Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2015

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Rank (rank change vs 2014)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (—)	Stanford University Stanford, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2419	927	Yale University Harvard University Princeton University
2 (—)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2370	456	Princeton University Stanford University Cornell University
3 (—)	Harvard University Cambridge, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2363	1023	Yale University Stanford University Princeton University
4 (2)	Yale University New Haven, CT Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2307	781	Princeton University Harvard University Stanford University
5 (1)	Princeton University Princeton, NJ Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2306	654	Yale University Stanford University Cornell University
6 (1)	Caltech Pasadena, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2255	174	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvey Mudd College Carnegie Mellon University
7 (3)	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	2227	839	Columbia University in the City of New York Cornell University Princeton University
8 (3)	Duke University Durham, NC Nearby: Raleigh, Durham, Cary	2138	832	University of Pennsylvania Princeton University Brown University
9 (3)	University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	2128	987	Northwestern University Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania
9 (2)	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	2128	583	Brown University University of Pennsylvania Princeton University
11 (3)	Brown University Providence, RI Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2110	751	Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University University of Pennsylvania
12 (5)	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Nearby: Claremont	2107	450	Brown University Columbia University in the City of New York Princeton University
13 (1)	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	2081	2783	University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University University of California, San Diego
14 (11)	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	2045	545	University of Pennsylvania Brown University Duke University
15 (4)	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2043	2635	University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Southern California
16 (6)	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	2027	1952	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego
17 (3)	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Nearby: St. Louis, St. Charles, Farmington	2017	791	Northwestern University Vanderbilt University Johns Hopkins University
18 (5)	Tufts University Medford, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	2005	426	Boston College Amherst College Northeastern University
19 (4)	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Nearby: South Bend, Elkhart, Mishakawa	1991	930	Vanderbilt University Northwestern University Duke University
20 (4)	Northwestern University Evanston, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1987	1123	University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Duke University
21 (—)	Cornell University Ithaca, NY Nearby: Ithaca, Cortland	1971	1149	University of Pennsylvania Princeton University Brown University
21 (5)	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Nearby: Nashville, Davidson, , Murfreesboro, , Columbia	1971	751	Duke University Washington University in St. Louis Northwestern University
23 (5)	Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT Nearby: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Clearfield	1969	181	Brigham Young University-Idaho Utah State University Utah Valley University
24 (4)	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Nearby: Detroit, Warren, Flint	1952	6316	Michigan State University Grand Valley State University Harvard University
25 (16)	Georgetown University Washington, DC Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia	1950	561	Dartmouth College Boston College Brown University

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