US News & World Report released its annual list of college rankings Tuesday. In addition to the overall rankings of National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges, the publication surveyed top academics to compile a list of the nation's 'Most Innovative Schools.'
According to the report, "college presidents, provosts and admissions deans were asked to nominate up to 10 colleges or universities in their U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities."
Four DC/MD/VA schools made the list of the twenty five most innovative national universities:
#5 - University of Maryland - Baltimore County
#14 - George Mason University
#25 - University of Maryland - College Park
#25 - University of Virginia
Full List below:
1. Arizona State University–Tempe*
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. Georgia State University*
5. University of Maryland–Baltimore County*
6. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
7. Georgia Institute of Technology*
7. Northeastern University (MA)
9. Portland State University (OR)*
9. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)*
9. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor*
12. Duke University (NC)
13. New York University
14. Cornell University (NY)
14. Drexel University (PA)
14. George Mason University (VA)*
14. Harvard University (MA)
14. University of Texas–Austin*
19. California Institute of Technology
19. Rice University (TX)
19. University of Southern California
22. Brown University (RI)
23. University of California–Berkeley*
23. Vanderbilt University (TN)
25. Lehigh University (PA)
25. University of Maryland–College Park*
25. University of Virginia
*public school
