The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1The University of Texas at Austin
2Texas A & M University-College Station
3Michigan State University
4University of Wisconsin-Madison
5University of Florida
6Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
8Ohio State University-Main Campus
9University of Virginia-Main Campus
10Indiana University-Bloomington
11Rutgers University-New Brunswick
12Purdue University-Main Campus
13University of Georgia
14University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
15Virginia Commonwealth University
16University of Washington-Seattle Campus
17University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
18Clemson University
19University of Arizona
20College of William and Mary
21East Carolina University
22Washington State University
23North Carolina State University at Raleigh
24University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
25Texas Tech University
26Florida State University
27Virginia Military Institute
28University of Central Florida
29Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
30Temple University
31Texas State University
32Citadel Military College of South Carolina
33Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
34University of Utah
35Appalachian State University
36University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
37University of Memphis
38University of Washington-Bothell Campus
39Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
40University of Nevada-Las Vegas
41University of North Carolina at Charlotte
42Radford University
43University of North Carolina at Greensboro
44The University of Texas at San Antonio
45University of Vermont
46University of Nevada-Reno
47North Dakota State University-Main Campus
48New Mexico State University-Main Campus
49The University of Montana
50Central Washington University
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
1Exclusions from full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)986
2Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)983
3Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)721
4ACT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)706
5Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)633
6Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)551
7Enrolled part time men (IC2013)538
8Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)527
9Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))517
10First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)514
11First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)480
12Enrolled men (IC2013)466
13Admission test scores (IC2013)432
14Total entering students at the undergraduate level fall 2013 (EF2013D)358
15Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)328
16ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)320
17Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)274
18Academic (IC2013)236
19Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)229
20Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)228
21Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)227
22TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)217
23First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)191
24Part time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)186
25ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)178
26Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)171
27Enrolled women (IC2013)168
28SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)165
29Fips County code (HD2013)117
30Secondary (high school) (IC2013)113
31Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)104
32First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)96