By Ben Axelson | baxelson@nyup.com

U.S. News & World Report's 2018 ranking of the best colleges and universities in the country is out, and schools in New York State are once again among some of the best and most well-regarded institutions in America.

The main ranking is divided into two categories: National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges.

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National Universities

These schools offer a full range of undergraduate majors, masters and doctoral programs and are committed to producing groundbreaking research.

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#21 Pace University

New York City

National Universities: #187 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings #209 (tie)

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#20 St. John's University

Queens

National Universities: #165 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #106 (tie)

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#19 University at Albany--SUNY

Albany

National Universities: #151 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #177 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #78 (tie)

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#18 Adelphi University

Garden City

National Universities: #151 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #228 (tie)

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#17 St. John Fisher College

Rochester

National Universities: #145 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #94 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #37

High School Counselor Rankings: #177 (tie)

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#16 The New School

New York City

National Universities: #133 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #83 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #109

High School Counselor Rankings: #106 (tie)

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#15 Hofstra University

Hempstead

National Universities: #132

Best Colleges for Veterans: #82

Best Value Schools: #71

High School Counselor Rankings: #106 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #38 (tie)

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#14 Clarkson University

Potsdam

National Universities: #124 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #78 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #36

High School Counselor Rankings: #177 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #82 (tie)

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#13 University at Buffalo--SUNY

Buffalo

National Universities: #97 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #58 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #108

High School Counselor Rankings: #156 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #41 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #70 (tie)

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#12 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

National Universities: #97 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #156 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #41 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #177 (tie)

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#11 Stony Brook University--SUNY

Stony Brook

National Universities: #97 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #58 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #119

High School Counselor Rankings: #128 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #41 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #70 (tie)

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#10 Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

National Universities: #97 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #58 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #41

High School Counselor Rankings: #39 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #61

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#9 Yeshiva University

New York City

National Universities: #94

Best Value Schools: #65

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#8 Binghamton University--SUNY

Binghamton

National Universities: #87 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #49 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #52

High School Counselor Rankings: #128 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #38

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #125

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#7 Syracuse University

Syracuse

National Universities: #61 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #29 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #47

High School Counselor Rankings: #62 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #82 (tie)

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#6 Fordham University

New York City

National Universities: #61 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #29 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #49 (tie)

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#5 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

National Universities: #42 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #16 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #31

High School Counselor Rankings: #30 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #30 (tie)

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#4 University of Rochester

Rochester

National Universities: #34 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #13

Best Value Schools: #24

High School Counselor Rankings: #62 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #78 (tie)

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#3 New York University

New York City

National Universities: #30 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #10 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #55

High School Counselor Rankings: #22 (tie)

Most Innovative Schools: #20 (tie)

Business Programs: #5 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #61 (tie)

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#2 Cornell University

Ithaca

National Universities: #14 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #3

Best Value Schools: #18

High School Counselor Rankings: #5 (tie)

Most Innovative Schools: #15 (tie)

Business Programs: #7 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #10





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#1 Columbia University

New York City

National Universities: #5 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #6

High School Counselor Rankings: #5 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #5 (tie)

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National Liberal Arts Colleges

These schools emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half their degrees in liberal arts fields of study, according to U.S. News.

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#15 Hartwick College

Oneonta

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #165 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #168 (tie)

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#14 Elmira College

Elmira

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #165 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #184 (tie)

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#13 Houghton College

Houghton

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #147 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #144 (tie)

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#12 Siena College

Loudonville

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #134 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #101 (tie)

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#11 Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #65 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #91

High School Counselor Rankings: #56 (tie)

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#10 St. Lawrence University

Canton

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #58 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #83

High School Counselor Rankings: #84

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#9 Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #53 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #87

High School Counselor Rankings: #25 (tie)

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#8 Bard College

Annandale on Hudson

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #46 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #39

High School Counselor Rankings: #34 (tie)

Most Innovative Schools: #5

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#7 Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #41 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #59

High School Counselor Rankings: #34 (tie)

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#6 Union College

Schenectady

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #36 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #63

High School Counselor Rankings: #56 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #29 (tie)

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#5 Barnard College

New York City

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #26 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #35

High School Counselor Rankings: #13 (tie)

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#4 Hamilton College

Clinton

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #18 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Teaching : #20 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #19

High School Counselor Rankings: #25 (tie)

Most Innovative Schools: #13 (tie)

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#3 Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #12 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #1

Best Value Schools: #6

High School Counselor Rankings: #5 (tie)

Most Innovative Schools: #13 (tie)

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#2 United States Military Academy

West Point

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #12 (tie)

High School Counselor Rankings: #2 (tie)

Top Public Schools: #1

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #4

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#1 Colgate University

Hamilton

National Liberal Arts Colleges: #12 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #14

High School Counselor Rankings: #13 (tie)

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Regional Universities

U.S. News includes rankings for regional universities as well. Regional schools offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs. This ranking is divided into North, South, West and Midwest schools. Below are the New York State schools that rank in the top 10 on the North list.

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#10 CUNY Hunter College

New York City

Regional Universities North: #28 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #13 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #46

Top Public Schools: #7 (tie)

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#9 Canisius College

Buffalo

Regional Universities North: #22 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #9

Best Value Schools: #9





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#8 St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure

Regional Universities North: #21

Best Value Schools: #5

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#7 CUNY Baruch College

New York City

Regional Universities North: #20

Best Value Schools: #67

Top Public Schools: #5

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#6 Le Moyne College

Syracuse

Regional Universities North: #17

Best Colleges for Veterans: #8

Best Value Schools: #6

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#5 SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

Regional Universities North: #15 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #6 (tie)

Best Value Schools: #39

Top Public Schools: #3

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #44

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#4 Manhattan College

Riverdale

Regional Universities North: #15 (tie)

Best Colleges for Veterans: #6 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #38 (tie)

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#3 SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo

Regional Universities North: #11 (tie)

Best Undergraduate Teaching: #1

Best Value Schools: #30

Top Public Schools: #2

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#2 Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Regional Universities North: #9

Best Colleges for Veterans: #2

Best Value Schools: #32

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#1 Ithaca College

Ithaca

Regional Universities North: #8

Best Value Schools: #13

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A note on methodology

U.S. News uses a formula that includes quantitative and qualitative measures proposed by education experts as reliable indicators of academic quality. Fifteen total indicators are factored into the formula, including graduation rates, academic reputation faculty resources, student selectivity and more. Indicators are weighted and summed to an overall score between 0 and 100.

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