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The best universities in the US, from U.S. News & World Report's Best National Universities and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Best Colleges in the U.S.

The 2025 editions of 2 trusted US rankings: their points added up (No. 1 = 10 points … No. 10 = 1). Inside a shared place, votes ($1.99) decide the order. Under each entry: its place in every ranking, with the link.

  1. 1Princeton University20 points · in 2 of 2 rankings · NJU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 1 in the US) · The Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 1 in the US)0 votes
  2. 2Stanford University15 points · in 2 of 2 rankings · CAThe Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 3 in the US) · U.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 4 in the US)0 votes
  3. 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology14 points · in 2 of 2 rankings · MAU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 2 in the US) · The Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 6 in the US)0 votes
  4. 4Yale University13 points · in 2 of 2 rankings · CTThe Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 4 in the US) · U.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 5 in the US)0 votes
  5. 5Harvard University12 points · in 2 of 2 rankings · MAU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 3 in the US) · The Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 7 in the US)0 votes
  6. 6Babson College9 points · in 1 of 2 rankings · MAThe Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 2 in the US)0 votes
  7. 7Claremont McKenna College6 points · in 1 of 2 rankings · CAThe Wall Street Journal & College Pulse, via Poets&Quants (No. 5 in the US)0 votes
  8. 8California Institute of Technology5 points · in 1 of 2 rankings · CAU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 6 in the US)0 votes
  9. 9Duke University5 points · in 1 of 2 rankings · NCU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 6 in the US)0 votes
  10. 10Johns Hopkins University5 points · in 1 of 2 rankings · MDU.S. News & World Report (Washington, DC), via FOX 5 New York (No. 6 in the US)0 votes

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