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Northwestern to stay at 9th place in U.S. News rankings

September 14, 2020

Northwestern was named the 9th best university in the nation according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, breaking its three-year upward streak. NU is tied for the No. 9 spot...

Northwestern moves up to 9th place in U.S. News rankings

September 9, 2019

Northwestern was ranked the 9th best U.S. university this year in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges list, marking the third consecutive year Northwestern has moved up a spot. Northwestern...

Northwestern improves to 17th in Forbes ranking

July 25, 2013

Northwestern moved up five spots to No. 17 in Forbes' annual ranking of the best colleges in the country Wednesday. Stanford University, followed by Pomona College and Princeton University, topped this...

British magazine: Northwestern among world’s 20 best universities

October 5, 2012

Northwestern was recently named one of the top 20 universities in the world by a British magazine. The Oct. 4 issue of Times Higher Education had NU coming in at No. 19, just behind Cornell University...

Northwestern officials split on stagnant U.S. News & World Report ranking

September 12, 2012

Northwestern's fifth straight year as the 12th best college in the nation garnered mixed reviews from University officials Wednesday — and has some questioning the validity of the rankings. Though...

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