text: US News and World Report released its 2011 US college rankings recently and many New England schools made the cut. The annual lists rank 1,477 schools in a number of categories based on, among other features, class size and alumni satisfaction. Click here for the full methodology. Read on to see the New England schools ranked among the top 100 nationally, and click here to jump to the local schools ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the country. Pictured: Harvard University's Sever Hall