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普林斯顿大学登顶2014全美最佳大学排行榜 U.S. News World Report has named Princeton University the best college in the United States, with the University of California-Berkeley the top public school, at No. 20 overall. 综合外国媒体报道，美国《美国新闻与世界报道》杂志2014年全美最佳大学排行榜公布，普林斯顿大学击败哈佛大学荣登榜首，加州大学伯克利分校在公立大学中排名最高，在总榜单中位列第20位。 ? The magazines annual list, published Tuesday, said Harvard University was the No. 2 school in the country, with Yale University rounding out the top three. ? The much-watched list ranks colleges based on selectivity, retention（保留，扣留） and graduation rates. ? Columbia University earned the fourth spot, and Stanford University and the University of Chicago tied for fifth. A three-way tie for No. 7 gave Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania spots on the list. ? California Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College tied for the 10th spot. ? The University of California-Los Angeles and Virginia University were ranked the second and third best public schools by U.S. News. ? Harvard, Yale and Princeton came in first through third in terms of bang-for-the-bucks that students spend to attend.