TOP 126 SCHOOL RANKINGS

The following list sets forth each of the 128 schools in order of their average rank -- that is, the average of each of their ranks for Academics, Athletics, Quality of Life and Cost.  A weighted average, that gives more weight to strong Academic performance, is set forth on a separate page.

Schools

Rank QOL

Rank Acad

Rank Sports

Rank Cost

Rank Overall

Princeton University

1

3

11

75

1

University of North Carolina

46

22

10

31

2

Stanford University

4

5

1

110

3

Yale University

14

4

5

100

4

University of Virginia

24

30

29

41

5

Williams College

2

25

19

80

6

University of Michigan

38

24

9

64

7

University of Notre Dame

6

31

32

73

8

University of California

50

15

20

61

9

Harvard University

12

1

39

98

10

University of California (UCLA)

67

20

2

66

11

Columbia University

33

9

35

79

12

U.S. Naval Academy

28

88

45

1

13

Duke University

5

10

48

104

14

Amherst College

3

28

50

88

15

University of Texas

106

36

12

18

16

University of Florida

71

38

59

7

17

Rice University

19

11

89

58

18

Dartmouth College

11

14

52

103

19

Middlebury College

21

40

15

108

20

College of New Jersey

44

102

14

25

21

Penn State University

69

56

17

44

22

University of Oklahoma

77

86

22

9

23

California Institute of Technology

17

6

106

65

23

University of Maryland

91

46

28

34

25

Louisiana State University

75

99

13

12

25

University of Wisconsin

81

42

27

50

27

Kenyon College

31

77

6

86

27

Washington and Lee University

15

52

74

60

29

Carleton College

19

37

76

72

30

University of Georgia

80

73

33

19

31

Johns Hopkins University

43

13

38

112

32

U.S. Air Force Academy

29

83

95

1

33