,100 62 University of Georgia GA Public $11,559 $6,778 $124,800 63 Purdue University IN Public $8,950 $9,125 $126,300 64 Lehigh University PA Private not-for-profit $44,116 $9,603 $168,200 65 Florida State University FL Public $10,169 $6,953 $111,900 66 Hamilton College NY Private not-for-profit $52,497 $4,749 $125,400 67 George Washington University DC Private not-for-profit $35,257 $10,893 $148,300 68 North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC Public $9,181 $7,194 $128,600 69 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering MA Private not-for-profit $40,522 $9,042 70 Texas A&M University, College Station TX Public $12,278 $8,518 $139,700 71 Trinity College (CT) CT Private not-for-profit $46,929 $7,819 $141,600 72 Haverford College PA Private not-for-profit $57,999 $10,152 $146,900 73 Northeastern University MA Private not-for-profit $42,331 $8,278 $130,300 74 CUNY, Baruch College NY Public $9,423 $5,495 $132,100 75 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities MN Public $11,388 $9,722 $125,700 76 Binghamton University, SUNY NY Public $11,305 $7,783 $136,600 77 San Diego State University CA Public $9,934 $8,240 $124,100 78 Cooper Union NY Private not-for-profit $39,305 $8,310 $156,500 79 Rutgers University NJ Public $12,785 $8,040 $137,000 80 Bates College ME Private not-for-profit $51,414 $8,728 $150,500 81 Grinnell College IA Private not-for-profit $42,231 $7,707 $121,900 82 University of Miami (FL) FL Private not-for-profit $37,322 $8,432 $120,000 83 Virginia Tech VA Public $7,649 $10,100 $136,000 84 Stony Brook University, SUNY NY Public $11,584 $7,068 $129,700 85 University of Connecticut CT Public $14,678 $8,108 $126,000 86 Ohio State University OH Public $10,993 $7,842 $116,900 87 Villanova University PA Private not-for-profit $42,834 $10,781 $140,400 88 Wake Forest University NC Private not-for-profit $54,233 $10,075 $145,200 89 California State University, Long Beach CA Public $9,478 $5,404 $121,700 90 Michigan State University MI Public $8,684 $8,138 $118,800 91 University of Rochester NY Private not-for-profit $39,715 $7,198 $140,900 92 Indiana University, Bloomington IN Public $10,336 $9,757 $117,300 93 Bucknell University PA Private not-for-profit $37,775 $11,397 $155,500 94 University of Utah UT Public $9,696 $8,287 $125,900 95 Trinity University (TX) TX Private not-for-profit $33,614 $9,574 $130,600 96 Babson College MA Private not-for-profit $30,513 $9,137 $175,200 97 University of California, Riverside CA Public $22,042 $5,140 $128,800 98 Clemson University SC Public $10,430 $11,748 $125,200 99 Southern Methodist University TX Private not-for-profit $35,344 $12,369 $139,000 100 California State University, Fullerton CA Public $9,194 $5,834 $118,200 DON’T MISS: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up AND This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The post This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up appeared first on This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . 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