Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2017

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Rank (rank change vs 2016)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
26 (81)	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	1953	173	Smith College Bryn Mawr College Wellesley College
27 (73)	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	1938	172	Pratt Institute School of Visual Arts School of the Art Institute of Chicago
28 (7)	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Nearby: Detroit, Warren, Flint	1936	10568	Michigan State University Grand Valley State University Central Michigan University
28 (4)	Rice University Houston, TX Nearby: Houston, Baytown, Huntsville	1936	736	Johns Hopkins University Vanderbilt University Dartmouth College
30 (4)	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1934	3009	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego
31 (7)	Cornell University Ithaca, NY Nearby: Ithaca, Cortland	1932	1699	Princeton University University of Pennsylvania Brown University
32 (14)	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Nearby: Charlottesville	1921	1385	Virginia Tech James Madison University College of William and Mary
33 (25)	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1912	1371	Northwestern University Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania
34 (6)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1911	775	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Duke University
35 (31)	Parsons School of Design New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1903	153	Fashion Institute of Technology Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design
36 (14)	Berea College Berea, KY Nearby: Lexington, Fayette, , Frankfort, , Richmond	1897	194	Morehead State University Eastern Kentucky University Lindsey Wilson College
37 (1)	Northwestern University Evanston, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1880	1584	University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Brown University
38 (1)	University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC	1879	295	14.7,85.3 15% University of Toronto 13.6,86.4 14% McGill University 9.4,90.6 10% University of Waterloo
38 (196)	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	1879	85	Bard College Bennington College Marlboro College
40 (27)	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Nearby: Nashville, Davidson, , Murfreesboro, , Columbia	1876	1072	Duke University Dartmouth College Johns Hopkins University
41 (37)	Duke University Durham, NC Nearby: Raleigh, Durham, Cary	1874	1235	Princeton University Brown University University of Pennsylvania
42 (11)	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Nearby: St. Louis, St. Charles, Farmington	1867	1292	Vanderbilt University Northwestern University Johns Hopkins University
43	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1863	51	Roberts Wesleyan College Grace Bible College Cedarville University
44 (14)	University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Nearby: Austin, Round Rock	1862	1959	Texas A & M University-College Station Baylor University Texas Tech University
45 (19)	University of Georgia Athens, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1861	1384	Georgia State University Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Auburn University
45	North Central University Minneapolis, MN Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	1861	50	Evangel University Northwestern College Southwestern Assemblies of God University
47 (175)	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Milwaukee, WI Nearby: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	1858	154	Minneapolis College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Kansas City Art Institute
48 (28)	McGill University Montreal, QC	1855	357	15.5,84.5 16% University of Toronto 13.6,86.4 14% University of British Columbia 7.8,92.2 8% University of Waterloo
49	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	1852	71	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Kansas City Art Institute Maryland Institute College of Art
50	Quincy University Quincy, IL	1845	57	John Wood Community College Heritage College Culver-Stockton College

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