Rankings

The University’s graduate programs are among the best in the world, according to the 2012 rankings recently released by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings examined core areas of study as well as several specialized subcategories.

The University offers the third-best value among private colleges for providing academic excellence at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review’s “100 Best Value Colleges,” which was published online Tuesday by USA Today.

Though students may still be bitter that the University placed second in this year’s U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top U.S. universities, Princeton barely eked into the top 100 on another ranking, placing behind institutions ranging from Bates College to College of the Holy Cross.

Princeton dropped to second place after Harvard in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of America’s best colleges and universities, according to an Associated Press story posted around 4 p.m. on Aug. 16 at whiznews.com.