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Bryn Mawr, Villanova Rank High on Forbes Top Colleges List

See where other area schools rank on Forbes list of Top Colleges.

Philadelphia-area colleges fare well on Forbes' America's Top Colleges list.

Among them are  (52) and  (83).

Bryn Mawr, which is ranked 44 among private colleges, has an undergraduate student population of 1,313 and costs $55,714 total per year.

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Forbes says Villanova, which is ranked 73 among private colleges, has 10,661 students and costs $54,520 to attend annually.

Swarthmore did the best among local schools with the University of Pennsylvania not too far behind. 's rank would have been higher, according to Forbes,

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