The Scores Are Out
The U.S. News and World Report Releases an Updated College Rankings List for 2027
On Sept. 22, 2026, The U.S. News and World Report’s College Rankings List, a composite list ranking most universities across the country, updated their college rankings for 2027. This list factors in acceptance rates, average test scores, campus demographics, campus life, majors, post-graduate jobs, average costs and faculty of 73% of all universities across the U.S. This data is then used to rank colleges and universities by category. The categories include National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and specialized rankings based on specific programs.
In the category of National Universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology overtook Princeton University for the No. 1 ranking. The California Institute of Technology rose from No. 11 to a tie at No. 5 with Stanford University. In the top public National Universities list, UCLA surged to a tie at No. 1 with UC Berkeley. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, retained their spot at No. 2. UNC Chapel Hill dropped from a tie with No. 4 University of Virginia to the No. 5 spot. In National Liberal Arts Colleges, there was a five-way tie at No. 3 between Bowdoin College, Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College, Swarthmore College and the United States Naval Academy. Williams College and Bowdoin College retained their spots at No. 1 and 2, respectively. The United States Air Force Academy dropped from a tie at No. 5 all the way to No. 11.
With these new rankings released for 2027, high school students, parents and counselors alike have an updated resource for college admissions.
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