New England colleges and universities score in latest U.S. News rankings

BOSTON – U.S. News & World Report this week ranked five New England universities among the top 20 in the nation, and ranked seven of the region's smaller colleges among the top 20 American liberal arts schools. Although Princeton University (in New Jersey) claimed the top spot on the list of national universities for the sixth year in a row, Harvard (in Massachusetts) and Yale (in Connecticut) placed second and third, respectively. Yale shares third-place honors this year with the University of

BOSTON – U.S. News & World Report this week ranked five New England universities among the top 20 in the nation, and ranked seven of the region's smaller colleges among the top 20 American liberal arts schools. Although Princeton University (in New Jersey) claimed the top spot on the list of national universities for the sixth year in a row, Harvard (in Massachusetts) and Yale (in Connecticut) placed second and third, respectively. Yale shares third-place honors this year with the University of…