Duke University Ranked Third Best College in the U.S.

College Factual recently ranked Duke University as the third best institution in the nation in their 2016 best college rankings.

College Factual released their rankings of the top colleges in the United States, and Duke University earned a top-three ranking in the list.

The rankings were based on a variety of criteria including academics, affordability, freshman retention rate, graduation rate, average test scores, faculty, student life, and more. College Factual emphasizes that their results are “data-driven” rather than relying on surveys and opinions. Duke was ranked behind two Ivy League schools Yale and the University of Pennsylvania as the best and second-best universities in the…