Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2018
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
All Colleges | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Masters Colleges
Rank(rank change vs 2017) |
College |
Score(Elo points) |
Matchups(Student decisions) |
Peer Colleges |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ( 14)
|
|
Williams College
Williamstown, MA Nearby: Pittsfield |
2161 | 355 | |
| 2 (—) |
|
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO Nearby: Colorado Springs |
2116 | 421 | |
| 3 |
|
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside |
2107 | 152 | |
4 ( 1)
|
|
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport |
2104 | 398 | |
|
5 (1)
|
|
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland |
2095 | 286 | |
| 5 |
|
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport |
2095 | 61 | United States Coast Guard Academy |
|
7 (3)
|
|
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia |
2069 | 334 | United States Air Force Academy |
|
8 (7)
|
|
Pomona College
Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside |
2043 | 463 | |
| 9 |
|
Texas A & M University-Galveston
Galveston, TX |
1989 | 85 | |
|
10 (8)
|
|
Smith College
Northampton, MA |
1968 | 326 | |
|
11 (6)
|
|
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT Nearby: Hartford, West Hartford, Willimantic |
1962 | 95 | |
| 12 |
|
Evangel University
Springfield, MO |
1939 | 76 | |
|
13 (4)
|
|
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside |
1905 | 118 | |
|
14 (7)
|
|
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland |
1902 | 280 | |
|
15 (44)
|
|
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA Nearby: Not applicable |
1892 | 285 | |
|
16 (11)
|
|
Barnard College
New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport |
1879 | 238 | |
|
17 (58)
|
|
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA Nearby: Richmond |
1852 | 514 | |
|
18 (8)
|
|
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside |
1847 | 265 | |
|
19 (2)
|
|
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO Nearby: Colorado Springs |
1840 | 227 | |
|
19 (11)
|
|
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester |
1840 | 346 | |
| 21 |
|
Scripps College
Claremont, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside |
1839 | 172 | |
| 22 |
|
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA Nearby: Altoona |
1826 | 77 | |
|
23 (2)
|
|
Amherst College
Amherst, MA |
1816 | 326 | |
| 24 |
|
California Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland |
1812 | 68 | |
|
25 (1)
|
|
Kendall College
Evanston, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City |
1802 | 78 | |