Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2022


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Rank


(rank change vs 2021)

College


Score


(Elo points)

Matchups


(Student decisions)

Peer Colleges

1 (2) United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
2214 686

United States Naval Academy

United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

2 (—) United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs
2126 813

United States Naval Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

3 (2) United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia
2094 580

United States Air Force Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

4 (14) United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
2046 180

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

5 University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR
Nearby: Not applicable
2026 51

Unity College

Arkansas Tech University

Hendrix College

6 (28) Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Nearby: Pittsfield
1981 424

Amherst College

Swarthmore College

Bowdoin College

7 (6) Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Nearby: Portland, Lewiston, South Portland
1966 389

Colby College

Middlebury College

Bates College

8 (7) Barnard College
New York, NY
Nearby: New York, Newark, Bridgeport
1941 318

Wellesley College

Smith College

Bryn Mawr College

9 (12) Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, HI
Nearby:
1933 183

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Brigham Young University-Provo

Utah Valley University

10 (19) Texas A & M University-Galveston
Galveston, TX
1932 212

4.2,95.8 5% Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

1.6,98.4 2% Texas A & M University-Kingsville

1.5,98.5 2% Maine Maritime Academy

11 United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT
Nearby: Hartford, West Hartford, Willimantic
1922 154

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Naval Academy

United States Military Academy

12 Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Nearby: Boston, Worcester, Manchester
1909 487

Smith College

Barnard College

Bryn Mawr College

13 California Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA
Nearby: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland
1899 131

Maine Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

SUNY Maritime College

14 (36) Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Nearby: Not applicable
1850 628

Carleton College

Macalester College

Kenyon College

15 (29) Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
1839 319

Smith College

Bryn Mawr College

Wellesley College

16 (64) LaGrange College
LaGrange, GA
Nearby: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Gainesville
1834 116

Reinhardt University

Shorter University

Huntingdon College

17 (10) Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1829 179

Scripps College

Claremont McKenna College

Occidental College

18 (167) Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Nearby: Not applicable
1824 411

Bowdoin College

Colby College

Williams College

19 (53) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN
Nearby: Terre Haute
1807 329

Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley

Saint Mary's College

Franklin College

19 (91) Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Nearby: Columbus, Marion, Chillicothe
1807 473

Oberlin College

Denison University

Grinnell College

21 Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH
Nearby: Mansfield, Bucyrus
1803 100

North Central State College

Ohio State University-Newark Campus

Ohio State University-Marion Campus

22 (15) Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Nearby: Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland
1791 409

Williams College

Amherst College

Haverford College

23 (80) Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Nearby: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside
1787 239

Pitzer College

Claremont McKenna College

Pomona College

24 Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, NC
Nearby: Asheville, Brevard
1775 84

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lees-McRae College

Catawba College

25 Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA
Nearby: Washington, Baltimore, Northern Virginia
1772 57

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

Delaware Valley College

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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