NEWS DESK
The AO’s coverage of the current U.S. News National Universities top 50 outside Ivy+, with annual membership maintenance and historical continuity.
RANKINGS · METHODOLOGYVerifiedTop 50 / RANKINGS · METHODOLOGY
A new earnings measure helped end Princeton’s long run atop a prominent ranking—showing how methodology can move institutions without changing the campus overnight.
Top 50 / SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSIS
Top 50 / SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSIS
Top 50 / SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSIS
Top 50 / RICE · ESSAYS
Top 50 / BREAKING · ESSAY REQUIREMENTS
Top 50 / ACADEMIC PROGRAMS · AI
Top 50 / INVESTIGATION · ENROLLMENT CAPACITY
Top 50 / DUKE · TESTING
Top 50 / RICE · THE BOX
Top 50 / USC · DEADLINES
Top 50 / ILLINOIS · APPLICATION OPEN
Top 50 / APPLICATION SYSTEMS
Top 50 / MICHIGAN · ESSAYS
Top 50 / UT AUSTIN · TESTING
Top 50 / RICE · EARLY DECISION
Top 50 / RICE · TESTING
Top 50 / USC · TESTING
Top 50 / UT AUSTIN · EARLY ACTION
Top 50 / RICE · INTERVIEWS
Top 50 / RICE · MERIT AID
Top 50 / RICE · ARCHITECTURE
Top 50 / USC · PROGRAM MATERIALS
Top 50 / RICE · CREATIVE PORTFOLIOS
Top 50 / EARLY ACTION
Top 50 / USC · POST-SUBMISSION
Top 50 / RICE · QUESTBRIDGE
Top 50 / APPLICATION PLANS
Top 50 / APPLICATION SYSTEMS
Top 50 / EARLY ROUNDS
Top 50 / CLASS DATA
Top 50 / EARLY DECISION
Top 50 / TESTING
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Liberal arts admissions, financial aid and the fall 2027 Tuition Promise. following →Top 50Los Angeles, California
UC application requirements, testing reviews and enrollment. following →Top 50 · #24Washington, District of Columbia
Common App adoption, Early Action and aid policy.9.1K following →Top 50 · #21St. Louis, Missouri
Early Action, Early Decision, aid and enrollment data.7.4K following →Top 50 · #46Athens, Georgia
Early Action, residency, testing and application changes.10.7K following →Top 50 · #17Berkeley, California
UC application, test-free policy, transfer and class data.14.2K following →Top 50 · #6Evanston, Illinois
Early Decision, testing, essays and school-specific admission.8.8K following →Top 50 · #21Ann Arbor, Michigan
Early Action, school-level review, residency and enrollment.13.4K following →Top 50Austin, Texas
Application volume, residency pathways, deadlines and enrollment.12.8K following →Top 50Atlanta, Georgia
Early Action, transfer admission, testing and enrollment.10.2K following →