The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
2Scripps College
3Harvey Mudd College
4Webb Institute
5Reed College
6Haverford College
7Bryn Mawr College
8Kenyon College
9Claremont McKenna College
10Hamilton College
11Occidental College
12Mills College
13Drew University
14Vassar College
15Colby College
16Ursinus College
17Whitman College
18Trinity College
19Barnard College
20Wellesley College
21Amherst College
22Williams College
23Dickinson College
24Oberlin College
25Earlham College
26Rhode Island School of Design
27San Francisco Art Institute
28Macalester College
29Carleton College
30Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
31Dominican University of California
32Bowdoin College
33Swarthmore College
34Colorado College
35Southern California Institute of Architecture
36Davidson College
37Babson College
38Maryland Institute College of Art
39Washington and Lee University
40Pomona College
41Skidmore College
42Wesleyan University
43California Institute of Technology
44Lafayette College
45Bucknell University
46Westmont College
47Polytechnic Institute of New York University
48Pratt Institute-Main
49Washington College
50Kalamazoo College
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
1Published in-district tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)998
2Enrolled men (IC2013)881
3Enrolled women (IC2013)610
4ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)406
5Enrolled full time women (IC2013)339
6Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)321
7Current year GRS cohort as a percent of entering class (EF2013D)294
8Adult basic remedial or high school equivalent (IC2013)250
9Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)226
10First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)224
11First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)223
12Admissions total (IC2013)212
13Occupational (IC2013)145
14Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)143
15Enrolled full time total (IC2013)136
16On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)123
17Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)118
18Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)114
19Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)107
20Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)107
21First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)105
22Enrolled part time men (IC2013)102
23Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)80