The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Berkeley
2University of California-Los Angeles
3The University of Texas at Austin
4University of Florida
5University of Georgia
6University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7New York School of Interior Design
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9The University of Alabama
10St Francis College
11Ohio State University-Main Campus
12Rutgers University-New Brunswick
13University of California-Davis
14New York University
15University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
16University of Virginia-Main Campus
17Florida State University
18Montclair State University
19Massachusetts College of Art and Design
20West Chester University of Pennsylvania
21Cornell University
22Michigan State University
23School of Visual Arts
24University of Wisconsin-Madison
25Georgia Southern University
26Purdue University-Main Campus
27University of California-Riverside
28Auburn University
29Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
30SUNY at Purchase College
31University of California-Merced
32Howard University
33Yale University
34Texas A & M University-College Station
35Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
36Georgia College and State University
37University of California-Santa Cruz
38University of Arizona
39Southern Connecticut State University
40University of Washington-Seattle Campus
41Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
42Stanford University
43Virginia Commonwealth University
44East Carolina University
45St Mary's College of Maryland
46University of California-Irvine
47University of Southern California
48College of William and Mary
49The College of New Jersey
50University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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
1On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)977
2Secondary (high school) (IC2013)896
3SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)727
4Continuing professional (IC2013)590
5Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))500
6Enrolled full time total (IC2013)463
7Admission test scores (IC2013)402
8Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)384
9Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)317
10Enrolled total (IC2013)282
11Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)269
12Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)260
13Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)254
14Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)254
15First-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)253
16Applicants women (IC2013)213
17Institution has hospital (HD2013)209
18TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)206
19Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)197
20ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)194
21First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)174
22Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)173
23Enrolled men (IC2013)165
24Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)159
25Current year GRS cohort as a percent of entering class (EF2013D)156
26Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)119
27Academic (IC2013)119
28Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)119
29ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)115
30SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)102
31Enrolled part time women (IC2013)101
32First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)100
33Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)99