We first gather the schools closest to the city or state page you are viewing, then rank that
local group by BOC Score, with the highest at the top. The BOC Score is computed from federal
IPEDS and College Scorecard data; schools without enough data to score appear last.
LOCAL
RANK
- Location / proximity to this page
- Defines the local group
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- 25%
- Average net price (lower is better)
- 20%
- Retention rate
- 15%
- Fully online availability
- 10%
Schools without enough federal outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
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