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3 Virginia colleges among top in US
10:54 AM EDT on Friday, August 22, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Three Virginia schools are listed in this year's U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings.
The University of Virginia has held its spot at No. 23 in the magazine. For the fifth year in a row, the school finished second in the public college rankings, trailing only the University of California-Berkeley.
The College of William & Mary ranked 32nd overall and sixth among public colleges and Virginia Tech ranked 71st and 30th.
The magazine uses such factors as SAT scores, peer reputation, selectivity and alumni giving when formulating its rankings. The rankings edition of magazine hits newsstands Monday.
Harvard University reclaimed the top spot after 12 years. Princeton dropped to second and Yale is third.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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