The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Harvey Mudd College
2San Francisco Art Institute
3Spring Hill College
4California Institute of Technology
5Claremont McKenna College
6Alaska Pacific University
7Judson College
8Scripps College
9Pomona College
10Menlo College
11Dominican University of California
12Westmont College
13Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
14Soka University of America
15Notre Dame de Namur University
16Samford University
17Mills College
18Occidental College
19Whittier College
20Saint Mary's College of California
21Prescott College
22San Diego Christian College
23University of Montevallo
24William Jessup University
25Hope International University
26Albertus Magnus College
27Lyon College
28John Brown University
29Pepperdine University
30University of La Verne
31Thomas Aquinas College
32Trinity College
33Morehouse College
34Southern California Institute of Architecture
35Simpson University
36Colorado College
37Concordia University-Irvine
38Central Baptist College
39Wesleyan University
40Colorado School of Mines
41Life Pacific College
42University of California-Merced
43Pacific Union College
44Fresno Pacific University
45La Sierra University
46Wesley College
47Stanford University
48Loyola Marymount University
49University of Bridgeport
50University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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
1Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)973
2Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)943
3ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)860
4On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)691
5Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)666
6Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))642
7Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)415
8Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)414
9Applicants men (IC2013)405
10Tribal college (HD2013)400
11SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)397
12Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)389
13Exclusions from full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)355
14Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)346
15Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)325
16Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)307
17SAT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)286
18Enrolled full time women (IC2013)254
19Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)247
20Total men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)231
21First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)202
22Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)196
23Admissions men (IC2013)178
24Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)132
25Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)128
26Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)91