Forbes Magazine's List of America's Best Colleges

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In 2009 Forbes magazine, along with The Center for College Affordability and Productivity, compiled a list of America's Best Colleges based on "the quality of the education they provide, the experience of the students and how much they achieve".[1]

2009 list

Rank[2] Name State Cost First-year class size
1 United States Military Academy NY 0 1,263
2 Princeton University NJ 49,830 1,243
3 California Institute of Technology CA 48,990 236
4 Williams College MA 49,530 540
5 Harvard University MA 50,250 1,666
6 Wellesley College MA 50,026 596
7 United States Air Force Academy CO 0 1,286
8 Amherst College MA 50,230 439
9 Yale University CT 51,400 1,318
10 Stanford University CA 51,760 1,703
11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 50,100 1,048
12 Swarthmore College PA 50,381 372
13 Columbia University NY 51,406 1,356
14 Centre College KY 39,200 336
15 Haverford College PA 51,637 327
16 Boston College MA 52,060 2,167
17 Northwestern University IL 52,120 2,078
18 Bowdoin College ME 50,570 488
19 Vassar College NY 51,370 638
20 Whitman College WA 46,212 401
21 University of Chicago IL 53,310 1,306
22 Kenyon College OH 49,260 456
23 Carleton College MN 50,000 489
24 Colby College ME 50,120 482
25 Middlebury College VT 52,460 576

References

  1. ↑ Richard Vedder; David M. Ewalt (5 August 2009). "America's Best Colleges 2009". Forbes. Retrieved 11 March 2010. 
  2. ↑ "America's Best Colleges". Forbes. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010. 
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