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The Best Colleges in Ranked for 2018

These are the best four year colleges in as ranked by CollegeSimply. This ranking is a subset of our national ranking of the best colleges in America. Our ranking methodology is purely statistical and not subjective in nature. Measuring factors include but are not limited to: student body intellect as indicated by admission scores, graduation rate and admission selectivity. In order to be considered for the ranking, a school must offer four year undergraduate degrees, selectively admit students and be a non-profit institution. Leading our 2018 ranking as the best college in is Columbia University in the City of New York.

List of The Best Colleges & Universities in

Rank	College	National Academic Rank1	National Selectivity Rank2	National Graduation Rank3
1	Columbia University in the City of New York	8	6	24
2	Cornell University	28	29	25
3	Vassar College	39	74	45
4	Colgate University	55	86	34
5	Hamilton College	48	71	60
6	New York University	49	101	82
7	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	50	209	102
8	Skidmore College	153	87	103
9	SUNY at Binghamton	91	175	191
10	Fordham University	114	224	173
11	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	79	463	7
12	Yeshiva University	116	326	104
13	Stony Brook University	115	176	370
14	Sarah Lawrence College	90	343	298
15	Syracuse University	198	345	148
16	Hobart William Smith Colleges	125	491	217
17	Rochester Institute of Technology	152	411	444
18	University at Buffalo	230	519	277
19	SUNY at Geneseo	178	748	133
20	State University of New York at New Paltz	400	198	319
21	Pratt Institute Main	197	492	502
22	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	247	393	397
23	Clarkson University	214	779	261
24	The New School	215	544	523
25	The King?s College	235	184	849
26	Le Moyne College	364	697	262
27	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	80	746	731
28	Hofstra University	246	606	608
29	SUNY at Purchase College	469	210	671
30	Manhattan College	365	873	263
31	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	275	805	338
32	SUNY College at Oneonta	534	367	372
33	SUNY at Albany	497	392	445
34	SUNY College at Oswego	468	413	643
35	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	366	325	580
36	Adelphi University	363	837	396
37	St John's University New York	467	626	611
38	SUNY College at Cortland	601	344	371
39	SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome	154	660	979
40	Houghton College	277	1,122	339
41	Saint John Fisher College	569	699	245
42	Saint Bonaventure University	533	731	476
43	SUNY at Fredonia	691	607	478
44	Canisius College	438	1,089	368
45	SUNY College at Brockport	690	412	398
46	SUNY Maritime College	367	495	981
47	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	151	95	474
48	New York School of Interior Design	840	116	83
49	Alfred University	600	625	551
50	Roberts Wesleyan College	532	698	420

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Ranking Methodology

Overall Rank is calculated based on the following school characteristics.

¹National Academic Rank is calculated using standardized test admission data as well as GPA data for admitted freshman.
²National Selectivity Rank is based on admission selectivity for incoming students starting the 2016-2017 academic year.
³National Graduation Rank is based on the percentage of students graduating with bachelor's degrees within six years.