MIT ranked No. 1 among national universities in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, replacing Princeton University after 16 consecutive years at the top. Princeton ranked second, Harvard third, and Williams College topped the national liberal arts colleges category. The 42nd edition evaluated nearly 1,700 institutions using 17 measures, with more than half of each school's score based on student outcomes including graduation rates, retention and post-graduate earnings.
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