The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Los Angeles
2University of California-San Diego
3University of California-Berkeley
4University of California-Irvine
5Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
6University of California-Santa Barbara
7University of California-Davis
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9The University of Texas at Austin
10Indiana University-Bloomington
11University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
12University of Washington-Seattle Campus
13Michigan State University
14Texas A & M University-College Station
15Purdue University-Main Campus
16Ohio State University-Main Campus
17New York University
18Rutgers University-New Brunswick
19Florida State University
20University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
21University of Florida
22Northern Arizona University
23University of California-Santa Cruz
24The University of Alabama
25Stony Brook University
26University of Central Florida
27University of California-Riverside
28University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
29University of Arizona
30Drexel University
31University of South Florida-Main Campus
32University of Wisconsin-Madison
33SUNY at Binghamton
34University of Virginia-Main Campus
35Northeastern University
36University of Delaware
37Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
38Boston University
39North Carolina State University at Raleigh
40Florida Atlantic University
41Texas Tech University
42Texas State University
43Ohio University-Main Campus
44University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
45Northern Illinois University
46University of Georgia
47The University of Texas at San Antonio
48East Carolina University
49Ball State University
50University of Vermont
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
1ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)965
2ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)696
3Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)628
4 621
5Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)601
6Applicants total (IC2013)575
7Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)529
8Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)517
9Enrolled full time women (IC2013)437
10Enrolled total (IC2013)410
11Admissions men (IC2013)382
12Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)350
13Enrolled women (IC2013)348
14Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)314
15Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)302
16Admissions total (IC2013)264
17Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)201
18Admission test scores (IC2013)199
19Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)186
20Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)170
21SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)169
22First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)137
23Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)123
24Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)105
25Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)104
26Applicants men (IC2013)98