2013年US News《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳高校排名榜单发布，在全国高校和全国文理学院两项排名中，排名第一的院校都保持不变。

哈佛大学和普林斯顿大学继续并列今年的最佳高校榜单之首，他们也是典型的始终专注于学术研究和学士、硕士、博士学位授予的大型机构。威廉姆斯学院仍然独占最佳文理学院的首位，美国文理学院注重本科教育，且所授予学位中至少一半以上属于文学艺术专业，如哲学、英语、历史专业。

榜首以下的最佳高校排名略有变动。芝加哥大学排名提高至第四，与哥伦比亚大学并列，而加州理工学院则下滑到第十名，最大的变化来自于伦斯勒理工学院，从第五十名上升九位至第四十一名。

在最佳文理学院方面，瓦瑟学院上升了四位从而进入前十之列，与克莱蒙特·麦肯纳学院并列。哈维姆德学院从第十八名上升到第十二名，而巴德学院则上升了十五位，从第五十一名上升到第三十六名。

排名靠前的区域性大学——提供较多本科学位，较少硕士学位以及很少博士学位的学校——仍然占据着各自的区域：瓦拉诺瓦大学依然是北部第一，罗林斯学院、克莱顿大学、三一学院则分据南部、中西部和西部地区第一的位置。

U.S.News 2013年度美国大学排行榜

美国综合大学TOP10

1. Harvard University (tie)

City: Cambridge, MA

Total Enrollment: 19,872

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $40,866

Application Deadline: January 1

2. Princeton University (tie)

City: Princeton, NJ

Total Enrollment: 7,859

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $38,650

Application Deadline: January 1

3. Yale University

City: New Haven, CT

Total Enrollment: 11,875

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $42,300 

Application Deadline: December 31

4. Columbia University (tie)

City: New York, NY

Total Enrollment: 22,885 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $47,246

Application Deadline: January 1

5. University of Chicago (tie)

City: Chicago, IL

Total Enrollment: 12,316 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,574 

Application Deadline: January 3

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (tie)

City: Cambridge, MA

Total Enrollment: 10,894

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $42,050 

Application Deadline: January 1

7. Stanford University (tie)

City: Stanford, CA

Total Enrollment: 19,945 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $41,787

Application Deadline: January 1

8. Duke University (tie)

City: Durham, NC

Total Enrollment: 15,427 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $43,623

Application Deadline: January 2

9. University of Pennsylvania (tie)

City: Philadelphia, PA

Total Enrollment: 19,919 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $43,738

Application Deadline: January 1

10. California Institute of Technology (tie)

City: Pasadena, CA

Total Enrollment: 2,231 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $39,588

Application Deadline: January 1

11. Dartmouth College (tie)

City: Hanover, NH

Total Enrollment: 6,144 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $45,042

Application Deadline: January 1

美国文理学院排名TOP10

1. Williams College

City: Williamstown, MA 

Total Enrollment: 2,109

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,920

Application Deadline: January 1

2. Amherst College 

City: Amherst, MA

Total Enrollment: 1,791

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,610

Application Deadline: January 1

3. Swarthmore College 

City: Swarthmore, PA

Total Enrollment: 1,545 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $43,080

Application Deadline: January 1

4. Middlebury College (tie) 

City: Middlebury, VT

Total Enrollment: 2,507 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,111

Application Deadline: January 1

5. Pomona College (tie)

City: Claremont, CA

Total Enrollment: 1,586 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $41,438

Application Deadline: January 2

6. Bowdoin College (tie)

City: Brunswick, ME 

Total Enrollment: 1,778 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,118

Application Deadline: January 1

7. Wellesley College (tie) 

City: Wellesley, MA

Total Enrollment: 2,502 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $42,082

Application Deadline: January 15

8. Carleton College

City: Northfield, MN 

Total Enrollment: 2,018 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,445

Application Deadline: January 15

9. Haverford College 

City: Haverford, PA

Total Enrollment: 1,198 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $43,702

Application Deadline: January 15

10. Claremont McKenna College (tie)

City: Claremont, CA

Total Enrollment: 1,321 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $44,085

Application Deadline: January 2

11. Vassar College (tie)

City: Poughkeepsie, NY

Total Enrollment: 2,386 

2012-2013 Tuition and Fees: $46,270

Application Deadline: January 1

美国本科商科专业排名TOP10

1. 宾夕法尼亚大学

2. 麻省理工学院

3. 加州大学伯克利分校

4.密歇根大学（并列）

5. 纽约大学

6.弗吉尼亚大学（并列）

7. 卡内基梅隆大学

8.北卡罗来纳大学（并列）

9.德克萨斯大学（并列）

10.康奈尔大学

美国本科工科专业排名TOP10

1. 麻省理工学院

2. 斯坦福大学

3. 加州理工学院

4.加州大学伯克利分校

5. 佐治亚理工学院

6.伊力诺依大学

7. 密歇根大学

8. 卡内基梅隆大学

康奈尔大学（并列） 

10.普林斯顿大学