College Guide

Rankings

Below are the Washington Monthly's 2011 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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sort	Institution sort a-z sort by state		Social Mobility sort				Research sort			Service sort

		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
1	Creighton University (NE)	100	17%	70%	75%	175	$26.87	9	13	65	29	14%	224	19	102
2	St. Mary's University of San Antonio (TX)	98	52%	46%	57%	80	$0.79	159	11	392	22	20%	102	16	33
3	Truman State University (MO)*	95	16%	73%	71%	340	$0.76	161	4	19	12	10%	355	29	137
4	Trinity University (TX)	93	8%	80%	79%	313	$1.53	121	1	5	200	14%	226	60	217
5	University of Portland (OR)	87	16%	68%	75%	145	$0.72	165	63	2	5	26%	50	113	108
6	John Carroll University (OH)	83	28%	57%	75%	19	$0.41	191	14	96	78	7%	496	80	11
7	Hamline University (MN)	83	26%	59%	66%	144	$0.00	221	15	10	240	17%	152	3	184
8	Alfred University (NY)	82	32%	57%	69%	57	$5.48	56	3	128	381	8%	427	253	246
9	Seattle University (WA)	80	15%	67%	74%	141	$1.26	133	51	14	33	15%	197	58	2
10	SUNY—Geneseo (NY)*	80	14%	80%	78%	326	$2.14	103	10	57	378	25%	55	49	134
11	Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)	78	61%	39%	46%	131	$5.25	58	9	290	84	2%	544	263	259
12	Villanova University (PA)	78	9%	80%	87%	129	$9.48	29	29	68	30	12%	261	79	175
13	Valparaiso University (IN)	78	22%	65%	76%	77	$0.87	154	16	26	61	15%	202	64	242
14	Xavier University (OH)	77	13%	68%	77%	99	$0.00	221	20	41	45	13%	241	50	17
15	California State University—Fresno (CA)*	77	50%	37%	48%	79	$7.97	38	199	287	112	48%	7	10	126
16	Mount St. Mary's College (CA)	76	53%	34%	77%	1	$0.31	207	136	240	242	15%	199	42	87
17	Santa Clara University (CA)	75	11%	73%	85%	61	$3.99	67	18	49	80	9%	402	121	49
18	Gonzaga University (WA)	74	12%	70%	83%	47	$0.84	156	73	6	39	14%	208	98	78
19	Alcorn State University (MS)*	74	70%	25%	39%	40	$11.67	23	68	293	26	14%	231	263	259
20	University of Redlands (CA)	73	15%	66%	68%	246	$1.19	136	47	4	367	25%	62	84	48
21	Whitworth University (WA)	72	17%	68%	73%	184	$0.00	221	50	21	116	11%	298	77	6
22	Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)	71	26%	67%	66%	310	$24.02	10	149	323	62	11%	304	55	204
23	Providence College (RI)	71	10%	69%	88%	14	$0.56	181	49	18	129	14%	221	47	112
24	College of New Jersey (NJ)*	71	13%	75%	86%	65	$0.77	160	25	89	198	14%	215	97	74
25	King's College (PA)	71	25%	52%	68%	28	$0.00	221	42	269	71	9%	379	2	35
26	Loyola University New Orleans (LA)	70	25%	67%	59%	443	$0.83	158	5	40	160	7%	484	263	259
27	Mills College (CA)	70	33%	60%	62%	236	$0.56	180	7	118	327	11%	292	263	259
28	Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)	70	15%	63%	73%	84	$0.22	213	12	44	28	25%	60	263	259
29	University of Evansville (IN)	70	28%	60%	64%	208	$0.00	221	37	11	302	7%	503	33	153
30	Mississippi University for Women (MS)*	70	58%	40%	40%	292	$0.00	221	75	266	314	27%	42	14	128
31	Mercer University (GA)	70	23%	66%	63%	353	$19.62	16	30	117	73	14%	223	263	259
32	Pacific Lutheran University (WA)	69	19%	61%	68%	130	$0.44	188	24	8	10	8%	418	263	259
33	University of Dallas (TX)	69	17%	71%	73%	249	$0.00	221	6	175	91	13%	240	263	259
34	Our Lady of the Lake University (TX)	69	67%	30%	38%	118	$0.00	221	87	206	272	13%	238	43	53
35	Loyola University Maryland (MD)	68	9%	69%	83%	46	$0.15	220	19	98	75	8%	407	94	40
36	University of Scranton (PA)	68	16%	64%	81%	20	$0.38	195	48	246	35	12%	280	45	67
37	Hampton University (VA)	68	23%	57%	52%	394	$21.09	13	27	356	14	16%	153	263	259
38	James Madison University (VA)*	67	8%	69%	81%	56	$5.24	59	60	37	77	20%	108	23	165
39	North Carolina Central University (NC)*	67	66%	25%	44%	16	$6.32	46	268	376	209	21%	91	48	96
40	Mary Baldwin College (VA)	66	35%	46%	49%	231	$0.00	221	240	51	6	37%	14	199	100
41	College of New Rochelle (NY)	66	84%	32%	34%	238	$0.00	221	514	392	427	7%	515	27	31
42	Nazareth College (NY)	66	26%	63%	72%	96	$0.00	221	97	392	392	25%	54	1	185
43	Converse College (SC)	66	34%	53%	64%	76	$0.00	221	39	93	427	17%	136	217	44
44	San Francisco State University (CA)*	66	28%	51%	48%	354	$21.19	12	252	87	375	24%	68	9	94
45	Mississippi Valley State University (MS)*	65	81%	19%	35%	29	$0.95	148	179	392	109	7%	500	108	123
46	Western Washington University (WA)*	64	14%	64%	69%	176	$6.24	50	140	7	427	20%	111	18	146
47	University of Mary Washington (VA)*	64	8%	69%	75%	162	$0.00	221	22	3	366	12%	275	213	186
48	Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville (IL)*	64	22%	56%	46%	459	$30.33	6	270	332	74	99%	1	130	208
49	Loyola Marymount University (CA)	63	15%	68%	80%	63	$1.71	112	76	39	201	17%	148	68	97
50	Prairie View A&M University (TX)*	63	66%	23%	32%	112	$10.79	27	280	392	19	16%	163	227	187
51	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM)*	62	16%	67%	47%	532	$79.44	1	2	179	359	8%	414	263	259
52	Otterbein College (OH)	62	29%	55%	62%	140	$0.00	221	241	35	239	18%	130	21	14
53	Union College (KY)	62	57%	34%	27%	418	$0.00	221	17	109	168	27%	46	263	259
54	Augsburg College (MN)	62	34%	50%	59%	110	$0.73	164	172	101	341	16%	159	8	52
55	Rollins College (FL)	62	14%	70%	66%	383	$0.00	221	54	22	427	14%	233	38	30
56	University of Northern Iowa (IA)*	61	20%	60%	67%	127	$2.96	85	85	124	261	27%	43	119	20
57	Niagara University (NY)	61	25%	56%	65%	97	$0.00	221	74	324	11	7%	469	114	50
58	Harding University (AR)	61	19%	63%	61%	338	$0.00	221	35	61	427	10%	316	11	88
59	St. John Fisher College (NY)	60	30%	56%	74%	18	$0.00	221	80	297	231	14%	225	59	143
60	California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo (CA)*	60	10%	72%	72%	300	$14.87	19	102	46	178	18%	126	132	220
61	Grambling State University (LA)*	60	68%	25%	30%	190	$0.64	173	129	354	100	10%	337	96	66
62	California State University—San Bernardino (CA)*	60	53%	34%	45%	70	$9.70	28	267	360	158	31%	25	231	139
63	Rosemont College (PA)	60	60%	32%	62%	3	$0.00	221	96	392	427	11%	287	263	259
64	Ithaca College (NY)	59	16%	67%	77%	88	$1.46	126	23	63	225	7%	517	180	240
65	MidAmerica Nazarene University (KS)	59	28%	55%	57%	259	$0.00	221	56	83	176	9%	368	81	27
66	Gwynedd-Mercy College (PA)	59	45%	43%	64%	9	$0.00	221	202	254	427	15%	203	115	69
67	Southern University and A&M College (LA)*	59	66%	29%	30%	287	$6.70	44	81	322	76	7%	530	236	247
68	William Carey University (MS)	58	62%	50%	48%	328	$0.00	221	106	392	246	8%	464	243	241
69	Simmons College (MA)	58	20%	60%	70%	81	$0.54	182	71	81	334	24%	73	109	90
70	St. Mary's College of California (CA)	58	26%	57%	59%	254	$0.00	221	77	28	247	20%	106	156	73
71	Butler University (IN)	58	10%	75%	76%	272	$0.00	221	34	95	206	8%	412	35	192
72	Fairfield University (CT)	58	13%	67%	85%	17	$2.65	90	107	131	300	26%	52	139	160
73	Capital University (OH)	58	27%	59%	62%	223	$0.00	221	64	178	27	12%	281	120	191
74	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—Camden (NJ)*	58	32%	56%	62%	152	$6.25	49	59	392	387	15%	189	201	117
75	Virginia State University (VA)*	57	54%	29%	44%	31	$8.28	36	180	280	18	10%	325	263	259
76	CUNY—City College (NY)*	57	55%	43%	35%	431	$34.45	3	325	375	399	7%	470	258	148
77	Wheelock College (MA)	57	30%	48%	62%	36	$0.00	221	339	13	427	56%	3	263	259
78	Lipscomb University (TN)	57	18%	62%	60%	329	$0.00	221	44	169	125	12%	257	61	22
79	University of North Carolina—Wilmington (NC)*	57	14%	67%	69%	250	$20.10	15	175	99	427	15%	193	175	155
80	Mercyhurst College (PA)	57	35%	51%	62%	78	$0.61	178	357	338	85	28%	36	74	70
81	University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth (MA)*	57	24%	55%	48%	429	$20.43	14	287	180	346	27%	41	82	57
82	CUNY—Hunter College (NY)*	57	42%	53%	44%	450	$30.40	5	150	264	426	7%	470	263	259
83	Abilene Christian University (TX)	56	21%	60%	61%	263	$0.29	209	28	79	427	10%	343	75	91
84	Wagner College (NY)	56	14%	68%	68%	298	$0.00	221	224	72	427	14%	213	13	3
85	SUNY College—Potsdam (NY)*	56	31%	52%	56%	201	$0.00	221	89	227	79	39%	12	235	195
86	Seattle Pacific University (WA)	56	20%	62%	74%	62	$0.00	221	93	15	138	17%	134	263	259
87	California State University—Los Angeles (CA)*	56	62%	27%	34%	138	$8.96	32	232	268	355	14%	217	135	135
88	Westminster College (UT)	56	18%	63%	56%	425	$0.00	221	330	34	7	12%	259	63	54
89	Norwich University (VT)	56	22%	56%	54%	347	$0.00	221	152	53	2	9%	366	142	114
90	Concordia University Chicago (IL)	55	33%	49%	48%	315	$0.00	221	125	172	427	86%	2	245	110
91	Albany State University (GA)*	55	69%	27%	42%	34	$2.44	95	409	337	59	16%	160	263	259
92	Bethel University (MN)	55	26%	61%	72%	71	$0.00	221	67	111	126	20%	113	263	259
93	Grand Valley State University (MI)*	55	20%	61%	61%	299	$6.18	51	374	71	407	9%	373	5	18
94	Waynesburg University (PA)	55	34%	48%	59%	69	$0.00	221	197	213	322	7%	502	44	7
95	California State University—Northridge (CA)*	55	45%	38%	44%	165	$12.79	20	340	247	271	32%	21	228	164
96	La Roche College (PA)	54	62%	30%	59%	5	$0.00	221	183	392	427	9%	371	263	259
97	Wheeling Jesuit University (WV)	54	26%	54%	56%	258	$1.13	139	8	392	427	7%	526	263	259
98	Rockhurst University (MO)	54	20%	64%	68%	207	$0.00	221	86	90	307	10%	326	100	60
99	Stetson University (FL)	54	24%	59%	62%	217	$0.00	221	154	54	69	8%	422	37	119
100	Manhattan College (NY)	54	19%	60%	76%	26	$0.38	194	94	139	92	17%	147	193	196

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