Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2021

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Rank (rank change vs 2020)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (3)	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	2180	481	United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
2 (—)	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Nearby: Colorado Springs	2170	698	United States Naval Academy United States Military Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
3 (2)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2168	1382	Princeton University Stanford University Cornell University
4 (20)	United States Military Academy West Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2135	565	United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
5 (4)	Stanford University Stanford, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2134	2389	Yale University Princeton University Harvard University
6 (9)	Northwestern University Evanston, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	2110	2716	University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Brown University
7	Park University Parkville, MO Nearby: Kansas City, Overland Park, Kansas City	2089	79	Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods Northwest Missouri State University Missouri Western State University
8 (69)	Hamilton College Clinton, NY Nearby: Utica, Rome	2080	246	Colgate University Colby College Bates College
9 (2)	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Nearby: Detroit, Warren, Flint	2074	24394	Michigan State University Grand Valley State University Central Michigan University
9 (40)	North Central University Minneapolis, MN Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	2074	147	Evangel University Northwestern College Southwestern Assemblies of God University
11 (1)	Brown University Providence, RI Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2071	1567	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University University of Pennsylvania
12 (695)	Western New England University Springfield, MA	2064	87	Merrimack College Springfield College Roger Williams University
13	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Nearby: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Clearfield	2061	64	Southern New Hampshire University University of Phoenix-Online Campus Community College of the Air Force
14 (—)	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2058	5661	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego
15 (205)	New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM	2052	81	Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Western New Mexico University New Mexico State University-Main Campus
16 (50)	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX Nearby: Laredo	2049	969	Laredo Community College Texas A & M University-Kingsville University of Texas at San Antonio
17 (21)	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2046	1231	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Princeton University
17 (11)	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2046	203	Pomona College Pitzer College Scripps College
19 (38)	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	2037	2081	Northwestern University Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania
20 (2)	Princeton University Princeton, NJ Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2035	1382	Yale University Stanford University Cornell University
21 (53)	Harvard University Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2034	2652	Yale University Stanford University Princeton University
22 (1)	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2026	9185	University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Southern California
23	Haverford College Haverford, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	2025	227	Swarthmore College Vassar College Bowdoin College
24 (12)	Trinity College Hartford, CT Nearby: Hartford, West Hartford, Willimantic	2024	167	Connecticut College Bates College Skidmore College
25 (5)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	2011	1247	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Duke University

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