Table 14 : University Ratings by U.S. News World Report, Princeton Review and Gourman

 

U.S. News Princeton Gourman
  Rank Overall Reputational Academic Rank
University Tier (top 50) Score (top 50) Rank Rating (top 50) Score
Yale University (CT) 1 1 100 3 93 4 4.92
Princeton University (NJ) 1 2 99.8 1 98 1 4.95
Harvard University (MA) 1 3 99.6 3 95 2 4.94
Duke University (NC) 1 4 98.7 11 92 17 4.79
Mass. Inst. of Tech. 1 5 98.3 1 94 11 4.85
Stanford University (CA) 1 6 96.8 3 94 5 4.91
Dartmouth College (NH) 1 7 96.5 11 97 20 4.76
Brown University (RI) 1 8 96.2 11 91 18 4.78
California Inst. of Tech. 1 9 95.5 7 95 12 4.84
Northwestern University (IL) 1 9 95.5 11 90 14 4.82
Columbia University (NY) 1 11 95.4 11 90 13 4.83
University of Chicago 1 12 95.3 3 95 8 4.88
University of Pennsylvania 1 13 95.2 11 94 15 4.81
Cornell University (NY) 1 14 94.8 7 90 6 4.9
Johns Hopkins Univ. (MD) 1 15 94.6 7 88 19 4.77
Rice University (TX) 1 16 94.1 18 95 23 4.73
Univ. of Notre Dame (IN) 1 17 93 30 91 16 4.8
Washington University (MO) 1 17 93 24 90 29 4.67
Emory Univ. (GA) 1 19 92.9 30 84 4.36
Vanderbilt University (TN) 1 20 90.6 24 89 32 4.64
University of Virginia 1 21 89.2 18 87 35 4.61
Tufts University (MA) 1 22 89.1 41 87 31 4.65
Georgetown University (DC) 1 23 88.5 28 94 4.15
University of Michigan 1 24 87.7 11 81 3 4.93
University of North Carolina 1 25 87.2 21 82 28 4.68
Wake Forest University (NC) 1 25 87.2 65 90 3.84
University of Cal.- Berkeley 1 27 86.9 7 83 7 4.89
Carnegie Mellon Univ. (PA) 1 28 85.9 21 83 24 4.72
Brandeis University (MA) 1 29 85.1 41 86 49 4.44
University of Rochester 1 30 83.5 55 80 40 4.56
Univ. of Calif. - LA 1 31 83.2 21 82 10 4.86
Lehigh University (PA) 1 32 82.6 65 80    
College of William and Mary 1 33 81.5 30 90    
Univ. of Calif. - San Diego 1 34 80.5 41 80 25 4.71
New York University 1 35 80.4 41 80 38 4.58
Tulane University (LA) 1 36 79.6 55 83 45 4.5
Univ. of Calif. - Irvine 1 37 78.7 49 72 36 4.6
Boston College 1 38 78.4 55 80 3.88
Case Western Reserve U. 1 38 78.4 49 80 4.39
Univ. of Calif. - Davis 1 40 78 41 77 39 4.57
Univ. of Wisc. - Madison 1 41 75.9 18 80 9 4.87
Univ. of Washington 1 42 75.8 28 74 26 4.7
Univ. of Southern California 1 43 75.7 37 77 3.95
Syracuse University 1 44 73.8 55 75 3.82
Yeshiva Univ. (NY) 1 45 73 103 3.92
George Washington Univ. 1 46 71.7 65 76 3.96
Univ. of Calif. - Santa Barb. 1 46 71.7 65 74 48 4.45
Georgia Inst. of Tech. 1 48 71.6 30 76 42 4.54
Texas A&M - College Stat. 1 48 71.6 49 77 3.99
U. of Ill. - Urbana-Champaign 1 50 71.2 24 77 21 4.75
Allegheny Univ. (PA) 2     169 3.05
Auburn Univ. (AL) 2     84 68 3.96
Baylor Univ (TX) 2     76 76 2.69
Boston Univ. 2     55 77 4.03
Catholic Univ. of America 2     116 80 3.97
Clark Univ. (MA) 2     103 81 3.85
Clarkson Univ. (NY) 2     132 77 3.6
Colorado School of Mines 2     76 82 4.2
Duquesne Univ. (PA) 2     169 75 3.32
Florida State Univ. 2     84 76 3.91
Fordham Univ. (NY) 2     84 80 4.02
Illinois Inst. of Tech. 2     103 77 3.3
Indiana Univ. - Bloomington 2     30 73 27 4.69
Iowa State University 2     65 67 4.3
Loyola Univ. Chicago 2     103 73 3.84
Marquette Univ. (WI) 2     116 70 3.89
Miami Univ.- Oxford (OH) 2     65 75 3.47
Michigan State Univ. 2     49 70 43 4.53
Michigan Tech. Univ. 2     148 76 3.56
New Jersey Inst. of Tech. 2     148 70 3.18
North Carolina State U. 2     84 77 3.72
Ohio State University 2     37 70 34 4.62
Ohio University 2     84 70 3.6
Oregon State University 2     95 3.9
Pennsylvania State Univ. 2     30 76 37 4.59
Pepperdine Univ. (CA) 2     95 82 3.26
Polytechnic University (NY) 2     148    
Purdue Univ. 2     37 70 44 4.52
Rensselaer Polytechnic 2     49 80 4.38
Rutgers - New Brunswick 2     55 77 46 4.48
SUNY - Albany 2     84 72 4.01
SUNY - Binghamton 2     76 82 4.03
SUNY - Buffalo 2     65 75 30 4.66
SUNY - Stony Brook 2     55 67 47 4.46
Southern Methodist Univ. 2     84 84 3.79
St. Louis Univ. 2     116 78 3.88
Stevens Inst. of Tech. (NJ) 2     132 80 3.8
Texas Christian Univ. 2     116 81 3.63
Univ. of Arizona 2     41 69 4.08
Univ. of Calif - Riverside 2     84 74 4.33
Univ. of Calif - Santa Cruz 2     76 81 4.11
Univ. of Colorado - Boulder 2     41 80 3.99
Univ. of Connecticut 2     84 72 3.94
Univ. of Delaware 2     84 80 3.95
Univ. of Denver 2     169 78 3.9
Univ. of Florida 2     49 80 3.98
Univ. of Georgia 2     65 73 3.97
Univ. of Hawaii - Manoa 2     132 3.84
Univ. of Iowa 2     37 70 41 4.55
Univ. of Kansas 2     55 68 4.34
Univ. of Kentucky 2     95 73 3.9
Univ. of Maryland - Coll.Pk 2     41 70 4.01
Univ. of Miami (FL) 2     95 82 3.76
Univ. of Minnesota - Twin 2     30 66 22 4.74
Univ. of Missouri - Columb 2     65 66 4.38
Univ. of Missouri - Rolla 2     116 80 3.61
Univ. of New Hampshire 2     103 73 3.8
Univ. of Pittsburgh 2     55 77 4.36
Univ. of San Diego 2     148 3.12
Univ. of Tennessee - Knox 2     76 71 3.88
Univ. of Texas - Austin 2     24 77 33 4.63
Univ. of Utah 2     76 3.8
Univ. of Vermont 2     95 77 3.61
Virginia Tech 2     65 76 3.68
Worcester Polytechnic (MA) 2     132 86 3.41
American Univ. (DC) 3     103 80 3.87
Arizona State Univ. 3     65 66 4.03
Bowling Green St U. (OH) 3     169 3.45
Brigham Young U. 3     84 84 3.62
Clark Atlanta Univ. 3     184 2.96
Clemson Univ. (SC) 3     103 72 3.46
Colorado St. Univ. 3     103 3.58
DePaul Univ. (IL) 3     132 75 3.68
Drexel Univ. (PA) 3     116 68 3.65
Florida Inst. of Tech. 3     196 3.91
Florida Int'l Univ. 3     211 3.21
George Mason Univ. (VA) 3     103 74 3.22
Hofstra Univ. (NY) 3     132 72 3.5
Howard Univ. (DC) 3     132 76 3.78
Indiana Univ. of PA 3     211 3.2
Kansas State Univ. 3     103 68 3.93
Louisiana State Univ. 3     116 72 3.98
Mississippi State Univ. 3     184 3.66
New Mexico State Univ. 3     169 3.44
New School for Soc. Res. 3     103
Northeastern Univ. (MA) 3     116 72 3.44
Oklahoma State Univ. 3     132 3.59
Pace University (NY) 3     184 3.06
Rutgers - Newark 3     132 3.24
Seton Hall Univ. (NJ) 3     148 68 3.15
St. John's University (NY) 3     116 3.2
Temple University (PA) 3     103 66 3.66
Union Institute (OH) 3     196
Univ. of Alabama 3     132 68 3.97
Univ. of Alabama - Birming 3     116 3.92
Univ. of Alabama - Huntsvil 3     169 3.6
Univ. of Alaska - Fairbanks 3     169 3.45
Univ. of Arkansas - Fayette 3     148 3.97
Univ. of Cincinnati 3     116 3.58
Univ. of Detroit-Mercy 3     217 3.8
Univ. of Illiniois - Chicago 3     95 3.82
Univ. of Maine - Orono 3     132 70 3.9
U. of Maryland - Balt. Coun 3     169 3.14
Univ. of Mass - Amherst 3     76 74 3.91
Univ. of Mississippi 3     148 3.78
Univ. of Missouri - KC 3     169 3.7
Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln 3     76 3.95
Univ. of Nevada - Reno 3     184 3.4
Univ. of New Mexico 3     103 3.78
Univ. of Oklahoma 3     95 72 3.81
Univ. of Oregon 3     55 75 3.91
University of Rhode Island 3     116 70 3.67
Univ. of San Francisco 3     116 3.47
Univ. of South Carolina - Co 3     116 68 3.04
Univ. of Texas - Dallas 3     148 3.31
Univ. of Tulsa (OK) 3     169 3.63
Univ. of the Pacific (CA) 3     148 80 3.81
Utah State University 3     148 3.6
Virginia Commonwealth U 3     116 3.39
Washington State University 3     95 3.8
Wayne State Univ. (MI) 3     148 4.11
West Virginia Univ. 3     132 64 3.62
Adelphi Univ. (NY) 4     196 3.1
Andrews University (MI) 4     222 2.82
Ball State University (IN) 4     169 3.46
Biola University (CA) 4     222 3.02
Cleveland State University 4     217 3.2
East Texas State University 4     222 3.07
Florida Atlantic University 4     211 3.26
Georgia State University 4     169 3.35
Idaho State University 4     184 3.21
Illinois State University 4     184 3.45
Indiana State University 4     169 3.2
Indiana U. - Purdue U. - Ind 4     132 3.51
Kent State University 4     148 3.27
Loma Linda University - CA 4     184 3.61
Louisiana Tech. Univ. 4     211 3.23
Middle Tennessee State U 4     222 3.13
Montana State University 4     184 3.5
North Dakota State U. 4     196 3.5
Northern Arizona University 4     184 3.57
Northern Illinois Univ. 4     184 3.4
Nova Southeastern U. (FL) 4     228 3.15
Old Dominion Univ. (VA) 4     148 3.36
Portland State Univ. (OR) 4     184 3.34
San Diego State Univ. 4     132 3.66
Southern Ill. U. - Carbondale 4     148 3.8
Tennessee State Univ. 4     217 3.04
Texas Southern Univ. 4     222 3.2
Texas Tech. Univ. 4     132 3.58
Texas Woman's Univ. 4     196 3.23
United States Int'l U. (CA) 4     222 3.11
University of Akron 4     211 3.28
Univ. of Central Florida 4     196 3.36
Univ. of Colorado - Denver 4     148 3.54
Univ. of Houston 4     132 3.68
Univ. of Idaho 4     148 69 3.9
Univ. of La Verne (CA) 4     217 3.13
Univ. of Louisville 4     148 3.62
Univ. of Mass. - Lowell 4     196 3.39
Univ. of Memphis 4     196 3.61
Univ. of Missouri - St. Louis 4     184 3.6
Univ. of Montana 4     148 3.65
Univ.of New Orleans 4     196 3.31
U. of North Carolina - Green 4     148 3.51
Univ. of North Dakota 4     169 72 3.61
Univ. of North Texas 4     196 3.24
Univ. of Northern Colorado 4     211 3.3
Univ. of South Dakota 4     196 3.76
Univ. of South Florida 4     169 3.37
Univ. of Southern Mississip 4     217 3.31
Univ. of SW Louisiana 4     228 3.22
Univ. of Texas - Arlington 4     148 3.26
Univ. of Toledo 4     196 3.23
Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwau 4     116 3.79
University of Wyoming 4     148 3.69
Western Michigan Univ. 4     196 3.54
Wichita State Univ. (KS) 4     196 3.29
Wright State Univ. (OH) 4     196     3.35