Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2022

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Rank (rank change vs 2021)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (3)	United States Military Academy West Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2214	686	United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
2 (1)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2156	1567	Princeton University Stanford University Cornell University
3 (1)	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Nearby: Colorado Springs	2126	813	United States Naval Academy United States Military Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
4 (3)	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	2094	580	United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy United States Coast Guard Academy
5 (26)	Caltech Pasadena, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2073	435	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Harvey Mudd College
6 (52)	United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2046	180	United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy
7 (2)	Stanford University Stanford, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2026	2606	Yale University Princeton University Harvard University
7	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR Nearby: Not applicable	2026	51	Unity College Arkansas Tech University Hendrix College
9	Manhattan School of Music New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2025	78	The New England Conservatory of Music The Boston Conservatory Mannes College of Music
10	The Juilliard School New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2007	52	Manhattan School of Music The Curtis Institute of Music The New England Conservatory of Music
11 (14)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1996	1380	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Duke University
12 (86)	Williams College Williamstown, MA Nearby: Pittsfield	1981	424	Amherst College Swarthmore College Bowdoin College
13 (29)	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland	1966	389	Colby College Middlebury College Bates College
14 (5)	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Nearby: Detroit, Warren, Flint	1960	28304	Michigan State University Grand Valley State University Central Michigan University
15 (1)	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1956	6358	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego
16 (6)	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1953	10749	University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Southern California
17 (11)	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	1947	9522	University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University University of California, San Diego
18 (35)	Barnard College New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1941	318	Wellesley College Smith College Bryn Mawr College
19 (44)	Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI Nearby:	1933	183	Brigham Young University-Idaho Brigham Young University-Provo Utah Valley University
20 (4)	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX Nearby: Laredo	1932	1119	Laredo Community College Texas A & M University-Kingsville University of Texas at San Antonio
20 (69)	Texas A & M University-Galveston Galveston, TX	1932	212	4.0,96.0 4% Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi 1.7,98.3 2% Maine Maritime Academy 1.6,98.4 2% Texas A & M University-Kingsville
22	United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT Nearby: Hartford, West Hartford, Willimantic	1922	154	United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Naval Academy United States Military Academy
23 (4)	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1915	2252	Northwestern University Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania
24 (3)	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Nearby: South Bend, Elkhart, Mishakawa	1909	2787	Vanderbilt University Northwestern University Duke University
24	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	1909	487	Smith College Barnard College Bryn Mawr College

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