Best National Universities 50 - 130 |
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Rank |
School |
Overall score |
Peer assessment score (5.0=highest) |
Average freshman retention rate |
Predicted |
Actual |
% of classes under 20('07) |
% of classes of 50 or more('07) |
% of faculty who are full time('07) |
SAT/ACT 25-75th percentile('07) |
Freshmen In top 10% of HS class('07) |
Acceptance rate ('07) |
Average alumni giving rate |
51 |
Tulane University (LA) |
54 |
3.3 |
88% |
84% |
76% |
62% |
8% |
82% |
1190-1370 |
50% |
44% |
23% |
51 |
university of Miami(FL) |
54 |
3.2 |
89% |
77% |
76% |
47% |
6% |
87% |
1180-1370 |
65% |
38% |
19% |
53 |
George Washington University (DC) |
53 |
3.4 |
92% |
80% |
78% |
57% |
11% |
69% |
1200-1380 |
66% |
37% |
10% |
53 |
Syracuse University(NY) |
53 |
3.3 |
92% |
74% |
82% |
62% |
8% |
83% |
1110-1330 |
42% |
51% |
19% |
53 |
University of Maryland-CollegePark |
53 |
3.6 |
93% |
74% |
80% |
34% |
14% |
89% |
1170-1380 |
71% |
47% |
14% |
56 |
Ohio State University-Columbus |
52 |
3.6 |
91% |
64% |
71% |
35% |
19% |
89% |
25-29 |
52% |
59% |
16% |
56 |
Pepperdine University(CA) |
52 |
3.1 |
89% |
82% |
80% |
68% |
3% |
80% |
1130-1350 |
46% |
000035 |
13% |
58 |
University of Georgia |
51 |
3.4 |
93% |
72% |
78% |
38% |
11% |
92% |
1130-1310 |
53% |
000054 |
14% |
58 |
University of Pittsburgh |
51 |
3.4 |
90% |
67% |
75% |
43% |
15% |
92% |
1150-1340 |
48% |
000056 |
15% |
60 |
Boston University |
50 |
3.4 |
91% |
83% |
82% |
52% |
10% |
82% |
1170-1370 |
51% |
000059 |
7% |
61 |
Clemson University(SC) |
49 |
3.1 |
89% |
72% |
78% |
48% |
11% |
95% |
1130-1320 |
52% |
000050 |
28% |
61 |
Fordham University(NY) |
49 |
3.1 |
89% |
69% |
80% |
47% |
1% |
80% |
1130-1330 |
43% |
000042 |
21% |
61 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
49 |
3.6 |
87% |
67% |
63% |
43% |
16% |
94% |
24-29 |
44% |
000057 |
15% |
64 |
Rutgers,State University of New Jersey,New Brunswick |
48 |
3.3 |
89% |
68% |
73% |
41% |
20% |
85% |
1090-1300 |
40% |
000056 |
15% |
64 |
Texas A&M University,College Station |
48 |
3.5 |
92% |
74% |
78% |
22% |
23% |
94% |
1080-1300 |
45% |
000076 |
17% |
66 |
Miami University,Oxford(OH) |
47 |
3.2 |
90% |
68% |
80% |
35% |
9% |
85% |
24-28 |
35% |
000075 |
18% |
66 |
Purdue University,West lafayette(IN) |
47 |
3.7 |
85% |
64% |
69% |
34% |
19% |
96% |
1020-1270 |
31% |
000079 |
17% |
66 |
Southern Methodist University(TX) |
47 |
3.0 |
88% |
72% |
71% |
58% |
9% |
85% |
1130-1330 |
40% |
000050 |
14% |
66 |
University of Connecticut |
47 |
3.1 |
92% |
64% |
75% |
44% |
16% |
90% |
1090-1290 |
40% |
000049 |
19% |
66 |
University of Iowa |
47 |
3.5 |
84% |
63% |
66% |
51% |
10% |
98% |
23-27 |
23% |
000083 |
14% |
71 |
Indiana University Bloomington |
46 |
3.7 |
88% |
60% |
72% |
39% |
17% |
94% |
1030-1260 |
31% |
000070 |
13% |
71 |
Michigan State University |
46 |
3.4 |
91% |
62% |
74% |
25% |
22% |
95% |
23-27 |
29% |
000074 |
15% |
71 |
University of Delaware |
46 |
3.0 |
90% |
68% |
78% |
43% |
13% |
93% |
1100-1310 |
41% |
000056 |
16% |
71 |
Virginia Tech |
46 |
3.3 |
90% |
70% |
78% |
23% |
22% |
95% |
1100-1300 |
40% |
000067 |
21% |
71 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute(MA) |
46 |
2.7 |
92% |
80% |
76% |
70% |
9% |
92% |
1190-1380 |
48% |
000066 |
18% |
76 |
Baylor University(TX) |
45 |
3.1 |
84% |
72% |
72% |
41% |
9% |
91% |
1110-1310 |
45% |
000044 |
26% |
77 |
Marquette University(WI) |
44 |
3.0 |
90% |
70% |
75% |
38% |
11% |
80% |
24-29 |
34% |
000067 |
19% |
77 |
SUNY-Binghamton |
44 |
3.0 |
90% |
66% |
79% |
41% |
14% |
86% |
1180-1350 |
49% |
000039 |
10% |
77 |
University of Colorado-Boulder |
44 |
3.4 |
84% |
65% |
67% |
50% |
14% |
85% |
23-28 |
25% |
000082 |
8% |
80 |
Clark University(MA) |
43 |
2.8 |
87% |
69% |
76% |
58% |
5% |
84% |
1096-1310 |
32% |
000056 |
24% |
80 |
Colorado School of Mines |
43 |
3.0 |
83% |
76% |
62% |
43% |
13% |
86% |
25-29 |
53% |
000061 |
28% |
80 |
St.Louis University |
43 |
2.9 |
85% |
72% |
75% |
52% |
6% |
85% |
24-29 |
37% |
000080 |
17% |
83 |
American University |
42 |
2.9 |
88% |
74% |
73% |
46% |
3% |
79% |
1170-1360 |
50% |
000053 |
14% |
83 |
North Carolina State University-Raleigh |
42 |
3.1 |
90% |
69% |
69% |
32% |
16% |
96% |
1170-1260 |
34% |
000060 |
24% |
83 |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
42 |
2.6 |
89% |
81% |
76% |
38% |
8% |
80% |
1170-1360 |
47% |
000051 |
22% |
83 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
42 |
2.5 |
85% |
59% |
67% |
77% |
8% |
94% |
1040-1220 |
24% |
000051 |
29% |
83 |
University of Alabama |
42 |
2.9 |
86% |
60% |
65% |
43% |
16% |
91% |
21-27 |
38% |
000064 |
30% |
83 |
University of Tulsa(OK) |
42 |
2.5 |
85% |
78% |
64% |
62% |
1% |
93% |
24-30 |
64% |
000051 |
24% |
89 |
Drexel University(PA) |
41 |
2.8 |
82% |
68% |
64% |
62% |
5% |
84% |
1090-1300 |
31% |
000072 |
19% |
89 |
Iowa State University |
41 |
3.1 |
85% |
61% |
66% |
35% |
17% |
94% |
22-27 |
26% |
000089 |
16% |
89 |
University of California-Riverside |
41 |
3.1 |
85% |
69% |
70% |
37% |
21% |
94% |
920-1170 |
94% |
000082 |
8% |
89 |
University of Denver |
41 |
2.6 |
88% |
68% |
74% |
62% |
4% |
75% |
23-28 |
35% |
000074 |
12% |
89 |
University of Kansas |
41 |
3.3 |
81% |
66% |
60% |
40% |
12% |
98% |
22-27 |
28% |
000092 |
20% |
89 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
41 |
3.1 |
83% |
61% |
63% |
39% |
14% |
100% |
22-28 |
27% |
000062 |
24% |
89 |
University of Vermont |
41 |
2.9 |
86% |
63% |
72% |
50% |
11% |
91% |
1080-1270 |
23% |
000070 |
18% |
96 |
Anburn University (AL) |
40 |
3.0 |
85% |
62% |
63% |
27% |
14% |
96% |
22-27 |
38% |
000069 |
19% |
96 |
Northeastern University(MA) |
40 |
2.9 |
90% |
67% |
66% |
49% |
9% |
87% |
1170-1340 |
42% |
000039 |
10% |
96 |
SUNY-Stony Brook |
40 |
3.2 |
88% |
61% |
59% |
36% |
22% |
84% |
1080-1280 |
36% |
000043 |
13% |
96 |
University of Arizona |
40 |
3.5 |
79% |
61% |
56% |
38% |
12% |
99% |
970-1220 |
34% |
000080 |
7% |
96 |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
40 |
3.1 |
89% |
79% |
68% |
32% |
23% |
88% |
1020-1250 |
96% |
000082 |
12% |
96 |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
40 |
3.2 |
85% |
69% |
68% |
47% |
14% |
99% |
23-28 |
26% |
000086 |
13% |
102 |
Folorida State University |
39 |
3.0 |
88% |
69% |
69% |
34% |
15% |
92% |
1090-1270 |
33% |
000055 |
22% |
102 |
Howard University |
39 |
2.8 |
89% |
57% |
68% |
63% |
5% |
85% |
900-1310 |
23% |
000054 |
19% |
102 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
39 |
2.7 |
84% |
79% |
67% |
58% |
3% |
78% |
25-30 |
43% |
000057 |
13% |
102 |
University of Massachsetts Amherst |
39 |
3.2 |
83% |
60% |
67% |
40% |
17% |
95% |
1030-1240 |
22% |
000066 |
12% |
102 |
University of San Diego |
39 |
2.7 |
85% |
73% |
74% |
41% |
0.4% |
73% |
1080-1280 |
38% |
000048 |
11% |
102 |
University of the Pacific(CA) |
39 |
2.5 |
84% |
66% |
67% |
61% |
5% |
80% |
1055-1300 |
41% |
000059 |
12% |
108 |
University of Dayton(OH) |
38 |
2.5 |
87% |
69% |
76% |
36% |
5% |
80% |
23-28 |
23% |
000082 |
24% |
108 |
University of Oregon |
38 |
3.3 |
85% |
58% |
67% |
39% |
16% |
87% |
982-1217 |
23% |
000087 |
17% |
108 |
University of South Carolina,Columbia |
38 |
2.9 |
85% |
60% |
63% |
46% |
10% |
88% |
1080-1280 |
29% |
000059 |
22% |
108 |
University of Tennessee |
38 |
3.0 |
81% |
62% |
58% |
32% |
8% |
98% |
23-28 |
39% |
000071 |
12% |
113 |
Brigham Young UniversityŁ¬Provo |
37 |
2.9 |
90% |
75% |
73% |
46% |
10% |
89% |
25-30 |
49% |
000074 |
15% |
113 |
Texas Christian University |
37 |
2.6 |
84% |
71% |
69% |
46% |
7% |
82% |
1060-1260 |
30% |
000049 |
23% |
113 |
University of New Hampshire |
37 |
2.8 |
86% |
61 |
73% |
44% |
15% |
87 |
1010-1230 |
24% |
000059 |
11% |
116 |
Catholic University of AmericaŁ¨DCŁ© |
36 |
2.7 |
83% |
69% |
75% |
55% |
7% |
75% |
1030-1230 |
18% |
000080 |
10% |
116 |
Loyola University Chicago |
36 |
2.8 |
84% |
67% |
65% |
33% |
11% |
70% |
23-28 |
33% |
000073 |
10% |
116 |
Ohio University |
36 |
2.9 |
80% |
53% |
71% |
44% |
10% |
89% |
21-26 |
15% |
000082 |
12% |
116 |
University of Kentucky |
36 |
3.0 |
78% |
60% |
61% |
34% |
16% |
90% |
21-27 |
25% |
000077 |
14% |
116 |
Washington State University |
36 |
2.9 |
84% |
53% |
63% |
40% |
19% |
88% |
1000-1210 |
36% |
000076 |
18% |
121 |
Arizona State University |
35 |
3.2 |
78% |
57% |
56% |
51% |
14% |
96% |
960-1220 |
27% |
000095 |
11% |
121 |
Clarkson University(NY) |
35 |
2.5 |
85% |
70% |
74% |
42% |
19% |
95% |
1070-1280 |
40% |
000081 |
20% |
121 |
Michigan Technological University |
35 |
2.7 |
82% |
65% |
64% |
43% |
13% |
94% |
23-28 |
30% |
000084 |
19% |
121 |
University of Buffalo-SUNY |
35 |
2.9 |
87% |
59% |
63% |
35% |
22% |
85% |
1040-1260 |
24% |
000052 |
9% |
125 |
Colorado State University |
34 |
2.8 |
83% |
62% |
64% |
37% |
17% |
99% |
22-26 |
19% |
000086 |
10% |
125 |
University of Arkansas |
34 |
2.7 |
83% |
64% |
58% |
35% |
16% |
97% |
23-29 |
32% |
000062 |
19% |
127 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
33 |
2.6 |
81% |
62% |
52% |
46% |
3% |
80% |
1030-1230 |
28% |
000059 |
21% |
127 |
University of San Francisco |
33 |
2.7 |
85% |
65% |
65% |
49% |
3% |
86% |
1030-1240 |
26% |
000067 |
12% |
127 |
University of Utah |
33 |
2.9 |
81% |
60% |
56% |
41% |
17% |
86% |
21-27 |
25% |
000082 |
9% |
130 |
Duquesne UniversityŁ¨PAŁ© |
32 |
2.5 |
87% |
61% |
72% |
50% |
7% |
74% |
1020-1210 |
26% |
000074 |
15% |
130 |
Kansas State University |
32 |
2.8 |
80% |
57% |
57% |
52% |
10% |
95% |
21-28 |
23% |
000095 |
20% |
130 |
Louisianna.State University-Baton Rouge |
32 |
2.7 |
84% |
61% |
60% |
35% |
18% |
96% |
23-28 |
27% |
000073 |
13% |
130 |
Samford University |
32 |
2.3 |
84% |
71% |
67% |
60% |
6% |
84% |
22-28 |
32% |
000092 |
12% |