The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Ohio State University-Main Campus
2University of Central Florida
3Michigan State University
4Florida International University
5The University of Texas at Austin
6University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
7University of California-Berkeley
8University of Florida
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
10Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
11Purdue University-Main Campus
12University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
13University of California-Los Angeles
14University of Wisconsin-Madison
15Florida State University
16University of South Florida-Main Campus
17Texas A & M University-College Station
18University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
19The University of Alabama
20Rutgers University-New Brunswick
21University of Georgia
22North Carolina State University at Raleigh
23Auburn University
24Kennesaw State University
25The University of Texas at Arlington
26Temple University
27Texas Tech University
28Georgia Southern University
29University of Memphis
30University of Southern California
31The University of Texas at San Antonio
32Ohio University-Main Campus
33University of Washington-Seattle Campus
34University of Arizona
35Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
36University of Louisville
37University of Utah
38Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
39University of Louisiana at Lafayette
40University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
41Indiana University-Bloomington
42University of North Carolina at Charlotte
43New Mexico State University-Main Campus
44Eastern Michigan University
45Kent State University at Kent
46Virginia Commonwealth University
47Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
48Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
49University of California-Davis
50East Carolina 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
1Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Transfer-out students)965
2TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language (IC2013)623
3First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C All first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates total)617
4Enrolled full time men (IC2013)576
5Full time men (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)558
6ACT Writing 25th percentile score (IC2013)547
7Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)538
8Enrolled part time total (IC2013)455
9Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))415
10SAT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)387
11Part time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)381
12ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)283
13SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score (IC2013)271
14First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Foreign countries)255
15Part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)244
16Full time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)244
17ACT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)183
18Admission test scores (IC2013)173
19SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)164
20Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)163
21Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)154
22Tribal college (HD2013)152
23First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)150
24Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)134
25Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)125
26Applicants men (IC2013)107
27Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)105
28Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)104
29Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)101
30Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)95