One Massachusetts school retained its 2025 spot among Wall Street Journal's best U.S. colleges.

The newspaper recently released its rankings report for the best colleges in the United States for 2026.

"Unlike other school rankings, this list emphasizes one point: How well did the college prepare students for financial success?" The Wall Street Journal said. "More than any other factor, it rewards the boost an institution provides to its graduates’ salaries, beyond an estimate of what they could have expected from attending any college."

For the second year in a row, Babson College stands at No. 2., with Stanford University coming in at No. 1 and Yale University at No. 3. Harvard University was ranked higher than last year, coming in at No. 5.

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