What is the best college in Upstate New York?
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report list of the best colleges in America has been released, ranking schools on a variety of factors. New this year the methodology had some changes and some longstanding factors were eliminated while others were added.
Part of the new criteria this year was first-generation graduation rates, first-generation graduation rate performance and proportion of college graduates earning more than a high school graduate.
Criteria still factored into the ranking include student-faculty ratio, tuition, campus life, financial aid, application requirements and post-graduate earning data.
Here are the five Upstate New York schools which topped the rankings:
No. 12: Cornell University – Ithaca, N.Y.
Cornell moved up a few spots from being in slot 17 last year. They tied with Columbia University in New York City and University of Chicago. The Ithaca-based school also ranked on the list of best value schools (#20), best undergraduate engineering programs (#10) and best business programs (#8).
No. 47: University of Rochester – Rochester, N.Y.
Western New York’s University of Rochester dropped slightly from last year’s ranking at #36. They placed #30 in best value schools and #23 in nursing degrees.
No. 60: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, N.Y.
Located in the Capital Region, RPI placed #60 in this year’s rankings. The private institution was also ranked for best undergraduate engineering programs (#34) and best colleges for veterans (#94).
No. 67: Syracuse University – Syracuse, N.Y.
Central New York’s Syracuse University tied with several other institutions like University of Miami, George Washington University and more. They were also ranked for best value schools (#77), best colleges for veterans (#40), best undergraduate teaching (#65), study abroad (#10) and more.
No. 73: Binghamton University / SUNY – Binghamton, N.Y.
Binghamton University moved up 10 spots in this year’s overall ranking. The
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