Rank/School (State) (*Public) |
Overall score |
Peer |
Graduation and retention rank |
Average freshman retention rate |
Predicted |
2006 graduation rate |
Faculty resources rank |
% of classes under 20('06) |
% of classes of 50 or more ('06) |
Student/ faculty/ ratio ('06) |
% of faculty whoare full time('06) |
Select- ivity rank |
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile ('06) |
Freshmen in top 10% of HS class('06) |
Acceptance rate('06) |
Financial resources rank |
Alumni giving rank |
Average alumni giving rate |
|
Actual |
Over- perfor- mance (+) Under- perfor-mance (-) |
||||||||||||||||||
1.Princeton University (NJ) |
100 |
4.9 |
2 |
98% |
96% |
96% |
None |
3 |
72% |
10% |
5/1 |
93% |
3 |
1370-1590 |
94% |
10% |
12 |
1 |
60% |
2.Harvard University (MA) |
99 |
4.9 |
1 |
98% |
94% |
98% |
+4 |
3 |
69% |
13% |
7/1 |
92% |
1 |
1390-1590 |
95% |
9% |
8 |
6 |
41% |
3.Yale University (CT) |
98 |
4.8 |
3 |
98% |
96% |
96% |
None |
9 |
76% |
8% |
6/1 |
89% |
1 |
1390-1580 |
95% |
9% |
2 |
5 |
44% |
4.Stanford University (CA) |
95 |
4.9 |
5 |
98% |
93% |
95% |
+2 |
13 |
73% |
10% |
6/1 |
100% |
7 |
1340-1540 |
89% |
11% |
10 |
9 |
38% |
5.California Institute of Technology |
94 |
4.7 |
20 |
97% |
94% |
89% |
-5 |
2 |
75% |
8% |
3/1 |
98% |
7 |
1470-1570 |
88% |
17% |
1 |
28 |
29% |
5.University of Pennsylvania |
94 |
4.5 |
7 |
98% |
95% |
94% |
-1 |
1 |
74% |
8% |
6/1 |
86% |
7 |
1330-1530 |
94% |
18% |
8 |
8 |
39% |
7.Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
93 |
4.9 |
9 |
98% |
95% |
93% |
-2 |
20 |
61% |
14% |
7/1 |
89% |
3 |
1380-1560 |
97% |
13% |
4 |
10 |
37% |
8.Duke University (NC) |
92 |
4.4 |
9 |
97% |
94% |
94% |
None |
3 |
73% |
6% |
8/1 |
97% |
12 |
1350-1540 |
89% |
23% |
14 |
2 |
52% |
9.Columbia University (NY) |
90 |
4.6 |
9 |
98% |
92% |
94% |
+2 |
10 |
71% |
9% |
6/1 |
91% |
5 |
1330-1540 |
93% |
12% |
16 |
15 |
35% |
9.University of Chicago |
90 |
4.6 |
20 |
97% |
92% |
90% |
-2 |
6 |
72% |
4% |
6/1 |
85% |
24 |
1320-1530 |
80% |
38% |
7 |
22 |
33% |
11.Dartmouth College (NH) |
89 |
4.3 |
7 |
98% |
93% |
94% |
+1 |
15 |
64% |
8% |
8/1 |
91% |
7 |
1350-1550 |
90% |
16% |
11 |
3 |
52% |
12.Cornell University (NY) |
87 |
4.6 |
15 |
96% |
90% |
92% |
+2 |
14 |
60% |
16% |
10/1 |
98% |
15 |
1280-1490 |
84% |
25% |
17 |
17 |
34% |
12.Washington University in St. Louis |
87 |
4.1 |
17 |
97% |
94% |
91% |
-3 |
7 |
73% |
9% |
7/1 |
92% |
6 |
1370-1530 |
95% |
21% |
4 |
11 |
37% |
14.Brown University (RI) |
86 |
4.4 |
5 |
97% |
93% |
94% |
+1 |
18 |
68% |
11% |
9/1 |
95% |
7 |
1350-1530 |
91% |
14% |
24 |
7 |
39% |
14.Johns Hopkins University (MD) |
86 |
4.6 |
20 |
96% |
90% |
93% |
+3 |
22 |
66% |
11% |
11/1 |
98% |
24 |
1290-1490 |
80% |
27% |
3 |
17 |
34% |
14.Northwestern University (IL) |
86 |
4.3 |
13 |
97% |
93% |
93% |
None |
7 |
74% |
8% |
7/1 |
94% |
19 |
1320-1500 |
83% |
30% |
12 |
27 |
29% |
17.Emory University (GA) |
80 |
4.0 |
26 |
94% |
94% |
87% |
-7 |
10 |
66% |
6% |
7/1 |
95% |
15 |
1300-1470 |
88% |
32% |
17 |
12 |
37% |
17.Rice University (TX) |
80 |
4.0 |
15 |
97% |
92% |
93% |
+1 |
15 |
62% |
9% |
5/1 |
93% |
13 |
1330-1540 |
87% |
24% |
24 |
13 |
36% |
19.University of Notre Dame (IN) |
79 |
3.9 |
3 |
98% |
92% |
96% |
+4 |
21 |
55% |
11% |
13/1 |
96% |
15 |
1290-1500 |
84% |
27% |
38 |
4 |
49% |
19.Vanderbilt University (TN) |
79 |
4.0 |
26 |
95% |
89% |
89% |
None |
10 |
67% |
6% |
9/1 |
95% |
26 |
1280-1470 |
79% |
34% |
15 |
31 |
27% |
21.University of California-Berkeley* |
78 |
4.8 |
25 |
97% |
85% |
89% |
+4 |
38 |
61% |
14% |
15/1 |
91% |
14 |
1200-1450 |
99% |
24% |
40 |
117 |
14% |
22.Carnegie Mellon University (PA) |
77 |
4.2 |
32 |
94% |
89% |
86% |
-3 |
17 |
66% |
9% |
10/1 |
93% |
29 |
1300-1490 |
75% |
34% |
22 |
36 |
25% |
23.Georgetown University (DC) |
74 |
4.0 |
9 |
97% |
90% |
94% |
+4 |
38 |
58% |
7% |
11/1 |
85% |
19 |
1290-1490 |
84% |
22% |
35 |
23 |
31% |
23.University of Virginia* |
74 |
4.3 |
13 |
97% |
88% |
92% |
+4 |
36 |
49% |
15% |
15/1 |
98% |
26 |
1220-1430 |
88% |
37% |
57 |
36 |
25% |
25.Univ.of California-Los Angeles* |
73 |
4.2 |
24 |
97% |
83% |
89% |
+6 |
42 |
54% |
20% |
16/1 |
89% |
19 |
1180-1410 |
97% |
26% |
26 |
117 |
14% |
25.Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor* |
73 |
4.5 |
26 |
96% |
83% |
87% |
+4 |
69 |
45% |
17% |
15/1 |
92% |
23 |
27-31 |
90% |
47% |
29 |
83 |
17% |
27.Univ. of Southern California |
72 |
4.0 |
35 |
95% |
85% |
84% |
-1 |
28 |
62% |
12% |
10/1 |
82% |
19 |
1280-1460 |
86% |
25% |
40 |
15 |
35% |
28.Tufts University (MA) |
70 |
3.6 |
18 |
96% |
89% |
92% |
+3 |
25 |
72% |
5% |
7/1 |
84% |
15 |
1340-1480 |
83% |
27% |
35 |
41 |
24% |
28.U.of North Carolina-Chapel Hill* |
70 |
4.2 |
32 |
96% |
82% |
84% |
+2 |
50 |
47% |
11% |
14/1 |
97% |
33 |
1200-1390 |
76% |
34% |
31 |
46 |
23% |
30.Wake Forest University (NC) |
69 |
3.5 |
26 |
94% |
89% |
88% |
-1 |
38 |
57% |
2% |
10/1 |
91% |
38 |
1240-1400 |
63% |
43% |
6 |
21 |
33% |
31.Brandeis University (MA) |
66 |
3.6 |
26 |
95% |
85% |
88% |
+3 |
32 |
63% |
9% |
8/1 |
91% |
36 |
1260-1460 |
76% |
36% |
47 |
19 |
34% |
31.Lehigh University (PA) |
66 |
3.2 |
31 |
94% |
82% |
86% |
+4 |
19 |
66% |
4% |
9/1 |
89% |
26 |
1200-1400 |
90% |
39% |
47 |
13 |
36% |
33.College of William and Mary (VA)* |
65 |
3.7 |
18 |
95% |
87% |
92% |
+5 |
46 |
47% |
7% |
11/1 |
92% |
31 |
1240-1440 |
80% |
32% |
106 |
36 |
25% |
34.New York University |
64 |
3.8 |
37 |
92% |
85% |
84% |
-1 |
30 |
59% |
12% |
11/1 |
73% |
34 |
1210-1410 |
67% |
36% |
38 |
167 |
10% |
35.Boston College |
63 |
3.6 |
20 |
95% |
86% |
91% |
+5 |
69 |
39% |
9% |
13/1 |
78% |
29 |
1250-1420 |
80% |
29% |
69 |
41 |
24% |
35.Georgia Institute of Technology* |
63 |
4.0 |
65 |
92% |
83% |
77% |
-6 |
53 |
42% |
20% |
14/1 |
100% |
44 |
1230-1400 |
66% |
69% |
46 |
24 |
31% |
35.University of Rochester (NY) |
63 |
3.4 |
40 |
94% |
82% |
80% |
-2 |
32 |
62% |
10% |
9/1 |
86% |
35 |
1230-1420 |
70% |
45% |
19 |
66 |
19% |
38.Univ. of California-San Diego* |
62 |
3.8 |
32 |
94% |
86% |
86% |
None |
95 |
43% |
31% |
19/1 |
93% |
31 |
1140-1360 |
99% |
49% |
28 |
182 |
9% |
38.U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign* |
62 |
4.0 |
37 |
92% |
76% |
82% |
+6 |
74 |
37% |
18% |
17/1 |
99% |
44 |
25-30 |
55% |
65% |
59 |
117 |
14% |
38.Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison* |
62 |
4.1 |
49 |
93% |
77% |
79% |
+2 |
74 |
43% |
18% |
13/1 |
93% |
42 |
26-30 |
58% |
58% |
47 |
117 |
14% |
41.Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) |
61 |
3.5 |
46 |
92% |
88% |
78% |
-10 |
36 |
58% |
11% |
9/1 |
93% |
40 |
1230-1430 |
68% |
67% |
20 |
93 |
16% |
42.University of California-Davis* |
59 |
3.8 |
40 |
91% |
80% |
81% |
+1 |
116 |
34% |
28% |
19/1 |
94% |
51 |
1030-1280 |
95% |
68% |
31 |
135 |
12% |
42.University of Washington* |
59 |
3.9 |
61 |
93% |
69% |
75% |
+6 |
110 |
36% |
17% |
11/1 |
93% |
52 |
1070-1310 |
84% |
68% |
29 |
83 |
17% |
44.Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) |
58 |
3.5 |
37 |
93% |
81% |
82% |
+1 |
55 |
42% |
10% |
15/1 |
94% |
48 |
1220-1420 |
62% |
67% |
40 |
66 |
19% |
44.University of California-Irvine* |
58 |
3.6 |
40 |
94% |
79% |
79% |
None |
55 |
44% |
19% |
19/1 |
91% |
38 |
1080-1290 |
96% |
60% |
53 |
149 |
11% |
44.Univ.of California-Santa Barbara |
58 |
3.5 |
49 |
91% |
81% |
84% |
+3 |
32 |
50% |
17% |
17/1 |
94% |
36 |
1090-1310 |
96% |
53% |
96 |
89 |
17% |
44.University of Texas-Austin* |
58 |
4.1 |
59 |
93% |
73% |
77% |
+4 |
110 |
35% |
23% |
18/1 |
97% |
48 |
1120-1370 |
70% |
49% |
96 |
109 |
15% |
48.Pennsylvania State U.-University Park* |
57 |
3.8 |
35 |
93% |
63% |
85% |
+22 |
165 |
30% |
18% |
17/1 |
96% |
93 |
1080-1280 |
37% |
58% |
59 |
53 |
21% |
49.University of Florida* |
56 |
3.6 |
44 |
94% |
77% |
79% |
+2 |
123 |
39% |
20% |
21/1 |
99% |
44 |
1140-1360 |
72% |
48% |
40 |
83 |
17% |
50.Syracuse University (NY) |
55 |
3.4 |
40 |
92% |
73% |
82% |
+9 |
42 |
66% |
8% |
12/1 |
83% |
67 |
1120-1330 |
45% |
51% |
96 |
62 |
20% |
50.Tulane University (LA) |
55 |
3.3 |
73 |
87% |
81% |
71% |
-10 |
32 |
57% |
7% |
9/1 |
84% |
48 |
1220-1425 |
51% |
38% |
47 |
34 |
26% |