forbes college financial grades, cs and ds
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Parents and students spend vast amounts of time and money trying to find a school that is the right fit academically and socially. They'd be wise to pay more attention to colleges' financial health.TRANSCRIPT
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Rank NAME Location
FINANCIAL
GPA Letter Grade
382 University of St Thomas Houston, TX 2.498 C+
383 Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI 2.495 C+
384 Benedictine College Atchison, KS 2.495 C+
385 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX 2.495 C+
386 Williams Baptist College Walnut Ridge, AR 2.488 C+
387 Yeshivath Viznitz Monsey, NY 2.485 C+
388 Walla Walla University College Place, WA 2.485 C+
389 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 2.485 C+
390
Humphreys College-Stockton and
Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA 2.485 C+
391 D'Youville College Buffalo, NY 2.480 C+
392 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 2.480 C+
393 Saint John Fisher College Rochester, NY 2.480 C+
394 Mount Marty College Yankton, SD 2.480 C+
395
Florida Hospital College of Health
Sciences Orlando, FL 2.477 C+
396 Menlo College Atherton, CA 2.472 C+
397 Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 2.472 C+
398 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 2.472 C+
399 Carroll University Waukesha, WI 2.470 C+
400
Albany College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences Albany, NY 2.470 C+
401 Point University East Point, GA 2.457 C+
402 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA 2.454 C+
403 Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE 2.452 C+
404 Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA 2.449 C+
405 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT 2.446 C+
406 Delaware Valley College Doylestown, PA 2.444 C+
407 Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA 2.444 C+
408 Marylhurst University Marylhurst, OR 2.441 C+
409 Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT 2.441 C+
410 University of Scranton Scranton, PA 2.439 C+
411 Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD 2.431 C+
412 Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS 2.431 C+
413 Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD 2.431 C+
414 Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN 2.428 C+
415 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA 2.428 C+
416 Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH 2.428 C+
417 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN 2.428 C+
418 Faulkner University Montgomery, AL 2.423 C+
419 Fordham University Bronx, NY 2.421 C+
420 McDaniel College Westminster, MD 2.421 C+
421 Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY 2.418 C+
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422 Cumberland University Lebanon, TN 2.418 C+
423 Northeastern University Boston, MA 2.418 C+
424 Spalding University Louisville, KY 2.415 C+
425 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH 2.415 C+
426 Stetson University DeLand, FL 2.413 C+
427 Elmira College Elmira, NY 2.410 C+
428 Neumann University Aston, PA 2.405 C+
429 Saint Joseph's College-New York Brooklyn, NY 2.405 C+
430 California Baptist University Riverside, CA 2.403 C+
431 Central Baptist College Conway, AR 2.400 C+
432 Limestone College Gaffney, SC 2.397 C+
433 Kettering University Flint, MI 2.397 C+
434
Our Lady of the Lake University-
San Antonio San Antonio, TX 2.397 C+
435 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 2.395 C+
436 Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC 2.392 C+
437 Unity College Unity, ME 2.385 C+
438 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI 2.385 C+
439 Mountain State University Beckley, WV 2.382 C+
440 Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI 2.379 C+
441
Nebraska Methodist College of
Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE 2.379 C+
442 Regis University Denver, CO 2.377 C+
443 Drake University Des Moines, IA 2.374 C+
444 Franklin University Columbus, OH 2.374 C+
445 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI 2.369 C+
446 Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL 2.369 C+
447 Wilmington University New Castle, DE 2.366 C+
448 Park University Parkville, MO 2.364 C+
449 Benedictine University Lisle, IL 2.364 C+
450 Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA 2.361 C+
451 Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO 2.359 C+
452
Johnson & Wales University-
Providence Providence, RI 2.359 C+
453 Creighton University Omaha, NE 2.359 C+
454 Emerson College Boston, MA 2.343 C+
455 College of Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati, OH 2.338 C+
456 Curry College Milton, MA 2.338 C+
457 Union College Barbourville, KY 2.335 C+
458 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 2.333 C
459 Mars Hill College Mars Hill, NC 2.333 C
460 Catawba College Salisbury, NC 2.330 C
461 Lynchburg College Lynchburg, VA 2.330 C
462 Baylor University Waco, TX 2.325 C
463 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX 2.323 C
464 Texas College Tyler, TX 2.317 C
465 Converse College Spartanburg, SC 2.315 C
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466 Siena College Loudonville, NY 2.315 C
467 Knox College Galesburg, IL 2.312 C
468 Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN 2.312 C
469
Saint Mary's University of
Minnesota Winona, MN 2.310 C
470 Houston Baptist University Houston, TX 2.310 C
471 Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA 2.307 C
472 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ 2.305 C
473 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 2.299 C
474 Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC 2.294 C
475 Siena Heights University Adrian, MI 2.292 C
476 Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 2.292 C
477 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 2.289 C
478 Presbyterian College Clinton, SC 2.289 C
479 Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA 2.286 C
480 Cleveland Chiropractic College Overland Park, KS 2.284 C
481 Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO 2.284 C
482 DeSales University Center Valley, PA 2.284 C
483 William Woods University Fulton, MO 2.276 C
484 Stephens College Columbia, MO 2.276 C
485 Nazareth College Rochester, NY 2.274 C
486
University of Saint Francis-Fort
Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 2.271 C
487
Maharishi University of
Management Fairfield, IA 2.271 C
488 Westminster College Salt Lake City, UT 2.268 C
489 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE 2.268 C
490 Cazenovia College Cazenovia, NY 2.266 C
491 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY 2.263 C
492 Peirce College Philadelphia, PA 2.258 C
493 Ripon College Ripon, WI 2.255 C
494 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA 2.255 C
495 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA 2.255 C
496 Dillard University New Orleans, LA 2.255 C
497 Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN 2.253 C
498 Butler University Indianapolis, IN 2.248 C
499 Lesley University Cambridge, MA 2.248 C
500 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 2.237 C
501 Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY 2.235 C
502 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 2.235 C
503 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN 2.232 C
504 Saint Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY 2.230 C
505 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA 2.227 C
506 Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT 2.225 C
507 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY 2.222 C
508 College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN 2.222 C
509 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN 2.219 C
510 Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL 2.219 C
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511 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA 2.217 C
512 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH 2.214 C
513 Mount Olive College Mount Olive, NC 2.212 C
514 Arcadia University Glenside, PA 2.212 C
515 The Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA 2.212 C
516 Bennett College for Women Greensboro, NC 2.209 C
517 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL 2.209 C
518 Whitworth University Spokane, WA 2.206 C
519 Saint Francis University Loretto, PA 2.201 C
520 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT 2.199 C
521 Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN 2.194 C
522 Concordia University-Seward Seward, NE 2.188 C
523 Wagner College Staten Island, NY 2.186 C
524 University of Portland Portland, OR 2.183 C
525 Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO 2.178 C
526 University of La Verne La Verne, CA 2.178 C
527 Aurora University Aurora, IL 2.178 C
528 Gannon University Erie, PA 2.178 C
529 Brewton-Parker College Mount Vernon, GA 2.175 C
530 California College of the Arts Oakland, CA 2.173 C
531 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 2.170 C
532 Meredith College Raleigh, NC 2.170 C
533 Claflin University Orangeburg, SC 2.163 C
534 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI 2.160 C
535 Marietta College Marietta, OH 2.155 C
536 Lasell College Newton, MA 2.155 C
537 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL 2.152 C
538 Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT 2.152 C
539 Houghton College Houghton, NY 2.150 C
540 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 2.150 C
541 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN 2.150 C
542 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 2.150 C
543 Northwestern College Saint Paul, MN 2.147 C
544 Albright College Reading, PA 2.147 C
545 AIB College of Business Des Moines, IA 2.139 C
546 Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA 2.134 C
547 Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX 2.129 C
548 Simmons College Boston, MA 2.124 C
549 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA 2.121 C
550 Grand View University Des Moines, IA 2.116 C
551 Paine College Augusta, GA 2.114 C
552 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 2.108 C
553 Hartwick College Oneonta, NY 2.101 C
554 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS 2.101 C
555 Fontbonne University Saint Louis, MO 2.098 C
556 High Point University High Point, NC 2.098 C
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557 Columbia College Columbia, SC 2.098 C
558 Thomas University Thomasville, GA 2.093 C
559 Assumption College Worcester, MA 2.093 C
560 Medaille College Buffalo, NY 2.090 C
561
Trinity International University-
Illinois Deerfield, IL 2.090 C
562 Webber International University Babson Park, FL 2.088 C
563 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL 2.083 C
564 Defiance College Defiance, OH 2.083 C
565 Marygrove College Detroit, MI 2.083 C
566 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA 2.080 C
567 Carthage College Kenosha, WI 2.075 C
568 University of Dallas Irving, TX 2.072 C
569 Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY 2.072 C
570 Greenville College Greenville, IL 2.067 C
571 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI 2.067 C
572 The University of Findlay Findlay, OH 2.067 C
573 Misericordia University Dallas, PA 2.065 C
574 Juniata College Huntingdon, PA 2.059 C
575 Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO 2.057 C
576 Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 2.057 C
577 Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA 2.057 C
578 Cedarville University Cedarville, OH 2.057 C
579 Central College Pella, IA 2.054 C
580 Drury University Springfield, MO 2.049 C
581 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 2.049 C
582 Salve Regina University Newport, RI 2.049 C
583 Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS 2.046 C
584 Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, PA 2.046 C
585 Nichols College Dudley, MA 2.046 C
586 Endicott College Beverly, MA 2.044 C
587 Northland College Ashland, WI 2.041 C
588 Voorhees College Denmark, SC 2.041 C
589 Saint Edward's University Austin, TX 2.041 C
590 Oakland City University Oakland City, IN 2.041 C
591 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 2.039 C
592 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD 2.039 C
593 Cambridge College Cambridge, MA 2.039 C
594 Bluffton University Bluffton, OH 2.034 C
595 Suffolk University Boston, MA 2.034 C
596
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-
Boston Boston, MA 2.034 C
597 Saint Pauls College Lawrenceville, VA 2.031 C
598 Adelphi University Garden City, NY 2.026 C
599 University of Western States Portland, OR 2.026 C600 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR 2.023 C
601 Capital University Columbus, OH 2.018 C
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602 Wartburg College Waverly, IA 2.013 C
603 Brenau University Gainesville, GA 2.010 C
604 Springfield College Springfield, MA 2.010 C
605 Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, FL 2.010 C
606 Southwestern College Winfield, KS 2.010 C
607 The College of New Rochelle New Rochelle, NY 2.008 C
608 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN 2.005 C
609 National Louis University Chicago, IL 2.003 C
610 Champlain College Burlington, VT 1.995 C
611 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD 1.995 C
612 Clarkson College Omaha, NE 1.992 C
613 Marywood University Scranton, PA 1.990 C
614 Saint Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL 1.985 C
615 Wilmington College Wilmington, OH 1.985 C
616 Ferrum College Ferrum, VA 1.982 C
617 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN 1.979 C
618 Tabor College Hillsboro, KS 1.979 C
619 San Diego Christian College El Cajon, CA 1.974 C
620
Palmer College of Chiropractic-
Davenport Davenport, IA 1.972 C
621 Belhaven University Jackson, MS 1.972 C
622 Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA 1.972 C
623 Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, OH 1.966 C
624 Lee University Cleveland, TN 1.961 C
625 Lourdes University Sylvania, OH 1.961 C
626 Erskine College and Seminary Due West, SC 1.959 C
627 Daemen College Amherst, NY 1.959 C
628 Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI 1.959 C
629 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 1.954 C
630 Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI 1.951 C
631 Emmanuel College Franklin Springs, GA 1.951 C
632 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 1.948 C
633 Tennessee Temple University Chattanooga, TN 1.946 C
634 Walsh University North Canton, OH 1.946 C
635 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY 1.941 C
636 Bacone College Muskogee, OK 1.938 C637 Iona College New Rochelle, NY 1.938 C
638 Stevenson University Stevenson, MD 1.935 C
639 Brevard College Brevard, NC 1.933 C
640 Lewis University Romeoville, IL 1.933 C
641
Paul Smiths College of Arts and
Science Paul Smiths, NY 1.933 C
642 Canisius College Buffalo, NY 1.930 C
643 College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ 1.930 C
644 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA 1.928 C
645 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA 1.925 C
646 Columbia College-Chicago Chicago, IL 1.925 C
647 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 1.923 C
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648 Woodbury University Burbank, CA 1.912 C
649 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK 1.912 C
650 Marymount University Arlington, VA 1.910 C
651 Guilford College Greensboro, NC 1.910 C
652
Northwestern Health Sciences
University Bloomington, MN 1.910 C
653 Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI 1.905 C
654
Vanguard University of Southern
California Costa Mesa, CA 1.902 C
655 Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH 1.902 C
656 Mercyhurst College Erie, PA 1.899 C
657 William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA 1.897 C
658 Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL 1.894 C
659 University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY 1.889 C
660 Saint Marys College of California Moraga, CA 1.886 C
661 Baker University Baldwin City, KS 1.881 C
662 Mercer University Macon, GA 1.876 C
663 Luther Rice University Lithonia, GA 1.874 C
664 La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA 1.874 C
665 Seattle University Seattle, WA 1.874 C
666 United Talmudical Seminary Brooklyn, NY 1.874 C
667 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 1.868 C
668
Southwestern Assemblies of God
University Waxahachie, TX 1.866 C
669 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL 1.866 C
670 Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR 1.863 C
671 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO 1.863 C
672 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA 1.861 C
673 North Central University Minneapolis, MN 1.858 C
674 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL 1.855 C
675 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH 1.853 C
676 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA 1.853 C
677 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.850 C
678 Shorter University Rome, GA 1.845 C
679 Saint Gregorys University Shawnee, OK 1.840 C
680 Bellarmine University Louisville, KY 1.835 C
681 Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK 1.835 C
682 Amridge University Montgomery, AL 1.830 C
683 Manhattan School of Music New York, NY 1.830 C
684 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 1.819 C
685 Tiffin University Tiffin, OH 1.819 C
686 University of New England Biddeford, ME 1.819 C
687 Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH 1.817 C
688 King College Bristol, TN 1.817 C
689 Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA 1.814 C
690 Thiel College Greenville, PA 1.814 C
691 Wingate University Wingate, NC 1.812 C
692 Bethany College Bethany, WV 1.801 C
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693 Newberry College Newberry, SC 1.801 C
694 Rabbinical Seminary of America Flushing, NY 1.801 C
695 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO 1.799 C
696 Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA 1.799 C
697 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 1.796 C
698 Shaw University Raleigh, NC 1.796 C
699 University of Mobile Mobile, AL 1.794 C
700 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA 1.791 C
701 Sterling College Sterling, KS 1.786 C
702 Wiley College Marshall, TX 1.786 C
703 North Carolina Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC 1.781 C
704 Holy Names University Oakland, CA 1.775 C
705 LaGrange College Lagrange, GA 1.770 C
706 Western New England University Springfield, MA 1.765 C
707 King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.765 C
708 Barry University Miami, FL 1.763 C
709 Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA 1.763 C
710 Warner University Lake Wales, FL 1.755 C
711 Alvernia University Reading, PA 1.752 C
712 Bethany College Lindsborg, KS 1.752 C
713 Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO 1.750 C
714 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA 1.750 C
715 Augsburg College Minneapolis, MN 1.747 C
716 West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV 1.747 C
717 Gordon College Wenham, MA 1.747 C
718 Nyack College Nyack, NY 1.739 C
719 Felician College Lodi, NJ 1.737 C
720 Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ 1.737 C
721 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN 1.732 C
722 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID 1.732 C
723 Methodist University Fayetteville, NC 1.729 C
724 Widener University-Main Campus Chester, PA 1.726 C
725 Naropa University Boulder, CO 1.724 C
726 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK 1.719 C
727 Boston Architectural College Boston, MA 1.714 C
728
Philadelphia Biblical University-
Langhorne Langhorne, PA 1.711 C
729 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA 1.708 C
730 Husson University Bangor, ME 1.708 C
731 University of Charleston Charleston, WV 1.706 C
732 Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL 1.706 C
733 The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY 1.703 C
734 Finlandia University Hancock, MI 1.703 C
735 Beulah Heights University Atlanta, GA 1.701 C
736 Olivet College Olivet, MI 1.698 C
737 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA 1.695 C
738 Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA 1.695 C
739 College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA 1.695 C
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740 Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI 1.695 C
741 Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR 1.695 C
742 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 1.693 C
743
Southern New Hampshire
University Manchester, NH 1.693 C
744 Hiram College Hiram, OH 1.688 C
745 McKendree University Lebanon, IL 1.685 C
746 Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN 1.675 C
747 Mississippi College Clinton, MS 1.662 C-
748 Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN 1.662 C-
749 Bethel University McKenzie, TN 1.654 C-
750 Lyon College Batesville, AR 1.652 C-
751 Wells College Aurora, NY 1.652 C-
752 Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ 1.652 C-
753 Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ 1.646 C-
754 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA 1.636 C-
755 Northland International University Dunbar, WI 1.636 C-
756
Fairleigh Dickinson University-
Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ 1.634 C-
757 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI 1.631 C-
758 Eureka College Eureka, IL 1.626 C-
759 Whittier College Whittier, CA 1.621 C-
760 University of Redlands Redlands, CA 1.618 C-
761 The Sage Colleges Troy, NY 1.615 C-
762 Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL 1.613 C-
763 The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA 1.613 C-
764 Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA 1.610 C-
765 St John's University-New York Queens, NY 1.610 C-
766 Morningside College Sioux City, IA 1.610 C-
767 Bluefield College Bluefield, VA 1.608 C-
768 Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC 1.608 C-
769 Lake Erie College Painesville, OH 1.608 C-
770 Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, WI 1.605 C-
771 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL 1.605 C-
772 Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL 1.603 C-
773 Judson University Elgin, IL 1.600 C-
774 Hampshire College Amherst, MA 1.597 C-
775 Mitchell College New London, CT 1.592 C-
776 Multnomah University Portland, OR 1.590 C-
777 Dominican College of Blauvelt Orangeburg, NY 1.585 C-
778 Carroll College Helena, MT 1.585 C-
779 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX 1.582 C-
780 Concordia University-Texas Austin, TX 1.582 C-
781 Rockford College Rockford, IL 1.579 C-
782 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI 1.577 C-
783 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 1.577 C-
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784 Allen University Columbia, SC 1.577 C-
785 Quincy University Quincy, IL 1.577 C-
786 George Fox University Newberg, OR 1.574 C-
787 Hilbert College Hamburg, NY 1.574 C-
788 Valley Forge Christian College Phoenixville, PA 1.572 C-
789 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL 1.572 C-
790 Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk, VA 1.572 C-
791 Lakeland College Plymouth, WI 1.569 C-
792 Thomas More College Crestview Hills, KY 1.564 C-
793 Anderson University Anderson, IN 1.564 C-
794 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY 1.561 C-
795 Bethel University Saint Paul, MN 1.559 C-
796 Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY 1.559 C-
797 Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA 1.554 C-
798 Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME 1.554 C-
799 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK 1.554 C-
800 Corban University Salem, OR 1.554 C-
801 Cleary University Ann Arbor, MI 1.551 C-
802 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA 1.548 C-
803 Life University Marietta, GA 1.546 C-
804 Northwest University Kirkland, WA 1.541 C-
805 Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH 1.541 C-
806 Saint Joseph College West Hartford, CT 1.535 C-
807 Martin Methodist College Pulaski, TN 1.535 C-
808 Montreat College Montreat, NC 1.530 C-
809 Malone University Canton, OH 1.525 C-
810 Keuka College Keuka Park, NY 1.525 C-
811 Clearwater Christian College Clearwater, FL 1.517 C-
812 Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens, TN 1.517 C-
813 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 1.515 C-
814 Dominican University River Forest, IL 1.512 C-
815 Prescott College Prescott, AZ 1.502 C-
816 Southeastern University Lakeland, FL 1.497 D
817 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 1.489 D
818 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, IA 1.489 D
819 Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN 1.486 D
820 Bethel College-Mishawaka Mishawaka, IN 1.484 D
821 Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA 1.484 D
822 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA 1.481 D
823 Keystone College La Plume, PA 1.481 D
824 Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO 1.479 D
825 College of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY 1.474 D
826 Wittenberg University Springfield, OH 1.474 D
827 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC 1.474 D
828 William Jessup University Rocklin, CA 1.468 D
829 Anna Maria College Paxton, MA 1.466 D
830 Ashland University Ashland, OH 1.466 D
831 Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK 1.466 D
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832 Simpson University Redding, CA 1.461 D
833 Wheelock College Boston, MA 1.455 D
834 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 1.450 D
835 New England College Henniker, NH 1.445 D
836 Capitol College Laurel, MD 1.440 D
837 Warner Pacific College Portland, OR 1.440 D
838 Emmanuel College Boston, MA 1.437 D
839 Huntington University Huntington, IN 1.437 D
840 Northwest Christian University Eugene, OR 1.435 D
841 Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN 1.435 D
842 Union University Jackson, TN 1.432 D
843
Columbus College of Art and
Design Columbus, OH 1.430 D
844 Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS 1.427 D
845 Corcoran College of Art and Design Washington, DC 1.422 D
846
Savannah College of Art and
Design Savannah, GA 1.412 D
847 Merrimack College North Andover, MA 1.412 D
848 Rosemont College Rosemont, PA 1.412 D
849 Avila University Kansas City, MO 1.409 D
850 Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC 1.394 D
851 Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA 1.388 D
852 Wesley College Dover, DE 1.386 D
853
Polytechnic Institute of New York
University Brooklyn, NY 1.383 D
854 Sierra Nevada College Incline Village, NV 1.383 D
855 Concordia University-Portland Portland, OR 1.375 D
856 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY 1.375 D
857 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 1.370 D
858 Manhattanville College Purchase, NY 1.368 D
859 Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe, NY 1.368 D
860 Gratz College Melrose Park, PA 1.363 D
861 MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS 1.357 D
862 Birmingham Southern College Birmingham, AL 1.352 D
863 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL 1.352 D
864 Sojourner-Douglass College Baltimore, MD 1.352 D
865 Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA 1.347 D
866 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 1.342 D
867 Roger Williams University Bristol, RI 1.339 D
868 Concordia College-New York Bronxville, NY 1.337 D
869 Benedict College Columbia, SC 1.337 D
870 Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH 1.334 D
871
Grace College and Theological
Seminary Winona Lake, IN 1.334 D
872 Westminster College Fulton, MO 1.332 D
873 Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA 1.324 D
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874 Dowling College Oakdale, NY 1.321 D
875 Trine University Angola, IN 1.321 D
876 Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH 1.314 D
877 Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, WV 1.311 D
878 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA 1.311 D
879 Spring Hill College Mobile, AL 1.308 D
880 Brescia University Owensboro, KY 1.303 D
881 Green Mountain College Poultney, VT 1.293 D
882 Rochester College Rochester Hills, MI 1.283 D
883 University of New Haven West Haven, CT 1.272 D
884 Averett University Danville, VA 1.272 D
885 Alderson Broaddus College Philippi, WV 1.270 D
886 University of Evansville Evansville, IN 1.270 D
887 University of Great Falls Great Falls, MT 1.270 D
888 Mount St Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD 1.259 D
889 American International College Springfield, MA 1.254 D
890 Utica College Utica, NY 1.249 D
891 Mary Baldwin College Staunton, VA 1.234 D
892 Baptist Bible College and Seminary Clarks Summit, PA 1.226 D
893 Newbury College-Brookline Brookline, MA 1.210 D
894 Saint Peter's College Jersey City, NJ 1.208 D
895 Virginia Intermont College Bristol, VA 1.195 D
896 Mount Ida College Newton, MA 1.192 D
897 Martin University Indianapolis, IN 1.187 D
898 Patten University Oakland, CA 1.172 D
899 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 1.166 D
900 Barton College Wilson, NC 1.161 D
901 Midland University Fremont, NE 1.154 D
902
Long Island University-Brooklyn
Campus Brooklyn, NY 1.151 D
903 Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL 1.141 D
904 Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI 1.138 D
905 Hope International University Fullerton, CA 1.133 D
906 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH 1.110 D
907 Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY 1.094 D
908 Loras College Dubuque, IA 1.089 D
909 Lynn University Boca Raton, FL 1.084 D
910 Pace University-New York New York, NY 1.081 D
911 Adrian College Adrian, MI 1.081 D
912 Concordia University-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 1.076 D
913 Becker College Worcester, MA 1.074 D
914 Evangel University Springfield, MO 1.058 D
915 Newman University Wichita, KS 1.055 D
916 University of St Francis Joliet, IL 1.045 D
917 Touro College New York, NY 1.043 D
918 Tusculum College Greeneville, TN 1.027 D
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919 University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 0.994 D
920 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH 0.947 D
921
Long Island University-C W Post
Campus Brookville, NY 0.939 D
922 Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA 0.901 D
923 Greensboro College Greensboro, NC 0.895 D
924 Regis College Weston, MA 0.859 D
925 Urbana University Urbana, OH 0.630 D
Sources: Forbes, derived using data from the National Center For Education Statistics,
iPeds Data Center for fiscal years ending 2010 and 2011
Private-not-for-profit colleges with a full-time enrollement over 500.
All schools graded on 9 variables to determine financial strength and operational soundness.
Maximum GPA: 4.5, Minimum Grade: D, see Forbes.com for details on methodology.