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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

#10

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%

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