Top 25 colleges and universities ranked academically by US News for 2022-23

Many you’d expect to see, perhaps a few you wouldn’t?

Few places are able to claim excellence in both academics and athletics quite like the University of Notre Dame. Like many of the top-ranked schools, Notre Dame has fewer than 9,000 undergraduate students. The university is widely regarded as one of the very best nationally each and every year.

U.S. News & World Report ranks colleges and universities every year and recently came out with its list for 2022-23. Not surprisingly, Notre Dame found itself in the top 20 nationally. Which schools ranked around Notre Dame? And which ranked ahead?

Below is how the U.S. News & World Report ranked the top 25 colleges and universities.

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