Forbes came out with their list of the top colleges of 2016.  And a classic New Jersey institution made the top 5, based on return on investment.

Princeton University ranks #3 on the Forbes list, with Stanford University as #2 and Williams College as #1 in the annual ranking.

The #4 spot is followed by Harvard and #5 is MIT.

Not bad company!

NJ.com says the criteria used to come up with the list includes the following:

"The rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources on post-graduate pay and alumni success"

NJ.com also lists the top 10 colleges in New Jersey based on the Forbes Top 200 list.

Source: NJ.com

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