Princeton University has been ranked number one in the nation by Forbes magazine.
The list assessed U.S. colleges based on their graduation rates, student outcomes and satisfaction, low levels of debt and post-graduate success.
”Princeton does well across the board,” said Michael Noer, Forbes executive editor.
Princeton had the highest freshman to sophomore retention rates, and the school also did well in the prominence of their alumni.
Four Ivy League universities scored high enough marks to be included among the 10 best in the country. Yale came in 4th, Harvard was No. 6 and Columbia University was 8th.
All of the top five colleges have fewer than 7,000 undergraduates and total annual costs ranging from $53,934 for Princeton to just under $60,000 for the University of Chicago.
Forbes ranked more than 650 schools.

