Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2015

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Rank (rank change vs 2014)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (—)	Stanford University Stanford, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2419	927	Yale University Princeton University Harvard University
2 (—)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2370	456	Princeton University Stanford University Cornell University
3 (—)	Harvard University Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2363	1023	Yale University Stanford University Princeton University
4 (2)	Yale University New Haven, CT Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2307	781	Princeton University Stanford University Harvard University
5 (1)	Princeton University Princeton, NJ Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2306	654	Yale University Stanford University Cornell University
6 (1)	Caltech Pasadena, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2255	174	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Harvey Mudd College
7 (5)	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	2227	839	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University Cornell University
7 (35)	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Nearby: Colorado Springs	2227	141	United States Naval Academy United States Military Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
9 (11)	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT Nearby: Not applicable	2184	226	Bowdoin College Colby College Williams College
10 (5)	Duke University Durham, NC Nearby: Raleigh, Durham, Cary	2138	832	Princeton University Brown University University of Pennsylvania
11 (17)	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland	2134	191	Colby College Middlebury College Bates College
12 (2)	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	2128	987	Northwestern University Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania
12 (1)	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2128	583	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Princeton University
14 (4)	Brown University Providence, RI Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2110	751	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University University of Pennsylvania
15 (10)	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Nearby: Claremont	2107	450	Brown University Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University
16 (11)	United States Military Academy West Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2103	139	United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
17 (9)	Pomona College Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2090	332	Claremont McKenna College Amherst College Swarthmore College
18 (3)	Haverford College Haverford, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	2085	112	Swarthmore College Vassar College Bowdoin College
19 (—)	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2081	2783	University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University University of California, San Diego
20 (38)	Williams College Williamstown, MA Nearby: Pittsfield	2078	210	Amherst College Swarthmore College Bowdoin College
21 (5)	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	2049	180	Williams College Amherst College Bowdoin College
22 (1)	Bates College Lewiston, ME Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland	2047	128	Colby College Bowdoin College Middlebury College
23 (15)	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2046	161	Caltech Pomona College Claremont McKenna College
24 (18)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	2045	545	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Duke University
25 (6)	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2043	2635	University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Southern California

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