On Monday, The Daily Caller began revealing its Ranking of America’s 50 Best Colleges. We encourage you to check out our methodology and the reasons why our college ranking is uniquely definitive.
Now take a look at the colleges ranked 30-21:
30) College of William and Mary
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Undergraduate population: 5,836
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (2): Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nevada); Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-West Virginia)
Other Famous Alums: Actress Glenn Close; U.S. President John Tyler; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
29) Xavier University
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate population: 4,228
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (2): Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky); Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Other Famous Alums: Pulitzer Prize winning author Gary Wills; NBA All-Star David West
28) George Washington University
Location: Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate population: 10,558
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (5): Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia); Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming); Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Florida); Rep. Steve Israel (D-New York); Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia)
Other Famous Alums: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Political consultant Roger Stone; Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard (did not graduate)
27) Providence College
Location: Providence, R.I.
Undergraduate population: 3,837
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (2): Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut); Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island)
Other Famous Alums: Legendary former Georgetown basketball head coach John Thompson; Actor John O’Hurley (aka “Seinfeld’s” John Petereman)
26) Columbia University
Location: New York, N.Y.
Undergraduate population: 7,028
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni and President (4): President Barack Obama (D); Sen. Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire); Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey); Rep. Jerold Nadler (D-New York)
Other Famous Alums: Actor and political commentator Ben Stein; “Red Eye with Greg Gutfield” Ombudsman Andy Levy; Singer Art Garfunkel
25) Tufts University
Location: Somerville, MA
Undergraduate population: 5,164
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (3): Sen. Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts); Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut); Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon)
Other Famous Alums: Former Senator and Ambassador to the United Nations Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Former CFO of Enron Andrew Fastow; Former New Mexico Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson
24) Pacific Lutheran University
Location: Parkland, WA
Undergraduate population: 3,321
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (2): Rep. Lois Capps (D-California); Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Washington)
23) Rice University
Location: Houston, TX
Undergraduate population: 3,154
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (2): Rep. John Kline (R-Minnesota); Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas)
Other Famous Alums: Koch Industries founder Fred Koch; Influential venture capitalist John Doerr; “Big Brother 10” houseguest Libra Thompson
22) Duke University
Location: Durham, N.C.
Undergraduate population: 6,071
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (4): Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware); Rep. Bob Inglis (R-South Carolina); Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia); Rep. Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia)
Other Famous Alums: President Obama’s personal aide Reggie Love; Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack; “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi
21) U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
Location: Annapolis, MD
Undergraduate population: 4,552
Congressional Undergraduate Alumni (3): Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona); Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia); Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pennsylvania)
Other Famous Alums: Actor and TV host Montel Williams; President Jimmy Carter
