The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Indiana University-Bloomington
2Drexel University
3Texas A & M University-College Station
4New York University
5Michigan State University
6University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7The University of Texas at Austin
8University of California-Irvine
9University of California-Santa Barbara
10Boston University
11University of California-Davis
12University of Arizona
13Northern Arizona University
14University of California-San Diego
15University of Vermont
16Fordham University
17Rutgers University-New Brunswick
18University of California-Santa Cruz
19University of Florida
20Purdue University-Main Campus
21University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
22University of Central Florida
23University of Virginia-Main Campus
24University of Delaware
25Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
26University of California-Riverside
27Syracuse University
28University of California-Los Angeles
29University of Washington-Seattle Campus
30Baylor University
31University of Wisconsin-Madison
32George Washington University
33Florida State University
34University of Southern California
35Northeastern University
36University of Miami
37Ohio State University-Main Campus
38University of Georgia
39Cornell University
40Quinnipiac University
41The University of Alabama
42University of Rhode Island
43Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
44Tulane University of Louisiana
45University of California-Berkeley
46University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
47Virginia Commonwealth University
48Boston College
49University of Pennsylvania
50Loyola University Chicago
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
1Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)973
2Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)896
3Institution grants a medical degree (HD2013)843
4Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate (current year GRS cohort) (EF2013D)806
5Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)778
6First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C US total)680
7Enrolled part time total (IC2013)657
8Admissions total (IC2013)638
9Admissions men (IC2013)549
10Enrolled full time total (IC2013)471
11First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (EF2013C US total)470
12SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score (IC2013)456
13Full-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)454
14Total women (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)394
15First-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduated from high school in the past 12 months (EF2013C Foreign countries)325
16Enrolled full time women (IC2013)302
17Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)298
18 254
19Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort enrolled in fall 2013 (EF2013D)235
20Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))232
21ACT Composite 75th percentile score (IC2013)224
22Grand total (EF2013B Undergraduate All age categories total)212
23Part time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)198
24Full time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)151
25ACT English 75th percentile score (IC2013)98