Rank |
Institution |
Overall
score |
Peer assessment score
(5.0=highest) |
SAT/ACT 25-75th
percentile ('08) |
1 |
Harvard University (MA) |
100 |
4.9 |
1390-1580 |
1 |
Princeton University (NJ) |
100 |
4.9 |
1390-1580 |
3 |
Yale University (CT) |
98 |
4.8 |
1400-1580 |
4 |
California Institute of Technology |
93 |
4.6 |
1470-1560 |
4 |
Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology |
93 |
4.9 |
1380-1560 |
4 |
Stanford University (CA) |
93 |
4.9 |
1330-1540 |
4 |
University of Pennsylvania |
93 |
4.5 |
1330-1520 |
8 |
Columbia University (NY) |
91 |
4.6 |
1360-1550 |
8 |
University of Chicago |
91 |
4.6 |
1370-1560 |
10 |
Duke University (NC) |
90 |
4.4 |
1340-1540 |
11 |
Dartmouth College (NH) |
89 |
4.3 |
1330-1550 |
12 |
Northwestern University (IL) |
87 |
4.3 |
1360-1530 |
12 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
87 |
4.1 |
1380-1540 |
14 |
Johns Hopking University (MD) |
86 |
4.5 |
1290-1510 |
15 |
Cornell University (NY) |
85 |
4.5 |
1300-1500 |
16 |
Brown University (RI) |
84 |
4.4 |
1320-1540 |
17 |
Emory University (GA) |
80 |
4.0 |
1310-1500 |
17 |
Rice University (TX) |
80 |
4.0 |
1320-1530 |
17 |
Vanderbilt University (TN) |
80 |
4.0 |
1332-1500 |
20 |
University of Notre (IN) |
78 |
3.8 |
1320-1500 |
21 |
University of California-Berkeley* |
76 |
4.7 |
1210-1470 |
22 |
Carnegie Mellon University (PA) |
75 |
4.2 |
1290-1500 |
23 |
Georgetovn University (DC) |
74 |
4 |
1310-1490 |
24 |
Univ. of California-Los Angeles* |
73 |
4.2 |
1170-1410 |
24 |
University of Virgina* |
73 |
4.3 |
1220-1440 |
26 |
Univ. of Southern California |
72 |
3.9 |
1270-1470 |
27 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* |
71 |
4.4 |
27-31 |
28 |
Tufts University (MA) |
70 |
3.6 |
1340-1500 |
28 |
U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill* |
70 |
4.1 |
1210-1390 |
28 |
Wake Forest University (NC) |
70 |
3.5 |
1240-1400 |
61 |
Texas A&MU.-Col. Station* |
50 |
3.5 |
1080-1300 |
61 |
U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities* |
50 |
3.6 |
24-29 |
66 |
Rutgers, St. U. of N.J.-N. Brun.* |
49 |
3.3 |
1090-1310 |
66 |
University of Connecticut* |
49 |
3.2 |
1110-1290 |
68 |
Southern Methodist Univ. (TX) |
47 |
2.9 |
1150-1340 |
68 |
University of Delaware* |
47 |
3.1 |
1120-1300 |
68 |
Worcester Polytech. Inst. (MA) |
47 |
2.7 |
1180-1380 |
71 |
Brigham Young U. – Provo (UT) |
46 |
2.9 |
25-30 |
71 |
Indiana Univ. – Bloomington* |
46 |
3.6 |
1040-1260 |
71 |
Michigan State University* |
46 |
3.4 |
23-27 |
71 |
U. of California-Santa Cruz* |
46 |
3.1 |
1040-1270 |
71 |
University of Iowa* |
46 |
3.5 |
23-28 |
71 |
Virginia Tech* |
46 |
3.3 |
1110-1300 |
77 |
Colorado School of Mines* |
45 |
3.1 |
26-30 |
77 |
Miami Univ. – Oxford (OH)* |
45 |
3.2 |
24-29 |
77 |
Univ. of Colorado – Boulder* |
45 |
3.5 |
24-28 |
80 |
Baylor University (TX) |
44 |
3.1 |
1100-1310 |
80 |
Northeastern University (MA) |
44 |
2.9 |
1190-1350 |
80 |
SUNY-Binghamton* |
44 |
3.0 |
1190-1350 |
80 |
SUNY Col. Of Envir. Sci. & For. * |
44 |
2.6 |
1060-1240 |
84 |
American University (DC) |
43 |
2.9 |
1150-1370 |
84 |
Marquette University (WI) |
43 |
2.9 |
24-29 |
84 |
Stevens Institute of Tech. (NJ) |
43 |
2.6 |
1160-1350 |
84 |
University of Denver |
43 |
2.7 |
24-29 |
88 |
Auburn University (AL)* |
42 |
3.0 |
23-28 |
88 |
Clark University (MA) |
42 |
2.7 |
1090-1310 |
88 |
Drexel University (PA) |
42 |
2.9 |
1110-1290 |
88 |
Iowa State University* |
42 |
3.2 |
22-28 |
88 |
N. C. State Univ.-Raleigh* |
42 |
3.1 |
1080-1280 |
88 |
St. Louis University |
42 |
2.8 |
24-29 |
88 |
University of Tulsa (OK) |
42 |
2.5 |
25-31 |
88 |
University of Vermont |
42 |
2.9 |
1090-1290 |
96 |
Howard University (DC) |
41 |
2.9 |
930-1350 |
96 |
SUNY-Stony Brook* |
41 |
3.2 |
1090-1270 |
96 |
University of Alabama* |
41 |
2.9 |
21-27 |
96 |
Univ. of California – Riverside* |
41 |
3.0 |
920-1170 |
96 |
University of Kansas* |
41 |
3.3 |
22-27 |
96 |
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln* |
41 |
3.1 |
22-28 |
102 |
Florida State University* |
40 |
3.0 |
24-28 |
102 |
University of Arizona* |
40 |
3.5 |
980-1220 |
102 |
Univ. of Missouri* |
40 |
3.2 |
23-28 |
102 |
University of Oklahoma* |
40 |
3.0 |
23-28 |
106 |
Illinois Institute of Tech. |
39 |
2.7 |
25-30 |
106 |
Univ. of Mass. – Amherst* |
39 |
3.2 |
1050-1260 |
106 |
University of Tennessee* |
39 |
3.0 |
24-29 |
106 |
Washington State University* |
39 |
3.0 |
1000-1210 |
110 |
Texas Christian University |
38 |
2.6 |
1060-1270 |
110 |
University of Dayton (OH) |
38 |
2.5 |
23-28 |
110 |
Univ. of New Hampshire* |
38 |
2.8 |
1030-1230 |
110 |
University of San Diego |
38 |
2.6 |
1100-1280 |
110 |
Univ. of S. C. – Columbia* |
38 |
2.9 |
1090-1280 |
115 |
New Jersey Inst. Of Tech.* |
37 |
2.6 |
1030-1240 |
115 |
Ohio University * |
37 |
3.0 |
21-26 |
115 |
University of Oregon* |
37 |
3.2 |
988-1219 |
115 |
University of the Pacific (CA) |
37 |
2.5 |
1030-1290 |
119 |
Clarkson University (NY) |
36 |
2.5 |
1060-1270 |
119 |
Loyola University Chicago |
36 |
2.9 |
24-29 |
121 |
Arizona State University * |
35 |
3.2 |
950-1210 |
121 |
Catholic Univ. of America (DC) |
35 |
2.8 |
1010-1220 |
121 |
Michigan Technological Univ.* |
35 |
2.7 |
23-28 |
121 |
University at Buffalo-SUNY* |
35 |
2.9 |
1050-1250 |
121 |
University of San Francisco |
35 |
2.7 |
1040-1250 |
126 |
Samford University (AL) |
34 |
2.3 |
22-27 |
126 |
University of Utah* |
34 |
3.0 |
21-27 |
128 |
Colorado State University* |
33 |
2.8 |
22-26 |
128 |
Duquesne University (PA) |
33 |
2.6 |
1030-1210 |
128 |
Louisiana St. U. – Baton Rouge* |
33 |
2.8 |
23-28 |
128 |
Missouri U. of Sci. & Tech.* |
33 |
2.5 |
24-30 |
128 |
University of Arkansas* |
33 |
2.7 |
23-28 |
128 |
University of Kentucky* |
33 |
2.9 |
22-27 |
