61´«Ã½ was rankedÌý#26Ìýout of 233 B±ð²õ³ÙÌýL¾±²ú±ð°ù²¹±ôÌýA°ù³Ù²õÌýColleges, according toÌýU.S. News & World Report‘²õÌýÌýlist. 61´«Ã½shares the #26ÌýspotÌýwith five other institutions: Barnard, Kenyon, Macalester, and Oberlin Colleges andÌýtheÌýU.S. Air Force Academy.ÌýAmong high school counselors,Ìý61´«Ã½ranksÌý#21 out of 215 for best national liberal arts college; counselors were asked to rate schools based on theirÌýprofessionalÌýinsight in addition to theirÌýknowledgeÌýof each college’s academic record, curriculum, faculty, programs, and graduates. 61´«Ã½wasÌýalso ranked #61Ìýof 108 in theÌýBest Value SchoolsÌýcategory and garnered high marks on the Campus EthnicÌýDiversityÌýIndex as well as the Least Debt, Class of 2016 list.
TheÌýU.S. News and World ReportÌýranking system uses statistical quantitative and qualitative measures that education experts have proposed as reliable indicators of academic quality. To calculate their rankings,ÌýU.S. NewsÌýgathers data from each college on up to 15 indicators of academic excellence.