The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Los Angeles
2Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
3New York University
4University of California-San Diego
5University of California-Irvine
6University of California-Santa Barbara
7The University of Texas at Austin
8Drexel University
9Texas A & M University-College Station
10University of California-Berkeley
11University of California-Davis
12Boston University
13University of Washington-Seattle Campus
14University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
15Northeastern University
16Indiana University-Bloomington
17University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
18Rutgers University-New Brunswick
19Ohio State University-Main Campus
20Fordham University
21Michigan State University
22Baylor University
23University of Wisconsin-Madison
24Northern Arizona University
25University of Virginia-Main Campus
26Cornell University
27University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
28University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
29University of Southern California
30Stony Brook University
31Syracuse University
32Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
33University of Vermont
34Texas State University
35University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
36Marquette University
37Florida State University
38SUNY at Binghamton
39Vanderbilt University
40University of California-Santa Cruz
41University of Rhode Island
42Purdue University-Main Campus
43The University of Alabama
44Texas Tech University
45Washington State University
46University of Florida
47Temple University
48Brown University
49University of California-Riverside
50University of Pennsylvania
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
1SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)859
2Applicants women (IC2013)648
3Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)643
4Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)594
5Admissions total (IC2013)579
6First-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)518
7First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)485
8Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)414
9Applicants total (IC2013)315
10Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)302
11Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)296
12Enrolled full time total (IC2013)279
13Fips County code (HD2013)261
14Recreational or avocational (IC2013)257
15Enrolled part time men (IC2013)252
16Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)241
17Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)239
18Continuing professional (IC2013)229
19Enrolled men (IC2013)210
20Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)195
21SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)185
22SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)160
23Enrolled part time total (IC2013)137
24Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)134
25Institution has hospital (HD2013)120
26Enrolled full time men (IC2013)117
27Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)101
28SAT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)88