Four Illinois universities have been named among the 100 best in the country, with two making the top 10, according to the latest ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

The annual list, which analyzed and evaluated more than 400 national universities across the U.S., once again saw the University of Chicago and Northwestern University making the top cut.

University of Chicago took the highest spot, coming in at No. 6, while Northwestern followed at No. 7, tying Duke University, Johns Hopkins University and University of Pennsylvania for the spot.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was ranked at No. 36 on the list, followed by University of Illinois Chicago at No. 84.

This year's report saw some tweaks in its data sets compared to previous years.

Each university was evaluated

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