College Guide

Rankings

Below are the Washington Monthly's 2010 master’s universities rankings. We rate schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). For an explanation of each category, click here. For more information about the overall goals of the rankings, click here. To learn more about our methodology, click here.

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		Overall Score	Students receiving Pell grants	Predicted grad rate Actual grad rate Rank			Research expenditures, in millions Rank		Bachelor's to PhD rank	Peace Corps Rank	ROTC Rank	Federal work-study funds spent on service Rank		Community service participation and hours served Rank	Service staff, courses and financial aid support Rank
101	Rockhurst University (MO)	54	18%	64%	63%	318	$0.00	219	111	141	244	20%	119	73	15
102	Mississippi Valley State University*	54	79%	21%	29%	122	$0.84	153	222	381	62	12%	271	223	219
103	University of Nebraska at Kearney*	54	34%	51%	59%	121	$1.31	128	93	68	122	22%	91	223	219
104	Capital University (OH)	53	26%	57%	63%	156	$0.00	219	82	276	33	10%	348	122	179
105	Seattle University	53	18%	64%	71%	135	$0.84	154	115	29	35	14%	217	223	219
106	Gallaudet University (DC)	53	37%	34%	29%	392	$3.52	70	6	115	403	12%	294	223	219
107	Rockford College (IL)	52	34%	48%	38%	462	$0.00	219	32	381	403	10%	368	149	2
108	California State University, San Bernardino*	52	49%	33%	44%	81	$8.32	33	299	380	184	25%	71	189	124
109	SUNY College at Potsdam (NY)*	52	34%	50%	49%	327	$0.00	219	91	212	150	35%	20	147	178
110	California State University, Long Beach*	52	36%	47%	55%	125	$13.87	18	241	132	322	13%	244	209	195
111	Drake University (IA)	52	14%	70%	71%	269	$0.62	168	37	40	139	8%	426	223	219
112	University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire*	51	16%	63%	61%	340	$1.33	126	109	101	324	11%	332	6	80
113	Millersville University of Pennsylvania*	51	24%	55%	62%	130	$0.75	158	95	208	220	18%	143	39	156
114	Western Washington University*	51	14%	63%	69%	151	$6.37	47	83	18	403	17%	161	223	219
115	Delta State University (MS)*	51	45%	35%	42%	146	$0.00	219	47	381	403	9%	412	96	109
116	Wheelock College (MA)	51	27%	46%	60%	40	$0.00	219	89	96	403	44%	9	223	219
117	CUNY Hunter College (NY)*	51	41%	52%	42%	455	$27.05	7	225	314	402	10%	353	223	219
118	California State University, Sacramento*	51	40%	42%	42%	297	$0.18	214	322	125	228	58%	3	203	139
119	Saint Peters College (NJ)	51	50%	37%	47%	97	$0.00	219	276	151	321	9%	415	128	37
120	Citadel Military College of South Carolina*	51	13%	61%	68%	127	$0.00	219	71	255	1	9%	407	223	219
121	University of Detroit Mercy	51	34%	55%	55%	285	$0.48	186	66	298	339	9%	420	109	137
122	Aquinas College (MI)	51	27%	55%	49%	405	$0.00	219	27	14	403	9%	393	223	219
123	Fayetteville State University (NC)*	50	70%	23%	38%	36	$1.74	109	477	381	101	14%	205	194	164
124	SUNY College at Cortland (NY)*	50	19%	57%	63%	150	$0.48	186	139	85	301	21%	100	34	108
125	Lee University (TN)	50	25%	57%	51%	413	$0.00	219	112	222	403	14%	210	30	21
126	Elon University (NC)	50	6%	74%	78%	192	$0.00	219	218	17	177	9%	422	54	97
127	Converse College (SC)	49	31%	54%	56%	229	$0.00	219	142	80	274	17%	163	175	66
128	Bethel University (MN)	49	18%	64%	75%	79	$0.00	219	123	142	128	29%	43	223	219
129	North Park University (IL)	49	27%	50%	55%	182	$0.00	219	151	143	313	7%	491	33	26
130	Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)	49	36%	51%	64%	44	$0.00	219	124	74	221	11%	329	223	219
131	Western Illinois University*	49	21%	50%	55%	189	$1.49	116	116	206	20	31%	33	192	214
132	California State University, Northridge*	49	42%	40%	41%	265	$12.41	20	283	277	280	36%	16	223	219
133	Nyack College (NY)	49	51%	36%	47%	76	$0.00	219	156	381	403	7%	500	199	44
134	SUNY College at Buffalo (NY)*	49	40%	45%	42%	360	$1.29	129	90	216	332	21%	101	111	186
135	La Salle University (PA)	49	23%	52%	68%	25	$2.76	83	119	97	258	8%	449	154	118
136	Marshall University (WV)*	48	26%	52%	44%	433	$22.52	11	133	293	121	15%	198	223	219
137	Savannah State University (GA)*	48	65%	26%	34%	117	$2.30	94	368	381	21	7%	524	223	219
138	SUNY at Fredonia (NY)*	48	28%	57%	63%	162	$0.32	203	76	203	403	10%	342	145	182
139	Pfeiffer University (NC)	47	30%	45%	57%	66	$0.00	219	137	381	308	14%	208	50	60
140	Olivet Nazarene University (IL)	47	29%	53%	60%	133	$0.00	219	152	287	9	8%	467	223	219
141	University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth*	47	23%	56%	46%	454	$19.54	14	334	231	248	16%	179	174	56
142	Lesley University (MA)	47	21%	56%	48%	428	$0.00	219	68	31	403	12%	275	159	33
143	Lincoln University (MO)*	47	62%	25%	24%	319	$5.57	50	405	381	16	17%	164	223	219
144	Arkansas State University, Main Campus*	47	47%	42%	39%	367	$7.49	37	229	334	70	20%	118	223	219
145	University of South Alabama*	47	31%	49%	33%	500	$25.88	9	190	376	50	20%	121	223	219
146	University of Texas, Pan American*	47	67%	30%	36%	160	$5.22	56	337	381	204	9%	381	223	219
147	William Woods University (MO)	47	38%	48%	47%	324	$0.00	219	70	119	403	24%	76	223	219
148	Arcadia University (PA)	47	25%	56%	68%	69	$2.45	92	339	79	403	14%	222	112	144
149	CUNY Lehman College (NY)*	47	68%	28%	34%	163	$4.85	58	395	381	371	10%	353	218	173
150	Prairie View A&M University (TX)*	47	37%	34%	37%	215	$12.02	22	143	354	15	7%	506	223	219
151	Stephen F. Austin State University (TX)*	47	34%	46%	39%	420	$6.96	44	149	204	81	14%	231	36	215
152	Bentley University (MA)	47	12%	73%	82%	105	$0.00	219	487	134	286	10%	373	138	7
153	University of Colorado at Colorado Springs*	47	22%	58%	46%	484	$6.38	46	288	160	43	53%	7	223	219
154	Wayne State College (NE)*	47	34%	47%	48%	263	$0.00	219	203	174	403	57%	4	223	219
155	Southern Oregon University*	46	31%	48%	36%	483	$0.88	149	167	24	276	7%	490	63	24
156	Emmanuel College (MA)	46	27%	55%	62%	139	$0.00	219	489	138	311	30%	38	70	91
157	California State University, Stanislaus*	46	42%	41%	53%	57	$0.00	219	375	361	403	32%	30	164	131
158	San Francisco State University*	46	28%	49%	44%	394	$20.07	13	268	137	347	24%	79	223	219
159	Heidelberg College (OH)	46	32%	47%	53%	157	$0.00	219	65	37	222	7%	541	223	219
160	Carlow University (PA)	46	45%	42%	47%	174	$0.00	219	224	381	279	14%	226	118	86
161	North Central College (IL)	46	18%	63%	63%	284	$0.00	219	98	38	370	10%	376	160	110
162	Towson University (MD)*	46	16%	58%	66%	118	$1.10	136	263	221	205	14%	212	45	31
163	Mississippi College	46	23%	56%	59%	225	$0.00	219	121	288	100	28%	49	155	205
164	California State University, Fullerton*	45	29%	47%	49%	245	$4.31	65	318	170	197	13%	248	14	127
165	Winthrop University (SC)*	45	30%	53%	58%	167	$0.00	219	226	122	285	9%	399	68	99
166	Drury University (MO)	45	47%	52%	63%	78	$0.00	219	359	263	336	7%	530	223	219
167	National-Louis University (IL)	45	86%	29%	9%	527	$0.00	219	377	205	403	19%	132	223	219
168	University of Texas of the Permian Basin*	45	72%	33%	31%	333	$1.00	144	300	271	403	7%	537	223	219
169	Union University (TN)	45	27%	62%	60%	330	$0.00	219	231	381	194	25%	70	88	187
170	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach (FL)	45	17%	58%	60%	246	$7.93	35	390	329	4	10%	338	223	219
171	Southern Nazarene University (OK)	45	31%	51%	54%	211	$0.00	219	86	192	240	25%	65	223	219
172	Tusculum College (TN)	44	46%	44%	38%	414	$0.00	219	416	235	403	15%	193	105	25
173	Walla Walla University (WA)	44	27%	55%	52%	362	$0.00	219	46	88	403	14%	235	223	219
174	Lincoln Memorial University (TN)	44	52%	39%	41%	248	$0.00	219	200	381	267	14%	214	197	116
175	Norfolk State University (VA)*	44	48%	32%	32%	291	$6.49	45	435	381	6	11%	305	223	219
176	Anderson University (IN)	44	31%	52%	54%	237	$0.00	219	84	47	403	12%	283	223	219
177	CUNY Queens College (NY)*	44	38%	48%	55%	148	$9.19	30	235	310	398	10%	353	223	219
178	Springfield College (MA)	44	17%	54%	64%	94	$0.00	219	317	201	314	24%	78	20	100
179	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania*	44	21%	53%	65%	61	$0.00	219	141	368	146	14%	233	92	117
180	Delaware State University*	44	47%	32%	36%	202	$7.42	38	94	381	171	12%	269	223	219
181	Eastern Kentucky University*	44	57%	38%	36%	336	$0.61	169	289	306	82	16%	168	223	219
182	Columbia College (SC)	44	52%	42%	46%	207	$0.00	219	280	381	403	24%	73	223	219
183	University of Tennessee, Martin*	44	39%	50%	49%	307	$1.16	135	172	381	90	12%	289	131	216
184	Bowie State University (MD)*	44	52%	63%	41%	535	$1.96	102	462	381	48	12%	278	223	219
185	Woodbury University (CA)	44	50%	37%	57%	16	$0.00	219	513	66	403	16%	188	223	219
186	Lubbock Christian University (TX)	43	34%	45%	44%	311	$0.00	219	30	381	192	14%	207	223	219
187	Christian Brothers University (TN)	43	36%	54%	59%	176	$0.00	219	199	381	60	13%	254	223	219
188	Spring Arbor University (MI)	43	34%	51%	58%	144	$0.00	219	384	159	140	32%	28	223	219
189	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania*	43	29%	48%	59%	83	$0.00	219	166	311	39	18%	149	223	219
190	University of St. Thomas (TX)	43	28%	60%	47%	487	$0.00	219	43	381	247	22%	94	223	219
191	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (NY)	43	58%	34%	18%	503	$1.49	116	355	315	388	15%	202	2	219
192	Salisbury University (MD)*	43	14%	64%	69%	169	$0.00	219	85	39	209	12%	297	223	219
193	College of St. Catherine (MN)	43	37%	49%	53%	193	$0.00	219	281	309	259	24%	74	183	167
194	Saint Edward's University (TX)	43	26%	60%	62%	251	$0.00	219	246	328	227	11%	308	86	104
195	Wilkes University (PA)	43	30%	52%	58%	158	$0.30	205	73	381	127	13%	253	223	219
196	Notre Dame de Namur University (CA)	43	29%	46%	54%	116	$0.00	219	81	92	403	21%	103	223	219
197	Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi*	43	32%	46%	40%	402	$11.93	23	204	266	75	23%	82	223	219
198	University of Tampa (FL)	43	16%	60%	58%	335	$0.00	219	295	78	13	9%	397	133	166
199	University of Central Missouri*	43	25%	52%	52%	305	$0.00	219	125	207	107	23%	87	179	133
200	Penn. State U., Penn. State Harrisburg*	43	22%	54%	78%	9	$0.00	219	230	381	203	22%	90	219	219

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