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
101	University of Texas-Brownsville (TX)*	62	77%	5970	19%	20%	22	6.89	59	534	425	264	12%	352	200	43
102	East Central University (OK)*	62	45%	8629	18%	31%	34	0.00	254	342	264	448	29%	79	111	108
103	Lesley University (MA)	62	32%	28106	63%	53%	662	0.00	254	386	74	399	14%	277	17	1
104	SUNY College at Oswego (NY)*	62	33%	13849	67%	60%	338	0.78	194	127	303	243	16%	224	25	83
105	Marshall University (WV)*	61	33%	7909	48%	46%	67	24.50	14	203	266	168	11%	394	234	236
106	California State University-Long Beach (CA)*	61	41%	6435	52%	54%	25	15.49	25	293	87	279	11%	390	234	236
107	Mount St. Mary's College (CA)	61	66%	24303	69%	62%	619	0.65	211	335	425	448	24%	121	57	63
108	Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ. (OK)*	61	52%	8163	15%	29%	28	0.19	251	195	256	448	7%	555	223	128
109	University of Tennessee-Martin (TN)*	61	46%	7420	46%	45%	47	1.16	166	252	407	110	16%	234	76	185
110	Samford University (AL)	61	15%	21624	65%	73%	401	0.00	254	20	103	85	10%	418	234	236
111	Texas State University-San Marcos (TX)*	61	31%	9752	52%	55%	98	30.56	7	401	226	163	8%	518	234	236
112	Waynesburg University (PA)	61	46%	13311	54%	52%	269	0.00	254	269	135	293	11%	377	32	20
113	Hampton University (VA)	60	37%	19491	47%	54%	361	14.46	28	21	204	15	7%	562	234	236
114	Elon University (NC)	60	9%	27261	69%	81%	494	0.00	254	130	14	193	24%	116	88	101
115	Henderson State University (AR)*	60	51%	8042	43%	33%	134	0.00	254	64	425	71	26%	101	234	236
116	CUNY Queens College (NY)*	60	41%	5980	48%	51%	20	16.85	20	257	393	424	0%	592	234	236
117	Alcorn State University (MS)*	60	58%	9235	29%	37%	58	10.28	41	59	425	9	15%	259	234	236
118	Chatham University (PA)	60	35%	22510	58%	60%	490	0.00	254	26	154	448	18%	191	178	231
119	CUNY John Jay College of Crim. Justice (NY)*	60	60%	4952	25%	40%	8	5.92	69	481	400	313	0%	592	234	236
120	Seattle Pacific University (WA)	60	32%	22587	69%	71%	496	0.68	205	123	10	133	16%	211	234	236
121	Northern Michigan University (MI)*	60	41%	10613	49%	45%	186	0.91	183	122	146	115	55%	7	234	236
122	CA State Polytechnic Univ.-Pomona (CA)*	60	33%	6135	57%	57%	24	6.49	66	353	217	218	8%	501	91	179
123	California State University-Stanislaus (CA)*	60	47%	7059	37%	49%	21	0.00	254	372	295	448	37%	42	161	122
124	Southern Arkansas Univ.-Main (AR)*	59	55%	8329	37%	32%	103	0.00	254	525	425	448	16%	236	4	220
125	Saint Xavier University (IL)	59	47%	16544	62%	56%	410	0.00	254	137	425	386	48%	14	189	199
126	Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)	59	28%	24384	72%	61%	649	3.94	86	46	425	56	20%	154	234	236
127	College of Saint Rose (NY)	59	38%	21529	58%	71%	354	0.00	254	114	425	347	19%	171	22	18
128	SUNY College-Buffalo (NY)*	59	43%	13981	47%	47%	275	1.94	131	37	126	382	9%	478	130	203
129	Salem International University (WV)°	59	79%	14542	36%	54%	146	0.00	254	242	66	448	7%	558	234	236
130	Monroe College-Main (NY)°	59	93%	16456	29%	72%	83	0.00	254	541	425	448	35%	50	234	236
131	Concordia University (OR)	59	38%	18221	53%	44%	506	0.00	254	278	77	367	9%	479	5	56
132	Hood College (MD)	59	29%	19282	59%	77%	274	0.00	254	35	53	102	10%	432	234	236
133	Lipscomb University (TN)	59	25%	19082	64%	55%	529	0.00	254	92	192	274	8%	497	66	25
134	Loyola University-Maryland (MD)	58	12%	27040	71%	82%	502	0.65	210	44	185	88	14%	297	112	70
135	Mercyhurst College (PA)	58	40%	20483	55%	70%	319	2.04	128	452	195	75	41%	31	79	73
136	Winthrop University (SC)*	58	39%	14144	57%	54%	311	0.00	254	143	96	217	11%	385	115	84
137	Saint Cloud State University (MN)*	58	30%	10583	46%	47%	141	4.18	83	256	213	232	11%	402	8	189
138	King's College (PA)	58	33%	20653	57%	67%	360	0.00	254	112	425	89	8%	530	11	38
139	Alaska Pacific University (AK)	58	37%	22469	49%	27%	669	0.43	228	39	57	448	32%	58	234	236
140	Palm Beach Atl. Univ.-W. Palm Beach (FL)	57	39%	20058	53%	54%	434	0.00	254	157	98	176	16%	229	38	107
141	Missouri State University (MO)*	57	30%	10687	59%	54%	204	7.77	53	225	278	191	10%	407	132	96
142	University of Minnesota-Duluth (MN)*	57	21%	16539	62%	54%	450	21.15	17	245	97	164	37%	41	234	236
143	Tusculum College (TN)	57	59%	16817	45%	37%	455	0.00	254	541	425	448	38%	39	50	68
144	College of Notre Dame of Maryland (MD)	57	50%	16559	40%	64%	166	0.00	254	296	46	371	10%	447	186	95
145	Upper Iowa University (IA)	57	85%	11179	46%	38%	263	0.00	254	536	391	448	16%	215	234	236
146	Southwestern College (KS)	57	47%	17703	37%	52%	259	0.00	254	466	109	448	40%	36	225	59
147	Saint Bonaventure University (NY)	57	36%	18321	56%	68%	298	1.73	140	43	85	28	7%	561	234	236
148	Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)*	57	24%	10570	48%	47%	159	13.91	32	541	315	448	44%	24	42	92
149	St. Catherine University (MN)	57	50%	21942	66%	67%	492	0.00	254	170	258	339	16%	231	147	132
150	Morehead State University (KY)*	56	48%	8926	49%	34%	245	2.15	125	202	404	134	26%	97	232	115
151	San Jose State University (CA)*	56	31%	9554	52%	48%	140	38.24	5	320	259	181	15%	241	234	236
152	Aquinas College (MI)	56	40%	15888	62%	61%	342	0.00	254	106	35	448	9%	453	234	236
153	Univ. of North Carolina-Pembroke (NC)*	56	54%	6220	27%	38%	13	0.41	233	527	425	82	26%	105	228	161
154	Lindsey Wilson College (KY)	56	67%	13840	34%	23%	389	0.00	254	541	425	448	29%	78	141	6
155	Embry Riddle Aero. Univ.-Daytona Bch. (FL)	56	25%	33924	59%	54%	667	12.19	34	247	289	4	24%	115	234	236
156	George Fox University (OR)	56	38%	22363	61%	67%	438	0.00	254	63	155	410	23%	125	234	236
157	Oklahoma Christian University (OK)	55	29%	16556	58%	44%	531	0.00	254	80	141	144	23%	130	92	198
158	Freed-Hardeman University (TN)	55	37%	15435	53%	54%	309	0.00	254	95	106	448	28%	84	234	236
159	Arkansas State University-Main (AR)*	55	52%	10064	39%	33%	178	11.12	37	307	413	109	16%	220	234	236
160	Southern University and A&M College (LA)*	55	72%	7394	36%	21%	152	6.87	62	144	396	40	2%	590	234	236
161	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (NY)*	55	44%	6152	60%	61%	23	2.62	115	479	378	435	0%	592	234	236
162	Simmons College (MA)	55	29%	33978	71%	68%	663	0.44	226	145	78	299	27%	92	121	79
163	Youngstown State University (OH)*	55	53%	12144	36%	37%	203	4.52	79	230	425	216	23%	129	153	215
164	University of Nebraska at Kearney (NE)*	55	36%	11792	58%	58%	201	1.66	144	155	189	139	37%	40	234	236
165	California State University-Chico (CA)*	55	27%	10751	40%	62%	45	2.88	110	168	86	448	29%	73	219	162
166	Albany State University (GA)*	55	76%	7722	34%	45%	29	0.74	198	502	373	54	20%	159	234	236
167	Capital University (OH)	55	32%	20091	71%	59%	596	0.00	254	84	198	30	7%	541	204	151
168	Georgia College & State University (GA)*	55	19%	10977	61%	59%	175	0.00	254	288	99	402	21%	147	100	93
169	University of Detroit-Mercy (MI)	54	34%	19502	57%	51%	504	1.15	169	116	336	389	7%	554	124	117
170	Murray State University (KY)*	54	39%	10400	49%	54%	108	3.40	97	248	235	198	9%	490	82	194
171	North Georgia College & State Univ. (GA)*	54	26%	8055	54%	49%	90	0.20	250	377	316	3	21%	141	234	236
172	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)*	54	26%	8786	58%	60%	74	6.77	65	105	82	226	11%	380	234	236
173	Western Kentucky University (KY)*	54	44%	10433	46%	49%	121	9.94	42	177	285	170	14%	295	234	236
174	Niagara University (NY)	54	30%	17123	59%	68%	285	1.09	172	241	233	16	8%	514	62	45
175	Emporia State University (KS)*	54	41%	10434	42%	40%	157	0.00	254	134	269	448	13%	322	120	223
176	University of Wisconsin-Superior (WI)*	54	35%	8914	40%	43%	71	5.89	70	90	311	372	13%	328	234	236
177	Union University (TN)	54	30%	20042	65%	60%	509	0.00	254	126	425	254	11%	361	69	220
178	SUNY Empire State College (NY)*	54	79%	11303	21%	33%	91	0.00	254	472	425	444	23%	127	234	236
179	Manhattan College (NY)	54	23%	23755	64%	73%	444	0.50	221	83	212	241	29%	75	134	147
180	Drury University (MO)	54	50%	20389	57%	52%	520	0.00	254	148	237	310	8%	535	234	236
181	Midwestern State University (TX)*	54	34%	7538	48%	26%	280	0.35	240	182	425	307	21%	146	60	205
182	Angelo State University (TX)*	54	44%	10664	43%	31%	295	1.09	173	103	268	35	46%	19	234	236
183	Alabama State University (AL)*	54	73%	7643	21%	24%	41	16.34	24	234	425	74	7%	568	234	236
184	CUNY College of Staten Island (NY)*	54	48%	6675	33%	48%	14	3.29	98	385	418	427	0%	592	234	236
185	Mississippi College (MS)	53	29%	13727	57%	55%	293	0.00	254	75	341	84	39%	37	234	236
186	Towson University (MD)*	53	19%	12193	59%	68%	135	3.05	102	237	243	220	20%	156	35	48
187	University of Scranton (PA)	53	18%	28612	65%	77%	513	0.24	246	91	197	31	14%	267	63	55
188	Graceland University-Lamoni (IA)	53	38%	12416	48%	49%	211	0.00	254	52	425	448	14%	276	180	86
189	Prairie View A&M University (TX)*	53	68%	9936	33%	32%	131	12.57	33	283	425	27	8%	520	227	197
190	University of Dubuque (IA)	53	55%	18267	48%	46%	417	0.00	254	365	128	17	8%	521	118	173
191	University of Montevallo (AL)*	53	35%	9708	52%	41%	238	0.00	254	58	127	419	11%	360	234	236
192	Southern Oregon University (OR)*	53	36%	13093	39%	31%	329	0.83	191	220	68	166	11%	388	84	62
193	Lincoln University-Missouri (MO)*	53	67%	8301	34%	23%	150	8.48	51	284	425	25	19%	177	234	236
194	Lincoln University-California (CA)	52	41%	13511	53%	100%	35	0.00	254	541	425	448	0%	592	234	236
195	Boise State University (ID)*	52	36%	12088	46%	28%	437	18.73	19	397	169	151	22%	132	234	236
196	Arcadia University (PA)	52	33%	23511	68%	62%	594	1.65	145	175	62	448	13%	305	166	160
197	Auburn University-Montgomery (AL)*	52	45%	9295	22%	25%	86	0.35	239	270	301	53	32%	60	234	236
198	University of Baltimore (MD)*	52	54%	14198	27%	NA	250	4.23	82	528	225	448	18%	189	98	87
199	Woodbury University (CA)	52	49%	20913	68%	53%	636	0.00	254	541	187	448	30%	65	234	236
200	University of North Florida (FL)*	52	26%	11316	48%	47%	187	8.04	52	470	158	192	10%	446	193	32

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