4, including Maine's Bowdoin College, California's Pomona College and Massachusetts' Wellesley College.

North Carolina's Elon University tied with Florida's Rollins College for the No.

Increasingly, a high school diploma doesn't cut it in today's workforce. Taylor University in Indiana and Carroll College in Montana kept their No.

In fact, of the higher-paying positions that have streamed back into the labor market since 2010, 97 percent have gone to college graduates, according to a report from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. 1 placement in the Midwest and West rankings, respectively.

Despite the potential rewards of a university degree, college can still leave students weighed down by debt, which is especially problematic for those who end up dropping out or defaulting on loans. This year, North Carolina's High Point University took sole possession of No.

Unweit des heutigen Stadtzentrums schiebt sich die leichtere dicke Australische Platte über die dünnere, aber schwerere Pazifische Platte.The rankings measure the strength of the academic programs at undergraduate institutions, with eligible schools ranked on up to 16 measures of academic excellence. The University of Illinois—Chicago also traveled far, jumping from a tie at No. Villanova University in Pennsylvania held fast to its No.Among National Universities, which emphasize research and offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs, Princeton University in New Jersey once again took No. Massachusetts' Harvard University remained in second place and Yale University in Connecticut held onto third. However, a new school joined the top , with Maryland's Johns Hopkins University jumping two spots to tie with California Institute of Technology at No. One of the largest leaps in the 2016 National Universities rankings came from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale, which shot from a tie at No. 1 spot in the North among Regional Universities – schools that offer many bachelor's, some master's and few doctoral programs.Brands can find more information on Her Campus's award-winning college marketing services here.Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering.The University of Pennsylvania was the only school from last year's top 10 to shift, dropping from a tie at No. Creighton University in Nebraska and Texas' Trinity University also maintained their top positions in the Midwest and West, respectively. Among Regional Colleges, schools that grant fewer than half of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines, the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut maintained its top spot in the North.