N.J. places six schools in Top 100 of U.S. News Rankings

Princeton is No.1 (again), followed by Rutgers-NB, Rutgers-Newark, Stevens, NJIT and Rutgers-Camden

Princeton University is once again No. 1 in the U.S. News and World Report college rankings, earning the top spot for a fifteenth consecutive year. New Jersey has plenty of other reasons to celebrate, too. The state placed six universities in the top 100 of the national rankings. Here’s the list:

Princeton (No. 1)
Rutgers-New Brunswick (tied for No. 42)
Rutgers-Newark (tied for No. 75);
Stevens (tied for No. 80);
NJIT (tied for No. 80);
Rutgers-Camden (tied for No. 97)

The state placed four other schools in the top 200. Montclair State, Seton Hall and Stockon all tied for No. 158. Rowan tied for No. 169. Kean University came in at No. 318

U.S. News considers national universities to be those that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, as well as master’s and doctoral programs. National universities also emphasize faculty research or award professional practice doctorates.

U.S. news also ranks regional universities — schools that offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master’s programs, but few doctoral programs. Regional universities are ranked in four geographical groups: North, South, Midwest and West.

The College of New Jersey held the highest ranking of 15 New Jersey schools featured in the regional list.

Here are those ranked in the Top 100:

TCNJ (No. 4);
Monmouth (tied for No. 13);
Ramapo College (tied for No. 21);
FDU-Florham (tied for No. 35):
Saint Peter’s (tied for No. 38);
Rider (tied for No. 45);
FDU-Metropolitan (tied for No. 55);
Caldwell (tied for No. 84);
William Paterson (tied for No. 84);
Centenary (tied for No. 98);

U.S. News, the first major outlet to do college rankings, is considered the gold standard of what is now a cottage industry.

Each school is scored on the basis of 17 academic quality factors, with different weights for each factor. About half of the ranking is determined by a combination of student outcomes, such as graduation rates, first-year retention, and performance against a predicted graduation rate.

The National Top Ten: