Forbes has just released its rankings for “America’s Best Colleges,” with four New Mexico schools making the magazine’s list of 610 colleges.
Forbes rated St. John’s College in Santa Fe as the state’s best, with the school liberal arts school coming in at 217, followed by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology coming in at 334, NMSU at 354 and UNM at 442 — maybe not the greatest ratings, but perhaps a better perspective can be gained by looking at how the four New Mexico schools fared in relation to other states in the region.
If you look at the Four Corners area, plus Nevada, here are the rankings:
11. United States Air Force Academy CO
51. Colorado College CO
136. Brigham Young University UT
168. Colorado School of Mines CO
185. University of Colorado, Boulder CO
188. The University of Utah UT
207. University of Denver, CO
217. St. John’s College, NM
234. Utah State University UT
306. Colorado State University
334. New Mexico Insitute of Mining and Technology
339. University of Arizona AZ
352. University of Colorado Denver CO
354. New Mexico State, Las Cruces NM
382. Arizona State University AZ
398. Weber State University UT
422. University of New Mexico NM
456. Western State College of Colorado CO
460. Northern Arizona University AZ
469. Fort Lewis College CO
493. University of Nevada, Reno NV
528. Utah Valley University UT
534. Metropolitan State College of Denver CO
555. Mesa State College CO
559. University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV
If you’re curious, Forbes ranked Williams College in Massachusetts as the No. 1 school in the nation — beating out Harvard, Yale and all those other schools.
