The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Los Angeles
2University of California-Berkeley
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
4University of Central Florida
5University of California-San Diego
6University of California-Irvine
7University of California-Davis
8University of California-Santa Barbara
9Indiana University-Bloomington
10Texas A & M University-College Station
11The University of Texas at Austin
12Ohio State University-Main Campus
13University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
14New York University
15Rutgers University-New Brunswick
16Purdue University-Main Campus
17University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
19Florida International University
20University of Southern California
21University of Arizona
22University of South Florida-Main Campus
23University of Florida
24The University of Alabama
25Florida State University
26Michigan State University
27University of Washington-Seattle Campus
28University of California-Riverside
29Boston University
30Northern Arizona University
31Florida Atlantic University
32University of California-Santa Cruz
33Northeastern University
34Drexel University
35University of Georgia
36University of Delaware
37Temple University
38Stony Brook University
39Cornell University
40North Carolina State University at Raleigh
41Texas State University
42Stanford University
43Texas Tech University
44Harvard University
45Ohio University-Main Campus
46Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
47University of Wisconsin-Madison
48University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
49Kennesaw State University
50Auburn University
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
1Secondary (high school) (IC2013)882
2Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)827
3Recreational or avocational (IC2013)692
4Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)688
5Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)592
6ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)498
7Enrolled part time women (IC2013)466
8Enrolled men (IC2013)452
9First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)405
10Enrolled full time men (IC2013)365
11Applicants total (IC2013)340
12Continuing professional (IC2013)339
13ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)310
14Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)285
15First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)265
16Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)252
17Academic (IC2013)242
18Enrolled part time total (IC2013)238
19Enrolled full time women (IC2013)218
20Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)183
21On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)169
22Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)147
23SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)137
24Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)111
25Institution has hospital (HD2013)85