ANN ARBOR, MI — Five Michigan schools has been ranked among the top-200 universities in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best National Universities Rankings published on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked No. 20 overall this year, tying with Carnegie Mellon University, University of Notre Dame and Washington University in St. Louis.

UM-Ann Arbor also received high marks in several categories, ranking No. 3 among top public schools nationally, No. 4 in business program offerings and No. 5 in both psychology and undergraduate engineering programs.

This year’s rankings were determined based on 17 academic metrics, including graduation rates, first-year retention rates, financial resources for students and peer assessment.

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