U.S. News college rankings: Amid predictability, some major shifts During the same time, these national universities listed in the top 100 rose more than 20 steps: Texas Christian University (from 99th to 76th); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (also 99th to 76th); and Northeastern University (69th to 42nd). “Northeastern is worthy of study,” said Ralph W. Kuncl, president of University of Redlands in California, who has […]