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Best Colleges for Academics

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Top 10 Private Colleges for Academics

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

1682

95.2% win

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

1661

81.8% win

Brown University

Providence, RI

1658

90.0% win

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

1643

100.0% win

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

1641

78.6% win

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

1617

81.0% win

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

1608

72.7% win

Yale University

New Haven, CT

1607

85.7% win

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

1606

78.9% win

#10

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

1604

67.7% win

Full Rankings

Rank	College	Type	ELO	Matches	Win Rate
1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	Private	1682	21	95.2%
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Private	1661	22	81.8%
3	Brown University Providence, RI	Private	1658	20	90.0%
4	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Private	1643	13	100.0%
5	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	Private	1641	28	78.6%
6	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	Private	1617	21	81.0%
7	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	1608	22	72.7%
8	Yale University New Haven, CT	Private	1607	14	85.7%
9	Williams College Williamstown, MA	Private	1606	19	78.9%
10	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	1604	31	67.7%
11	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	Private	1604	13	84.6%
12	Pomona College Claremont, CA	Private	1600	18	77.8%
13	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Private	1597	11	81.8%
14	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	Private	1592	10	90.0%
15	Duke University Durham, NC	Private	1578	8	87.5%
16	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	Private	1575	5	100.0%
17	Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA	Private	1573	5	100.0%
18	Davidson College Davidson, NC	Private	1572	33	63.6%
19	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Private	1566	25	64.0%
20	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Private	1565	15	73.3%
21	Columbia University New York, NY	Private	1564	12	75.0%
22	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	Private	1558	13	69.2%
23	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Private	1558	15	66.7%
24	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	Private	1554	6	83.3%
25	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	Private	1554	11	72.7%
26	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	Private	1550	8	75.0%
27	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Private	1550	26	61.5%
28	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	Private	1546	10	70.0%
29	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	1545	3	100.0%
30	Denison University Granville, OH	Private	1545	5	80.0%
31	Haverford College Haverford, PA	Private	1544	16	62.5%
32	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	Private	1540	17	58.8%
33	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	Private	1538	5	80.0%
34	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	Private	1534	25	60.0%
35	New York University New York, NY	Private	1532	11	63.6%
36	Macalester College St. Paul, MN	Private	1531	2	100.0%
37	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Private	1530	10	70.0%
38	Barnard College New York, NY	Private	1529	4	75.0%
39	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	Private	1528	14	57.1%
40	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	Private	1527	8	62.5%
41	Rice University Houston, TX	Private	1526	20	60.0%
42	Amherst College Amherst, MA	Private	1517	23	56.5%
43	Smith College Northampton, MA	Private	1517	18	55.6%
44	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	Private	1517	3	66.7%
45	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	Private	1517	3	66.7%
46	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	Private	1516	3	66.7%
47	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	1515	9	55.6%
48	Scripps College Claremont, CA	Private	1515	9	55.6%
49	American University Washington, D.C.	Private	1514	9	55.6%
50	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	Private	1513	23	52.2%
51	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	Private	1513	12	58.3%
52	Colby College Waterville, ME	Private	1513	9	55.6%
53	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	Private	1504	14	50.0%
54	Howard University Washington, D.C.	Private	1503	8	50.0%
55	Carleton College Northfield, MN	Private	1502	18	50.0%
56	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	Private	1500	2	50.0%
57	Georgetown University Washington, D.C.	Private	1500	18	50.0%
58	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Private	1497	16	50.0%
59	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	Private	1496	8	50.0%
60	Centre College Danville, KY	Private	1495	8	50.0%
61	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Private	1492	13	46.2%
62	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	1491	5	40.0%
63	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	Private	1490	21	47.6%
64	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	Private	1489	17	47.1%
65	DePaul University Chicago, IL	Private	1488	5	40.0%
66	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	Private	1488	18	50.0%
67	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	Private	1487	15	46.7%
68	Fordham University Bronx, NY	Private	1487	5	40.0%
69	Union College Schenectady, NY	Private	1485	1	0.0%
70	Lafayette College Easton, PA	Private	1476	8	37.5%
71	Baylor University Waco, TX	Private	1474	4	25.0%
72	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	Private	1468	2	0.0%
73	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	1467	9	33.3%
74	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	1466	12	33.3%
75	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	Private	1464	17	41.2%
76	Villanova University Villanova, PA	Private	1461	18	38.9%
77	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	Private	1460	5	20.0%
78	Trinity College Hartford, CT	Private	1458	5	20.0%
79	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	Private	1456	3	0.0%
80	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Private	1455	10	30.0%
81	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	Private	1454	21	38.1%
82	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	1453	5	20.0%
83	Boston University Boston, MA	Private	1452	12	33.3%
84	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Private	1448	16	37.5%
85	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	Private	1443	16	37.5%
86	Northeastern University Boston, MA	Private	1441	12	33.3%
87	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	Private	1441	8	25.0%
88	Reed College Portland, OR	Private	1427	7	14.3%
89	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	Private	1425	5	0.0%
90	University of Denver Denver, CO	Private	1425	5	0.0%
91	Tufts University Medford, MA	Private	1405	28	28.6%
92	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	Private	1398	16	18.8%
93	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Private	1398	20	20.0%
94	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	Private	1388	17	17.6%
95	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	1354	21	14.3%
96	Bates College Lewiston, ME	Private	1340	16	0.0%

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