The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2University of California-San Diego
3University of California-Irvine
4University of California-Los Angeles
5University of California-Davis
6University of California-Santa Barbara
7Indiana University-Bloomington
8Michigan State University
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
10New York University
11University of California-Berkeley
12University of Southern California
13University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14Boston University
15Drexel University
16Texas A & M University-College Station
17The University of Texas at Austin
18Purdue University-Main Campus
19Northeastern University
20University of California-Santa Cruz
21University of California-Riverside
22University of Arizona
23Northern Arizona University
24Ohio State University-Main Campus
25University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
26Cornell University
27University of Washington-Seattle Campus
28University of Central Florida
29Stanford University
30University of Miami
31University of Florida
32University of Virginia-Main Campus
33Tulane University of Louisiana
34University of Wisconsin-Madison
35Northwestern University
36Florida State University
37Fordham University
38George Washington University
39University of Delaware
40Rutgers University-New Brunswick
41Columbia University in the City of New York
42The University of Alabama
43Boston College
44University of Pennsylvania
45University of Vermont
46University of Chicago
47Syracuse University
48University of Georgia
49Carnegie Mellon University
50Baylor 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

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

RankData FieldWeight
1Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)885
2Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))852
3Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)780
4Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)771
5Applicants total (IC2013)676
6Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)622
7Enrolled men (IC2013)584
8Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)573
9Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)550
10Enrolled part time women (IC2013)545
11Percent of undergraduates who are formally registered as students with disabilities when percentage is more than 3 percent (IC2013)453
12SAT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)395
13Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)296
14Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)285
15Admissions total (IC2013)256
16Full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)247
17Admissions women (IC2013)227
18Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)224
19ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)213
20Enrolled full time total (IC2013)168
21SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)168
22Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)145
23ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)128
24Enrolled part time total (IC2013)126
25First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)117
26SAT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)92