Wich are the 10 top colleges?

Forbes Top 10 American Colleges in 2012:


  1. Princeton University
  2. Williams College
  3. Stanford University
  4. University of Chicago
  5. Yale University
  6. Harvard University
  7. United States Military Academy
  8. Columbia University in the City of New York
  9. Pomona College
  10. Swarthmore College

Rankings are based on post graduate success, student satisfaction, debt (student debt loads and default rates), 4-year graduation rate and competitive awards.

On the flip side, Newsweek ranked West Virginia University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado-Boulder, Ohio University, Union College (New York), University of New Hampshire, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colgate University, University of Florida, and Indiana University-Bloomington as America’s top 10 party colleges in 2012 based on the frequency of on-campus disciplinary actions and on-campus arrests for drugs and alcohol.

Updated on Saturday, August 11 2012 at 12:25AM EDT
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