U.S. News & World Reports, the "news" magazine that nobody reads for news, has just announced their college rankings for 2012.  Lots of ties.  Here are the top ten.  In case you want to apply to a #5 rated school, you'll have a very comprehensive selection. 

1. Harvard/Princeton

3. Yale

4. Columbia

5. Caltech/MIT/U of Chicago/Penn/Stanford

10. Duke

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/13/us-news-college-rankings-_n_958948.html#s359530&title=Harvard_University_Tied