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- U.S. News & World Report added an “Earnings by Major” criterion to its 2027 college rankings.
- MIT overtook Princeton as the United States’ top-ranked national university.
- Northwestern University and the University of Chicago tied for ninth place nationally.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign enrolled over 61,000 students and University of Illinois Chicago enrolled more than 37,000 in fall 2026.