The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Texas A & M University-College Station
2Ohio State University-Main Campus
3University of Wisconsin-Madison
4Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
5Michigan State University
6The University of Texas at Austin
7University of Washington-Seattle Campus
8Texas Tech University
9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
10Texas State University
11Virginia Commonwealth University
12Temple University
13Washington State University
14Rutgers University-New Brunswick
15The University of Texas at San Antonio
16University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
17University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
18University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
19University of Georgia
20University of Florida
21Clemson University
22Citadel Military College of South Carolina
23Marshall University
24Appalachian State University
25University of North Carolina at Charlotte
26East Carolina University
27Eastern Washington University
28University of Utah
29Southern California Institute of Architecture
30Central Washington University
31North Dakota State University-Main Campus
32Radford University
33Kent State University at Kent
34Bluefield State College
35North Carolina State University at Raleigh
36Florida State University
37The University of Texas-Pan American
38Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
39Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
40Stephen F Austin State University
41Grand Valley State University
42University of Toledo
43New Mexico State University-Main Campus
44North Carolina A & T State University
45University of Memphis
46University of North Carolina Wilmington
47Norfolk State University
48Purdue University-Main Campus
49University of North Carolina at Greensboro
50University of North Dakota
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
1Applicants women (IC2013)969
2First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)953
3Recreational or avocational (IC2013)911
4ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)888
5Books and supplies 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)742
6Full time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)727
7Enrolled part time total (IC2013)725
8ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)642
9Enrolled women (IC2013)589
10SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)490
11SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)484
12Degree of urbanization (Urban-centric locale) (HD2013)462
13Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)432
14Enrolled full time men (IC2013)412
15ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)399
16Total men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)383
17Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities (IC2013)355
18ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)338
19Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)326
20Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)264
21Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)254
22Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)209
23Part time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)194
24Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)169
25Fips County code (HD2013)168
26Enrolled total (IC2013)148
27Enrolled men (IC2013)148
28Enrolled part time women (IC2013)147
29TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)134
30Tribal college (HD2013)134
31ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)117
32Secondary (high school) (IC2013)102
33 91