The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1New College of Florida
2Massachusetts College of Art and Design
3Virginia Military Institute
4Harvey Mudd College
5St Mary's College of Maryland
6Massachusetts Maritime Academy
7Scripps College
8University of California-Merced
9University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
10Claremont McKenna College
11Colorado School of Mines
12San Francisco Art Institute
13University of Maine at Machias
14Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
15University of Washington-Bothell Campus
16Pomona College
17Georgia College and State University
18California Institute of Technology
19Maine Maritime Academy
20Mills College
21Citadel Military College of South Carolina
22University of North Carolina School of the Arts
23University of New Hampshire at Manchester
24Dominican University of California
25Adams State University
26University of Montevallo
27Occidental College
28Menlo College
29College of William and Mary
30Alaska Pacific University
31University of Maine at Fort Kent
32Westmont College
33University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
34Webb Institute
35The University of Virginia's College at Wise
36Trinity College
37Montana State University-Northern
38Colorado College
39Soka University of America
40Montana Tech of the University of Montana
41University of Hawaii-West Oahu
42Wesleyan University
43University of South Florida-St Petersburg
44University of Hawaii at Hilo
45Bowdoin College
46Prescott College
47Notre Dame de Namur University
48Whittier College
49Southern California Institute of Architecture
50University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
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
1ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)888
2Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)858
3Admission test scores (IC2013)778
4Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)675
5Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)663
6Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)656
7First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)539
8Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)526
9ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)313
10TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)295
11SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)268
12Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)223
13Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)194
14On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)184
15Occupational (IC2013)165
16Applicants women (IC2013)152
17Exclusions from full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)144
18Enrolled full time women (IC2013)127
19Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)117
20Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)114
21Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)107
22Total men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)103
23ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)83