The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1New College of Florida
2Massachusetts College of Art and Design
3University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
4Virginia Military Institute
5St Mary's College of Maryland
6Massachusetts Maritime Academy
7University of Washington-Bothell Campus
8The University of Virginia's College at Wise
9College of William and Mary
10Wellesley College
11University of North Carolina School of the Arts
12Georgia College and State University
13Barnard College
14Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
15New York School of Interior Design
16Maine Maritime Academy
17Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
18University of Maine at Machias
19Scripps College
20University of California-Berkeley
21Harvey Mudd College
22Montana Tech of the University of Montana
23Bryn Mawr College
24University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
25Montana State University-Northern
26The College of New Rochelle
27Johnson State College
28Norfolk State University
29Claremont McKenna College
30The Evergreen State College
31University of Missouri-Kansas City
32Webb Institute
33San Francisco Art Institute
34University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
35Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
36University of Maine at Fort Kent
37University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
38University of Hawaii at Hilo
39Vermont Technical College
40Pomona College
41Haverford College
42Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary
43Castleton State College
44Bowie State University
45University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
46University of Montevallo
47University of North Carolina at Asheville
48Michigan Technological University
49College of Saint Benedict
50Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
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
1Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)972
2Open admission policy (IC2013)867
3SAT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)617
4ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)616
5Full time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)542
6Academic (IC2013)454
7Enrolled full time women (IC2013)427
8Enrolled part time total (IC2013)374
9Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)369
10Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)364
11Occupational (IC2013)354
12First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)268
13Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)264
14Continuing professional (IC2013)255
15First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)197
16On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)186
17Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)179
18Admission test scores (IC2013)140
19Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)132
20ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)129
21Current year GRS cohort as a percent of entering class (EF2013D)120
22Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)119
23First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)115
24ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)114
25Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)113
26Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)88