Since 2005, the Washington Monthly has ranked colleges based on what they do for the country. It’s our answer to U.S News & World Report, which relies on crude and easily manipulated measures of wealth, exclusivity, and prestige. We rank liberal arts colleges—four-year institutions that award almost exclusively bachelor’s degrees and that focus on arts and sciences rather than professional programs—based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research, and promoting public service.

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*CorrectionThe Washington Monthly mistakenly omitted Florida International Universitys Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, and it mistakenly assigned Florida Institute of Technology a Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. With the correct assignments, Florida International University ranks 56 instead of 75, and Florida Institute of Technology ranks 326 instead of 305The Monthly apologizes for these errors.

Rank Name 8-year graduation rate Number of Pell graduates Percent of grads above 150% of poverty line Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later Predicted principal remaining Social mobility rank Research rank Service rank
1 Stanford University (CA) 96% 234 87% 1021 48% 57% 2 2 177
2 MA Institute of Technology (MA) 94% 174 91% 5069 46% 52% 4 1 326
3 Duke University (NC) 96% 217 87% 850 55% 53% 10 13 17
4 University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)* 86% 719 89% 10364 59% 70% 15 17 6
5 Harvard University (MA) 98% 261 85% 2012 81% 68% 38 3 90
6 University of Pennsylvania (PA) 96% 331 88% 8304 52% 61% 12 8 65
7 Johns Hopkins University (MD) 93% 176 89% 10918 59% 53% 52 6 8
8 University of IL-Urbana-Champaign (IL)* 86% 1211 89% 10212 60% 69% 1 22 101
9 University of NC-Chapel Hill (NC)* 90% 708 85% 7170 65% 68% 16 20 10
10 University of California-Berkeley (CA)* 93% 979 83% 9893 57% 58% 27 5 86
11 University of Washington-Seattle (WA)* 83% 1081 85% 7899 65% 68% 28 14 23
12 University of California-San Diego (CA)* 89% 1293 82% 10295 59% 64% 11 10 216
13 University of Notre Dame (IN) 96% 211 89% 13661 46% 57% 13 54 13
14 University of California-Davis (CA)* 87% 1587 82% 11215 58% 74% 3 28 207
15 Cornell University (NY) 95% 462 85% 10730 48% 57% 21 12 129
16 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (MI)* 92% 783 86% 6318 62% 61% 24 11 154
17 Princeton University (NJ) 98% 160 83% 3368 54% 59% 19 7 260
18 Yale University (CT) 97% 156 84% 3684 58% 58% 18 9 230
19 University of Florida (FL)* 87% 1638 85% 4995 82% 76% 6 29 172
20 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN)* 79% 855 88% 9710 69% 73% 44 23 22
21 Texas A&M University-College Station (TX)* 82% 1517 89% 14204 63% 76% 8 32 164
22 University of California-Los Angeles (CA)* 93% 1562 78% 9776 64% 64% 37 15 109
23 VA Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (VA)* 85% 628 91% 15011 60% 68% 22 53 16
24 Northwestern University (IL) 94% 279 87% 7731 55% 58% 14 21 227
25 University of Chicago (IL) 93% 171 83% 4947 52% 55% 56 18 54
26 Purdue University-Main (IN)* 72% 900 91% 6731 68% 72% 42 27 93
27 Iowa State University (IA)* 72% 750 91% 11526 68% 76% 43 61 19
28 University of Virginia (VA)* 94% 374 86% 11349 56% 61% 41 50 40
29 North Carolina State Univ. (NC)* 78% 656 88% 10472 67% 71% 48 44 59
30 Vanderbilt University (TN) 92% 197 87% 6350 61% 61% 32 31 167
31 Rutgers University-Newark (NJ)* 71% 339 86% 10949 78% 95% 5 151 173
32 Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NJ)* 81% 1416 86% 15032 78% 67% 62 51 20
33 Washington University in St. Louis (MO) 93% 84 84% 7846 53% 60% 51 24 171
34 California Institute of Technology (CA) 93% 23 85% 5770 45% 40% 40 4 389
35 College of William and Mary (VA)* 92% 130 84% 6801 60% 64% 46 88 18
36 Tufts University (MA) 93% 133 84% 11047 58% 58% 77 65 11
37 National Louis University (IL) 58% 5 82% 14649 106% 120% 9 317 87
38 Georgetown University (DC) 94% 205 86% 10644 57% 64% 35 106 32
39 Michigan State University (MI)* 80% 1228 89% 11981 76% 81% 34 49 130
40 University of Texas-Austin (TX)* 80% 1468 86% 13125 69% 65% 91 25 35
41 Ohio State University-Main (OH)* 79% 1060 88% 11532 81% 73% 78 26 70
42 Brown University (RI) 96% 240 82% 8612 55% 60% 66 38 75
43 Columbia Univ. in the City of NY (NY) 92% 203 83% 6888 70% 64% 65 16 264
44 University of California-Irvine (CA)* 88% 2000 80% 10523 66% 67% 7 43 357
45 University of Rochester (NY) 88% 225 86% 18337 61% 67% 72 30 107
46 University of Missouri-Columbia (MO)* 68% 777 90% 13726 74% 79% 117 87 2
47 Dartmouth College (NH) 96% 134 84% 9376 54% 57% 33 34 271
48 Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)* 78% 984 88% 7828 74% 76% 49 63 88
49 University of CA-Santa Barbara (CA)* 85% 1370 82% 11808 70% 73% 23 52 223
50 Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 90% 171 89% 14895 44% 48% 64 35 153
51 George Washington University (DC) 83% 236 88% 18698 66% 70% 108 86 3
52 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main (GA)* 87% 346 92% 11249 56% 58% 39 19 348
53 University of California-Riverside (CA)* 77% 1675 78% 9374 78% 74% 29 57 218
54 CA State University-Fresno (CA)* 69% 973 82% 4760 89% 99% 50 326 24
55 Arizona State University (AZ)* 64% 1162 84% 8968 91% 82% 125 59 5
56 University of Delaware (DE)* 80% 381 90% 12333 64% 72% 74 95 42
57 Illinois State University (IL)* 73% 508 91% 16171 69% 83% 54 228 31
58 Towson University (MD)* 73% 395 88% 12777 77% 91% 36 277 64
59 SUNY Albany (NY)* 68% 592 86% 14972 82% 86% 73 130 28
60 Michigan Technological University (MI)* 68% 179 93% 10513 61% 67% 63 58 147
61 Colorado School of Mines (CO)* 76% 105 94% 19090 43% 61% 31 91 209
62 Boston College (MA) 92% 275 87% 12461 59% 60% 47 136 95
63 Lehigh University (PA) 88% 150 94% 15320 46% 60% 17 99 277
64 Florida State University (FL)* 80% 1297 84% 8781 91% 82% 59 72 137
65 University of MD-College Park (MD)* 82% 455 87% 12339 68% 67% 90 41 127
66 Northeastern University (MA) 86% 329 91% 14444 63% 59% 75 77 94
67 University of Illinois-Chicago (IL)* 67% 957 85% 11670 79% 88% 25 76 289
68 University of MA-Amherst (MA)* 77% 773 88% 14657 68% 70% 79 73 81
69 Emory University (GA) 91% 225 80% 13249 64% 62% 127 33 50
70 University of Central Florida (FL)* 72% 1319 83% 10653 94% 93% 58 113 120
71 University of South Florida-Main (FL)* 73% 1075 83% 7531 101% 90% 76 64 163
72 University of Iowa (IA)* 71% 509 89% 13498 73% 78% 106 60 49
73 Rice University (TX) 92% 145 84% 7552 51% 53% 60 45 299
74 Rutgers University-Camden (NJ)* 68% 121 86% 9917 78% 94% 26 246 191
75 Florida International University (FL)* 64% 1334 80% 8247 104% 110% 30 124 248
76 Wake Forest University (NC) 88% 109 85% 11325 62% 64% 97 92 43
77 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (NE)* 68% 560 89% 14529 69% 78% 103 75 60
78 East Carolina University (NC)* 65% 806 89% 12837 86% 93% 70 224 66
79 Clarkson University (NY) 74% 166 95% 22371 56% 64% 45 140 198
80 University of California-Santa Cruz (CA)* 81% 1176 78% 12333 63% 70% 67 62 251
81 MO Univ. of Science & Technology (MO)* 68% 159 94% 11819 61% 70% 20 129 317
82 Villanova University (PA) 90% 198 93% 25605 54% 60% 61 166 122
83 University of Connecticut (CT)* 82% 483 89% 14631 67% 69% 81 67 174
84 Washington State University (WA)* 67% 699 87% 11601 73% 85% 82 84 142
85 SUNY Coll. of Envir. Science & Forestry (NY)* 76% 48 87% 14976 64% 70% 83 157 72
86 Utah State University (UT)* 56% 401 73% 11816 79% 95% 109 115 30
87 Marquette University (WI) 79% 258 92% 21625 62% 70% 89 173 61
88 University of Arizona (AZ)* 62% 1159 85% 12066 81% 86% 93 47 224
89 Boston University (MA) 86% 493 86% 19485 65% 65% 110 55 104
90 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh (PA)* 81% 438 88% 23208 71% 67% 182 36 33
91 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) 83% 171 93% 24099 47% 57% 53 66 341
92 University of Vermont (VT)* 76% 333 84% 14200 60% 72% 111 102 48
93 University of Georgia (GA)* 84% 910 85% 11458 81% 72% 98 68 176
94 Syracuse University (NY) 82% 688 88% 21931 70% 73% 100 126 89
95 University of Southern California (CA) 92% 366 82% 17118 61% 61% 115 42 232
96 University of NC-Greensboro (NC)* 58% 615 83% 10154 94% 104% 71 188 199
97 Colorado State University (CO)* 69% 628 86% 13734 72% 81% 104 78 179
98 Stony Brook University (NY)* 73% 679 84% 11854 75% 70% 80 74 282
99 SUNY Binghamton (NY)* 82% 503 86% 14422 66% 65% 68 133 259
100 Clemson University (SC)* 81% 366 91% 15475 69% 69% 114 93 96
101 Penn State-University Park (PA)* 80% 1292 90% 23381 77% 74% 160 37 135
102 Illinois Institute of Technology (IL) 74% 97 89% 18682 63% 72% 86 103 233
103 Univ. of California-Merced (CA)* 69% 608 79% 11362 74% 89% 55 139 314
104 Simmons College (MA) 78% 80 90% 23965 71% 79% 112 274 38
105 Florida Atlantic University (FL)* 62% 655 81% 7710 102% 102% 96 168 134
106 University of Tennessee (TN)* 69% 791 87% 15011 84% 78% 138 69 105
107 George Mason University (VA)* 73% 480 86% 17198 77% 81% 95 131 193
108 University of Texas-Arlington (TX)* 56% 578 88% 11706 98% 100% 84 135 253
109 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) 87% 127 95% 32346 47% 58% 85 94 300
110 University of New Hampshire-Main (NH)* 78% 449 91% 18376 65% 72% 69 143 308
111 Montclair State University (NJ)* 69% 668 84% 15723 87% 93% 92 271 157
112 Mary Baldwin University (VA) 48% 57 84% 15922 104% 112% 167 305 12
113 Brandeis University (MA) 89% 149 81% 17499 59% 63% 132 46 255
114 San Diego State University (CA)* 77% 912 83% 10845 81% 81% 102 174 188
115 Case Western Reserve University (OH) 83% 181 88% 20895 56% 52% 156 40 242
116 Univ. of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (TX)* 51% 939 78% 3387 100% 108% 87 313 234
117 Gonzaga University (WA) 84% 163 89% 26348 61% 64% 134 208 58
118 University of Dayton (OH) 78% 169 91% 25291 61% 69% 143 183 52
119 University of Colorado-Boulder (CO)* 70% 580 84% 15246 69% 74% 173 56 141
120 New York University (NY) 84% 947 82% 29129 67% 67% 224 39 97
121 University at Buffalo (NY)* 72% 757 86% 14125 79% 77% 101 70 338
122 Old Dominion University (VA)* 58% 432 85% 13191 98% 104% 118 197 136
123 University of Mass.-Dartmouth (MA)* 50% 304 89% 15652 79% 90% 141 216 69
124 Duquesne University (PA) 78% 210 92% 24525 65% 71% 120 210 116
125 Drake University (IA) 77% 85 89% 24331 60% 69% 178 194 26
126 Oregon State University (OR)* 64% 588 86% 16792 79% 85% 161 89 132
127 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ)* 74% 218 89% 15318 72% 74% 57 120 383
128 Indiana State University (IN)* 42% 485 90% 10962 95% 101% 169 299 29
129 University of Utah (UT)* 68% 340 83% 12591 85% 84% 221 48 108
130 University of Rhode Island (RI)* 66% 463 89% 15562 77% 79% 148 153 100
131 Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte (NC)* 58% 651 86% 13455 91% 87% 133 175 115
132 Elon University (NC) 83% 103 88% 24971 60% 71% 129 267 113
133 University of San Diego (CA) 80% 157 84% 24614 69% 68% 240 248 4
134 St. John Fisher College (NY) 75% 109 92% 22221 72% 72% 126 288 117
135 North Carolina A&T State Univ. (NC)* 46% 532 84% 9477 119% 127% 151 209 85
136 University of Kansas (KS)* 63% 404 87% 15456 77% 80% 213 90 45
137 Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)* 65% 645 84% 17891 93% 87% 184 118 62
138 University of San Francisco (CA) 75% 238 86% 25720 72% 70% 181 318 27
139 Drexel University (PA) 65% 378 92% 28296 70% 72% 192 105 71
140 St. Catherine University (MN) 58% 93 91% 16955 87% 93% 157 325 55
141 Brigham Young University (UT) 86% 410 69% 10569 67% 85% 88 119 374
142 University of St. Thomas (MN) 76% 181 91% 25888 64% 69% 140 223 119
143 Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston (MA)* 53% 260 85% 12063 91% 95% 130 178 187
144 Bethel University (MN) 73% 107 91% 20122 65% 77% 99 225 290
145 West Virginia University (WV)* 59% 641 86% 10355 84% 81% 223 117 34
146 Ball State University (IN)* 59% 746 89% 11172 83% 85% 119 227 200
147 North Dakota State University-Main (ND)* 56% 250 92% 13054 60% 76% 105 164 306
148 Santa Clara University (CA) 89% 139 89% 22309 59% 58% 113 206 247
149 University of Texas-San Antonio (TX)* 47% 732 84% 11132 98% 94% 162 172 114
150 University of MD-Baltimore County (MD)* 65% 211 84% 14711 80% 76% 176 138 123
151 University of Oregon (OR)* 72% 634 81% 13219 79% 82% 153 109 215
152 Oklahoma State University-Main (OK)* 61% 511 87% 11124 85% 84% 188 134 98
153 Univ. of South Carolina-Columbia (SC)* 70% 591 87% 15466 84% 75% 208 112 79
154 University of Montana (MT)* 44% 191 80% 14105 91% 88% 343 156 1
155 University of the Pacific (CA) 74% 175 87% 22957 68% 61% 139 260 161
156 Southern IL Univ.-Edwardsville (IL)* 53% 274 88% 10888 86% 91% 189 333 41
157 Metropolitan State University (MN)* 58% 14 86% 14537 104% 105% 186 286 51
158 Montana State University (MT)* 53% 306 86% 16523 78% 80% 257 132 14
159 University of Kentucky (KY)* 62% 589 88% 14645 84% 82% 211 79 131
160 Auburn University (AL)* 75% 339 89% 20427 79% 77% 191 110 124
161 University of Texas-El Paso (TX)* 50% 681 80% 7583 108% 113% 123 185 262
162 LA State University-Baton Rouge (LA)* 68% 648 85% 12526 83% 82% 194 104 145
163 Clark University (MA) 81% 105 84% 21291 63% 69% 165 146 195
164 Northern Arizona University (AZ)* 59% 631 86% 11591 90% 92% 159 198 182
165 Saint Louis University-Main (MO) 67% 218 89% 21161 75% 76% 244 163 25
166 University of Maine (ME)* 58% 339 88% 14641 80% 81% 185 148 140
167 Seattle University (WA) 78% 119 89% 28970 67% 68% 228 214 37
168 Sam Houston State University (TX)* 59% 469 86% 11406 97% 99% 144 309 194
169 Georgia State University (GA)* 57% 941 78% 13600 111% 108% 131 125 304
170 Temple University (PA)* 72% 802 84% 19895 84% 79% 179 116 202
171 University of Northern Colorado (CO)* 53% 329 86% 14201 82% 90% 217 212 67
172 Kansas State University (KS)* 60% 431 88% 15454 74% 80% 197 108 156
173 Edgewood College (WI) 63% 67 90% 20606 79% 81% 206 328 57
174 College of St. Scholastica (MN) 70% 76 94% 19931 81% 82% 128 300 266
175 University of Wyoming (WY)* 59% 147 84% 10418 80% 82% 225 145 80
176 University of Denver (CO) 75% 150 85% 21792 75% 69% 232 189 46
177 University of Oklahoma-Norman (OK)* 64% 511 87% 17433 80% 80% 199 101 181
178 Maryville University of Saint Louis (MO) 58% 66 91% 22042 85% 90% 122 367 276
179 FL Agricultural & Mechanical Univ. (FL)* 50% 512 84% 14088 122% 130% 152 234 229
180 Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) 83% 106 93% 28079 49% 48% 107 121 380
181 D'Youville College 56% 49 92% 15679 94% 92% 136 355 239
182 University of Nevada-Reno (NV)* 57% 427 87% 12573 85% 83% 196 137 158
183 Lincoln Memorial University (TN) 57% 45 90% 14012 97% 93% 135 356 241
184 Wilkes University (PA) 60% 106 92% 23227 73% 79% 198 304 92
185 Miami University-Oxford (OH)* 79% 322 89% 16016 82% 72% 170 203 212
186 Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) 70% 482 88% 25708 63% 69% 121 205 332
187 University of North Florida (FL)* 67% 281 83% 8525 94% 89% 146 266 257
188 Seattle Pacific University (WA) 70% 136 87% 24022 64% 76% 177 176 220
189 University of Texas-Tyler (TX)* 54% 93 86% 9690 92% 95% 124 319 312
190 IN Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis (IN)* 50% 498 87% 7628 99% 93% 200 193 139
191 Thomas Jefferson University (PA) 68% 95 92% 20025 72% 82% 155 159 286
192 American University (DC) 79% 245 85% 25402 70% 70% 259 160 39
193 Univ. of NC-Wilmington (NC)* 73% 298 83% 14881 81% 83% 158 294 226
194 Valparaiso University (IN) 69% 132 89% 17292 73% 76% 149 182 291
195 Clarke University (IA) 63% 36 90% 25417 77% 78% 214 303 110
196 University of Alabama-Birmingham (AL)* 55% 291 84% 15928 105% 98% 266 82 111
197 University of Massachusetts-Lowell (MA)* 57% 259 90% 13412 82% 76% 183 196 219
198 Arizona State-Downtown Phoenix (AZ)* 65% 220 84% 9302 91% 90% 164 379 237
199 University of Nevada-Las Vegas (NV)* 52% 501 82% 9718 99% 92% 239 195 99
200 Creighton University (NE) 77% 116 87% 26164 67% 65% 249 184 73
201 University of Idaho (ID)* 58% 395 83% 12588 89% 89% 215 165 186
202 Ferris State University (MI)* 56% 103 89% 10279 92% 95% 154 368 284
203 University of Nebraska-Omaha (NE)* 50% 224 86% 11405 92% 91% 220 284 148
204 Aurora University (IL) 63% 112 90% 14876 87% 92% 147 374 298
205 University of Louisville (KY)* 53% 389 86% 14125 93% 88% 270 141 74
206 Texas Woman's University (TX)* 54% 219 87% 7680 102% 107% 193 226 217
207 University of North Dakota (ND)* 50% 191 92% 12684 71% 80% 190 171 273
208 University of Hawaii-Manoa (HI)* 61% 309 82% 13043 81% 71% 256 98 183
209 Sage Colleges (NY) 64% 106 87% 18183 89% 89% 174 254 294
210 Western Michigan University (MI)* 60% 495 87% 14948 91% 89% 233 179 168
211 Mercer University (GA) 61% 121 85% 18682 105% 88% 298 201 15
212 Pacific University (OR) 67% 76 85% 24088 72% 70% 275 252 36
213 University of St. Francis (IL) 67% 45 91% 15377 79% 84% 172 366 283
214 Texas State Univ.-San Marcos (TX)* 62% 849 86% 12118 92% 94% 142 186 364
215 Middle Tennessee State University (TN)* 48% 639 84% 10946 101% 98% 222 251 192
216 Daemen College (NY) 59% 89 91% 14051 83% 84% 202 375 201
217 University of Missouri-St. Louis (MO)* 54% 97 85% 8105 104% 101% 238 272 138
218 University of Cincinnati-Main (OH)* 65% 575 89% 18874 88% 79% 236 85 274
219 Central Michigan University (MI)* 60% 603 90% 12729 89% 86% 168 230 323
220 Bellarmine University (KY) 65% 106 90% 21519 75% 76% 180 301 281
221 University of Mary (ND) 57% 48 92% 14128 67% 78% 145 371 342
222 Gannon University (PA) 64% 115 92% 18437 78% 84% 205 324 214
223 Union Institute & University (OH) 70% 2 87% 17837 96% 109% 116 378 379
224 Missouri State Univ.-Springfield (MO)* 57% 410 85% 13883 88% 91% 243 335 125
225 George Fox University (OR) 74% 113 84% 24584 69% 76% 219 295 208
226 Grand Canyon University (AZ) 34% 230 88% 19343 109% 116% 207 386 213
227 Portland State University (OR)* 53% 275 79% 12415 100% 96% 218 199 240
228 Trident University International (CA)° 60% 8 87% 12692 103% 108% 94 390 390
229 Baker University (KS) 63% 33 92% 19505 89% 90% 137 302 367
230 Arizona State. Univ.-Skysong (AZ)* 53% 29 84% 11878 91% 107% 150 390 344
231 Loyola University-Chicago (IL) 73% 414 86% 29577 77% 72% 287 211 44
232 Union University (TN) 65% 86 88% 23843 81% 83% 227 250 205
233 Gallaudet University (DC) 58% 49 69% 12911 85% 100% 292 306 21
234 Texas Tech University (TX)* 62% 588 87% 13786 85% 83% 209 114 330
235 University of the Cumberlands (KY) 62% 95 84% 16766 97% 96% 201 369 249
236 Jackson State University (MS)* 44% 264 82% 14105 129% 136% 226 202 238
237 University of Colorado-Denver (CO)* 50% 167 85% 12979 92% 93% 231 97 303
238 University of Houston (TX)* 56% 791 83% 12848 91% 86% 175 83 382
239 South Dakota State University (SD)* 52% 280 91% 17300 71% 83% 187 200 324
240 Univ. of CO-Colorado Springs (CO)* 50% 163 84% 13637 86% 90% 230 293 196
241 CUNY City College (NY)* 50% 469 80% 2373 100% 96% 163 152 376
242 University of Saint Joseph (CT) 64% 33 92% 23385 88% 91% 210 344 245
243 Azusa Pacific University (CA) 68% 198 82% 22213 80% 82% 250 237 152
244 Howard University (DC) 61% 478 81% 34075 120% 119% 274 128 146
245 Rowan University (NJ)* 74% 267 88% 19670 80% 83% 166 245 360
246 Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga (TN)* 49% 318 85% 11185 97% 87% 283 255 68
247 Ohio University-Main (OH)* 63% 563 89% 19231 93% 86% 245 180 221
248 Tennessee Technological Univ. (TN)* 57% 345 86% 13643 85% 84% 195 249 310
249 University of Memphis (TN)* 48% 439 83% 12114 115% 110% 268 218 151
250 Northern Illinois University (IL)* 59% 484 88% 18341 88% 90% 276 177 121
251 Misericordia University (PA) 70% 71 90% 21058 81% 81% 216 358 269
252 Southern IL University-Carbondale (IL)* 54% 369 86% 14418 95% 90% 290 155 91
253 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)* 48% 448 87% 14490 89% 87% 272 158 160
254 Regis University (CO) 58% 87 90% 21120 88% 88% 229 315 243
255 Indiana University of Penn.-Main (PA)* 56% 504 88% 18810 86% 91% 234 265 250
256 DePaul University (IL) 68% 522 84% 26237 82% 80% 252 269 189
257 University of Mississippi (MS)* 62% 439 85% 11697 98% 84% 303 167 63
258 Loyola Marymount University (CA) 81% 189 83% 31681 70% 69% 300 258 47
259 Adelphi University (NY) 69% 204 86% 25904 82% 80% 279 292 102
260 University of La Verne (CA) 67% 185 83% 22344 100% 92% 260 363 169
261 Texas Christian University (TX) 77% 151 87% 25896 69% 70% 255 268 211
262 University of Texas-Dallas (TX)* 69% 331 83% 11486 84% 67% 171 123 387
263 University of West Georgia (GA)* 45% 438 84% 14670 107% 110% 253 331 204
264 University of South Dakota (SD)* 48% 156 91% 16001 84% 89% 248 282 228
265 Chatham University (PA) 63% 33 85% 18970 90% 83% 295 298 77
266 Oakland University (MI)* 52% 356 86% 8686 95% 89% 247 259 258
267 Carson-Newman College (TN) 50% 88 86% 16218 89% 85% 297 296 82
268 Wingate University (NC) 54% 97 87% 16509 84% 92% 204 342 343
269 Widener University (PA) 57% 118 92% 28959 82% 79% 357 262 9
270 Catholic University of America (DC) 71% 69 87% 27390 72% 68% 301 187 106
271 University of Miami (FL) 82% 270 80% 26451 82% 72% 340 80 103
272 Samford University (AL) 70% 65 86% 24554 68% 74% 280 273 159
273 University of New Mexico-Main (NM)* 51% 538 78% 14182 105% 94% 354 81 53
274 Pepperdine University (CA) 84% 143 83% 29204 70% 68% 251 236 280
275 Georgia Southern University (GA)* 51% 730 86% 14313 101% 94% 235 308 311
276 Valdosta State University (GA)* 42% 318 86% 13261 108% 109% 261 357 235
277 Fordham University (NY) 77% 282 83% 26651 69% 67% 277 144 254
278 Quinnipiac University (CT) 76% 181 92% 34306 67% 70% 242 349 296
279 Bowling Green State Univ. (OH)* 58% 576 88% 16455 94% 84% 315 220 83
280 Arkansas State Univ. (AR)* 48% 284 86% 12163 111% 97% 318 330 56
281 University of Arkansas (AR)* 62% 476 87% 13548 87% 78% 291 107 244
282 University of New England (ME) 63% 90 90% 29404 81% 85% 282 359 170
283 University of Detroit Mercy (MI) 62% 93 89% 16560 87% 87% 237 307 327
284 Husson University (ME) 56% 97 90% 15323 92% 88% 203 382 365
285 Marshall University (WV)* 49% 335 83% 7113 106% 94% 288 275 190
286 Wilmington University (DE) 48% 25 87% 14502 110% 114% 264 381 268
287 Tennessee State University (TN)* 39% 238 86% 10734 124% 130% 289 235 206
288 Eastern Michigan University (MI)* 50% 478 85% 13692 108% 99% 296 290 155
289 Northern Kentucky University (KY)* 45% 241 88% 6742 97% 93% 263 362 279
290 Tulane University (LA) 67% 129 82% 21806 84% 67% 373 96 7
291 Our Lady of the Lake U.-San Antonio (TX) 47% 81 83% 16602 108% 99% 269 340 272
292 Stephen F. Austin State Univ. (TX)* 48% 441 88% 10118 100% 96% 241 346 340
293 University of Southern Mississippi (MS)* 52% 328 82% 13156 112% 106% 306 161 184
294 University of Michigan-Flint (MI)* 47% 96 84% 9428 110% 101% 293 231 197
295 Mississippi State University (MS)* 61% 433 86% 15005 101% 86% 349 127 78
296 Cleveland State University (OH)* 50% 284 84% 14600 106% 98% 314 204 149
297 Morgan State University (MD)* 43% 207 83% 15347 126% 128% 311 207 162
298 Augusta University (GA)* 39% 103 85% 12463 108% 100% 304 291 166
299 University of Central Arkansas (AR)* 45% 307 84% 13705 104% 97% 321 261 118
300 Kennesaw State University (GA)* 48% 557 85% 16065 101% 95% 262 322 318
301 Lindenwood University (MO) 54% 165 87% 15463 102% 90% 267 372 301
302 University of Alabama (AL)* 67% 621 87% 20261 92% 79% 332 154 144
303 Seton Hall University (NJ) 66% 227 89% 22283 87% 75% 273 264 305
304 East Tennessee State University (TN)* 49% 327 81% 11754 100% 92% 326 238 126
305 Florida Institute of Technology (FL) 60% 89 91% 28402 98% 80% 347 142 112
306 University of North Texas (TX)* 61% 701 84% 10245 94% 92% 254 169 373
307 Immaculata University (PA) 68% 43 91% 26428 93% 95% 265 337 337
308 Southern Methodist University (TX) 80% 133 88% 26290 75% 65% 278 181 322
309 Yeshiva University (NY) 73% 82 76% 25133 68% 70% 359 71 178
310 Kent State University-Kent (OH)* 57% 729 85% 15822 101% 89% 294 162 288
311 Western New England University (MA) 60% 120 93% 25919 74% 71% 246 341 358
312 Western Kentucky University (KY)* 47% 366 83% 12173 102% 94% 352 243 76
313 Robert Morris University (PA) 59% 151 91% 22198 82% 81% 258 373 353
314 Baylor University (TX) 73% 423 85% 27985 78% 68% 345 170 128
315 Barry University (FL) 52% 121 82% 17305 114% 109% 319 323 180
316 St. John's University-New York (NY) 60% 664 85% 24143 91% 88% 281 283 313
317 Wayne State University (MI)* 44% 426 82% 11662 112% 97% 356 111 143
318 Cardinal Stritch University (WI) 49% 26 90% 16452 100% 106% 307 347 231
319 Oklahoma City University (OK) 67% 42 83% 21165 80% 78% 284 279 325
320 Wichita State University (KS)* 49% 175 85% 12809 101% 94% 305 242 267
321 William Woods University (MO) 58% 32 88% 21675 81% 84% 309 364 252
322 Gardner-Webb University (NC) 60% 85 85% 19120 98% 93% 299 314 285
323 NM State Univ.-Las Cruces (NM)* 51% 361 75% 7333 106% 95% 363 149 84
324 University of Indianapolis (IN) 53% 150 88% 17065 98% 90% 310 360 256
325 Pace University-New York (NY) 58% 363 85% 26208 87% 84% 330 351 210
326 University of South Alabama (AL)* 42% 282 84% 12778 104% 96% 317 232 275
327 University of Tulsa (OK) 69% 64 87% 18639 71% 69% 308 122 346
328 Texas A&M University-Commerce (TX)* 55% 164 84% 10706 109% 103% 271 311 377
329 Columbia Southern University (AL)° 49% 68 87% 10071 106% 100% 212 385 391
330 Concordia University-Wisconsin (WI) 56% 78 90% 21397 94% 89% 286 365 347
331 Boise State University (ID)* 46% 283 84% 12980 100% 94% 348 219 185
332 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TX)* 46% 226 84% 15884 100% 94% 341 285 203
333 Delaware State University (DE)* 41% 208 82% 12335 124% 123% 329 241 261
334 University of Hawaii-Hilo (HI)* 41% 82 75% 13073 94% 93% 337 297 236
335 Biola University (CA) 71% 194 80% 26881 71% 72% 285 253 369
336 Campbell University (NC) 49% 141 85% 20823 92% 89% 334 329 246
337 University of Missouri-Kansas City (MO)* 51% 157 86% 12893 95% 92% 327 257 278
338 University of Toledo (OH)* 42% 494 89% 14463 95% 92% 335 191 292
339 Harding University (AR) 64% 150 84% 16015 81% 76% 325 244 297
340 Shenandoah University (VA) 65% 55 85% 25346 79% 77% 339 377 222
341 University of Findlay (OH) 56% 96 87% 20741 82% 84% 302 348 333
342 Wright State University (OH)* 43% 290 87% 14398 99% 93% 344 190 263
343 Belmont University (TN) 70% 128 80% 28563 71% 73% 338 343 270
344 Louisiana Tech University (LA)* 49% 184 85% 9251 90% 86% 324 247 319
345 Lipscomb University (TN) 58% 89 84% 22030 78% 76% 362 263 175
346 University of Louisiana-Monroe (LA)* 43% 209 84% 9785 108% 104% 320 321 315
347 University of Louisiana-Lafayette (LA)* 50% 388 84% 10532 99% 92% 322 233 331
348 William Carey University (MS) 61% 46 79% 17229 116% 106% 336 334 295
349 University of the Incarnate Word (TX) 55% 216 83% 21372 106% 98% 316 345 336
350 Lamar University (TX)* 38% 185 87% 11094 110% 107% 313 338 350
351 University of Alabama-Huntsville (AL)* 51% 75 88% 17136 97% 81% 331 221 355
352 Texas Wesleyan University (TX) 49% 29 85% 22914 109% 94% 365 310 165
353 Keiser University (FL) 58% 90 76% 30951 116% 120% 323 388 349
354 Roosevelt University (IL) 52% 74 84% 20988 105% 92% 350 332 287
355 University of Alaska-Fairbanks (AK)* 33% 26 77% 8787 94% 99% 353 150 335
356 Chapman University (CA) 80% 187 82% 33636 77% 65% 346 278 320
357 Trevecca Nazarene University (TN) 54% 41 80% 16573 87% 93% 333 350 351
358 Idaho State University (ID)* 48% 125 81% 15697 104% 99% 351 239 321
359 Washburn University (KS)* 48% 80 86% 12214 101% 96% 342 353 339
360 Benedictine University (IL) 61% 108 86% 22368 93% 77% 328 276 375
361 Lesley University (MA) 61% 47 81% 29410 88% 86% 368 312 225
362 Univ. of MD Eastern Shore (MD)* 40% 171 81% 15465 120% 121% 312 316 386
363 University of Akron-Main (OH)* 41% 399 88% 16220 101% 90% 364 147 329
364 University of Hartford (CT) 60% 154 86% 26973 85% 83% 358 287 362
365 Touro College (NY) 52% 65 74% 19344 101% 105% 355 370 368
366 Palm Bch. Atl. Univ.-W. Palm Bch. (FL) 50% 79 78% 22278 92% 92% 371 320 293
367 Sacred Heart University (CT) 63% 119 90% 36320 80% 74% 366 361 307
368 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TX)* 43% 230 81% 12251 104% 98% 360 327 366
369 Loyola University-New Orleans (LA) 59% 133 73% 18141 90% 85% 378 215 309
370 Texas Southern University (TX)* 27% 177 79% 19682 129% 137% 367 256 372
371 University of New Orleans (LA)* 40% 136 79% 10180 103% 93% 369 213 378
372 CO Technical Univ. (CO)° 24% 117 73% 15914 117% 126% 361 389 385
373 Hofstra University (NY) 62% 210 86% 30483 86% 72% 376 280 328
374 Dallas Baptist University (TX) 59% 55 83% 23863 99% 86% 370 339 371
375 Nova Southeastern University (FL) 47% 116 83% 23290 110% 94% 382 229 265
376 University of Arkansas-Little Rock (AR)* 37% 89 85% 13075 112% 110% 372 240 354
377 Hampton University (VA) 48% 175 81% 27584 118% 117% 386 217 150
378 University of Bridgeport (CT) 45% 107 84% 21341 113% 109% 374 354 345
379 Clark Atlanta University (GA) 40% 213 77% 32931 132% 135% 381 281 316
380 Trinity International University-Illinois (IL) 48% 33 75% 17854 99% 88% 375 270 370
381 Capella University (MN)° 12% 0 86% 14417 114% 123% 380 387 356
382 Spalding University (KY) 44% 23 86% 22078 110% 97% 383 336 302
383 University of Charleston (WV) 44% 29 77% 18152 95% 94% 387 352 133
384 Regent University (VA) 33% 47 71% 16691 110% 113% 377 380 381
385 Mississippi College (MS) 54% 74 84% 15473 106% 84% 384 289 363
386 University of Phoenix-Phoenix (AZ)° 28% 200 76% 14234 119% 107% 379 383 388
387 Andrews University (MI) 51% 55 78% 18357 104% 84% 385 192 359
388 Walden University (MN)° 23% 0 87% 21277 120% 126% 389 100 352
389 Purdue University Global-Davenport (IA)* 27% 0 73% 17032 119% 138% 390 384 334
390 New School (NY) 70% 162 71% 38465 86% 84% 388 222 384
391 Liberty University (VA) 38% 413 75% 26436 104% 102% 391 376 361
Definitions:
Pell/non-Pell graduation gap: graduation rate for Pell students minus the graduation rate for non-Pell students; a positive number indicates that students who receive Pell grants graduate at a higher rate than those who don’t, and vice versa.
* = public
° = for-profit