Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2021

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Rank (rank change vs 2020)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
76 (23)	Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN	1681	18579	Ball State University Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis Purdue University-Main Campus
77 (36)	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Nearby: Greensboro, , Winston, Salem, , High Point	1680	676	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Davidson College Emory University
78 (22)	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX Nearby: Dallas, Fort Worth	1678	1455	Texas Christian University University of Texas at Dallas Baylor University
79 (11)	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Nearby: Lansing, East Lansing, Owosso	1674	31907	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Grand Valley State University Central Michigan University
80 (19)	Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1671	2802	Illinois State University Southern Illinois University Carbondale Western Illinois University
81 (122)	Spalding University Louisville, KY Nearby: Louisville, Jefferson County, , Elizabethtown, Scottsburg	1670	316	Bellarmine University Jefferson Community and Technical College Brescia University
82 (33)	University of North Texas Denton, TX Nearby: Dallas, Fort Worth	1665	1967	Texas Tech University University of Texas at Arlington Texas State University-San Marcos
83 (14)	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	1661	14063	Grand Valley State University Western Michigan University Eastern Michigan University
84 (38)	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1660	1738	Alabama A & M University Howard University Tennessee State University
85 (60)	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Nearby: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Clearfield	1657	1795	Utah State University Utah Valley University Salt Lake Community College
86 (31)	University of Delaware Newark, DE Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	1656	1417	Delaware State University Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington Salisbury University
86 (41)	George Washington University Washington, DC Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1656	1846	American University Georgetown University Boston University
88 (89)	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Nearby: South Bend, Elkhart, Mishakawa	1654	134	Southern Adventist University Southwestern Adventist University Walla Walla University
89 (68)	American University Washington, DC Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1648	1485	George Washington University Georgetown University Fordham University
90 (71)	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Nearby: Raleigh, Durham, Cary	1645	1524	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte East Carolina University
91 (8)	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Nearby: Richmond	1638	5389	James Madison University Old Dominion University George Mason University
92 (44)	University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	1637	3998	University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Davis University of California, Riverside
93 (67)	Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Nearby: Baton Rouge	1634	1395	University of Mississippi The University of Alabama Auburn University
94 (17)	San Diego State University San Diego, CA Nearby: San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos	1632	4722	California State University, Long Beach University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, San Diego
94 (14)	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	1632	3398	University of Florida University of Central Florida University of South Florida
96 (18)	University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1631	5915	University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Barbara
97 (6)	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Nearby: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	1629	13970	University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Minnesota - Duluth Minnesota State University, Mankato
98 (6)	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK Nearby: Oklahoma City, Shawnee	1628	1876	Oklahoma State University University of Arkansas University of Central Oklahoma
99 (99)	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1627	565	Lafayette College Bucknell University Villanova University
100 (18)	University of Rochester Rochester, NY Nearby: Rochester, Batavia, Seneca Falls	1623	880	Case Western Reserve University Tufts University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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