Top 10 Best Colleges: U.S. News and World Report
Once again, the Best Colleges rankings for 2011 are out for the U.S. News and World Report (excludes liberal arts schools). There has indeed been some criticism of the rankings; some say factors such as acceptance rate, endowment and reputation do not portray an adequate picture of the academic quality of a school. Some schools have protested the rankings, refusing to submit information. Other rankings have come out that use a different set of criteria.
But regardless of the criticism, prospective students often consider the rankings when determining which school to attend. Therefore, universities have paid a keen attention over the years, changing the profession of academia.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 universities in the United States.
![Harvard Square Harvard Square](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57034/harvard-square.jpg)
![Naussau Hall Naussau Hall](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57035/naussau-hall.jpg)
![Yale Peabody Museum Yale Peabody Museum](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57036/yale-peabody-museum.jpg)
![Low Memorial Library Low Memorial Library](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57037/low-memorial-library.jpg)
![Kerckhoff Laboratory of the Biological Sciences Kerckhoff Laboratory of the Biological Sciences](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57038/kerckhoff-laboratory-biological-sciences.jpg)
![Building 10 and Great Dome Building 10 and Great Dome](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57039/building-10-great-dome.jpg)
![Hoover Tower Hoover Tower](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57040/hoover-tower.jpg)
![Snell-Hitchcock Snell-Hitchcock](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57041/snell-hitchcock.jpg)
![Penn Quad Penn Quad](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57042/penn-quad.jpg)
![Duke Chapel Duke Chapel](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/57043/duke-chapel.jpg)
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