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The Best Colleges in Ranked for 2019

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 the 2019 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	12	7	24
2	Cornell University	22	26	25
3	Colgate University	46	77	34
4	Vassar College	48	61	45
5	Hamilton College	38	60	60
6	New York University	54	78	82
7	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	29	25	203
8	University of Rochester	55	109	111
9	Skidmore College	120	66	103
10	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	47	197	102
11	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	83	345	7
12	SUNY at Binghamton	84	156	191
13	Fordham University	107	231	173
14	St Lawrence University	162	260	147
15	Syracuse University	184	241	148
16	Stony Brook University	110	180	369
17	Sarah Lawrence College	109	346	297
18	Yeshiva University	96	578	104
19	Rochester Institute of Technology	139	435	443
20	Hobart William Smith Colleges	218	617	217
21	State University of New York at New Paltz	381	208	318
22	New York School of Interior Design	890	100	83
23	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	279	324	396
24	Clarkson University	217	676	260
25	University at Buffalo	380	436	276
26	Pratt Institute Main	307	434	499
27	SUNY at Geneseo	280	854	133
28	The King's College	289	174	846
29	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	108	703	728
30	The New School	252	557	520
31	Hofstra University	251	618	605
32	Le Moyne College	426	619	261
33	SUNY at Albany	379	378	444
34	SUNY College at Oswego	481	379	640
35	Saint John Fisher College	480	644	244
36	SUNY College at Cortland	604	261	370
37	Manhattan College	429	957	262
38	St John's University New York	430	734	608
39	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	351	1,064	337
40	Roberts Wesleyan College	479	760	419
41	Canisius College	378	1,036	367
42	Adelphi University	424	883	395
43	Houghton College	235	1,344	338
44	SUNY College at Brockport	694	347	397
45	SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome	308	559	976
46	Alfred University	559	575	548
47	Saint Bonaventure University	522	819	474
48	SUNY College at Oneonta	649	497	371
49	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	183	85	472
50	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	650	348	577

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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.