The Objective College Ranking

see ranking factor weights

RankInstitution
1Indiana University-Bloomington
2University of Central Florida
3Michigan State University
4Texas A & M University-College Station
5Ohio State University-Main Campus
6The University of Texas at Austin
7Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10Boston University
11University of California-Davis
12New York University
13University of California-Los Angeles
14Drexel University
15University of Arizona
16University of California-San Diego
17Purdue University-Main Campus
18University of California-Irvine
19University of Southern California
20University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
21University of California-Santa Barbara
22University of California-Berkeley
23University of Washington-Seattle Campus
24University of Florida
25University of Wisconsin-Madison
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick
27The University of Alabama
28Florida International University
29Florida State University
30Northeastern University
31Cornell University
32Syracuse University
33George Washington University
34University of California-Riverside
35University of Miami
36Fordham University
37University of California-Santa Cruz
38Northern Arizona University
39University of Pennsylvania
40Northwestern University
41Boston College
42Tulane University of Louisiana
43University of Georgia
44Baylor University
45University of South Florida-Main Campus
46Columbia University in the City of New York
47Harvard University
48University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
49University of Virginia-Main Campus
50University of 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
1Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores (IC2013)984
2Part time men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)939
3Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)922
4Admissions men (IC2013)794
5Current year GRS cohort as a percent of entering class (EF2013D)703
6Published out-of-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)630
7Student-to-faculty ratio (EF2013D)603
8Recreational or avocational (IC2013)544
9Part time women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)524
10Total men (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)482
11Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting ACT scores (IC2013)396
12Enrolled full time total (IC2013)390
13Total women (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)384
14Revised bachelor's degree-seeking cohort (cohort year 2005) (GR200_13)309
15ACT English 25th percentile score (IC2013)279
16Grand total (GR2013 4-year institutions Adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus exclusions))278
17Part-time retention rate 2013 (EF2013D)252
18Full-time fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)249
19Applicants men (IC2013)179
20Grand total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)176
21ACT Composite 25th percentile score (IC2013)158
22SAT Math 75th percentile score (IC2013)137
23Part-time adjusted fall 2012 cohort (EF2013D)126
24Full time total (EF2013 All students Undergraduate total)125
25Published in-state tuition and fees 2013-14 (IC2013_AY)118
26Admissions women (IC2013)93