The ‘Best College’ guide for 2004 is now out. Harvard and Princeton tied for #1 this time around. This year USN&WR dropped yield rate from its formula, which seems to change every year and subsequently produce a new top school, making the ratings more interesting to the magazine-buying public.

Concerning NC National Doctoral universities, Duke garned #5, Wake Forest #28, UNC-CH #29, and NC State #84 in the Rankings That Do Not Count (But Still Prove How Devastating the Budget ‘Cuts’ Have Been).