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Stanford, Berkeley crack Prime 5 in Forbes’ finest schools record

(KRON) — It’s no query that Stanford and UC Berkeley are thought of two of essentially the most prestigious universities within the Bay Space. One famend nationwide publication ranked these two universities within the area very excessive on its record of finest schools.

Forbes ranked Stanford No. 3 and UC Berkeley No. 5 on its fifteenth annual America’s Prime Faculties Listing launched final week. Solely Princeton (No. 1) and Yale (No. 2) ranked forward of Stanford.

The elements that have been thought of within the rating embrace median 10-year post-graduation wage, common monetary support supplied and common pupil debt. Forbes analyzed hundreds of faculties throughout the nation, which included each private and non-private establishments.

Forbes: Prime 10 America’s Prime Faculties Listing

  1. Princeton College
  2. Yale College
  3. Stanford College
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT)
  5. College of California, Berkeley
  6. Columbia College
  7. College of California, Los Angeles
  8. College of Pennsylvania
  9. Harvard College
  10. Williams School

Nevertheless, Stanford did drop one spot from being ranked second in Forbes’ 2022 record. Berkeley additionally obtained a second-place rating that 12 months — tied with its Bay Space personal faculty counterpart.

Forbes listed 500 schools on its record. Within the backside ten was Menlo School in Atherton, which ranked 490th on the record. You may view Forbes’ America’s Prime Faculties Listing HERE.

Methodology

Yearly, Forbes ranks the five hundred finest colleges from a pool of hundreds thought of annually. The corporate makes use of these seven elements and breaks them down on weight of significance:

  • Alumni Wage (20%)
  • Debt (15%)
  • Commencement Fee (15%)
  • Forbes American Leaders Listing (15%)
  • Return On Funding (15%)
  • Retention Fee (10%)
  • Educational Success (10%)

For Forbes’ full methodology, click on the hyperlink HERE.

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