Empirical College Rankings
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Best National Universities
Predominantly research universities, these rankings apply only to undergraduate programs.
Our rankings are purely based on objective graduate earnings data. That way, our criteria is fully transparent.
Data comes from the US Dept. of Education and our independent surveys.
Best Liberal Arts &
Engineering Colleges
Predominantly smaller liberal arts and engineering colleges, these rankings apply only to undergraduate programs.
Rankings By Major
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