The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1New York School of Interior Design
2Stanford University
3Yale University
4Harvey Mudd College
5Claremont McKenna College
6Pomona College
7Scripps College
8San Francisco Art Institute
9University of Chicago
10Quinnipiac University
11Spring Hill College
12California Institute of Technology
13Dominican University of California
14University of the Pacific
15Occidental College
16Wesleyan University
17Menlo College
18Pepperdine University
19Notre Dame de Namur University
20Saint Mary's College of California
21Mills College
22Fordham University
23Westmont College
24Trinity College
25Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
26St Francis College
27Dean College
28Soka University of America
29University of Bridgeport
30Whittier College
31Albertus Magnus College
32Judson College
33Newbury College
34Oglethorpe University
35Emmanuel College
36Dartmouth College
37Rollins College
38University of New Haven
39Alaska Pacific University
40Simmons College
41Morehouse College
42School of the Art Institute of Chicago
43Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
44Pine Manor College
45Washington University in St Louis
46Bowdoin College
47The King’s College
48Emerson College
49Colorado College
50Wheelock College
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

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Key Ranking Factors

RankData FieldWeight
1Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)881
2Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)875
3Enrolled total (IC2013)871
4First-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)870
5Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)785
6On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)660
7Enrolled full time women (IC2013)628
8Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)401
9Tribal college (HD2013)366
10Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)356
11Secondary (high school) (IC2013)288
12SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)287
13Recreational or avocational (IC2013)247
14Applicants women (IC2013)231
15TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)228
16Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)215
17Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)203
18First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)196
19Admissions women (IC2013)171
20Part time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)163
21First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)158
22Part time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)146
23Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)98