The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1George Washington University
2Occidental College
3Trinity College
4Harvey Mudd College
5Wesleyan University
6Scripps College
7University of Southern California
8Claremont McKenna College
9Pepperdine University
10Chapman University
11Boston University
12University of Miami
13Colorado College
14University of Denver
15Brandeis University
16Boston College
17Williams College
18Carnegie Mellon University
19Colby College
20Emory University
21Amherst College
22Drexel University
23Vassar College
24Pomona College
25Carleton College
26Oberlin College
27University of San Francisco
28Loyola Marymount University
29Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
30University of the Pacific
31Bucknell University
32Macalester College
33Bowdoin College
34Tufts University
35Hamilton College
36Mills College
37Southern California Institute of Architecture
38University of Rochester
39Quinnipiac University
40California Institute of Technology
41Saint Mary's College of California
42Rollins College
43Skidmore College
44Babson College
45Dominican University of California
46Kenyon College
47Reed College
48Johns Hopkins University
49University of Chicago
50Dickinson 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
1Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)884
2Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)867
3Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)828
4Tribal college (HD2013)814
5Admissions total (IC2013)706
6Secondary (high school) (IC2013)639
7Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)622
8Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)622
9ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)604
10Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)575
11ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)510
12Published in-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)473
13First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)470
14Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)447
15Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)444
16Recreational or avocational (IC2013)390
17Admissions women (IC2013)357
18First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)353
19Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)331
20First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)308
21Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)297
22Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)297
23Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)297
24ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)254
25Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)223
26First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)206
27Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))195
28 171
29Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)161
30Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)126
31Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)105
32Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)89