The 10 best colleges in America

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The 10 best colleges in America

Princeton University Tigers Football Students

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See the top 10 colleges in the US.

Princeton University is the best college in America, according to the latest ranking from US News & World Report.

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The Princeton, New Jersey-based Ivy League school ranked first due to a combination of factors such as its selective admissions rate, high peer assessment scores, and strong graduation rate.

The US News ranks schools using quantitative factors - like graduation and retention rates - and qualitative factors - like peer assessment surveys from college presidents and deans of admissions. The list includes schools which offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus masters and Ph.D. programs.

Read on below to see which schools round out the top 10.