The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of Southern California
2George Washington University
3Harvey Mudd College
4Occidental College
5Claremont McKenna College
6Pepperdine University
7Trinity College
8Scripps College
9Chapman University
10Wesleyan University
11University of Miami
12Pomona College
13University of San Francisco
14University of Denver
15University of the Pacific
16Loyola Marymount University
17Saint Mary's College of California
18Quinnipiac University
19Colorado College
20Stanford University
21Dominican University of California
22Emory University
23California Institute of Technology
24Yale University
25Mills College
26Whittier College
27American University
28University of Chicago
29San Francisco Art Institute
30Northwestern University
31Boston University
32Rollins College
33Westmont College
34University of Arizona
35Menlo College
36University of New Haven
37Tulane University of Louisiana
38University of La Verne
39Boston College
40School of the Art Institute of Chicago
41Loyola University Chicago
42The University of Alabama
43Stetson University
44Brandeis University
45Tufts University
46Colby College
47Johns Hopkins University
48Bowdoin College
49Williams College
50Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
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
1Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)836
2Admissions total (IC2013)793
3Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)674
4Published in-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)602
5On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)586
6Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)527
7Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)457
8Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)448
9First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)443
10Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)424
11Admission test scores (IC2013)396
12Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)337
13ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)332
14ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)309
15Academic (IC2013)302
16ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)264
17Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)258
18Enrolled men (IC2013)250
19Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)248
20Occupational (IC2013)227
21Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)201
22First-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)197
23Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)177
24SAT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)175
25Admissions men (IC2013)158
26Enrolled full time total (IC2013)151
27Applicants men (IC2013)146
28Exclusions from full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)140
29Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)116
30Enrolled total (IC2013)111
31Applicants women (IC2013)78