The Best Universities in America 2022-2023

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Visualized: The Best Universities in America​

The United States is home to many world-class universities like Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, which boast innovative research programs, famous alumni, prestigious awards, and students and faculty from all over the world.

But which schools are actually the best ones in America?

This ranking uses data from U.S. News & World Report to rank America’s 50 best universities from the Ivy League to public institutions. Additionally, this visual shows the average tuition and acceptance rate of each school.

The Methodology​

Here’s a look at how different categories are scored in the ranking. It is worth noting that U.S. News relies on each university’s independent reporting of data and information and does not standardize or corroborate the reported information themselves.

How categories are weighted:

• Graduation & Retention Rates = 22%
• Undergraduate Academic Reputation = 20%
• Faculty Resources = 20%
• Financial Resources per Student = 10%
• Graduation Rate Performance = 8%
• Student Selectivity for Fall Entering Class = 7%
• Social Mobility = 5%
• Graduate Indebtedness = 5%
• Average Alumni Giving Rate = 3%

 

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I'm surprised to see the University of Chicago ranked so high on the list.

 

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I'm surprised to see the University of Chicago ranked so high on the list.

Chicago has been a top school in the U.S. for about a century now - I'm surprised you're not as familiar with its ranking

 

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Chicago has been a top school in the U.S. for about a century now - I'm surprised you're not as familiar with its ranking

I've always known it was a world-class institution. It has a wonderful hospital as well, I was born there.

I'm more surprised that it is ranked higher than Northwestern and Cornell. Seeing this gives it a different light.