The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
2University of California-Irvine
3University of California-Santa Barbara
4University of California-San Diego
5University of California-Los Angeles
6University of California-Davis
7Drexel University
8Indiana University-Bloomington
9Northern Arizona University
10Texas A & M University-College Station
11University of Washington-Seattle Campus
12The University of Texas at Austin
13University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
14University of California-Berkeley
15New York University
16Boston University
17Michigan State University
18University of California-Santa Cruz
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
20University of California-Riverside
21Rutgers University-New Brunswick
22University of Arizona
23Ohio State University-Main Campus
24University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
25Purdue University-Main Campus
26University of Wisconsin-Madison
27Florida State University
28Northeastern University
29University of Vermont
30University of Central Florida
31The University of Alabama
32University of Delaware
33University of Florida
34Baylor University
35University of Rhode Island
36Fordham University
37University of Virginia-Main Campus
38Texas State University
39Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
40Stony Brook University
41University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
42Ohio University-Main Campus
43University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
44Texas Tech University
45Syracuse University
46SUNY at Binghamton
47University of South Florida-Main Campus
48Temple University
49Washington State University
50Grand Valley State 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)848
2Admissions women (IC2013)807
3Institution has hospital (HD2013)596
4Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)564
5Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)561
6Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)554
7Tribal college (HD2013)549
8Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))539
9SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)526
10Enrolled full time total (IC2013)515
11TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)509
12ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)485
13Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)482
14Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)429
15Enrolled women (IC2013)427
16Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)413
17Academic (IC2013)411
18Applicants total (IC2013)346
19Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)281
20Admissions men (IC2013)272
21Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)247
22First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)227
23Admissions total (IC2013)209
24Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)163
25First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)163
26Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)140
27Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)129
28SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)124
29Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)122
30ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)111
31Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)107
32Enrolled full time women (IC2013)93