College Guide

Rankings

Below are the Washington Monthly's 2012 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	Net price	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	Trinity University (TX)	100	14%	22819	76%	78%	500	1.45	151	1	15	185	12%	346	36	206
2	St. John's College (NM)	97	32%	17564	57%	57%	380	0.00	254	3	5	448	15%	239	234	236
3	Converse College (SC)	97	42%	16208	54%	57%	315	0.00	254	5	101	309	21%	144	216	17
4	Creighton University (NE)	95	17%	24947	78%	77%	573	27.70	10	41	24	43	18%	185	46	82
5	California State Univ.-Dominguez Hills (CA)*	95	63%	2018	22%	31%	3	2.74	111	211	281	269	45%	20	127	36
6	Truman State University (MO)*	93	18%	11191	75%	70%	226	0.88	185	7	27	68	11%	378	94	149
7	New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Tech. (NM)*	89	23%	8268	64%	48%	231	51.70	1	4	200	376	16%	235	234	236
8	Mills College (CA)	89	37%	25732	73%	61%	657	1.68	141	6	9	338	7%	549	234	236
9	Whitworth University (WA)	88	26%	22973	69%	79%	411	0.00	254	18	48	149	9%	451	54	3
10	California State University-Fresno (CA)*	87	47%	5590	39%	51%	10	8.70	47	314	290	112	53%	10	14	97
11	California State Univ.-Los Angeles (CA)*	87	62%	3496	32%	37%	4	7.71	54	149	206	394	18%	182	148	123
12	University of Mary Washington (VA)*	86	14%	12306	64%	75%	124	0.00	254	9	1	249	16%	213	215	187
13	Stetson University (FL)	85	35%	19353	61%	61%	420	0.00	254	11	28	77	12%	356	49	66
14	California State University-Fullerton (CA)*	84	33%	4338	47%	51%	9	21.78	16	394	161	200	20%	158	27	42
15	Mississippi University for Women (MS)*	84	64%	7040	47%	39%	81	0.00	254	65	300	319	29%	72	9	218
16	University of Texas-Pan American (TX)*	84	71%	1482	31%	35%	2	8.69	48	338	425	231	10%	404	234	236
17	SUNY at Geneseo (NY)*	84	17%	14640	81%	77%	337	1.37	154	16	31	448	17%	196	47	226
18	St. Mary's University (TX)	84	53%	17320	65%	60%	422	0.50	222	14	425	19	8%	503	31	37
19	Valparaiso University (IN)	84	27%	19734	70%	70%	442	0.79	193	15	29	62	17%	201	68	219
20	Hamline University (MN)	84	35%	19693	62%	72%	343	0.00	254	19	11	251	20%	162	171	150
21	Nazareth College (NY)	82	31%	21732	65%	72%	412	0.00	254	48	425	448	40%	33	2	10
22	College of Saint Mary (NE)	82	64%	18438	44%	47%	373	0.00	254	49	425	448	33%	56	56	5
23	University of Dallas (TX)	81	23%	24357	75%	74%	554	0.00	254	2	425	81	12%	355	234	236
24	Alabama A&M University (AL)*	80	70%	7194	32%	33%	39	30.50	8	108	305	37	19%	178	234	236
25	Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (MA)*	79	34%	15999	59%	48%	471	25.73	12	321	260	355	61%	6	48	47
26	North Carolina Central University (NC)*	79	72%	5929	32%	38%	16	6.87	61	193	425	135	29%	80	44	80
27	College of New Jersey (NJ)*	79	16%	18311	78%	86%	318	0.85	189	24	100	188	10%	431	26	44
28	California State University-Northridge (CA)*	79	53%	8610	33%	48%	30	29.47	9	311	180	294	31%	61	129	214
29	Evergreen State College (WA)*	79	27%	10449	45%	52%	99	0.90	184	17	8	448	9%	487	234	236
30	University of Redlands (CA)	78	25%	25713	66%	64%	595	1.32	156	61	4	388	41%	30	99	61
31	Pacific University (OR)	78	31%	23722	67%	65%	560	1.85	134	25	123	448	14%	272	20	15
32	Touro College (NY)	77	100%	5554	32%	61%	6	0.00	254	495	425	448	18%	179	234	236
33	Villanova University (PA)	77	12%	27525	83%	90%	544	11.43	36	40	65	26	14%	283	85	192
34	University of Portland (OR)	77	19%	26954	72%	77%	548	1.21	164	164	7	6	30%	66	15	111
35	Metropolitan State University (MN)*	76	68%	9832	24%	26%	104	0.00	254	433	402	415	48%	15	41	19
36	University of Evansville (IN)	75	32%	17579	64%	66%	355	0.00	254	56	12	423	10%	438	39	141
37	Harding University (AR)	75	25%	15090	63%	67%	272	0.00	254	29	71	448	10%	420	13	184
38	Alfred University (NY)	75	33%	22396	63%	64%	497	4.52	78	10	34	404	13%	307	234	236
39	CUNY Hunter College (NY)*	75	43%	6848	50%	46%	50	38.90	3	97	288	447	0%	592	234	236
40	Humboldt State University (CA)*	75	35%	8846	42%	37%	126	9.85	43	47	18	448	13%	326	194	164
41	Texas A&M International University (TX)*	75	72%	1255	42%	40%	1	2.43	118	458	425	222	11%	391	234	236
42	Seattle University (WA)	74	18%	28988	76%	75%	625	1.26	159	190	6	42	25%	111	58	2
43	Univ. of North Carolina-Wilmington (NC)*	74	20%	8802	64%	66%	75	23.14	15	319	70	448	33%	53	108	181
44	Grand Valley State University (MI)*	74	29%	13660	63%	61%	290	5.04	75	274	112	403	11%	359	1	12
45	Columbia International University (SC)	73	43%	14689	55%	63%	223	0.00	254	28	76	448	19%	165	234	236
46	Northeastern State University (OK)*	73	56%	6662	11%	28%	12	0.71	203	390	408	177	24%	117	123	23
47	CUNY City College (NY)*	73	54%	6506	40%	39%	31	46.70	2	188	372	374	0%	592	234	236
48	Mary Baldwin College (VA)	73	53%	16874	46%	47%	349	0.00	254	55	36	7	34%	52	173	89
49	Southern Illinois Univ.-Edwardsville (IL)*	73	28%	16758	55%	51%	398	31.78	6	250	394	72	54%	8	150	188
50	Ithaca College (NY)	72	22%	28672	71%	77%	572	1.08	174	13	39	228	7%	571	101	195
51	John Carroll University (OH)	72	34%	21850	62%	73%	378	1.15	167	34	330	63	8%	509	104	28
52	Otterbein University (OH)	72	30%	22400	59%	59%	507	0.00	254	79	59	277	9%	465	7	9
53	CUNY Brooklyn College (NY)*	72	56%	5096	43%	48%	11	6.85	63	192	251	446	0%	592	234	236
54	California State Univ.-Sacramento (CA)*	72	45%	9050	40%	42%	85	15.21	26	275	178	125	62%	5	167	210
55	Santa Clara University (CA)	71	15%	32658	77%	87%	598	3.82	90	42	45	79	12%	339	103	65
56	Augsburg College (MN)	71	44%	19388	56%	60%	383	0.00	254	125	49	391	27%	93	12	50
57	Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)	71	32%	25106	74%	66%	633	38.66	4	96	172	78	14%	273	234	236
58	Wheelock College (MA)	71	38%	23109	51%	60%	421	0.00	254	361	13	448	50%	12	3	69
59	California State University-Bakersfield (CA)*	70	61%	4622	29%	43%	7	2.08	127	185	284	448	13%	306	234	236
60	Northwest Nazarene University (ID)	70	39%	18844	53%	54%	402	0.00	254	8	194	47	13%	316	234	236
61	San Francisco State University (CA)*	70	32%	10834	52%	48%	195	25.62	13	221	75	377	27%	90	87	110
62	Rollins College (FL)	70	21%	26231	71%	69%	607	0.00	254	87	20	448	19%	168	72	40
63	Loyola University New Orleans (LA)	70	31%	19840	74%	57%	637	0.60	214	32	21	212	14%	298	234	236
64	Avila University (MO)	69	44%	15945	51%	50%	341	0.00	254	68	73	448	9%	475	21	77
65	Calif. Polytech. St. Univ.-S. Luis Obispo (CA)*	69	12%	14393	69%	73%	253	19.73	18	102	41	179	25%	106	131	209
66	Gonzaga University (WA)	69	16%	25982	70%	80%	485	1.25	161	156	2	46	18%	187	155	46
67	College of Charleston (SC)*	69	17%	14555	66%	66%	297	14.22	29	66	17	333	22%	135	234	236
68	Millersville University of Pennsylvania (PA)*	69	26%	11595	60%	61%	176	0.52	217	60	129	260	35%	48	16	127
69	James Madison University (VA)*	68	11%	12185	66%	82%	96	7.04	58	81	44	70	28%	85	37	224
70	Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)	68	23%	25503	70%	84%	431	0.00	254	22	72	44	46%	18	234	236
71	Western Washington University (WA)*	68	19%	12596	61%	69%	155	10.57	40	119	3	448	17%	209	234	156
72	University of the Cumberlands (KY)	68	56%	13234	49%	38%	370	0.00	254	178	69	5	10%	425	149	104
73	Keuka College (NY)	68	48%	21081	56%	55%	493	0.00	254	541	229	448	47%	17	6	14
74	Heidelberg University (OH)	68	43%	19402	53%	52%	440	0.00	254	12	40	296	7%	579	234	236
75	College of New Rochelle (NY)	67	89%	29507	38%	30%	661	0.00	254	541	425	448	7%	574	52	27
76	Fayetteville State University (NC)*	67	76%	6376	24%	34%	15	11.87	35	517	425	24	18%	188	229	207
77	CUNY Lehman College (NY)*	67	69%	3885	27%	35%	5	3.58	91	498	425	380	0%	592	234	236
78	Mercer University (GA)	67	28%	18461	67%	60%	486	27.30	11	161	42	98	11%	401	234	236
79	Bradley University (IL)	67	25%	22447	68%	73%	457	1.15	168	23	152	227	11%	366	116	193
80	Rockhurst University (MO)	66	23%	18804	66%	74%	331	0.00	254	77	25	409	12%	351	107	57
81	Tennessee Technological University (TN)*	66	35%	11138	49%	48%	177	16.75	21	142	411	96	27%	91	209	213
82	University of Northern Iowa (IA)*	65	20%	13620	59%	67%	188	3.06	101	70	182	272	32%	57	74	35
83	Christian Brothers University (TN)	65	41%	10560	57%	55%	161	0.00	254	27	196	107	7%	563	234	236
84	Fairfield University (CT)	65	14%	27873	66%	83%	461	9.29	44	53	114	343	42%	27	175	131
85	Grambling State University (LA)*	65	74%	11275	36%	27%	273	0.99	180	240	380	38	14%	280	30	26
86	William Carey University (MS)	65	65%	12976	56%	42%	400	0.00	254	73	425	287	7%	552	234	236
87	Wayne State College (NE)*	65	41%	8913	49%	47%	107	0.00	254	207	425	23	51%	11	195	41
88	Providence College (RI)	64	12%	27464	68%	86%	441	0.92	182	38	37	108	10%	429	71	100
89	Southern Nazarene University (OK)	64	40%	18709	46%	46%	409	0.00	254	31	118	322	45%	21	234	236
90	SUNY College-Potsdam (NY)*	64	37%	12990	53%	54%	240	0.51	220	33	147	104	40%	35	234	236
91	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI)*	64	22%	9255	66%	65%	106	1.95	130	113	61	324	16%	226	81	134
92	Lee University (TN)	64	33%	11330	56%	48%	267	0.00	254	186	150	448	14%	265	34	22
93	California State Univ.-Monterey Bay (CA)*	64	33%	9407	51%	41%	199	5.31	73	541	208	448	49%	13	40	4
94	Wagner College (NY)	63	15%	27127	73%	66%	645	0.00	254	98	139	400	15%	260	18	7
95	Loyola Marymount University (CA)	63	16%	35449	73%	80%	640	4.56	77	74	54	224	28%	88	105	85
96	California State Univ.-San Bernardino (CA)*	63	58%	6678	33%	44%	19	1.85	133	281	239	180	35%	46	220	143
97	Drake University (IA)	63	16%	23289	74%	73%	538	1.03	178	30	47	245	10%	409	199	229
98	Citadel Military College of S. Carolina (SC)*	63	24%	11541	51%	72%	60	0.00	254	69	425	1	10%	417	234	236
99	Saint Mary's College of California (CA)	63	33%	25067	68%	64%	600	0.00	254	194	38	286	24%	113	55	67
100	Gannon University (PA)	63	42%	18530	56%	69%	291	0.00	254	267	331	73	35%	49	59	33

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