Dive Summary:
- For the first time, Forbes' ranking of top colleges has placed two schools not in the Ivy League at the top of the list: Stanford University and Pomona College.
- The country's best state school in the ranking is also in California: University of California, Berkeley is ranked at No. 22.
- Forbes says its rankings focus not on how selective a school is, but on what students get out of the college.
From the article:
... Flagship state schools offer an excellent education for much lower tuition bills than their average private counterparts. As more students are seeking to hold down debt, public colleges and universities can and will be more selective. ...