Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Boston University is ranked No. 36 Nationally in the Wall Street Journal/Time Higher Education U.S. colleges and universities ranking. According to the U.S. News & World Report Boston University is ranked 18th in Best Colleges for Veterans, 52nd in Best Undergraduate Teaching, 46th in Best Value Schools, 32nd in High School Counselor Rankings, 28th in Most Innovative Schools, 48th in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, 12th in Biomedical Engineering.  Boston Universitys Graduate Schools are ranked as 42nd Best Business School, 34rd Best Education School, 35th Best Engineering Schools, 22nd Best Law School, 4th Best Health Care Law, 11th Best Intellectual Property Law, 7th Best Tax Law, 26th Best Medical School, 29th Best Research Medical School, 85th Best Biological Sciences, 59th Best Chemistry, 31st Clinical Psychology, 49th Computer Science, 78th Earth Sciences, 23rd in Economics, 12th in Development Economics, 42nd in English, 59th in Best Fine Arts Programs, 17th in Healthcare Management, 44th in History, 47th in Mathematics, 1st in Occupational Therapy, 14th in Physical Therapy, 37th in Physics, 56th in Political Science, 39th in Psychology, 10th in Public Health, 10th in Social Work, 47th in Sociology, 12th in Speech-Language Pathology and 50th in Statistics. 
Question: According to the U.S. News & World Report, how many colleges rank higher than Boston University in Best College for Veterans? 
Answer type: Number 
Output (English): 17.