NYC's Best Colleges: 13 Make Princeton Review List

NEW YORK, NY — The Princeton Review has named 13 colleges and universities in New York City among the top 384 in America. Nearly all of those schools appear on various "Best Of" — and "Worst Of" — lists, and you might be surprised where some of our colleges land. The tutoring, test prep and college admission services company surveyed 138,000 students at the schools and asked them to rate the institutions on dozens of topics.

The Princeton Review doesn't rank its top 384 colleges — the list is in alphabetical order — but it does rank schools on specific category lists. These lists include: best college theater, best science lab facilities, best party schools, most beautiful campus and even whether or not students play intramural sports.

Here are the NYC schools named in the Princeton Review's top 384 colleges in America:

1. Fordham University
2. City University of New York--Brooklyn College
3. Barnard College
4. City University of New York--Baruch College
5. City University of New York--City College
6. City University of New York--Hunter College
7. Columbia University
8. New York University
9. Pace University
10. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
11. Queens College of the City University of New York
12. St. John's University (NY)
13. Wagner College

Check out how schools did in specific categories here.

Robert Franek, editor in chief at The Princeton Review and the book's lead author, said in a release that the 384 "best" colleges were primarily based on their "outstanding academics" and that the authors "highly recommend each one." But Franek noted stellar academics aren't the only things students — and parents — look for in a college.

"We created our 62 ranking lists to help narrow that search," he said. "They are based entirely on data we gather beyond academics that give insight into what the schools' enrolled students say about their professors, administrators, school services, campus culture and student life. In the end, it's all about the fit."

The 84-question survey asks students about their school's academics, administration, student body and themselves. You can read more about the ranking methodology here.

Patch national reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this article.

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