Forbes released its list of top colleges Wednesday and Columbia University is the only city institution to make it to the top 50.
The magazine ranked the schools using a number of factors including post graduate success, student satisfaction, debt, four-year graduation rate and competitive awards won by students.
Princeton University topped the list followed by Williams College, Stanford University, the University of Chicago and Yale University.
Here's where the New York City schools ranked:
-Columbia University: 8
-Barnard College: 58
-NYU: 97
-Cooper Union: 130
-St John's University: 151
-Fordham University: 203
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 28: Baseball, Softball and Plays of the Week! On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 28: Baseball, Softball and Plays of the Week! On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week.
