The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Los Angeles
2New York University
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
4Drexel University
5University of Southern California
6University of California-San Diego
7University of California-Berkeley
8Texas A & M University-College Station
9Boston University
10University of California-Irvine
11University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
12The University of Texas at Austin
13Northeastern University
14University of California-Davis
15University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
16Ohio State University-Main Campus
17Indiana University-Bloomington
18Cornell University
19Michigan State University
20University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
21University of California-Santa Barbara
22Rutgers University-New Brunswick
23Purdue University-Main Campus
24Fordham University
25University of Central Florida
26Syracuse University
27Baylor University
28Stanford University
29University of Pennsylvania
30University of Arizona
31University of Miami
32The University of Alabama
33Northern Arizona University
34Columbia University in the City of New York
35Florida State University
36University of Washington-Seattle Campus
37Northwestern University
38University of Wisconsin-Madison
39Harvard University
40University of Florida
41Tulane University of Louisiana
42Washington University in St Louis
43University of Chicago
44Duke University
45George Washington University
46Boston College
47Vanderbilt University
48Brown University
49Yale University
50University of California-Riverside
Please note that unlike most other college ranking methods out there, our ranking is based solely on objective, measurable data, such as student test scores and the like. There are no subjective factors considered at all. The main factors used in the ranking, as well as their weights in the ranking formula, are given below

It is also our goal to give you the college ranking that is most appropriate for you. Hence, if you do not like this ranking, just refresh the page until you do. As noted above, every single ranking given by this page is purely objective and therefore can be relied upon to give accurate results.

Key Ranking Factors

RankData FieldWeight
1Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)862
2Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)825
3Applicants men (IC2013)788
4Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)769
5Enrolled part time total (IC2013)738
6First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)707
7Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)675
8Applicants total (IC2013)662
9Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)559
10Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)518
11Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)509
12First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)497
13Admissions total (IC2013)485
14Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)422
15 259
16First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)256
17Admissions men (IC2013)201
18Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)195
19Enrolled total (IC2013)178
20Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)163
21Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)160
22Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)155
23Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)151
24Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)143
25Percent of undergraduates who are formally registered as students with disabilities when percentage is more than 3 percent (IC2013)143
26Published in-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)133
27ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)121
28Current year GRS cohort as a percent of entering class (EF2013D)111
29SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)82