The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Drexel University
2New York University
3Texas A & M University-College Station
4Indiana University-Bloomington
5Northern Arizona University
6Fordham University
7Boston University
8Michigan State University
9Baylor University
10University of Southern California
11University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
13Syracuse University
14Rutgers University-New Brunswick
15Cornell University
16University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
17Northeastern University
18The University of Texas at Austin
19University of Arizona
20Quinnipiac University
21University of Miami
22Ohio State University-Main Campus
23The University of Alabama
24Marquette University
25Loyola University Chicago
26Tulane University of Louisiana
27University of California-San Diego
28University of Wisconsin-Madison
29University of California-Irvine
30George Washington University
31University of Pennsylvania
32University of California-Santa Barbara
33Florida State University
34Purdue University-Main Campus
35Columbia University in the City of New York
36Texas Christian University
37University of California-Davis
38Texas State University
39Washington University in St Louis
40University of Vermont
41University of Delaware
42University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
43Brown University
44Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
45Stanford University
46Carnegie Mellon University
47University of Chicago
48University of Denver
49University of California-Los Angeles
50University of San Francisco
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
1Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)890
2First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)830
3Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)799
4Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)767
5Admissions women (IC2013)685
6First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)636
7Secondary (high school) (IC2013)617
8Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)612
9Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)523
10Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)475
11Tribal college (HD2013)456
12Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)455
13ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)421
14ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)405
15 387
16SAT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)377
17Enrolled part time men (IC2013)327
18ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)309
19Enrolled full time total (IC2013)251
20Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)230
21First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)192
22Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)182
23SAT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)147
24Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)146
25Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)138
26TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)125
27Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)120
28SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)116
29Academic (IC2013)113
30Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)85