MIT dethrones Princeton as No. 1 school in U.S. News rankings

Driving the news: MIT led the national rankings, followed by Princeton (No. 2) and Harvard University (No. 3).

• They were the only Massachusetts universities in the top 25.

Zoom in: Nine Massachusetts universities ranked in the top 100:

• Boston College and Tufts University tied at No. 31 with New York University.
• Boston University (No. 34), Northeastern University (No. 42), Brandeis University (No. 59), UMass Amherst (No. 59), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (No. 73) rounded out the list.

Yes, but: Other Massachusetts colleges got high marks in other rankings.

• Williams College in Western Massachusetts topped the list for national liberal arts colleges.
• Babson College in Wellesley and Bentley University in Waltham ranked first and second, respectively, among regional universities in the North.