The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary
2Texas A & M University-Texarkana
3Concord University
4West Liberty University
5Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
6New College of Florida
7Southern University at New Orleans
8New Mexico Military Institute
9University of North Carolina School of the Arts
10Elizabeth City State University
11Sul Ross State University
12Montana State University-Northern
13The University of Virginia's College at Wise
14West Virginia State University
15University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
16Dickinson State University
17Massachusetts College of Art and Design
18University of Maine at Machias
19Johnson State College
20Valley City State University
21Massachusetts Maritime Academy
22Montana Bible College
23University of Mary Washington
24Lyndon State College
25United States Coast Guard Academy
26Lane College
27Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
28University of Maine at Fort Kent
29Bluefield State College
30Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
31Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
32Castleton State College
33Winston-Salem State University
34SUNY Maritime College
35Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
36Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
37Montana Tech of the University of Montana
38Lander University
39Johnson University
40Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
41University of North Carolina at Asheville
42Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
43SUNY at Purchase College
44Kentucky State University
45Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
46Kettering College
47Francis Marion University
48Norfolk State University
49Virginia State University
50The Evergreen State 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
1ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)819
2Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)784
3SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)703
4Enrolled part time women (IC2013)692
5Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)587
6Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)530
7Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)505
8TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)471
9Recreational or avocational (IC2013)450
10Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)385
11Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)371
12Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))355
13First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)350
14Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)336
15Full time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)326
16Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)287
17First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)265
18Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)203
19Academic (IC2013)201
20Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)192
21Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)187
22Enrolled total (IC2013)160
23Enrolled women (IC2013)153
24SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)145
25Adult basic remedial or high school equivalent (IC2013)136
26Open admission policy (IC2013)135
27On campus room and board 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)128
28Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)109
29Admission test scores (IC2013)106
30Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)88