Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2018


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Rank


(rank change vs 2017)

College


Score


(Elo points)

Matchups


(Student decisions)

Peer Colleges

325 (146) Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Nearby: Columbus, Marion, Chillicothe
1562 294

Oberlin College

Denison University

Grinnell College

327 (65) Hope College
Holland, MI
Nearby: Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland
1560 1596

Calvin College

Albion College

Alma College

327 (57) School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City
1560 339

School of Visual Arts

Pratt Institute

Rhode Island School of Design

327 (235) Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Nearby: Lancaster
1560 168

Lebanon Valley College

Susquehanna University

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

330 (7) University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud
1559 1860

University of Minnesota - Duluth

Gustavus Adolphus College

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

330 (234) Trine University
Angola, IN
Nearby: Fort Wayne, Huntington, Auburn
1559 887

Manchester College

Purdue University Fort Wayne

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

330 (265) Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design
Detroit, MI
1559 242

13.8,86.2 14% College for Creative Studies

4.2,95.8 5% School of the Art Institute of Chicago

4.2,95.8 5% School of Visual Arts

333 (405) Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud
1558 284

Hamline University

Concordia University - Saint Paul

Gustavus Adolphus College

334 (167) University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1557 3313

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Barbara

334 (83) University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Nearby: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha
1557 2358

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin - Madison

334 (67) Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Nearby: Not applicable
1557 395

Carleton College

Macalester College

Kenyon College

334 (36) Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Nearby: Harrisburg, Carlisle, Lebanon
1557 154

Franklin & Marshall College

Dickinson College

Lafayette College

338 (112) University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
1556 4678

Arizona State University

Northern Arizona University

University of Oregon

339 Defiance College
Defiance, OH
Nearby: Defiance
1555 116

Bluffton University

Heidelberg University

Tiffin University

340 (90) Kent State University
Kent, OH
Nearby: Cleveland, Akron, Elyria
1554 552

University of Akron Main Campus

Ohio University

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

341 (148) University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland
1553 2437

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Davis

University of California, Riverside

342 (60) Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA
Nearby: Richmond
1552 360

Christopher Newport University

Longwood University

Bridgewater College

342 (6) Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
Nearby: Campbellsville
1552 454

Lindsey Wilson College

Georgetown College

University of the Cumberlands

344 (40) University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
1551 2134

University of Iowa

Missouri State University

University of Kansas

344 (109) University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Nearby: Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers
1551 711

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Oklahoma State University

Texas Tech University

346 (31) California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1550 3629

California State University, Long Beach

Cal Poly Pomona

University of California, Irvine

346 (140) University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Nearby: Kansas City, Overland Park, Kansas City
1550 292

Northwest Missouri State University

University of Central Missouri

Missouri State University

346 (279) Northland College
Ashland, WI
Nearby: Not applicable
1550 121

Lawrence University

Ripon College

Lakeland University

349 (1) Auburn University
Auburn University, AL
Nearby: Columbus, Auburn, Opelika
1549 1673

The University of Alabama

University of Georgia

University of Alabama at Birmingham

349 (75) University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Nearby: Wausau, Merrill
1549 1274

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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