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Michigan's universities and colleges are the annual news of the nation's four-year schools.

Most Michigan colleges have stayed there, they have been there for a long time.

The rankings are among the most-watched rankings every year by colleges, which uses them to market themselves. Parents and students use the rankings, found here, to conduct research on schools.

The rankings changed this year, with more weight given to student outcomes, including graduation.

"By including social," said Robert Morse, chief data strategist at US News, "which is why it is not successful if it does not graduate its students, which is why the Best Colleges ranks the greatest value on outcomes. mobility indicators, US News is further recognizing that all of their students, regardless of economic status. "

Here's the list of the top three national universities Michigan schools' rank:

1: Princeton

2: Harvard

3: Columbia

3: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3: University of Chicago

3: Yale

Michigan:

27 (tie): University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

85 (tie): Michigan State University

126 (tie): Michigan Technological University

205 (tie): Central Michigan University

205 (tie): Wayne State University

205 (tie): Western Michigan University

Here's where Michigan's universities are on the list of Best Value institutions among national universities:

47. University of Michigan

121: Michigan Technological University

144: Michigan State University

Here's where Michigan's universities are located in the Midwest:

11: Aquinas College

14: Grand Valley State University

32: Spring Arbor University

35: University of Detroit Mercy

45: Madonna University

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