The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
2Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary
3New College of Florida
4United States Coast Guard Academy
5New Mexico Military Institute
6United States Military Academy
7Texas A & M University-Texarkana
8Montana State University-Northern
9Massachusetts Maritime Academy
10Elizabeth City State University
11University of North Carolina School of the Arts
12Montana Tech of the University of Montana
13Sul Ross State University
14Concord University
15Bluefield State College
16Valley City State University
17University of Maine at Machias
18SUNY Maritime College
19West Virginia State University
20West Liberty University
21The University of Virginia's College at Wise
22Dickinson State University
23Montana Bible College
24University of Maine at Fort Kent
25University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
26University of North Carolina at Asheville
27Massachusetts College of Art and Design
28Southern University at New Orleans
29Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
30University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
31Johnson State College
32The Evergreen State College
33University of Hawaii at Hilo
34Lyndon State College
35SUNY College at Old Westbury
36Castleton State College
37Kentucky State University
38University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
39Fayetteville State University
40Citadel Military College of South Carolina
41Adams State University
42Winston-Salem State University
43University of Hawaii-West Oahu
44Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
45University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
46Norfolk State University
47Bowie State University
48University of Maryland Eastern Shore
49SUNY at Purchase College
50Virginia Military Institute
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 Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)909
2Institution has hospital (HD2013)714
3SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)643
4Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)581
5Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)570
6First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)441
7Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)403
8First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)347
9Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)283
10Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)262
11Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)210
12Enrolled men (IC2013)201
13SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)179
14Admission test scores (IC2013)156
15Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)141
16Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)137
17Enrolled total (IC2013)122
18Applicants total (IC2013)115
19On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)112
20Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)93