Forbes Ranks Notre Dame 18th in the Nation

Forbes just published its annual ranking of America's Top Colleges -- and the University of Notre Dame was selected 18th in the country.  The rankings are prepared exclusively for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington, D.C. think tank founded by Ohio University economist Richard Vedder.  Their ranking of the top 650 colleges in America (see the methodology below) is quite controversial.  Here's their top 20 and a link to their list of 650:

1. Williams College


2. Princeton University


3. United States Military Academy


4. Amherst College


5. Stanford University


6. Harvard University


7. Haverford College


8. University of Chicago


9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology


10. United States Air Force Academy


11. Northwestern University


12. Claremont McKenna College


13. California Institute of Technology


14. Yale University


15. Carleton College


16. Swarthmore College


17. United States Naval Academy


18. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME


19. Wellesley College


20. Colby College

LINK:  THE REST OF THE 630 RANKED COLLEGES

LINK:  METHODOLOGY BEHIND FORBES RANKINGS