Top 10 Private Colleges for Career
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1680
87.5% win
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
1671
84.0% win
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
1655
93.8% win
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
1637
81.8% win
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
1637
80.0% win
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
1620
77.3% win
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
1618
78.3% win
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
1603
69.2% win
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
1602
74.1% win
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
1600
77.8% win
Full Rankings
| Rank | College | Type | ELO | Matches | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1680 | 32 | 87.5% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | 1671 | 25 | 84.0% |
| 3 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 1655 | 16 | 93.8% |
| 4 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | 1637 | 22 | 81.8% |
| 5 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | 1637 | 25 | 80.0% |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Private | 1620 | 22 | 77.3% |
| 7 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | 1618 | 23 | 78.3% |
| 8 | Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO | Private | 1603 | 26 | 69.2% |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private | 1602 | 27 | 74.1% |
| 10 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | 1600 | 18 | 77.8% |
| 11 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | 1600 | 19 | 78.9% |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1590 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 13 | Columbia University New York, NY | Private | 1590 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 14 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | 1581 | 27 | 66.7% |
| 15 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | 1572 | 18 | 72.2% |
| 16 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | 1571 | 19 | 63.2% |
| 17 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 1568 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 18 | Denison University Granville, OH | Private | 1561 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 19 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | 1558 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 20 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | 1557 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 21 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | Private | 1552 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Colby College Waterville, ME | Private | 1548 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | 1546 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 24 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | 1544 | 19 | 63.2% |
| 25 | Scripps College Claremont, CA | Private | 1543 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 26 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private | 1541 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 27 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | Private | 1535 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 28 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | Private | 1533 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | 1533 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 30 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | 1531 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 31 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | 1531 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Centre College Danville, KY | Private | 1530 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 33 | Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Private | 1530 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 34 | Duke University Durham, NC | Private | 1530 | 13 | 53.8% |
| 35 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | Private | 1529 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 36 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | 1519 | 23 | 56.5% |
| 37 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | Private | 1519 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 38 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | 1516 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 39 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | Private | 1514 | 20 | 50.0% |
| 40 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Private | 1514 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 41 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA | Private | 1514 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 42 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private | 1514 | 24 | 54.2% |
| 43 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | 1512 | 39 | 51.3% |
| 44 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | Private | 1507 | 21 | 47.6% |
| 45 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Private | 1504 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 46 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | Private | 1503 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 47 | Georgetown University Washington, D.C. | Private | 1501 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 48 | Baylor University Waco, TX | Private | 1500 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 49 | Union College Schenectady, NY | Private | 1500 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 50 | University of Denver Denver, CO | Private | 1500 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 51 | Reed College Portland, OR | Private | 1499 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 52 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | 1497 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 53 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | 1494 | 18 | 44.4% |
| 54 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Private | 1493 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 55 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private | 1490 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 56 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | 1488 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 57 | Tulane University New Orleans, LA | Private | 1487 | 30 | 46.7% |
| 58 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | Private | 1486 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 59 | Morehouse College Atlanta, GA | Private | 1486 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 60 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | Private | 1484 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA | Private | 1483 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 62 | Barnard College New York, NY | Private | 1483 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | 1482 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 64 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | Private | 1482 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 65 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | 1477 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 66 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | 1474 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 67 | American University Washington, D.C. | Private | 1474 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 68 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private | 1473 | 16 | 37.5% |
| 69 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private | 1473 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 70 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | Private | 1472 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 71 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private | 1471 | 22 | 40.9% |
| 72 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | 1470 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 73 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | Private | 1470 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 74 | Macalester College St. Paul, MN | Private | 1470 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 75 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Private | 1470 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 76 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | 1469 | 18 | 44.4% |
| 77 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | Private | 1469 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Howard University Washington, D.C. | Private | 1465 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 79 | Chapman University Orange, CA | Private | 1462 | 14 | 35.7% |
| 80 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | 1458 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 81 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Private | 1457 | 17 | 41.2% |
| 82 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private | 1448 | 26 | 42.3% |
| 83 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private | 1442 | 16 | 37.5% |
| 84 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | 1433 | 26 | 34.6% |
| 85 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | 1431 | 16 | 25.0% |
| 86 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | 1428 | 13 | 23.1% |
| 87 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | Private | 1426 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 88 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | 1416 | 13 | 23.1% |
| 89 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private | 1415 | 20 | 30.0% |
| 90 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | Private | 1406 | 21 | 28.6% |
| 91 | New York University New York, NY | Private | 1400 | 12 | 16.7% |
| 92 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private | 1385 | 32 | 25.0% |
| 93 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Private | 1373 | 18 | 16.7% |
| 94 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | 1347 | 19 | 10.5% |
| 95 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | 1340 | 17 | 5.9% |
| 96 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Private | 1340 | 32 | 15.6% |