<p>If you’re talking strictly top 50 USNWR National (as opposed to regional) rankings then:</p>
<p>In NYS:</p>
<p>(USNWR National Liberal Arts Rankings):
Vassar #14
USMA (West Point) #14
Hamilton #17
Colgate #21
Barnard (women only) #33
Union #40
Skidmore #49</p>
<p>(USNWR National University Rankings)
Columbia #4
Cornell #15
NYU #33
U Rochester #35
Yeshiva #45
RPI #50
Fordham (Currently at #53 just out of the top 50)</p>
<p>In NJ:</p>
<p>(USNWR National Liberal Arts Rankings):</p>
<p>None</p>
<p>(USNWR National University Rankings)</p>
<p>Princeton #1 (tied with Harvard)</p>
<p>Since you said NY/NJ area then just over the the NJ border into PA:</p>
<p>Lehigh #38 USNWR national universities </p>
<p>and </p>
<p>Lafayette #30 liberal arts </p>
<p>Caution…USNWR are not the only rankings out there and they definately are not the end all and be all. Among may other criteria (location, size, cost, fit, etc, etc) you should also figure your major into the equation. Some highly ranked USNWR schools might not be so highly ranked for your particular major.</p>