Nine schools in Massachusetts have been named among the 100 best colleges in America, according to a new ranking.

U.S. News & World Report just released its “Best National University Rankings” for 2024, and the Bay State’s universities are well represented on the list.

While Princeton University in New Jersey took the honor of being the best university in the country, two universities from Massachusetts secured places in the top five in the rankings.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was ranked the second best school and Harvard University came in third.

Stanford University in California and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, rounded out the top five universities in the country.

Other Massachusetts schools that made it into the top 100 colleges include:

37. Boston College (tied)

37. Tufts University (tied)

41. Boston University

54. Northeastern University

58. University of Massachusetts at Amherst

63. Brandies University

86. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Click here to see the complete rankings of colleges nationwide and in Massachusetts.

Download the FREE Boston 25 News App for breaking news.

Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Þjórsárdalur. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW