Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2012

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Rank		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
51	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA Nearby: San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles	1826	364	University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Davis San Diego State University
52	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Milwaukee, WI Nearby: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	1825	36	Minneapolis College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Kansas City Art Institute
53	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD Nearby: Sioux Falls	1815	40	University of Sioux Falls University of South Dakota South Dakota State University
54	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1814	296	Florida State University University of Central Florida University of South Florida
55	St Olaf College Northfield, MN Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	1811	245	Gustavus Adolphus College Carleton College Macalester College
56	Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design Detroit, MI	1808	41	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
57	University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI	1804	1820	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
58	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Nearby: Champaign, Urbana	1802	1070	University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois State University Purdue University-Main Campus
59	New York University New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1794	516	Columbia University in the City of New York University of Southern California Boston University
59	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Nearby: Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford	1794	251	James Madison University University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University
59	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1794	118	Loyola Marymount University University of San Diego Chapman University
62	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1793	39	University of Illinois at Chicago Milwaukee School of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
63	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Nearby: Cleveland, Akron, Elyria	1789	69	Kenyon College Grinnell College Vassar College
64	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1784	197	University of Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University
65	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA Nearby: Pittsburgh, New Castle	1781	43	University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus Robert Morris College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
66	University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1778	36	Towson University University of Maryland, College Park Salisbury University
67	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Nearby: Buffalo, Niagara, Cattaraugus	1777	48	SUNY at Binghamton SUNY at Albany SUNY College at Buffalo
68	Emory University Atlanta, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1776	183	Vanderbilt University Washington University in St. Louis Rice University
69	Reed College Portland, OR	1766	55	Lewis & Clark College Whitman College Vassar College
70	Kenyon College Gambier, OH Nearby: Columbus, Marion, Chillicothe	1765	38	Oberlin College Denison University Grinnell College
71	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	1754	347	Boston University Georgetown University Northeastern University
72	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Nearby: Dallas, Fort Worth	1749	126	Baylor University Southern Methodist University Texas Tech University
73	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Nearby: Greensboro, , Winston, Salem, , High Point	1748	174	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Davidson College Emory University
73	George Washington University Washington, DC Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1748	218	American University Georgetown University Boston University
75	Penn State University University Park, PA	1747	337	University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus Ohio State University-Main Campus

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