The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Texas A & M University-College Station
2Ohio State University-Main Campus
3The University of Texas at Austin
4Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
5University of Central Florida
6University of Wisconsin-Madison
7Michigan State University
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick
9Indiana University-Bloomington
10Texas State University
11University of Washington-Seattle Campus
12Texas Tech University
13Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
14University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15Purdue University-Main Campus
16University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
17University of Florida
18The University of Texas at San Antonio
19Temple University
20Washington State University
21Florida International University
22Florida State University
23University of Utah
24North Carolina State University at Raleigh
25University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
26University of Arizona
27Virginia Commonwealth University
28University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
29The University of Texas at Arlington
30University of North Carolina at Charlotte
31East Carolina University
32The University of Alabama
33University of South Florida-Main Campus
34Kent State University at Kent
35Ohio University-Main Campus
36University of Nevada-Las Vegas
37The University of Texas-Pan American
38University of Georgia
39Clemson University
40University of Virginia-Main Campus
41University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
42University of California-Los Angeles
43University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
44Appalachian State University
45Florida Atlantic University
46Grand Valley State University
47University of California-Davis
48Stony Brook University
49University of Memphis
50University of Toledo
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
1Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)949
2Enrolled full time total (IC2013)945
3Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)909
4Full time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)880
5Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)821
6Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)688
7Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)687
8Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)607
9Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)599
10Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)558
11First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)550
12Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)504
13Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)501
14Fips County code (HD2013)490
15Total men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)416
16Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)393
17 384
18ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)374
19Enrolled part time women (IC2013)370
20Enrolled part time men (IC2013)345
21Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)344
22Admissions total (IC2013)319
23SAT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)312
24First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)311
25Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)249
26Secondary (high school) (IC2013)244
27Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)235
28ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)223
29On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)213
30Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)178
31Enrolled men (IC2013)168
32First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)129
33Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)126
34Continuing professional (IC2013)120
35Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)119
36Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)119
37Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)113
38Tribal college (HD2013)52