Best Colleges and Universities for 2023: MIT, Yale, Caltech Head Top 500 List -

WASHINGTON — The first “early decision” college application deadline arrives on Nov. 1, so it’s no surprise families are already lining up their wish lists for next year! With that in mind, a new report is giving prospective college students even more food for thought about their futures — listing the best schools throughout the entire United States.

Researchers at WalletHub compared over 900 institutions according to 30 key measures. They grouped those qualities into seven specific categories, including Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing, and Career Outcomes. These measures looked at many aspects important to both the youngster’s education and their financial well-being, such as graduation rate and a student’s post-college salary.

After calculating all the variables, it turns out Peter Parker (also known as “Spider-Man”) was right — MIT really is the best place to go to college! Researchers ranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the best higher learning institution in the country. MIT finished first in terms of Student Selectivity, which measures admission rates, SAT scores, and the share of incoming freshmen that were in the top 10 percent of their high school graduation class. MIT also finished in the top 20 schools for Faculty Resources, Education Outcomes, and Career Outcomes.

Rounding out the top five 2023 schools include Yale University, the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Harvard University.

Further down the list of prestigious schools is Stanford University (6th), Rice University (7th), the University of Pennsylvania (8th), Georgia Institute of Technology (9th), and Duke University (10th). All of these institutions finished in the 99th percentile (meaning the best schools) according to the WalletHub team.

Which college hands out the most rejection letters?

Despite great grades and loads of potential, plenty of talented college students still get rejection letters from schools on their wish lists each year. The study found that the hardest schools to get into include the California Institute of Technology, Columbia University in New York, Harvard University, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford — which all have lowest admission rates in the country.

Interestingly, if you make it into many of these schools, the odds are good you’ll go all the way! Princeton tops the list with the best graduation rate in the U.S., followed by Columbia University, Harvard, Yale, Brown University, and Duke University.

How much is that college degree worth?

With tuition and room and board at many four-year colleges costing between $23,000 and $52,000 per year, plenty of parents are banking of their child getting a great job after graduation!

The study found that students graduating from the California Institute of Technology end up finding jobs with the highest average salary. MIT, Harvey Mudd College in California, Bentley University in Massachusetts, and University of Pennsylvania rounded out the top five.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Livingstone College in North Carolina ranked last in terms of average salary for students after graduation. Edward Waters College in Florida and Paine College in Georgia rounded out the bottom three.

So, are Ivy League and other “name brand” schools really worth the high sticker price?

“It depends. For most students, the answer is ‘No’. However, for those aspiring to attend an elite institution for a graduate degree, an Ivy League undergraduate degree may deliver a higher likelihood of acceptance. For those wishing to enter politics, or aspire for an elite position with multi-national companies like Google, Facebook, and others, pedigree is important. However, for most students seeking a baccalaureate degree, an award from an Ivy League is not necessary. A good undergraduate GPA, a strong application essay, and a degree from a fully accredited not-for-profit postsecondary institution can get most students into medical schools, law schools, and graduate programs in most degree-granting institutions,” says Linda Serra Hagedorn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University, in a statement.

2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities

Overall Rank*	Percentile (99=Best)	University/College	State	Total Score**	Student Selectivity Rank	Cost & Financing Rank	Faculty Resources Rank	Campus Safety Rank	Campus Experience Rank	Education Outcomes Rank	Career Outcomes Rank
1	99	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	82.14	1	723	6	432	65	7	17
2	99	Yale University	CT	78.78	8	836	5	635	32	15	15
3	99	California Institute of Technology	CA	78.77	2	874	1	604	64	19	1
4	99	Princeton University	NJ	78.27	6	822	11	759	45	5	18
5	99	Harvard University	MA	76.96	5	849	15	138	183	33	29
6	99	Stanford University	CA	76.78	10	829	29	383	304	18	28
7	99	Rice University	TX	76.44	15	830	7	583	121	21	36
8	99	University of Pennsylvania	PA	76.42	11	881	8	152	57	3	2
9	99	Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	76.4	36	569	624	311	99	37	16
10	99	Duke University	NC	76.19	7	894	4	617	76	2	10
11	99	Northwestern University	IL	75.83	13	885	3	162	39	6	40
12	99	Johns Hopkins University	MD	75.68	9	845	184	187	18	17	70
13	99	Brown University	RI	75.5	12	909	9	569	37	10	35
14	98	Columbia University	NY	75.34	4	887	10	204	19	1	44
15	98	Vanderbilt University	TN	75.26	16	866	20	801	28	22	45
16	98	Swarthmore College	PA	75.25	18	795	37	851	16	35	125
17	98	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	74.93	22	899	14	143	7	25	3
18	98	Dartmouth College	NH	74.75	14	884	48	676	149	11	13
19	98	Harvey Mudd College	CA	74.39	17	873	112	488	165	23	8
20	98	Claremont McKenna College	CA	74.26	30	833	16	839	208	29	38
21	98	University of California–Berkeley	CA	74.18	27	750	808	863	250	9	42
22	98	University of Florida	FL	73.87	57	65	560	79	567	27	255
23	97	University of Chicago	IL	73.73	3	913	2	184	14	8	49
24	97	University of Southern California	CA	73.62	34	816	180	206	120	24	46
25	97	University of California–Irvine	CA	73.54	54	234	676	486	90	62	89
26	97	Wellesley College	MA	73.34	38	832	72	475	10	34	103
27	97	Amherst College	MA	73.31	19	851	25	862	98	40	97
28	97	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	MI	73.25	42	751	256	809	456	14	58
29	97	Cornell University	NY	73.21	20	886	106	213	91	16	30
30	97	University of Virginia	VA	73.11	41	780	463	251	389	13	43
31	97	Grinnell College	IA	73.01	37	772	31	385	27	79	251
32	96	Hamilton College	NY	72.95	31	865	32	725	46	43	52
33	96	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	NY	72.76	50	339	89	1	829	124	156
34	96	University of Notre Dame	IN	72.5	25	878	411	198	97	4	32
35	96	Georgetown University	DC	72.24	26	900	259	169	51	12	5
36	96	Washington and Lee University	VA	71.92	43	898	12	421	161	20	14
37	96	Emory University	GA	71.89	33	875	96	253	61	31	77
38	96	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	71.81	21	904	17	520	244	32	31
39	96	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	NC	71.34	51	415	645	485	787	41	184
40	96	Carleton College	MN	71.05	46	847	19	655	71	46	144
41	96	Middlebury College	VT	70.91	32	877	56	544	22	52	102
42	95	Northeastern University	MA	70.89	39	863	467	219	101	26	54
43	95	University of California–San Diego	CA	70.87	55	672	796	726	87	48	57
44	95	University of Texas at Austin	TX	70.86	59	475	727	334	613	50	95
45	95	Vassar College	NY	70.62	45	859	45	843	33	38	132
46	95	Colby College	ME	70.61	29	889	46	785	23	63	80
47	95	University of California–Santa Barbara	CA	69.91	52	686	679	878	50	76	136
48	95	Barnard College	NY	69.9	24	897	141	177	35	39	84
49	95	Macalester College	MN	69.61	62	781	67	756	42	55	205
50	95	Haverford College	PA	69.56	35	901	47	797	15	53	115
51	94	Tufts University	MA	69.51	23	910	170	191	78	30	65
52	94	Boston College	MA	69.43	44	891	561	463	44	42	22
53	94	University of Georgia	GA	69.39	73	269	566	630	475	49	253
54	94	Case Western Reserve University	OH	69.22	56	838	93	447	74	99	88
55	94	New York University	NY	69.16	28	907	99	39	1	73	81
56	94	Trinity University	TX	68.61	71	668	80	791	374	130	101
57	94	University of Richmond	VA	68.51	63	862	30	752	92	56	53
58	94	William & Mary	VA	68.16	61	812	270	181	373	47	162
59	94	College of the Holy Cross	MA	67.91	77	844	120	367	70	28	61
60	93	Binghamton University–SUNY	NY	67.88	76	506	772	482	377	93	78
61	93	Boston University	MA	67.87	48	888	365	210	17	54	113
62	93	Scripps College	CA	67.67	58	853	64	661	441	97	127
63	93	Florida State University	FL	67.46	83	107	846	522	740	86	301
64	93	Villanova University	PA	67.45	53	905	347	450	171	36	12
65	93	Brandeis University	MA	67.29	66	824	222	350	21	64	170
66	93	California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo	CA	67.04	70	575	895	674	610	72	25
67	93	Colgate University	NY	66.86	49	911	58	685	95	58	50
68	93	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	IL	66.84	112	278	809	285	58	78	73
69	92	Mount Holyoke College	MA	66.75	97	614	101	495	34	103	302
70	92	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	66.38	85	850	410	570	228	90	4
71	92	Davidson College	NC	66.15	47	912	60	722	210	45	87
72	92	Tulane University	LA	66.12	40	892	83	411	188	67	425
73	92	Centre College	KY	65.99	152	453	111	821	55	83	105
74	92	University of California–Davis	CA	65.88	92	586	860	603	100	61	86
75	92	Occidental College	CA	65.86	68	837	131	744	118	112	123
76	92	North Carolina State University	NC	65.77	90	358	635	877	483	87	151
77	92	St. Olaf College	MN	65.72	99	678	339	556	53	100	159
78	91	University of Maryland–College Park	MD	65.71	80	643	708	478	586	51	219
79	91	Kenyon College	OH	65.68	67	840	57	814	233	106	155
80	91	University of Rochester	NY	65.67	64	879	35	650	13	69	241
81	91	Rhodes College	TN	65.65	108	704	77	716	140	94	168
82	91	Brigham Young University–Provo	UT	65.64	114	185	747	83	770	173	82
83	91	Stony Brook University–SUNY	NY	65.58	95	348	828	671	383	140	146
84	91	Wabash College	IN	65.51	183	445	39	789	109	139	64
85	91	University of Connecticut	CT	65.51	111	676	557	452	258	77	71
86	91	DePauw University	IN	64.99	175	564	36	842	9	105	142
87	90	Bucknell University	PA	64.99	69	903	78	802	143	70	27
88	90	CUNY–Baruch College	NY	64.96	107	15	886	43	766	182	158
89	90	Union College (NY)	NY	64.84	84	867	43	734	68	95	62
90	90	Whitman College	WA	64.84	110	791	74	437	59	81	161
91	90	Virginia Tech	VA	64.76	115	691	695	131	459	68	60
92	90	Lehigh University	PA	64.65	78	890	210	698	298	66	23
93	90	Connecticut College	CT	64.62	74	860	53	831	133	149	74
94	90	University of Washington	WA	64.57	94	594	880	634	102	98	124
95	90	University of Wisconsin–Madison	WI	64.54	113	680	671	354	357	57	91
96	89	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	64.53	82	858	563	339	721	88	20
97	89	Oberlin College and Conservatory	OH	64.36	72	846	42	643	26	133	421
98	89	CUNY–Hunter College	NY	64.34	91	16	690	42	750	471	422
99	89	Virginia Military Institute	VA	64.27	261	421	110	636	79	187	34
100	89	Ohio State University–Columbus	OH	64.16	101	572	587	859	382	59	338
101	89	St. Lawrence University	NY	63.84	118	774	165	755	24	123	149
102	89	Lafayette College	PA	63.82	75	895	88	817	697	75	41
103	89	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	MA	63.7	156	406	703	695	142	92	108
104	89	Skidmore College	NY	63.69	79	882	49	578	72	115	152
105	88	Lyon College	AR	63.57	81	82	252	1	591	712	684
106	88	Purdue University–West Lafayette	IN	63.5	148	489	573	203	264	117	131
107	88	Truman State University	MO	63.44	136	48	444	653	477	205	492
108	88	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	NJ	63.37	177	393	696	116	66	85	145
109	88	Florida Polytechnic University	FL	63.35	126	7	760	139	891	614	21
110	88	University of Miami	FL	63.35	65	861	495	277	190	96	278
111	88	Denison University	OH	63.3	60	906	140	804	2	143	186
112	88	Clemson University	SC	63.2	93	734	634	430	576	80	247
113	88	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	63.13	124	754	237	526	150	150	120
114	88	John Brown University	AR	63.12	128	277	485	1	460	309	341
115	87	George Washington University	DC	63.08	86	855	425	105	455	89	83
116	87	Santa Clara University	CA	63.01	103	893	456	380	194	44	11
117	87	University of South Florida	FL	63	120	110	875	229	112	161	476
118	87	William Jewell College	MO	62.91	143	419	121	703	89	385	173
119	87	University of California–Santa Cruz	CA	62.8	88	600	889	704	666	134	237
120	87	SUNY–New Paltz	NY	62.79	104	313	779	439	606	200	386
121	87	Union University	TN	62.7	139	629	59	91	136	265	238
122	87	Lawrence University	WI	62.68	188	543	33	813	52	146	271
123	87	Clark University	MA	62.67	106	761	70	405	54	153	430
124	86	California State University–Long Beach	CA	62.66	132	64	894	398	781	175	252
125	86	Pepperdine University	CA	62.66	105	835	420	50	77	84	107
126	86	CUNY–City College	NY	62.63	170	10	555	506	225	481	494
127	86	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	62.6	146	602	357	743	412	254	68
128	86	Yeshiva University	NY	62.55	140	815	102	109	202	132	106
129	86	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	62.52	176	425	617	394	756	202	48
130	86	The College of New Jersey	NJ	62.49	168	638	393	765	761	71	122
131	86	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	62.42	161	658	506	828	561	354	19
132	86	College of the Ozarks	MO	62.33	87	27	516	69	754	415	863
133	85	University of Central Florida	FL	62.32	89	99	911	93	557	159	466
134	85	Texas A&M University	TX	62.17	119	666	855	209	651	107	85
135	85	Muhlenberg College	PA	62.04	166	757	85	690	554	109	137
136	85	Earlham College	IN	61.97	190	559	18	462	3	198	583
137	85	Bentley University	MA	61.6	137	883	600	449	123	65	6
138	85	Loyola Marymount University	CA	61.56	98	821	306	205	533	135	206
139	85	University of Pittsburgh–Pittsburgh Campus	PA	61.41	130	738	608	532	430	110	201
140	85	Ohio Northern University	OH	61.39	212	786	232	548	213	219	47
141	85	Mississippi College	MS	61.35	129	273	390	280	198	361	591
142	84	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	MN	61.16	164	601	744	527	526	101	153
143	84	Hampden-Sydney College	VA	61.09	138	693	52	902	25	281	274
144	84	CUNY–Queens College	NY	60.98	185	12	762	46	214	516	403
145	84	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	NY	60.96	172	804	86	838	82	156	111
146	84	Cedarville University	OH	60.91	167	615	504	251	157	254	172
147	84	San Diego State University	CA	60.9	102	394	905	507	647	145	239
148	84	Wheaton College (IL)	IL	60.86	230	705	268	140	113	74	268
149	84	William Carey University	MS	60.84	158	60	471	47	579	421	809
150	84	Fairfield University	CT	60.84	127	871	348	611	286	120	51
151	83	SUNY Polytechnic Institute — Utica/Albany	NY	60.82	269	76	214	78	769	349	291
152	83	Saint Louis University	MO	60.76	179	747	186	391	324	154	169
153	83	Fordham University	NY	60.66	116	823	487	86	312	127	180
154	83	University of Dallas	TX	60.61	144	595	298	321	353	275	359
155	83	Providence College	RI	60.57	125	870	257	336	204	60	159
156	83	Howard University	DC	60.53	109	571	505	388	266	336	657
157	83	University of Delaware	DE	60.51	223	557	685	742	397	121	90
158	83	American University	DC	60.49	131	848	437	161	372	141	92
159	83	St. Mary’s College of California	CA	60.48	392	511	137	435	141	169	128
160	82	Drexel University	PA	60.39	263	703	236	83	623	155	67
161	82	University of Missouri–St. Louis	MO	60.35	169	61	517	199	527	571	314
162	82	University of California–Riverside	CA	60.34	117	218	887	454	738	162	537
163	82	SMU	TX	60.23	96	896	248	473	248	104	104
164	82	The University of the South	TN	60.22	155	683	109	912	85	138	228
165	82	Webster University	MO	60.2	171	545	24	40	292	439	637
166	82	Southwestern University	TX	60.16	141	695	241	690	532	249	311
167	82	Allegheny College	PA	60.05	244	667	68	687	130	207	230
168	82	University of the Pacific	CA	60.03	280	394	385	505	701	269	93
169	81	Clarkson University	NY	59.83	228	766	618	72	219	213	33
170	81	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	59.83	258	309	865	275	454	337	37
171	81	University of South Carolina	SC	59.83	165	584	692	608	601	158	351
172	81	University of St. Francis	IL	59.82	277	219	302	38	865	366	260
173	81	Millsaps College	MS	59.8	227	577	38	820	48	460	340
174	81	Harding University	AR	59.76	159	408	684	102	163	310	443
175	81	Sarah Lawrence College	NY	59.74	133	807	156	579	329	188	360
176	81	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	59.72	160	813	433	113	232	291	66
177	81	Michigan Technological University	MI	59.6	356	384	513	97	642	295	72
178	81	Furman University	SC	59.59	151	803	149	889	117	108	361
179	80	Austin College	TX	59.57	122	625	217	849	297	359	553
180	80	Calvin University	MI	59.55	250	690	439	524	38	166	225
181	80	University of Maryland–Baltimore County	MD	59.53	344	89	774	610	440	227	188
182	80	Mercer University	GA	59.49	213	498	388	261	129	191	595
183	80	Gonzaga University	WA	59.4	224	785	403	440	529	82	147
184	80	Saint Anselm College	NH	59.39	298	801	201	749	108	160	63
185	80	Bradley University	IL	59.3	328	603	322	554	438	163	167
186	80	University at Buffalo–SUNY	NY	59.29	229	468	619	345	395	216	202
187	80	Simmons University	MA	59.21	417	274	244	157	768	229	196
188	79	Thomas Jefferson University	PA	59.16	390	535	530	402	621	197	39
189	79	University of Massachusetts–Lowell	MA	59.12	418	241	693	178	257	287	100
190	79	Augustana University	SD	59.07	248	688	367	715	302	259	112
190	79	University of Tulsa	OK	59.07	214	748	181	481	200	214	226
192	79	Drake University	IA	58.97	195	764	309	857	413	170	129
193	79	Le Moyne College	NY	58.92	332	653	376	333	195	215	139
194	79	California State Polytechnic University–Pomona	CA	58.87	192	161	912	508	544	235	154
195	79	University of Portland	OR	58.86	322	777	542	618	710	136	79
196	79	Albion College	MI	58.85	315	329	158	841	153	429	379
197	78	Rutgers University–Camden	NJ	58.83	614	70	501	557	327	251	176
198	78	Florida A&M University	FL	58.74	135	92	651	427	774	459	851
199	78	Bryant University	RI	58.73	283	880	536	499	93	91	9
200	78	University of Denver	CO	58.72	150	825	285	518	326	184	192
201	78	Kettering University	MI	58.7	303	811	296	326	719	204	7
202	78	St. Mary’s College of Maryland	MD	58.7	353	398	117	736	435	231	367
203	78	Rockhurst University	MO	58.66	285	451	559	167	378	271	190
204	78	Monmouth College	IL	58.65	317	287	69	563	84	542	355
205	78	Messiah University	PA	58.61	299	640	417	456	421	172	193
206	77	Florida International University	FL	58.6	203	30	898	146	813	240	449
207	77	Butler University	IN	58.51	237	839	288	753	443	129	56
208	77	Saint Joseph’s University	PA	58.51	408	802	412	192	367	102	55
209	77	Wesleyan College	GA	58.51	256	69	44	212	375	577	830
210	77	Westmont College	CA	58.5	259	763	198	300	569	208	134
211	77	Elms College	MA	58.5	295	664	189	61	352	236	471
212	77	Birmingham-Southern College	AL	58.49	286	336	153	741	180	299	586
213	77	California State University–Fullerton	CA	58.44	282	32	900	724	259	201	293
214	77	University of St. Thomas (MN)	MN	58.44	307	782	518	190	403	171	59
215	76	CUNY–Brooklyn College	NY	58.44	134	18	743	41	240	491	426
216	76	Wayne State University	MI	58.4	220	156	415	146	753	477	747
217	76	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	58.34	208	80	105	247	400	791	713
218	76	Tennessee Wesleyan University	TN	58.33	265	127	168	389	892	588	432
219	76	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	58.23	221	387	640	201	709	351	489
220	76	University of Vermont	VT	58.21	162	608	702	621	491	165	560
221	76	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	58.13	358	635	310	658	290	241	174
222	76	Walsh University	OH	58.12	514	495	274	59	144	342	242
223	76	Michigan State University	MI	58.08	396	399	757	276	680	111	204
224	75	New York Institute of Technology	NY	58.03	324	466	449	594	488	517	157
225	75	Knox College	IL	58.03	239	626	127	648	111	212	667
226	75	Lewis & Clark College	OR	58	217	799	275	657	170	228	297
227	75	Hanover College	IN	57.98	304	450	90	770	166	392	438
228	75	LeTourneau University	TX	57.98	147	685	492	48	115	480	431
229	75	University of Houston	TX	57.96	207	203	864	305	471	360	283
230	75	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	57.9	647	268	246	73	20	311	307
231	75	St. Joseph’s College (NY)	NY	57.89	438	137	164	1	484	263	254
232	75	Oglethorpe University	GA	57.83	371	190	333	501	434	511	459
233	74	North Park University	IL	57.82	325	323	219	436	429	494	526
233	74	University of Missouri	MO	57.82	274	461	712	360	604	211	250
235	74	College of Idaho	ID	57.81	163	515	319	856	495	528	546
236	74	Wheaton College (MA)	MA	57.74	266	720	254	768	160	233	277
237	74	University of Rhode Island	RI	57.73	290	617	740	122	559	250	175
238	74	Rutgers University–Newark	NJ	57.64	589	197	593	475	217	289	150
239	74	Luther College	IA	57.63	310	628	188	869	206	230	305
240	74	Texas Christian University	TX	57.61	121	902	465	477	296	116	133
241	74	Fresno Pacific University	CA	57.6	634	149	271	1	41	238	624
242	73	University of Minnesota Morris	MN	57.54	366	135	218	886	500	512	265
243	73	University of Scranton	PA	57.52	337	817	255	397	315	152	94
244	73	Spring Arbor University	MI	57.47	243	429	484	1	828	312	462
245	73	Marquette University	WI	57.47	329	787	580	647	358	126	76
246	73	Indiana University–Bloomington	IN	57.43	348	531	761	589	539	131	217
247	73	Florida Southern College	FL	57.43	180	622	405	257	590	329	558
248	73	Chapman University	CA	57.4	154	841	431	514	777	128	263
249	73	Seattle University	WA	57.4	360	794	307	706	271	164	117
250	73	SUNY College–Oneonta	NY	57.39	385	375	746	370	644	252	330
251	73	Widener University	PA	57.36	563	669	362	396	4	273	240
252	72	Oklahoma State University	OK	57.32	262	230	807	422	584	322	365
253	72	Purchase College–SUNY	NY	57.31	242	381	468	674	575	375	698
254	72	Loyola University Chicago	IL	57.26	231	739	615	106	712	183	183
255	72	Auburn University	AL	57.25	197	755	853	207	509	119	221
256	72	Linfield University	OR	57.24	541	712	115	592	289	344	143
257	72	Brescia University	KY	57.23	181	174	155	93	821	731	804
257	72	University of Iowa	IA	57.23	409	596	527	288	609	181	194
259	72	University of Alabama–Huntsville	AL	57.23	211	290	844	580	655	433	248
260	72	University of Redlands	CA	57.22	465	590	144	186	280	277	270
261	71	Ave Maria University	FL	57.15	202	350	588	171	524	409	737
262	71	Thomas Aquinas College	CA	57.13	336	826	40	1	824	122	140
263	71	Worcester State University	MA	57.12	604	138	373	330	713	473	329
264	71	Canisius College	NY	57.09	502	360	303	369	536	260	352
265	71	SUNY College–Cortland	NY	57.08	241	417	728	714	348	330	378
266	71	Valparaiso University	IN	57.06	544	500	472	597	328	199	189
267	71	Louisiana Tech University	LA	57.03	235	67	770	783	733	502	434
268	71	SUNY–Geneseo	NY	57	234	416	790	667	546	179	552
269	71	Lycoming College	PA	56.98	422	434	221	587	75	410	380
270	70	Bellarmine University	KY	56.96	503	540	378	208	517	355	234
271	70	Lindenwood University	MO	56.94	418	263	227	236	222	550	645
272	70	Regent University	VA	56.91	142	200	733	156	883	515	784
273	70	Eastern Nazarene College	MA	56.88	326	357	493	750	260	513	474
273	70	Saint Mary’s College	IN	56.88	446	702	203	289	467	243	179
275	70	Molloy College	NY	56.88	416	630	297	1	818	280	135
276	70	Eastern New Mexico University	NM	56.87	145	9	599	503	652	827	862
277	70	Saint Vincent College	PA	56.85	427	644	294	622	231	225	287
278	70	University of North Carolina–Wilmington	NC	56.84	240	538	660	748	661	223	481
279	69	Lewis University	IL	56.84	375	378	277	119	629	425	346
280	69	St. John’s University (MN)	MN	56.82	701	726	226	855	155	157	69
281	69	Oklahoma Baptist University	OK	56.81	174	627	409	614	449	608	427
282	69	Washington State University	WA	56.8	592	155	739	238	775	401	187
283	69	Lipscomb University	TN	56.79	284	646	511	122	343	246	450
284	69	Marietta College	OH	56.79	543	449	23	670	192	723	207
285	69	Elizabethtown College	PA	56.79	412	713	199	442	595	190	236
286	69	Gordon College	MA	56.77	387	662	328	217	147	256	374
287	69	Covenant College	GA	56.76	460	650	209	393	168	224	347
288	68	University of Tennessee	TN	56.75	218	604	735	628	597	232	393
289	68	Carroll University	WI	56.71	267	582	564	705	585	347	384
290	68	Drury University	MO	56.7	233	366	233	416	148	455	849
291	68	College of St. Benedict	MN	56.68	643	746	225	731	138	148	126
292	68	St. Catherine University	MN	56.67	405	302	166	225	726	482	388
293	68	St. John Fisher College	NY	56.66	316	749	342	381	515	185	261
294	68	Whitworth University	WA	56.66	559	673	239	536	254	248	164
295	68	Southwestern Adventist University	TX	56.66	260	223	251	195	732	743	503
296	68	University of San Francisco	CA	56.63	210	843	748	230	164	167	75
297	67	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	IN	56.62	442	229	54	1	669	442	850
298	67	Niagara University	NY	56.61	737	345	172	605	283	286	212
299	67	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	56.61	389	497	609	654	790	210	224
300	67	University of Texas of the Permian Basin	TX	56.58	381	31	683	571	197	765	364
301	67	University of Utah	UT	56.54	590	403	766	519	525	305	166
302	67	University of Dayton	OH	56.54	372	792	606	760	162	142	121
303	67	Trinity Christian College	IL	56.52	482	401	183	185	718	292	475
304	67	Spelman College	GA	56.51	173	674	249	371	894	176	835
305	67	Madonna University	MI	56.5	275	359	278	137	882	382	578
306	66	Saint Martin’s University	WA	56.47	463	580	253	337	418	418	313
307	66	Ursinus College	PA	56.45	379	775	71	850	444	253	148
308	66	Emerson College	MA	56.43	100	908	581	109	56	144	285
309	66	Miami University–Oxford	OH	56.43	391	661	666	438	473	113	358
310	66	Adelphi University	NY	56.42	369	758	528	65	534	244	118
311	66	Tuskegee University	AL	56.41	153	789	243	662	47	464	571
312	66	University at Albany–SUNY	NY	56.38	278	351	848	678	682	316	258
313	66	Biola University	CA	56.37	252	682	572	221	611	245	413
314	66	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	56.36	272	91	631	666	683	572	748
315	65	Meredith College	NC	56.36	403	514	147	515	337	301	646
316	65	North Central College	IL	56.35	264	636	554	717	201	363	294
317	65	University of West Florida	FL	56.35	191	33	842	327	672	506	791
318	65	Corban University	OR	56.34	149	652	522	735	875	435	513
319	65	Northland College	WI	56.34	246	529	82	400	125	539	781
320	65	Maryville College	TN	56.32	323	438	329	149	216	607	319
321	65	Samford University	AL	56.29	433	773	216	316	284	137	345
322	65	Central College	IA	56.28	461	534	177	692	103	362	380
323	65	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	56.27	201	797	514	113	86	341	320
324	65	Marywood University	PA	56.25	494	548	334	108	607	300	515
325	64	Lebanon Valley College	PA	56.23	394	733	282	329	182	290	232
326	64	Presbyterian College	SC	56.23	364	372	118	888	106	530	429
327	64	Ashland University	OH	56.23	334	520	459	130	675	406	461
328	64	Hope College	MI	56.22	618	706	238	812	145	118	284
329	64	Oklahoma City University	OK	56.21	350	613	108	781	838	293	423
330	64	University of Texas at Dallas	TX	56.19	247	347	906	410	670	220	215
331	64	Otterbein University	OH	56.19	533	566	265	342	306	297	295
332	64	Roberts Wesleyan College	NY	56.18	584	494	290	158	181	308	322
333	64	University of Hawaii–Manoa	HI	56.17	268	412	582	575	694	446	375
334	63	Emmanuel College (MA)	MA	56.16	279	698	636	64	313	264	327
335	63	Elmhurst University	IL	56.15	397	555	464	365	564	340	262
336	63	University of North Florida	FL	56.14	470	24	854	498	667	333	488
337	63	The New School	NY	56.13	157	852	350	374	31	304	510
338	63	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	56.11	672	305	822	623	705	168	141
339	63	California Lutheran University	CA	56.09	506	585	473	104	287	177	412
340	63	John Carroll University	OH	56.08	558	696	355	238	388	178	200
341	63	Carroll College	MT	56.05	434	525	281	779	776	334	235
342	63	Malone University	OH	56.01	471	342	289	113	549	465	627
343	62	Hastings College	NE	56	346	443	311	404	737	674	282
344	62	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	55.99	339	728	154	386	122	369	369
345	62	DeSales University	PA	55.99	361	732	509	291	520	296	296
346	62	Northwestern College	IA	55.99	575	624	229	433	487	267	220
347	62	Randolph-Macon College	VA	55.98	535	694	163	776	126	266	208
348	62	Arkansas State University	AR	55.96	254	97	569	710	433	567	734
349	62	University of Illinois–Chicago	IL	55.95	388	225	818	684	563	393	210
350	62	Alfred University	NY	55.95	347	606	169	273	131	518	404
351	62	University of Louisville	KY	55.94	305	346	630	382	402	453	630
352	61	Bay Path University	MA	55.93	384	320	171	1	60	576	639
353	61	San Jose State University	CA	55.86	551	286	902	541	633	234	110
354	61	Anderson University (IN)	IN	55.83	345	478	91	377	308	508	674
355	61	Waynesburg University	PA	55.81	562	570	175	1	49	386	353
356	61	Salem College	NC	55.8	702	35	323	825	29	380	775
357	61	Mount St. Joseph University	OH	55.8	370	291	192	180	279	637	585
358	61	St. Ambrose University	IA	55.79	400	632	146	409	436	399	349
359	61	University of Michigan–Dearborn	MI	55.79	206	78	694	461	851	450	312
360	61	James Madison University	VA	55.78	512	737	720	377	572	114	114
361	60	Bridgewater State University	MA	55.78	665	181	698	226	731	404	292
362	60	Mary Baldwin University	VA	55.76	477	240	336	539	221	762	811
363	60	McNeese State University	LA	55.72	271	38	794	487	196	775	647
364	60	University of Mary	ND	55.72	531	422	508	124	469	403	213
365	60	Goshen College	IN	55.7	736	206	132	816	827	407	458
366	60	Simpson College	IA	55.67	711	424	135	640	236	374	257
367	60	University of Mary Washington	VA	55.66	493	508	398	419	432	274	428
368	60	University of Northern Iowa	IA	55.66	612	232	713	699	749	272	223
369	60	University of Oklahoma	OK	55.63	406	558	637	340	741	174	455
370	59	Elon University	NC	55.61	292	872	372	807	311	125	96
371	59	St. Bonaventure University	NY	55.58	437	649	315	641	223	338	328
372	59	Central Michigan University	MI	55.57	410	281	706	320	643	370	601
373	59	University of New Hampshire	NH	55.53	462	684	759	730	410	151	181
374	59	University of Missouri–Kansas City	MO	55.51	349	222	475	256	743	584	491
375	59	Mississippi State University	MS	55.5	312	254	780	458	408	411	551
376	59	University of Arizona	AZ	55.48	425	335	704	596	415	358	336
377	59	Western Illinois University	IL	55.46	557	95	368	582	151	585	612
378	59	Blackburn College	IL	55.46	510	245	34	318	156	726	500
379	58	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	55.44	338	788	647	52	278	186	185
380	58	University of La Verne	CA	55.43	521	465	395	80	862	242	446
381	58	Huntington University	IN	55.43	580	413	182	1	431	368	456
382	58	Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, Indiana	IN	55.43	297	679	667	1	470	434	373
383	58	Quincy University	IL	55.41	276	239	399	429	246	770	473
384	58	Mount St. Mary’s University	MD	55.41	577	591	477	296	176	461	249
385	58	Wartburg College	IA	55.41	586	599	430	665	361	364	308
386	58	Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	55.35	473	616	212	431	340	384	332
387	58	Arizona State University	AZ	55.3	489	296	764	222	376	313	407
388	58	University of Illinois–Springfield	IL	55.3	501	74	432	489	396	627	572
389	57	Texas A&M International University	TX	55.25	313	5	867	599	810	672	633
390	57	University of Alaska–Fairbanks	AK	55.25	309	62	287	197	294	842	641
391	57	Freed-Hardeman University	TN	55.25	569	212	450	245	522	353	631
392	57	Catawba College	NC	55.23	327	337	130	871	398	538	739
393	57	Trevecca Nazarene University	TN	55.22	484	170	510	174	80	611	566
394	57	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC	55.21	178	383	264	460	175	780	845
395	57	The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina	SC	55.21	670	753	476	827	67	192	109
396	57	University of Charleston	WV	55.2	374	317	455	175	36	704	729
397	57	Columbia International University	SC	55.2	219	353	543	136	479	581	798
398	56	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	NE	55.19	368	304	682	799	436	345	562
399	56	St. Joseph’s College (ME)	ME	55.17	671	796	166	471	12	348	199
399	56	Eastern University	PA	55.17	333	598	283	60	346	488	501
401	56	Texas Lutheran University	TX	55.15	331	368	308	628	518	641	463
402	56	Judson University	IL	55.14	436	267	205	269	852	447	626
403	56	Ouachita Baptist University	AR	55.14	293	814	330	701	128	324	259
404	56	Appalachian State University	NC	55.13	566	247	765	496	630	218	495
405	56	Farmingdale State College–SUNY	NY	55.13	524	81	851	325	808	548	178
405	56	Sweet Briar College	VA	55.13	492	432	21	763	88	792	483
407	55	Pacific Union College	CA	55.11	238	428	366	164	788	809	370
408	55	Aquinas College	MI	55.07	652	376	223	406	795	381	598
409	55	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	55.06	456	648	206	356	535	323	437
409	55	Springfield College	MA	55.06	386	721	382	600	119	206	681
411	55	Cazenovia College	NY	55.06	585	322	114	719	104	617	435
412	55	Cabrini University	PA	55.05	616	550	344	441	40	601	275
413	55	St. Norbert College	WI	55.05	508	701	428	786	270	189	354
414	55	Cedar Crest College	PA	55.03	424	623	66	727	502	414	543
415	55	Asbury University	KY	55.02	340	588	346	234	501	335	723
416	54	SUNY–Oswego	NY	55.01	560	208	626	552	588	352	440
417	54	University of Hartford	CT	54.99	376	762	103	307	653	456	385
418	54	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	54.96	380	526	94	301	317	604	550
419	54	Southern Wesleyan University	SC	54.95	291	344	271	144	492	613	769
420	54	Holy Family University	PA	54.95	724	93	379	1	823	487	343
421	54	Western Washington University	WA	54.91	677	150	802	151	804	307	245
422	54	Rowan University	NJ	54.91	478	637	709	357	746	256	337
423	54	Immaculata University	PA	54.9	664	717	50	57	5	319	399
424	54	University of Alabama	AL	54.89	253	718	835	509	624	203	371
425	53	SUNY–Plattsburgh	NY	54.88	423	284	718	645	384	390	544
426	53	Millikin University	IL	54.87	496	373	123	309	394	578	512
427	53	Viterbo University	WI	54.86	511	441	260	215	868	387	414
428	53	Towson University	MD	54.83	706	209	786	302	767	217	317
429	53	Seattle Pacific University	WA	54.83	719	589	537	619	537	317	209
430	53	Texas Tech University	TX	54.82	294	437	883	373	461	365	323
431	53	Mayville State University	ND	54.82	249	173	291	1	649	862	677
432	53	Maranatha Baptist University	WI	54.82	431	454	327	100	154	553	570
433	53	LaGrange College	GA	54.78	458	369	63	795	203	718	706
434	52	Georgia College & State University	GA	54.78	526	377	680	453	660	430	406
435	52	Sonoma State University	CA	54.75	834	68	837	679	505	356	264
436	52	University of Kansas	KS	54.75	538	431	594	550	618	321	363
437	52	University of Tampa	FL	54.71	182	767	732	672	364	400	394
438	52	University of Idaho	ID	54.7	556	144	585	231	485	519	490
439	52	Gannon University	PA	54.66	534	593	401	274	220	396	331
440	52	Hamline University	MN	54.65	483	473	482	682	497	402	368
441	52	Oakland City University	IN	54.64	682	115	95	1	603	472	786
442	52	Charleston Southern University	SC	54.64	199	326	598	253	772	714	814
443	51	New Mexico State University	NM	54.64	281	29	597	881	462	649	847
444	51	George Mason University	VA	54.6	570	553	812	179	689	268	130
445	51	Pacific University	OR	54.59	626	783	247	148	269	270	326
446	51	Piedmont University	GA	54.59	393	380	87	128	447	649	705
447	51	University of Nevada–Reno	NV	54.57	600	293	763	338	692	398	216
448	51	Hannibal-LaGrange University	MO	54.56	226	510	81	689	848	793	588
449	51	Carson-Newman University	TN	54.56	540	251	496	663	275	587	679
450	51	Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	54.55	606	793	714	625	472	288	26
451	51	University of Kentucky	KY	54.54	582	546	532	214	570	282	372
452	50	Indiana Wesleyan University	IN	54.53	654	522	231	392	626	294	464
453	50	King University	TN	54.51	365	472	208	298	688	589	554
454	50	Xavier University	OH	54.48	487	778	414	732	446	195	231
455	50	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	54.48	578	612	502	646	6	397	279
456	50	Heidelberg University	OH	54.47	678	397	466	459	230	595	342
457	50	St. Francis University	PA	54.47	377	806	424	588	387	278	227
458	50	California State University–Chico	CA	54.46	611	198	890	549	116	320	288
459	50	Augsburg University	MN	54.45	525	519	392	464	498	552	436
460	50	North Greenville University	SC	54.43	451	294	162	696	274	586	703
461	50	Andrews University	MI	54.42	454	724	161	294	755	209	640
462	49	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	54.36	383	567	453	149	707	420	557
463	49	Dominican University	IL	54.35	620	250	286	162	127	566	565
464	49	American International College	MA	54.34	186	503	652	265	399	794	517
465	49	Tennessee Techn University	TN	54.32	399	183	793	202	779	484	531
466	49	College of Charleston	SC	54.32	381	532	705	632	695	332	441
467	49	Rider University	NJ	54.25	573	578	292	595	794	371	310
468	49	Bushnell University	OR	54.25	430	457	318	811	735	367	625
469	49	Ursuline College	OH	54.25	714	180	28	89	867	590	499
470	49	University of Mount Union	OH	54.22	507	568	359	788	451	389	391
471	48	Framingham State University	MA	54.19	646	343	427	568	654	626	362
472	48	University of Louisiana–Monroe	LA	54.19	401	34	841	279	548	640	636
473	48	Chicago State University	IL	54.18	255	1	191	584	263	910	881
474	48	Vanguard University of Southern California	CA	54.14	464	341	672	447	309	458	535
475	48	Oregon State University	OR	54.13	519	460	852	270	620	279	266
476	48	Coppin State University	MD	54.13	216	11	275	720	616	894	880
477	48	Centenary University	NJ	54.13	901	423	148	474	262	314	514
478	48	Stockton University	NJ	54.12	638	418	758	183	671	196	396
479	48	William Peace University	NC	54.11	189	660	360	805	174	679	766
480	47	Grace College and Seminary	IN	54.11	552	325	737	771	385	325	485
481	47	Seton Hall University	NJ	54.11	257	808	570	118	552	261	442
482	47	Saint Xavier University	IL	54.1	707	87	711	415	763	582	229
483	47	Duquesne University	PA	54.09	480	818	562	424	237	147	218
484	47	Carthage College	WI	54.08	447	692	383	664	243	379	411
485	47	Lake Erie College	OH	54.07	209	439	356	693	73	773	841
486	47	Ferris State University	MI	54.06	653	207	556	226	617	632	467
487	47	Pennsylvania State University–University Park	PA	54.03	542	809	678	90	316	226	203
488	47	Oral Roberts University	OK	54.03	607	492	549	598	114	463	334
489	46	Valley City State University	ND	54.02	716	109	242	121	863	716	589
490	46	Central Connecticut State University	CT	54.01	567	175	541	558	798	560	410
491	46	Hope International University	CA	54.01	194	318	457	80	870	764	770
492	46	University of Minnesota–Duluth	MN	54	491	484	742	835	758	372	195
493	46	Spring Hill College	AL	53.98	407	587	352	769	107	490	634
494	46	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	53.98	504	146	512	815	463	394	785
495	46	Cardinal Stritch University	WI	53.96	770	315	41	561	736	569	309
496	46	Roanoke College	VA	53.93	476	700	239	880	167	327	454
497	46	Newberry College	SC	53.93	415	340	371	901	63	579	599
498	45	Illinois State University	IL	53.93	696	471	820	633	744	306	244
499	45	University of Cincinnati	OH	53.9	453	579	801	414	600	221	487
500	45	Southern Adventist University	TN	53.87	355	576	438	417	825	634	545

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