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University of California-Berkeley, known for its top-tier academics, is No. 1. University of California-Los Angeles came in at No. 2. University of Florida landed at No. 3.

Howard University named #1 among HBCUs on Forbes America’s Top Colleges List. Six HBCUs, including Howard, are named on the annual list that highlights 500 top-performing schools in the US.

“College Admissions: How to Stand Out to Ivy Leagues and Top Tier Colleges” was a live event with Command Education founder and CEO Christopher Rim and New York Post op-ed editor Kelly Torrance.

The University of South Florida (Morsani) was ranked as Tier 1 alongside 14 other schools nationwide, including Yale, Vanderbilt, the Baylor College of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.