NewsAugust 7, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The U.S. Military Academy is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes magazine rankings. West Point beat out No. 2 Princeton and third-place California Institute of Technology in the America's Best College report...

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WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The U.S. Military Academy is rated the best college in the country in this year's Forbes magazine rankings.

West Point beat out No. 2 Princeton and third-place California Institute of Technology in the America's Best College report.

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The magazine cites the work ethic and drive to succeed at West Point, and the fact that cadets graduate without student debt since they get a free education.

West Point was ranked No. 6 by the magazine in 2008.

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