The Objective College Ranking

Rank Institution 1 Vanderbilt University 2 University of Richmond 3 Middlebury College 4 Brown University 5 Washington and Lee University 6 Marquette University 7 Whitman College 8 University of Puget Sound 9 Southern Methodist University 10 Duke University 11 Fordham University 12 Carnegie Mellon University 13 Rice University 14 Columbia University in the City of New York 15 Saint Michael's College 16 University of Pennsylvania 17 Seattle University 18 Roanoke College 19 Baylor University 20 Hampden-Sydney College 21 Bucknell University 22 Pacific Lutheran University 23 Villanova University 24 Providence College 25 Seattle Pacific University 26 Dickinson College 27 Lynchburg College 28 Texas Christian University 29 Swarthmore College 30 New York University 31 Randolph-Macon College 32 Haverford College 33 Drexel University 34 Lafayette College 35 Ursinus College 36 Reed College 37 Bryn Mawr College 38 Cornell University 39 Randolph College 40 Oberlin College 41 Willamette University 42 Dartmouth College 43 Case Western Reserve University 44 Rhode Island School of Design 45 Vassar College 46 Muhlenberg College 47 Lewis & Clark College 48 University of Rochester 49 Kenyon College 50 Bridgewater 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 It is also our goal to give you the college ranking that is most appropriate for you. Hence, if you do not like this ranking, just refresh the page until you do. As noted above, every single ranking given by this page is purely objective and therefore can be relied upon to give accurate results.

Key Ranking Factors