Princeton dubbed top college in U.S.
U.S. News & World Report has named Princeton University the best college in the United States, with the University of California-Berkeley the top public school, at No. 20 overall.
The magazine's annual list, published Tuesday, said Harvard University was the No. 2 school in the country, with Yale University rounding out the top three.
The much-watched list ranks colleges based on selectivity, retention and graduation rates.
Columbia University earned the fourth spot, and Stanford University and the University of Chicago tied for fifth. A three-way tie for No. 7 gave Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania spots on the list.
California Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College tied for the 10th spot.
The University of California-Los Angeles and Virginia University were ranked the second and third best public schools by U.S. News.
Harvard, Yale and Princeton came in first through third in terms of bang-for-the-bucks that students spend to attend.
综合外国媒体报道,当地时间9月10日,美国《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. News & World Report)杂志2014年全美最佳大学排行榜公布,普林斯顿大学击败哈佛大学荣登榜首,加州大学伯克利分校在公立大学中排名最高,在总榜单中位列第20位。
根据该杂志10日公布的排行榜,去年和普林斯顿大学并列第一的哈佛大学今年滑落至第二位,耶鲁大学位居第三,哥伦比亚大学紧随其后,斯坦福大学和芝加哥大学同时占据第五位,杜克大学、麻省理工学院和宾夕法尼亚大学并列第七,加州理工学院和达特茅斯学院也成功跻身前十,并列第十位。
在公立大学中,排名最高的是加州大学伯克利分校,加州大学洛杉矶分校和弗吉尼亚大学分别是全美最佳公立大学的第二和第三名。
《美国新闻与世界报道》杂志每年都会公布一份全美国家级大学排名榜,其评比标准包括毕业率、学校声望和班级规模等,是不少美国学子报考大学的重要参考指标。该排行榜所具有的巨大影响力曾促使一些学校“作弊”。今年年初,新奥尔良大学、巴克内尔大学、埃默里大学、克莱蒙特•麦肯纳学院和乔治华盛顿大学被发现谎报数据以求在排行榜中获得更好的名次。
(译者 肉肉融 编辑 王辉)