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William & Mary tops college rankings

Ranked sixth-best public university by U.S. News

Updated: Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010, 1:18 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 17 Aug 2010, 10:38 AM EDT

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) - The College of William and Mary was ranked the sixth-best public university by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday.

In addition, William & Mary moved up two spots to 31st among all national universities.

U.S. News compiles its national universities and national liberal arts colleges rankings based on factors including undergraduate academic reputation, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate performance.

Other top national universities this year include Harvard University (first), Princeton University (second), Yale (third), Brown (15th), Virginia (25th), and Boston College (tied at 31st with William & Mary). The University of Virginia was second among public universities.

For more information about the U.S. News & World Report's: Best Colleges 2011 .

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