The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of California-Los Angeles
2University of California-Berkeley
3University of California-San Diego
4University of Southern California
5University of California-Irvine
6Northeastern University
7University of California-Santa Barbara
8Stanford University
9New York University
10University of California-Davis
11University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
12Boston University
13Drexel University
14University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
15Cornell University
16Fordham University
17University of Chicago
18Yale University
19University of Miami
20Northwestern University
21Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
22Harvard University
23Columbia University in the City of New York
24Tulane University of Louisiana
25Washington University in St Louis
26Vanderbilt University
27Duke University
28Northern Arizona University
29University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
30The University of Alabama
31University of Pennsylvania
32University of California-Santa Cruz
33Princeton University
34Brown University
35Northern Illinois University
36Stony Brook University
37Baylor University
38Florida State University
39University of California-Riverside
40Dartmouth College
41Syracuse University
42Boston College
43Quinnipiac University
44George Washington University
45Ohio State University-Main Campus
46SUNY at Binghamton
47University of South Florida-Main Campus
48Emory University
49Johns Hopkins University
50Purdue University-Main Campus
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
1Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)824
2 806
3SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)689
4SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)674
5Tribal college (HD2013)641
6Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)540
7Applicants men (IC2013)500
8Applicants women (IC2013)495
9Institution has hospital (HD2013)469
10First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)403
11ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)401
12Enrolled full time women (IC2013)367
13First-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)350
14Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)321
15Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)313
16Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)304
17SAT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)271
18Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)252
19Applicants total (IC2013)249
20First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)227
21Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)223
22Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)205
23Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)203
24Published in-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)189
25Enrolled part time total (IC2013)132
26Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)129
27SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)96