We’ve received from multiple universities the new 2024 U.S. News Best College Rankings and have decided to share the top 25. The full rankings should be out from U.S. News on the 24th, and we encourage you to visit their website to see the full list then. Please note that, as we have said in numerous blogs and podcasts over many years, these rankings are not individualized for YOUR specific goals or career outcomes. When the full rankings are released, they may, at best, provide a starting point among other tools for a range of schools to consider.
Please also note that there is precedent for U.S. News to make changes before the public release and/or delay the public release.
Top 25 Best Colleges 2024 - U.S. News Rankings with +/- from Last Year
#1 - Princeton University (0)
#2 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (0)
#3 - Harvard University (0)
#4 - Stanford University (-1)
#5 - Yale University (0)
#6 - California Institute of Technology (+1)
#6 - Duke University (+1)
#6 - Johns Hopkins University (+3)
#6 - Northwestern University (+3)
#10 - University of Pennsylvania (-4)
#11 - Cornell University (+1)
#11 - University of Chicago (+1)
#13 - Brown University (-4)
#13 - Columbia University (-1)
#15 - Dartmouth College (+3)
#15 - University of California--Los Angeles (0)
#17 - University of California, Berkeley (-2)
#18 - Rice University (-1)
#18 - University of Notre Dame (+2)
#18 - Vanderbilt University (0)
#21 - Carnegie Mellon University (+3)
#21 - University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (0)
#21 - Washington University in St. Louis (+3)
#24 - Emory University (0)
#24 - Georgetown University (-2)
#24 - University of Virginia (0)