Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2016

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Rank (rank change vs 2015)		Score (Elo points)	Matchups (Student decisions)	Peer Colleges
1 (—)	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1984	83	Parsons School of Design FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles LIM College
2	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX Nearby: Laredo	1975	138	Laredo Community College Texas A & M University-Kingsville University of Texas at San Antonio
3 (24)	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT Nearby: Cedar City	1813	80	Dixie State College of Utah Utah State University Utah Valley University
4 (126)	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport	1788	71	Fairfield University Providence College Quinnipiac University
4 (77)	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Nearby: Kearney	1788	56	University of Nebraska, Omaha Wayne State College University of Nebraska, Lincoln
6 (189)	Simmons College Boston, MA Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester	1773	59	Emmanuel College Mount Holyoke College Lesley University
7 (4)	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA Nearby: San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles	1770	2549	University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Davis San Diego State University
8 (15)	Truman State University Kirksville, MO Nearby: Kirksville	1760	142	Missouri State University University of Central Missouri Northwest Missouri State University
9	Carroll University Waukesha, WI Nearby: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	1753	105	Carroll College Concordia University - Wisconsin Carthage College
10 (19)	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland	1739	743	Loyola Marymount University University of San Diego University of San Francisco
11 (103)	Villanova University Villanova, PA Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland	1730	471	Lehigh University Boston College Bucknell University
12 (123)	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS Nearby: Hays	1727	66	Emporia State University Wichita State University Pittsburg State University
13 (85)	Columbia College-Chicago Chicago, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1716	482	Columbia College School of the Art Institute of Chicago DePaul University
14 (5)	Chapman University Orange, CA Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside	1702	930	Loyola Marymount University University of San Diego Pepperdine University
15 (201)	University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC Nearby: Wilmington	1701	140	East Carolina University Appalachian State University University of North Carolina at Charlotte
16	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Nearby: London	1695	108	Union College Lindsey Wilson College Somerset Community College
17 (10)	Concordia University - Texas Austin, TX Nearby: Austin, Round Rock	1692	54	Saint Edward's University Southwestern University Texas Lutheran University
18 (64)	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	1687	221	16.1,83.9 17% Georgia State University 15.2,84.8 16% Georgia Southern University 10.0,90.0 10% University of Georgia
19	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX Nearby: San Angelo	1686	61	Tarleton State University Stephen F Austin State University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
20 (15)	Purdue University-Calumet Campus Hammond, IN Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1676	323	Indiana University - Northwest Purdue University-North Central Campus Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest
21	McKendree University Lebanon, IL Nearby: St. Louis, St. Charles, Farmington	1670	64	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Lindenwood University Illinois College
22	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville	1669	60	Valdosta State University Savannah State University Georgia Southern University
23 (7)	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK Nearby: Tulsa, Bartlesville	1668	63	University of Tulsa Oklahoma Baptist University Tulsa Community College
24 (24)	Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL Nearby: Chicago, Naperville, Michigan City	1665	294	Dominican University North Central College North Park University
25 (106)	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	1656	388	Seattle University University of Portland Western Washington University

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