Big Ten Scores High Rankings
The Big Ten stands as one of the top athletic conferences in the country — and one of the best when it comes to academics.
According to the new 2017 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, all of the Big Ten schools but one rank within the top 100 best National Universities.
Here’s where the Big Ten schools landed in this year’s rankings.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
U.S. News rank: 111 (tie)
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Indiana University–Bloomington
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
U.S. News rank: 86 (tie)
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University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
U.S. News rank: 82 (tie)
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Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
U.S. News rank: 82 (tie)
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University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Location: Minneapolis
U.S. News rank: 71 (tie)
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Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
U.S. News rank: 70
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University of Maryland–College Park
Location: College Park, Maryland
U.S. News rank: 60 (tie)
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Purdue University–West Lafayette
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
U.S. News rank: 60 (tie)
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Ohio State University–Columbus
Location: Columbus, Ohio
U.S. News rank: 54 (tie)
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Pennsylvania State University–University Park
Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
U.S. News rank: 50 (tie)
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. News rank: 44 (tie)
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University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign, Illinois
U.S. News rank: 44 (tie)
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University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
U.S. News rank: 27 (tie)
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Northwestern University
Location: Evanston, Illinois
U.S. News rank: 12 (tie)
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