Best Colleges 2008

National Universities

1. Princeton University

2. Harvard University

3. Yale University

Master's Universities - Northern

1. Villanova University (Pa.)

2. Providence College (R.I.)

2. Fairfield University (Conn.)

2. Loyola College (Md.)

Master's Universities - Southern

1. Rollins College (Fla.)

2. Elon (N.C.)

2. Stetson (Fla.)

Master's Universities - Midwestern

1. Creighton University (Neb.)

2. Xavier University (Ohio)

3. Valparaiso University (Ind.)

Master's Universities - Western

1. Trinity University (Texas)

2. Santa Clara University (Calif.)

3. Gonzaga University (Wash.)

Undergraduate Business Programs

1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

3. University of California - Berkeley (Haas)

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Liberal Arts

1. Williams College (Mass.)

2. Amherst College (Mass.)

3. Swarthmore College (Pa.)

Comprehensive Colleges - Northern

1. Cooper Union (N.Y.)

2. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (Conn.)

3. Bard College at Simon's Rock (Mass.)

Comprehensive Colleges - Southern

1. Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.)

2. Erskine College (S.C.)

3. LaGrange College (Ga.)

Comprehensive Colleges - Midwestern

1. Taylor University (Ind.)

2. Ohio Northern University

3. Dordt College (Iowa)

3. Cedarville University (Ohio)

Comprehensive Colleges - Western

1. U.S. Air Force Academy (Colo.)

2. Master's College and Seminary (Calif.)

3. Oklahoma Baptist University

Engineering Programs – Doctoral Universities

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. Stanford University (Calif.)

3. University of California - Berkeley

Engineering Programs – Non-Doctoral Universities

1. Harvey Mudd College (Calif.)

2. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.)

3. Cooper Union (N.Y.)