Nine New Jersey schools were listed among the best in the "National University" category, which includes schools offering a full range of graduate and undergraduate programs.
A New Jersey school that is is consistently at or near the top of the rankings -- Princeton -- holds the top spot again, beating out Ivy League rivals like Yale and Harvard as well as non-Ivies like Stanford and Duke.
The other New Jersey schools on the list and their rankings are:
Rutgers New Brunswick, No. 62 on the list
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, 74
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, 97
Rutgers-Newark, 132
Seton Hall University, South Orange, 139
Montclair State University, 169
Rowan University, Glassboro, 166
Rutgers-Camden, 166 (tie)
US News has other specialized lists, such as "best value" and "top regional schools." For the full National University list as well as the other lists, click here.
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