The latest U.S. News rankings of the country's best national universities and liberal arts colleges feature more than a dozen in Minnesota.

The 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges list highlights the same 15 Minnesota schools that have been on it for years. But many of them didn't score as well as they have in the past.

Once again, the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities was the state's top national university, while Carleton College was Minnesota's highest-ranking liberal arts college. Both fell several spots this year compared to last year.

This is how Minnesota's national universities fared: • No. 59: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis (previous ranking: No. 54) • No. 158: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (previous ranking: No. 148) • No. 222: St. Catherine Universit

See Full Page