By the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance March 2014 University of Maryland, College Park Thinkstock See Also: College Finder Map | Sortable Rankings | SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014 Public Colleges 1. University of Maryland 2. Binghamton University (SUNY) 3. SUNY Geneseo 4. Stony Brook University (SUNY) 5. University of Delaware 6. College of New Jersey 7. University of Pittsburgh 8. Rutgers (State University of N.J.) 9. St. Mary's College of Maryland 10. SUNY New Paltz Private Universities 1. Princeton University 2. Columbia University 3. University of Pennsylvania 4. Cornell University 5. Johns Hopkins University 6. Georgetown University 7. Lehigh University 8. University of Rochester 9. Yeshiva University 10. Villanova University Liberal Arts Colleges 1. Swarthmore College 2. Haverford College 3. Hamilton College 4. Vassar College 5. Colgate University 6. Barnard College 7. Lafayette College 8. Bucknell University 9. Bryn Mawr College 10. Skidmore College