1.) Princeton
2.) Babson
3.) Stanford
4.) Yale
5.) Claremont McKenna
6.) MIT
7.) Harvard
8.) CAL
9.) Georgia Institute of Tech
10.) Davidson
11.) Bentley
12.) UC DAvis
13.) U Penn
14.) Columbia
15.) Lehigh
16.) SJSU
17.) Notre Dame
18.) UC Merced
19.) Virginia Tech
20.) Harvey Mudd
21.) Cal Poly Pomona
22.) Michigan
23.) Loyola - Maryland
24.) Cal State Stanislaus
25.) Colgate
26.) U Delaware
27.) Cornell
28.) Texas A&M
29.) Rice
30.) UC San Diego
Note: Half the colleges in the Top 50 are new this year.
Student Outcomes weighted at 70% (Salary Impact 33%, Years to Pay Off Net Price 17%, Graduation Rate Impact 20%)
Learning Environment at 20%
Diversity 10%
The specific methodology is shown in the article.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/wsj-best-colleges-2025-princeton-babson-stanford-52443de8?st=asscqj4j2sp6h6v&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
2.) Babson
3.) Stanford
4.) Yale
5.) Claremont McKenna
6.) MIT
7.) Harvard
8.) CAL
9.) Georgia Institute of Tech
10.) Davidson
11.) Bentley
12.) UC DAvis
13.) U Penn
14.) Columbia
15.) Lehigh
16.) SJSU
17.) Notre Dame
18.) UC Merced
19.) Virginia Tech
20.) Harvey Mudd
21.) Cal Poly Pomona
22.) Michigan
23.) Loyola - Maryland
24.) Cal State Stanislaus
25.) Colgate
26.) U Delaware
27.) Cornell
28.) Texas A&M
29.) Rice
30.) UC San Diego
Note: Half the colleges in the Top 50 are new this year.
Student Outcomes weighted at 70% (Salary Impact 33%, Years to Pay Off Net Price 17%, Graduation Rate Impact 20%)
Learning Environment at 20%
Diversity 10%
The specific methodology is shown in the article.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/wsj-best-colleges-2025-princeton-babson-stanford-52443de8?st=asscqj4j2sp6h6v&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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