Boston College placed 31st among national universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report survey, released today.

The University, which shared the 30th spot last year in the rankings with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, improved two points this year in its overall score of 70, but was slightly eclipsed by UNCā€™s score of 71.

This year, Boston College showed improvements in the survey categories related to both faculty and financial resources, reflecting the Universityā€™s strategic investments in faculty and instructional support.

Boston College also placed 41st in the ā€œGreat Schools Great Pricesā€ ranking, reflecting the Universityā€™s commitment to need-blind admissions and to meeting the full demonstrated need of all of its accepted students. In addition, Ļć½¶Šćā€™s Carroll School of Management placed 27th in the ā€œThe Best in Undergraduate Businessā€ rankings of top AACSB-accredited programs.

Overall, Princeton was ranked first by U.S. News among national universities, followed by Harvard, University of Chicago and Yale, Columbia, and Stanford.

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