WORCESTER – The college planning and research website College Raptor released its 10th annual list of the best colleges in the United States. The list also includes categories including the best public colleges, and the best colleges for liberal arts, artificial intelligence, and nursing.
Two Worcester colleges appear in the rankings. The College of the Holy Cross is ranked among the best colleges in New England best colleges for liberal arts. Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranks among the best colleges for artificial intelligence.
Here are how colleges in New England ranked in the various categories.
Top 25 Best Colleges in New England
1 – Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
2 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
3 – Yale University – New Haven, CT
4 – Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH
5 – Brown University – Providence, RI
6 – Williams College – Williamstown, MA
7 – Bowdoin College – Brunswick, ME
8 – Wellesley College – Wellesley, MA
9 – Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering – Needham, MA
10 – Tufts University – Medford, MA
11 – Amherst College – Amherst, MA
12 – Boston College – Chestnut Hill, MA
13 – Babson College – Wellesley, MA
14 – Colby College – Waterville, ME
15 – Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT
16 – Boston University – Boston, MA
17 – Middlebury College – Middlebury, CT
18 – Bates College – Lewiston, ME
19 – College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA
20 – Smith College – Northampton, MA
21 – United States Coast Guard Academy – New London, CT
22 – Brandeis University – Waltham, MA
23 – Bentley University – Waltham, MA
24 – Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI
25 – Trinity College – Hartford, CT
New England Colleges in Top 50
2 – Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
3 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
5 – Yale University – New Haven, CT
11 – Dartmouth Colle3ge – Hanover, NH
13 – Brown University – Providence, RI
20 – Williams College – Williamstown, MA
31 – Wellesley College – Wellesley, MA
32 – Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering – Needham, MA
33 – Tufts University – Medford, MA
35 – Amherst College – Amherst, MA
37 – Boston College – Boston, MA
43 – Babson College – Wellesley, MA
45 – Colby College – Waterville, ME
47 – Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT
New England Colleges in Top 25 Best Public Colleges
7 – United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
20 – University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
New England Colleges in the Top 25 Best Liberal Arts Colleges
2 – Williams College – Williamstown, MA
3 – Bowdoin College – Brunswick, ME
7 – Wellesley College – Wellesley, MA
13 – Colby College – Waterville, ME
14 – Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT
19 – Middlebury College – Middlebury, CT
21 – Bates College – Lewiston, ME
22 – College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA
New England Colleges in the Top 25 Best Research Colleges
2 – Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
3 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
5 – Yale University – New Haven, CT
11 – Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH
13 – Brown University – Providence, RI
24 – Tufts University – Medford, MA
25 – Boston College – Chestnut Hill, MA
New England Colleges in the Top 25 Best Colleges for AI
9 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
14 – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Worcester, MA
18 – Northeastern University – Boston, MA
New England Colleges in the Top 25 Best Nursing Schools
7 – Fairfield University – Fairfield, CT
8 – Saint Anselm College – Manchester, NH
10 – Yale University – New Haven, CT
For more information, visit the College Raptor website.
