普林斯顿大学登顶2014全美最佳大学排行榜
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.
综合外国媒体报道,美国《美国新闻与世界报道》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。
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(保留,扣留) 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.