The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Texas A & M University-College Station
2The University of Texas at Austin
3University of Wisconsin-Madison
4Texas State University
5University of Washington-Seattle Campus
6Ohio State University-Main Campus
7Texas Tech University
8The University of Texas at Arlington
9Virginia Commonwealth University
10The University of Texas at San Antonio
11University of Utah
12Washington State University
13Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
14Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
15The University of Texas-Pan American
16University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
17Marshall University
18Eastern Washington University
19University of Memphis
20Temple University
21University of Virginia-Main Campus
22Central Washington University
23Tarleton State University
24University of Central Florida
25Radford University
26Texas Woman's University
27Bluefield State College
28Rutgers University-New Brunswick
29East Carolina University
30Stephen F Austin State University
31West Virginia State University
32Kent State University at Kent
33Norfolk State University
34Concord University
35West Liberty University
36North Carolina State University at Raleigh
37Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
38Ohio University-Main Campus
39University of North Carolina at Charlotte
40University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
41Southern Utah University
42The Evergreen State College
43Prairie View A & M University
44Michigan State University
45Virginia State University
46Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary
47Clemson University
48University of Nevada-Las Vegas
49University of Mary Washington
50University of South 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
1Fips County code (HD2013)919
2Part time total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)818
3First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C Outlying areas total)812
4Full time women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)776
5Enrolled total (IC2013)653
6Tribal college (HD2013)547
7Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)508
8Institution has hospital (HD2013)502
9Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)498
10Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)495
11Enrolled part time women (IC2013)487
12ACT Writing 75th percentile score (IC2013)390
13Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Completers within 150% of normal time)364
14Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)343
15ACT Math 25th percentile score (IC2013)310
16Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)284
17ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)243
18Exclusions from part-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)188
19Occupational (IC2013)158
20Enrolled men (IC2013)148
21Exclusions from full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)138
22Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)117
23Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)110
24Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)105
25Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)105
26Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)97