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Every year U.S. News and World Report puts together a national ranking of the Best Colleges & Universities in the U.S. and two schools here in the DMV made significant jumps in the rankings. Howard University’s national ranking saw the biggest jump of any school rated this year – they jumped 11 slots. Catholic University also made a significant jump. Howard University, Catholic University and three other schools tie for the 124th best Colleges & Unversities in America.
The rankings are based, in part, on class size, freshman retention, graduation rates and faculty resources. Howard also ranked No. 2 among historically black colleges, according to the 2017 report released on Tuesday. Spelman College ranked No. 1.
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Other area school are in the top 20 and others in the top 50. Here is the list of the top area schools and their national ranking.
Area universities ranked nationally:
10. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
20. Georgetown University (DC)
24. University of Virginia*
32. College of William and Mary (VA)*
56. George Washington University (DC)
60. University of Maryland College Park
74. American University (DC)
74. Virginia Tech*
124. Catholic University of America (DC)*
124. Howard University (DC)*
143. George Mason University (VA)*
Area liberal arts colleges ranked nationally:
11. Washington and Lee University (VA)
12. United States Naval Academy (MD)*
27. University of Richmond (VA)
53. St. John’s College (MD)
72. Virginia Military Institute*
99. St. Mary’s College of Maryland*
99. Washington College (MD)
105. Hampden-Sydney College (VA)
113. Goucher College (MD)
128. McDaniel College (MD)
132. Randolph College (VA)
132. Randolph-Macon College (VA)
140. Sweet Briar College (VA)
140. Roanoke College (VA)
174. Emory and Henry College (VA)
This list was taken from “Best Colleges report” from U.S. News and World Report.
