The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1United States Military Academy
2Marquette University
3Drexel University
4Alderson Broaddus University
5Maranatha Baptist University
6Lane College
7Ohio Valley University
8Cornell University
9Paul Quinn College
10Southern Virginia University
11Carnegie Mellon University
12West Virginia Wesleyan College
13Tennessee Temple University
14Silver Lake College of the Holy Family
15Vanderbilt University
16Dallas Christian College
17Rice University
18Spartanburg Methodist College
19Johnson University
20Princeton University
21Averett University
22Wheeling Jesuit University
23Bluefield State College
24University of Pennsylvania
25Case Western Reserve University
26College of St Joseph
27Ferrum College
28Abilene Christian University
29Hampden-Sydney College
30Lakeland College
31Baylor University
32Emory & Henry College
33Fisk University
34Mount Mary University
35DigiPen Institute of Technology
36Walla Walla University
37Jefferson College of Health Sciences
38Aria Health School of Nursing
39Presentation College
40Brown University
41North Greenville University
42Southern Vermont College
43Watkins College of Art Design & Film
44Bridgewater College
45Rochester Institute of Technology
46Visible Music College
47Lubbock Christian University
48St Mary's University
49Texas Wesleyan University
50Cumberland University
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
1Continuing professional (IC2013)819
2Applicants men (IC2013)587
3Enrolled full time total (IC2013)536
4First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)448
5Admission test scores (IC2013)421
6Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)419
7Enrolled part time women (IC2013)352
8Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)318
9Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)315
10Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)300
11Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)281
12Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)263
13Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)250
14Tribal college (HD2013)244
15Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)210
16Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)198
17Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)187
18ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)181
19Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)174
20SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)171
21Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)160
22Fips County code (HD2013)158
23Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)155
24Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)145
25Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)133
26First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)131
27Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)122
28Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)109
29Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)107
30Enrolled men (IC2013)91