The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Drexel University
2Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
3University of California-San Diego
4University of California-Santa Barbara
5University of California-Irvine
6University of California-Los Angeles
7Northern Arizona University
8Indiana University-Bloomington
9University of Vermont
10University of California-Davis
11Fordham University
12Boston University
13University of Washington-Seattle Campus
14Northeastern University
15University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
16New York University
17Texas A & M University-College Station
18Baylor University
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
20University of California-Santa Cruz
21Marquette University
22University of California-Berkeley
23The University of Texas at Austin
24Purdue University-Main Campus
25University of Rhode Island
26University of Virginia-Main Campus
27Michigan State University
28University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
29University of California-Riverside
30Stony Brook University
31Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
32Ohio State University-Main Campus
33Rutgers University-New Brunswick
34University of Wisconsin-Madison
35University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
36SUNY at Binghamton
37Syracuse University
38Clemson University
39Texas Tech University
40Washington State University
41Ohio University-Main Campus
42University of Utah
43Cornell University
44Rochester Institute of Technology
45Vanderbilt University
46Northern Illinois University
47College of William and Mary
48University of Southern California
49Texas State University
50University of Delaware
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
1Part time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)915
2Admissions men (IC2013)860
3Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)825
4ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)755
5Admissions total (IC2013)706
6SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)636
7Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)553
8Full time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)470
9Applicants total (IC2013)428
10Admissions women (IC2013)399
11Admission test scores (IC2013)385
12ACT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)362
13Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)348
14Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)325
15Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)319
16First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)316
17Fips County code (HD2013)296
18ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)296
19Academic (IC2013)222
20Occupational (IC2013)177
21SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)157
22First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Outlying areas total)154
23Open admission policy (IC2013)131
24Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)125
25ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)101
26Institution has hospital (HD2013)89