| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 99 | $20,111 | $143,372 | $14,768 | 96.4% | Exceptional |
| 2 | Rice University Houston, TX | 98 | $13,370 | $89,718 | $11,000 | 94.6% | Exceptional |
| 3 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | 96 | $40,514 | $123,938 | $20,000 | 93.1% | Exceptional |
| 4 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | 96 | $17,716 | $88,665 | $12,761 | 93.6% | Exceptional |
| 5 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | 95 | $29,519 | $97,434 | $17,500 | 95.5% | Exceptional |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | 94 | $16,075 | $128,566 | N/A | 94.4% | Exceptional |
| 7 | Colby College Waterville, ME | 94 | $17,180 | $80,490 | $19,157 | 88.8% | Exceptional |
| 8 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | 94 | $37,930 | $120,959 | $25,023 | 86.8% | Exceptional |
| 9 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | 94 | $25,496 | $84,803 | $10,000 | 91.5% | Exceptional |
| 10 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY | 94 | $29,882 | $131,426 | $25,500 | 67.5% | Exceptional |
| 11 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY | 94 | $13,269 | $83,847 | $15,000 | 81.1% | Exceptional |
| 12 | United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY | 93 | $6,174 | $90,610 | $8,833 | 82.4% | Exceptional |
| 13 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | 92 | $28,849 | $104,736 | $13,500 | 91.4% | Exceptional |
| 14 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | 92 | $35,924 | $138,687 | $25,000 | 91.9% | Exceptional |
| 15 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | 92 | $18,425 | $82,592 | $25,000 | 75.2% | Exceptional |
| 16 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | 92 | $14,398 | $82,735 | $18,500 | 95.3% | Exceptional |
| 17 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | 92 | $21,582 | $82,392 | $25,000 | 74.1% | Exceptional |
| 18 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | 92 | $41,346 | $108,772 | $27,000 | 86.9% | Exceptional |
| 19 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | 92 | $28,786 | $85,139 | $15,000 | 91.2% | Exceptional |
| 20 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | 92 | $34,433 | $91,410 | $16,000 | 87.6% | Exceptional |
| 21 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | 92 | $23,149 | $80,257 | $17,500 | 92.3% | Exceptional |
| 22 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | 91 | $22,367 | $95,951 | $23,250 | 64.4% | Exceptional |
| 23 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | 91 | $23,781 | $94,810 | $19,500 | 93.9% | Exceptional |
| 24 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA | 91 | $10,163 | $78,466 | $14,615 | 63.2% | Exceptional |
| 25 | University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL | 91 | $4,815 | $71,588 | $15,000 | 84.7% | Exceptional |
| 26 | California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA | 90 | $20,555 | $94,784 | $24,965 | 59.7% | Exceptional |
| 27 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | 90 | $19,285 | $77,779 | $11,782 | 93.2% | Exceptional |
| 28 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | 90 | $23,367 | $77,644 | $13,740 | 93.9% | Exceptional |
| 29 | MCPHS University Boston, MA | 90 | $39,545 | $125,557 | $25,000 | 62.0% | Exceptional |
| 30 | Barnard College New York, NY | 90 | $28,800 | $80,516 | $18,000 | 93.0% | Exceptional |
| 31 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | 90 | $17,379 | $81,400 | $18,688 | 91.1% | Exceptional |
| 32 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN | 89 | $42,513 | $101,253 | $25,000 | 78.2% | Strong |
| 33 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | 89 | $9,873 | $76,489 | $19,085 | 57.0% | Strong |
| 34 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | 89 | $28,985 | $78,411 | $17,000 | 90.6% | Strong |
| 35 | University of Portland Portland, OR | 89 | $28,210 | $82,804 | $21,370 | 79.8% | Strong |
| 36 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | 89 | $22,453 | $89,070 | $27,000 | 67.1% | Strong |
| 37 | Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, UT | 89 | $35,205 | $97,827 | N/A | 62.7% | Strong |
| 38 | Kettering University Flint, MI | 88 | $34,660 | $94,823 | $27,000 | 70.8% | Strong |
| 39 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | 88 | $31,817 | $137,047 | $17,755 | 61.7% | Strong |
| 40 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | 88 | $30,305 | $89,696 | $26,000 | 74.9% | Strong |
| 41 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | 88 | $24,478 | $80,928 | $27,000 | 75.5% | Strong |
| 42 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA | 88 | $17,113 | $77,369 | $22,996 | 76.2% | Strong |
| 43 | Chamberlain University-Michigan Troy, MI | 88 | $28,045 | $92,405 | $20,919 | 100.0% | Strong |
| 44 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | 87 | $34,832 | $90,779 | $23,000 | 83.8% | Strong |
| 45 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH | 87 | $10,420 | $75,103 | $22,082 | 53.8% | Strong |
| 46 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | 87 | $40,766 | $93,807 | $27,000 | 86.3% | Strong |
| 47 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | 87 | $25,314 | $79,966 | $13,621 | 89.6% | Strong |
| 48 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | 87 | $13,807 | $73,997 | $21,500 | 61.6% | Strong |
| 49 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | 87 | $16,403 | $73,997 | $21,500 | 65.0% | Strong |
| 50 | Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis, MO | 87 | $30,716 | $92,405 | $20,919 | 100.0% | Strong |