Forbes released its annual America’s Top Colleges list on Tuesday. Out of 500 institutions, two Bay Area schools ranked at the very top. For the fifth straight year, both Stanford and UC Berkeley ranked in the top five of Forbes’ List of America’s Top Colleges.

Out of the three universities, the Notre Dame leads the pack of Hoosier colleges, making a significant jump in Forbes' rankings, and being highlighted as the 5th best university in the Midwest. Last year,

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