Note: The complete directory and related statistics, including some that are listed below, are only available in the U.S. News College Compass.
On this site, you can find exhaustive profiles of more than 1,800 colleges and universities that U.S. News & World Report surveys each year. This online version of the directory allows you to find useful information to help you choose which colleges might be right for you.
The vital statistics shown in each directory entry are explained below. U.S. News collected data from schools during the spring and summer of 2024. If a college did not supply the data requested, it says "N/A," for "not available." Otherwise, when schools did not return the full U.S. News statistical questionnaire, data reported in the previous year or to the U.S. Department of Education may be displayed. The data reflects information U.S. News received as of August 26, 2024.
The directory can help you identify schools that meet your needs. Here's a rundown of the different sections and some key information contained in each school profile.
If a school didn't respond to the U.S. News statistical survey during the spring and summer 2024 data collection cycle, it has this footnote on its school name: [1] This school declined to fill out the U.S. News & World Report main statistical survey in 2024. Data that appears is from either what the school reported in previous years or from another source, such as the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Center and the College Scorecard, both of which are part of the U.S. Department of Education.
Overview and Quick Stats
Check out the school's address, determine the cost of attendance, see how many undergraduate students are enrolled and get the latest acceptance rate for those who applied. The application deadline shown is for the academic year starting in fall 2025; while a school with rolling admissions makes decisions as it receives applications until it has filled the class.
Figures cited for tuition, food and housing, and required fees are, in almost all cases, for the 2024-2025 academic year. For public schools, U.S. News lists both in-state and out-of-state tuition. If data for the 2024-2025 academic year is not available, U.S. News provides figures from the 2023-2024 academic year.
In addition to school-provided statistics, hundreds of college directory pages have summaries that provide insight into student life at the school. Discover what clubs and organizations you can join, what sports teams to cheer for and how many majors a school offers. You may also find whether students are required to live on campus and what there is to do off campus.
Rankings
Each school has a Rankings tab near the top left of its profile page that displays all the different Best Colleges categories in which that school is ranked. If the school is also in other U.S. News education rankings – Best Graduate Schools, Best Online Programs and Best Global Universities, for example – you can access those ranks from this page as well by scrolling down the page.
Admissions
Along with application deadlines for fall 2025 admissions – for regular decision, early decision and early action – you can find a link to each school's online application.
This section also includes an institution's high school academic requirements, plus whether it requires SAT or ACT scores, and whether it uses these scores in admissions decisions. Various academic and nonacademic factors that are, or might be, considered in admissions decisions are rated on their relative importance as "very important," "important," "considered" or "not considered."
A look at admissions statistics for the fall 2023 entering class of first-year students tells you the proportion of all applicants who were accepted, as well as the proportion of early decision and early action applicants who got in compared with the acceptance rate of nonearly applicants. You can find out how many first-year students enrolled, what percentage was accepted early and how many were men, women or another gender, if the school has such data available.
There's also the percentage of first-year students who submitted their high school class standing when they applied and how many ranked among the top 10%, top quarter, top half and bottom quarter of their high school graduating class.
U.S. News supplies the average high school grade-point average of the 2023 first-year students, the percentage submitting SAT and ACT scores, and, for both tests, the range within which half the students scored.
The 25th-75th percentile ranges shown for enrollees' test scores on both the mathematics and evidence-based reading and writing portions of the SAT or the composite ACT tell you that 25% of students scored at or below the lower end of the range and 25% scored at or above the upper end.
Students thinking of transferring can quickly find out in this section when to apply and what the admissions requirements are – whether a high school transcript is necessary as well as a college transcript, for example, and whether an essay or admissions interview is required or recommended.
What is the required minimum high school GPA and the minimum college GPA? What is the lowest course grade that can be transferred for credit? What is the maximum number of credits or courses that can be transferred? U.S. News also provides the number of transfer applications received for fall 2023, the number of transfer applicants who were offered admission and the number who enrolled.
Cost
This section covers a school's tuition and financial aid. One statistic you surely want to know about any school you're considering is the sticker price, or the nondiscounted price: tuition, food and housing, and required fees. We give figures for the 2024-2025 academic year. For public schools, we list both in-state and out-of-state tuition, food and housing, and required fees.
If data for the 2024-2025 academic year is not available, we show figures from 2023-2024. U.S. News also provides estimates of the cost of books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses for the 2024-2025 academic year. In some cases, a comprehensive fee is listed, which includes tuition, food and housing, and certain other expenses.
You can also find details about working while in school. During the 2023-2024 academic year, what proportion of undergraduates worked on campus? How much can undergraduates expect to earn per year from part-time, on-campus work?
In addition, a link to each school's net price calculator is listed; this can help students determine how much it costs to attend the school and whether they qualify for need-based financial aid.
Anyone planning to apply for financial aid for fall 2025 can find an overview of necessary forms and deadlines:
- Which types of need-based scholarships and grants are available to students?
- What criteria is used in awarding institutional need-based aid?
- What criteria is used in awarding institutional non-need-based aid?
- What loan programs are available?
- What tuition payment plans are open to undergraduates?
The data on financial aid packages given to undergraduates during the 2023-2024 school year includes the percentage of undergraduates who applied for aid, the percentage determined by the school to have financial need and what percentage had their need fully met by an aid package that excluded parent or other private loans.
In addition, U.S. News lists the average financial aid package (including grants, loans and jobs) and the proportion of students receiving a package; the average amount of gift aid (scholarships or grants) and the proportion receiving such aid; the average amount of self-help aid (work study or loans) and the proportion receiving such aid; and the average need-based student loan.
Among students who received need-based aid, what percentage of their need was met, on average? U.S. News also includes information on merit awards and the average debt burden of 2022 graduates who borrowed.
U.S. News included data from the College Scorecard in the Tuition and Financial Aid sections of each school's directory. These data points include the average annual cost for students receiving need-based federal financial aid, the same average cost broken down by family income level, the percentage of students receiving federal loans, federal loan debt amounts by family income level, median federal debt after graduation, typical monthly loan payments after graduation, typical monthly debt among students who didn't graduate, the percentage of students paying down their debt after graduation and the percentage of students paying down their debt after graduation by family income level.
Academics
Information on faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year includes the number of full-time professors and the breakdown of men, women, minorities and international faculty members. You can also see what percentage have earned a doctorate or other terminal degree in their field.
The ratio of undergraduates to undergraduate faculty is provided, as is the percentage of class sections taught by graduate teaching assistants. Class size figures tell you the percentage of classes during the fall 2023 term that had fewer than 20 students, the percentage with 20 to 49 students, and the percentage with 50 or more. Labs and discussion sections are excluded.
Two key numbers that applicants should consider are a school's first-year retention rate and its graduation rate. The average first-year retention rate tells you the average proportion of first-year students who started in fall 2019 through fall 2022 and returned the following fall. The graduation rates show the proportion of first-year, first-time students starting college in fall 2017 who earned a bachelor's degree in four, five and six years.
You can see the number of degrees by level (including bachelor's, master's and doctorate) or certificates awarded between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
Degrees offered are noted, and you can see a list of up to the 10 most popular majors among 2023 graduates, with the percentage of students who majored in them. You also have the ability to search all the majors offered by the school that lead to a degree. Majors are arranged by category and are listed alphabetically within categories.
The availability of other types of academic programs – including pre-professional, teacher certification and cooperative education programs; learning communities; and study abroad – are also noted.
If specific courses are required for graduation, they appear in this section.
Student Body
What will your classmates be like? This section supplies the breakdown of full- and part-time students, the gender distribution of enrollments, the racial and ethnic makeup of the student body, the out-of-state population, the percentage of students living on campus, and the percentage who participate in fraternities and sororities. This section also lists whether a school offers ROTC. Data including the percentage of students who are first-generation college students (first in their family to attend college) is listed as well.
All figures are for the 2023-2024 academic year. Note that numbers may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
- Housing and residence halls: Learn what types of college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing are available for undergraduates on campus and whether students are required to live in campus housing.
- Sports: This section contains information about the school's intercollegiate varsity, club and intramural sports programs. Is the school a member of either the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics? During the 2023-2024 academic year, how many intercollegiate varsity sports – and which ones – were offered for men and women?
- Clubs and organizations: You can get a sense of the extracurricular opportunities on campus from a list of major clubs and organizations and numbers of fraternities and sororities, including the proportion of undergraduates who are members of them. All information is for the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Campus safety: This section contains the data that each school reported to the U.S. Department of Education covering criminal offenses and arrests on campus in student housing facilities and in other areas that students use. The statistics cover three years: 2020, 2021 and 2022. Keep in mind that the numbers for criminal offenses reflect reports of alleged offenses to campus security and/or law enforcement authorities, not necessarily prosecutions or convictions. Campus safety information is not available for all schools – for example, schools that do not participate in federal financial aid programs are not required by U.S. law to report this data. Experts advise prospective students and their families to do their own research to evaluate the safety of a campus and the surrounding area.
Campus Life
This section says whether students are permitted to have cars on campus, which student services are offered – counseling services, remediation and career-placement services, for example – and lets you know if there are museums or special academic buildings on campus.
Campus security services are enumerated, too. All information is for the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Disabled students: Students with learning disabilities can find out whether a school offers a specific program for them and what services for learning-disabled students are available. Likewise, physically disabled students can find out about services provided and whether campus housing specifically for disabled students is available. All information is for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Ranking Factors
A school's rank indicates where it sits among its peers in the 2025 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. There's a description that indicates which category of institution the school falls into, as well as its rank within the group. The categories are National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.
The Regional Universities and Regional Colleges categories are further subdivided by location: North, South, West and Midwest.
All colleges in the National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges that place in the top 90% of their categories display their individual ranks. Those not in the top 90%, i.e., the bottom 10% of the rankings, instead display the bottom decile ranking ranges within their specific ranking categories and are listed alphabetically.
You cannot compare the ranks of institutions in different categories because schools are compared only with their ranking category peers. But you can compare all the statistical data supplied by the schools across all U.S. News ranking categories. For example, you can use statistical data such as tuition and test scores to see how a big research university stacks up against a small liberal arts college.
Schools that did not meet certain criteria that U.S. News requires to be numerically ranked are listed as unranked. That group includes specialty schools that focus on business, engineering and technology, art, faith, health, medical, special focus, research, tribal, and other miscellaneous schools without a category, as well as international schools.
In addition, schools that are very small and schools that don't have a six-year bachelor's degree graduation rate are not ranked and instead are listed as unranked.
Additional Information for International Students
Across various sections, U.S. News incorporates information specific to international students. For example, there's information on how many undergraduates come from other countries, how many countries were represented during the 2023-2024 academic year and special services for international students. Students can also find answers to questions such as: What are the application deadlines for international students? Is a preapplication form required?
International students may have to demonstrate proficiency in English by submitting scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language or the International English Language Testing System; if so, what is the minimum TOEFL paper test, TOEFL internet-based test and/or IELTS score required? What were the most recent average TOEFL and IELTS scores? Can the TOEFL be submitted in place of the SAT or ACT?
U.S. News also provides financial information specific to international students. Are advance deposits required of international applicants in addition to the tuition deposits required of all students?
Which types of aid are offered to international students? How many international undergraduates received such aid during the 2023-2024 academic year? You can find everything you need to know about which forms to file and when to file them.
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