Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2020

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Rank (rank change vs 2019)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (4)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2222	1259	Princeton University Stanford University Cornell University
2 (6)	Stanford University Stanford, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2047	2127	Yale University Princeton University Harvard University
3 (1)	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Nearby: Detroit, Warren, Flint	2042	20369	Michigan State University Grand Valley State University Central Michigan University
4 (12)	Brown University Providence, RI Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2024	1470	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University University of Pennsylvania
4 (4)	Caltech Pasadena, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2024	383	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Harvey Mudd College
6 (—)	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1985	4723	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego
7 (5)	Northwestern University Evanston, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1974	2412	University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Brown University
8 (3)	Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT Nearby: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Clearfield	1965	954	Brigham Young University-Idaho Utah State University Utah Valley University
9 (3)	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Nearby: Champaign, Urbana	1960	11280	University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois State University Purdue University-Main Campus
10 (9)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1953	1147	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Duke University
11 (4)	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1951	7740	University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Southern California
12 (4)	Princeton University Princeton, NJ Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1946	1293	Yale University Stanford University Cornell University
13 (—)	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	1944	7248	University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University University of California, San Diego
14 (4)	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Nearby: Charlottesville	1929	4127	Virginia Tech James Madison University College of William and Mary
15 (25)	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	1915	1576	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University Cornell University
16 (18)	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Nearby: St. Louis, St. Charles, Farmington	1912	1720	Vanderbilt University Northwestern University Johns Hopkins University
17 (16)	University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Nearby: Dallas, Fort Worth	1909	788	University of North Texas University of Texas at Dallas Texas Tech University
18 (5)	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Nearby: Claremont	1908	877	Brown University Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University
19 (16)	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1904	1124	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Princeton University
20 (60)	University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Nearby: Dallas, Fort Worth	1883	1439	University of North Texas University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Arlington
20 (7)	University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Nearby: San Antonio	1883	1286	Texas State University-San Marcos Texas A & M International University Texas Tech University
20 (19)	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Nearby: South Bend, Elkhart, Mishakawa	1883	2336	Vanderbilt University Northwestern University Duke University
23 (2)	University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI	1879	14840	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
24 (8)	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1862	2837	University of Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University
25 (5)	Tufts University Medford, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	1861	692	Northeastern University Boston College Amherst College

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