U.S. News 2018 Best Colleges: Dayton, Miami, Ohio State make list

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the nation’s best colleges and several area schools made the list.

In the best "National Universities" category, Ohio State tied for No. 54, Miami University tied for No. 78, the University of Dayton tied for No. 124 and the University of Cincinnati tied for No. 133, according to the rankings released today.

Wright State University in the category was listed as “RNP” or “ranking not published” because the school either did not qualify for a ranking or did not provide enough statistical data to be ranked, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Cedarville University was ranked the No. 1 school for veterans to attend while Wittenberg University was ranked No. 158 in the category “National Liberal Arts Colleges.” UD also received high marks for being a “best value” college.

Around 1,388 schools are included in the ranking, according to U.S. News.

U.S. News surveyed more than 1,275 schools for statistical data used to determine the rankings and some additionally needed data was obtained through the National Center for Education Statistics. Information on financial resources, faculty, SAT and ACT scores, acceptance rates, six-year graduation rates and first-year retention rates were all considered, according to U.S. News.

Below are the categories colleges was ranked under in the annual report.

Top 10 colleges in the U.S.

1. Princeton University

2. Harvard University

3. (Tie) University of Chicago

3. (Tie) Yale University

5. (Tie) Columbia University

5. (Tie) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5. (Tie) Stanford University

8. University of Pennsylvania

9. Duke University

10. California Institute of Technology