The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Texas A & M University-College Station
2Ohio State University-Main Campus
3The University of Texas at Austin
4Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
5University of Central Florida
6Michigan State University
7Indiana University-Bloomington
8University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
9University of Wisconsin-Madison
10Texas State University
11Rutgers University-New Brunswick
12University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
13University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14Purdue University-Main Campus
15Texas Tech University
16Florida State University
17University of California-Los Angeles
18University of Washington-Seattle Campus
19University of Florida
20Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
21University of Arizona
22University of South Florida-Main Campus
23University of California-San Diego
24Florida International University
25North Carolina State University at Raleigh
26The University of Alabama
27The University of Texas at San Antonio
28University of California-Irvine
29University of California-Berkeley
30University of Utah
31Temple University
32Northern Arizona University
33University of California-Davis
34Ohio University-Main Campus
35Washington State University
36East Carolina University
37Kent State University at Kent
38University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
39Florida Atlantic University
40The University of Texas at Arlington
41University of North Carolina at Charlotte
42University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
43University of Georgia
44The University of Texas-Pan American
45Grand Valley State University
46Virginia Commonwealth University
47University of California-Santa Barbara
48University of Virginia-Main Campus
49Stony Brook University
50University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh 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
1Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)958
2Percent of undergraduates who are formally registered as students with disabilities when percentage is more than 3 percent (IC2013)910
3Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)860
4Adult basic remedial or high school equivalent (IC2013)811
5SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)809
6Enrolled women (IC2013)631
7Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)620
8Institution has hospital (HD2013)579
9Recreational or avocational (IC2013)570
10First-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)536
11Applicants men (IC2013)430
12Open admission policy (IC2013)419
13Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)284
14Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)275
15ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)245
16Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)229
17Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)228
18Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)225
19TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)217
20Admissions total (IC2013)199
21Admission test scores (IC2013)181
22Fips County code (HD2013)181
23Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)177
24ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)133
25Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)116
26Secondary (high school) (IC2013)108
27Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)105
28ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)103
29Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)93