How local colleges fared in WSJ/Times Higher Education ranking

PITTSBURGH — Five Pittsburgh-area universities are among the best 250 in the country, according to a new ranking from the Wall Street Journal and the Times Higher Education.

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Two colleges in southwest Pennsylvania cracked the top 100 in the land, while the region's top university was ranked 25th in the United States. Despite the high ranking, both schools dropped from their position nationally in last year's ranking.

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