Rice was ranked tied at 16th among national universities and 108th among global universities, 6th for "best undergraduate teaching", 8th for "Best Value", and tied for 18th "Most Innovative" among national universities in the U.S. by "U.S. News & World Report" in its 2021 edition. "Forbes" magazine ranked Rice University 21st nationally among 650 liberal arts colleges, universities and service academies in 2019, 19th among research universities and 2nd in the South. "Kiplinger's Personal Finance" places Rice 7th in its 2019 ranking of best value private universities in the United States.