College Guide

2013 Master’s Universities Rankings

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About the 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).

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* Indicates a public school, ° indicates a for-profit school.

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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	17%	$24,842	77%	80%	500	1.36	189	2	14	199	12%	347	32	241
2	SUNY-Geneseo (NY)*	98	21%	$15,029	78%	81%	236	2.68	124	7	13	397	17%	197	34	207
3	Truman State University (MO)*	98	20%	$12,103	74%	69%	272	0.71	240	3	28	24	11%	379	127	262
4	Valparaiso University (IN)	97	29%	$21,229	69%	71%	435	1.39	186	10	11	57	17%	202	58	98
5	Converse College (SC)	96	54%	$16,377	53%	60%	231	0.00	330	17	6	208	21%	145	175	24
6	Stetson University (FL)	95	40%	$19,502	64%	64%	414	1.45	178	8	21	53	12%	357	77	119
7	Creighton University (NE)	94	21%	$24,970	76%	77%	551	31.44	10	47	29	36	18%	186	48	51
8	CA State Univ.-Dominguez Hills (CA)*	90	74%	$2,520	21%	24%	4	2.78	120	344	294	294	45%	20	137	43
9	Mills College (CA)	89	41%	$26,465	71%	57%	671	2.24	134	6	7	432	7%	550	288	285
10	Whitworth University (WA)	88	25%	$24,170	71%	80%	388	0.00	330	40	9	127	9%	452	11	4
11	St. John's College (NM)	87	44%	$21,583	53%	53%	480	0.00	330	4	31	432	15%	240	288	285
12	Alfred University (NY)	87	43%	$22,274	60%	60%	495	6.08	75	5	37	432	13%	308	288	285
13	Pacific University (OR)	87	35%	$25,033	65%	61%	597	1.13	206	14	208	432	14%	273	8	32
14	Hamline University (MN)	86	42%	$20,688	62%	68%	347	0.28	296	18	10	331	20%	163	166	111
15	CA State University-Fresno (CA)*	85	54%	$5,805	38%	49%	13	8.60	52	160	210	91	53%	10	15	120
16	NM Inst. of Mining and Tech (NM)*	84	29%	$9,044	60%	46%	349	43.86	2	9	429	282	16%	236	288	285
17	Mercer University (GA)	84	32%	$17,770	66%	60%	493	29.04	11	57	41	86	11%	402	72	153
18	CA State University-Los Angeles (CA)*	84	67%	$3,230	30%	36%	6	8.82	49	125	152	429	18%	183	155	136
19	John Carroll University (OH)	83	30%	$21,322	67%	71%	386	0.74	234	13	329	52	8%	510	113	16
20	Hampton University (VA)	81	43%	$20,608	58%	55%	525	12.41	33	1	212	14	7%	563	288	285
21	Univ. of Texas-Pan American (TX)*	80	73%	$,909	28%	42%	1	8.67	50	427	429	217	10%	405	285	281
22	California State Univ.-Fullerton (CA)*	79	38%	$4,294	47%	50%	9	28.19	12	288	172	195	20%	159	45	55
23	Texas A&M International Univ. (TX)*	78	78%	$2,279	31%	42%	2	3.12	113	533	429	236	11%	392	251	213
24	Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)	78	35%	$25,964	72%	64%	637	34.89	6	69	237	65	14%	274	280	233
25	University of Mass.-Dartmouth (MA)*	78	43%	$14,416	54%	48%	366	25.64	16	214	259	265	61%	6	71	66
26	University of Portland (OR)	78	25%	$28,407	74%	76%	582	1.26	196	48	55	6	30%	66	38	125
27	Nazareth College (NY)	78	31%	$24,058	65%	74%	378	0.00	330	109	429	279	40%	33	2	1
28	Gonzaga University (WA)	77	16%	$27,455	77%	83%	520	1.82	153	49	2	51	18%	188	182	77
29	University of Redlands (CA)	77	30%	$24,032	67%	70%	479	1.43	183	68	12	407	41%	30	133	47
30	College of New Jersey (NJ)*	77	17%	$19,576	76%	87%	263	0.49	266	20	62	174	10%	432	37	39
31	CA State University-Northridge (CA)*	77	55%	$9,339	33%	46%	34	25.65	15	233	203	317	31%	61	24	186
32	Grand Valley State University (MI)*	76	36%	$13,920	60%	63%	212	5.31	80	286	89	408	11%	360	1	11
33	Loyola University-New Orleans (LA)	76	33%	$22,808	69%	57%	644	0.78	230	15	35	152	14%	299	288	285
34	University of Mary Washington (VA)*	76	17%	$12,344	65%	71%	123	1.37	187	22	4	228	16%	214	242	200
35	Western Washington University (WA)*	76	23%	$13,086	62%	73%	99	9.50	43	103	1	432	17%	210	54	94
36	University of Evansville (IN)	75	31%	$19,416	63%	62%	452	0.00	330	16	49	396	10%	439	90	169
37	Northeastern State University (OK)*	74	63%	$6,048	16%	26%	16	0.64	247	397	373	221	24%	117	73	14
38	Pacific Lutheran University (WA)	74	26%	$22,249	64%	66%	463	0.47	269	34	5	9	13%	316	104	103
39	Villanova University (PA)	74	11%	$28,835	82%	90%	504	10.04	40	25	83	25	14%	284	110	220
40	University of Dallas (TX)	74	26%	$26,597	71%	73%	557	0.17	327	11	72	49	12%	356	288	285
41	St. Mary's University (TX)	74	52%	$17,714	60%	58%	411	0.56	255	36	155	18	8%	504	39	27
42	CUNY Hunter College (NY)*	73	47%	$6,893	52%	46%	73	39.77	4	95	310	431	0%	595	288	285
43	CUNY City College (NY)*	73	60%	$5,825	42%	40%	29	60.65	1	243	371	399	0%	595	288	285
44	Seattle University (WA)	72	24%	$29,020	72%	71%	606	1.27	194	128	8	56	25%	111	96	7
45	Mississippi Univ. for Women (MS)*	72	63%	$7,072	41%	39%	50	0.00	330	100	177	354	29%	72	14	237
46	Touro College (NY)	72	75%	$9,771	35%	57%	24	39.41	5	487	429	432	18%	180	288	285
47	Santa Clara University (CA)	72	16%	$33,890	82%	85%	617	2.41	130	30	25	76	12%	340	145	72
48	Humboldt State University (CA)*	72	43%	$11,149	45%	40%	232	9.57	42	61	15	432	13%	327	209	163
49	Mary Baldwin College (VA)	71	57%	$19,152	44%	49%	321	0.00	330	37	47	7	34%	52	187	122
50	Heidelberg University (OH)	71	49%	$19,586	52%	55%	371	0.91	221	28	16	345	7%	580	171	143
51	Gannon University (PA)	71	45%	$18,875	55%	66%	238	0.44	275	41	331	74	35%	49	136	36
52	Augsburg College (MN)	71	53%	$20,548	57%	65%	316	1.18	204	215	56	336	27%	93	27	54
53	Butler University (IN)	70	21%	$29,032	78%	72%	636	0.61	252	19	157	191	6%	587	80	197
54	North Carolina Central Univ. (NC)*	70	76%	$6,682	30%	38%	21	9.50	44	220	429	124	29%	80	111	106
55	CUNY Brooklyn College (NY)*	70	60%	$5,176	41%	48%	12	9.31	46	213	247	432	0%	595	288	285
56	CUNY Lehman College (NY)*	69	73%	$3,671	29%	40%	5	3.76	97	456	388	401	0%	595	288	285
57	Southern IL Univ.-Edwardsville (IL)*	69	36%	$15,562	52%	52%	305	33.74	7	252	387	55	54%	8	176	256
58	So. Arkansas Univ.-Campus (AR)*	69	61%	$6,828	39%	34%	70	0.26	304	517	335	432	16%	237	5	64
59	College of New Rochelle (NY)	69	86%	$30,039	37%	29%	655	0.00	330	351	370	432	7%	575	53	31
60	Fayetteville State University (NC)*	68	75%	$3,673	25%	31%	7	14.62	30	470	429	11	18%	189	288	285
61	CA Poly. St. U.-San Luis Obispo (CA)*	68	14%	$15,253	74%	75%	287	16.53	25	58	30	182	25%	106	143	285
62	Monroe College-Main (NY)°	68	93%	$12,287	32%	69%	23	0.00	330	538	429	432	35%	50	288	285
63	Tusculum College (TN)	67	74%	$15,689	46%	38%	470	0.00	330	538	429	432	38%	39	35	68
64	Lee University (TN)	67	40%	$11,620	55%	49%	279	0.00	330	79	100	432	14%	266	52	33
65	University of Northern Iowa (IA)*	67	25%	$13,701	62%	67%	173	4.25	89	91	195	268	32%	57	56	15
66	James Madison University (VA)*	67	14%	$12,875	71%	81%	103	7.30	62	66	45	64	28%	85	99	202
67	Aquinas College (MI)	67	41%	$15,242	59%	52%	436	0.00	330	76	43	432	9%	454	50	99
68	CA State Univ.-San Bernardino (CA)*	66	63%	$6,231	34%	45%	15	11.59	37	282	241	118	35%	46	260	164
69	Loyola University Maryland (MD)	66	14%	$28,118	73%	83%	460	0.79	227	21	156	95	14%	298	63	80
70	Univ. of NC-Wilmington (NC)*	66	22%	$9,855	65%	67%	88	22.59	20	202	76	432	33%	53	179	251
71	Alabama A&M University (AL)*	66	75%	$7,792	33%	32%	64	32.06	9	406	377	35	19%	179	288	285
72	Mount Mary College (WI)	66	71%	$12,543	38%	46%	116	0.00	330	435	429	432	34%	51	28	179
73	CUNY Queens College (NY)*	65	45%	$5,446	49%	53%	17	23.22	19	240	353	419	0%	595	288	285
74	University of the Cumberlands (KY)	65	51%	$15,495	47%	43%	362	0.00	330	139	52	5	10%	426	241	117
75	Rollins College (FL)	65	27%	$27,394	66%	70%	546	0.38	281	77	34	432	19%	169	83	82
76	Rockhurst University (MO)	64	29%	$18,728	63%	74%	237	0.00	330	56	46	432	12%	352	107	142
77	Grambling State University (LA)*	64	74%	$10,343	33%	27%	213	2.14	138	126	429	15	14%	281	42	34
78	Texas State Univ.-San Marcos (TX)*	64	37%	$8,838	52%	56%	56	33.49	8	293	220	114	8%	519	261	284
79	Morehead State University (KY)*	64	51%	$8,989	44%	40%	121	2.02	140	237	406	119	26%	97	252	9
80	CA State University-Sacramento (CA)*	64	49%	$8,573	40%	42%	59	16.34	26	336	197	121	62%	5	272	244
81	Fairfield University (CT)	64	20%	$27,930	67%	82%	384	9.89	41	53	258	322	42%	27	147	191
82	Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)	64	27%	$27,160	70%	72%	559	0.00	330	29	61	27	46%	18	288	285
83	Union College (KY)	64	65%	$15,370	41%	32%	503	0.00	330	27	429	188	27%	94	288	285
84	Evergreen State College (WA)*	64	32%	$11,686	49%	54%	114	1.03	211	45	17	432	9%	488	288	285
85	CA State University-Long Beach (CA)*	64	47%	$6,455	51%	54%	27	16.32	27	261	96	254	11%	391	140	259
86	Loyola Marymount University (CA)	63	18%	$33,985	75%	77%	623	6.46	70	72	58	131	28%	88	78	87
87	Mercyhurst College (PA)	63	47%	$24,284	55%	68%	338	1.21	201	316	101	79	41%	31	125	89
88	Millersville University of PA (PA)*	63	30%	$12,892	61%	65%	157	0.67	245	70	175	224	35%	48	23	130
89	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth (MN)*	63	27%	$16,018	62%	55%	459	23.40	18	212	63	130	37%	41	234	258
90	Wheelock College (MA)	63	38%	$25,146	53%	58%	476	0.00	330	538	121	432	50%	12	4	3
91	Harding University (AR)	63	25%	$14,617	63%	63%	283	0.28	294	33	365	432	10%	421	21	225
92	Waynesburg University (PA)	62	47%	$15,242	51%	57%	211	0.00	330	156	232	262	11%	378	18	13
93	Bradley University (IL)	62	28%	$22,920	69%	75%	410	1.91	150	44	78	241	11%	367	51	269
94	Rutgers University-Camden (NJ)*	62	37%	$9,588	53%	61%	44	5.08	84	97	429	299	0%	595	75	18
95	SUNY Oswego (NY)*	61	37%	$13,818	65%	57%	412	0.98	216	98	167	253	16%	225	44	104
96	Concordia University-Chicago (IL)	61	53%	$16,807	54%	60%	250	0.00	330	259	429	432	100%	1	268	165
97	CA State University-Stanislaus (CA)*	61	60%	$6,504	33%	49%	10	1.49	173	402	238	432	37%	42	183	145
98	Metropolitan State University (MN)*	61	61%	$13,302	24%	29%	148	0.00	330	490	409	417	48%	15	132	26
99	Marshall University (WV)*	61	48%	$7,822	47%	44%	76	26.72	13	291	349	136	11%	395	288	285
100	CUNY John Jay Col. of Crim. Just. (NY)*	61	65%	$4,237	28%	39%	8	6.21	71	421	401	358	0%	595	288	285

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