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• Since 1984, the magazine US News and World Report has published a ranking of U.S. colleges that is referred to as America's Best Colleges. The magazine edition of Best Colleges 2009 was available August 25, 2008, and the rankings were published on the magazine's web site on August 22, 2008.Official Site: America's Best Colleges 2009

• Fast Facts

  1. U.S. News Ranked based on information gathered from schools in 15 different categories, for example graduation rates, class size and average SAT ScoresOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009
  2. Rankings have been published since 1984Yahoo! Finance: U.S. News...Announces America's Best Colleges (August 22, 2008)
  3. Harvard University was ranked first in the National Universities categoryOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009
  4. Princeton University lost its number 1 ranking after eight years on the top of the listThe Daily Princetonian: Princeton loses number one spot... (August 22, 2008)

• National Universities' Rankings

  1. Harvard UniversityOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009
  2. Princeton UniversityOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009
  3. Yale UniversityOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford UniversityOfficial Site: America's Best Colleges 2009

• Criticism

  The rankings are sometimes criticized for failing to take into account students' individual needs and the schools' uniqueness, and for encouraging students to focus too much on a school's prestige when deciding where to apply.The Daily Princetonian: Despite criticism, University stays in rankings... (September 17, 2007)

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• Other Rankings

  Although the U.S. News rankings get quite a bit of press when they are published, there are other college rankings published as well. Princeton Review publishes an annual report on the 368 Best Colleges which provides detailed information about each school reviewed, for example.

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