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University rankings, by the numbers

Transparent, single-metric leaderboards built straight from federal data. Each measure carries its own collection year, shown on every list. Each list ranks on one disclosed measure, no weighting, no black box, no editorial judgment. Use them as a starting point, then open the dashboard to benchmark a school against its true peers, or browse every institution by state.

National

Strongest financial health – U.S. universitiesLargest endowments – U.S. universitiesHighest endowment per student – U.S. universitiesHighest graduate earnings – U.S. universitiesHighest graduation rates – U.S. universitiesHighest completion (all students) – U.S. universitiesHighest first-year retention – U.S. universitiesStrongest operating margins – U.S. universitiesBest debt-to-earnings ratio – U.S. universitiesWidest Pell access – U.S. universitiesFastest-growing enrollment – U.S. universitiesSteepest enrollment decline – U.S. universities

Public universities

Strongest financial health – public universitiesHighest endowment per student – public universitiesHighest graduate earnings – public universitiesHighest graduation rates – public universitiesStrongest operating margins – public universitiesSteepest enrollment decline – public universities

Private nonprofits

Strongest financial health – private nonprofit universitiesHighest endowment per student – private nonprofit universitiesHighest graduate earnings – private nonprofit universitiesHighest graduation rates – private nonprofit universitiesStrongest operating margins – private nonprofit universitiesHighest tuition-discount rates – private nonprofit universitiesSteepest enrollment decline – private nonprofit universities

Doctoral / research

Strongest financial health – doctoral research universitiesHighest endowment per student – doctoral research universitiesHighest graduate earnings – doctoral research universitiesHighest graduation rates – doctoral research universitiesMost exposed to the Grad PLUS cutoff – doctoral research universities

Master's universities

Strongest financial health – master's universitiesHighest graduate earnings – master's universitiesHighest graduation rates – master's universitiesSteepest enrollment decline – master's universities

Baccalaureate colleges

Strongest financial health – baccalaureate collegesHighest graduate earnings – baccalaureate collegesHighest graduation rates – baccalaureate colleges

HBCUs

Strongest financial health – HBCUsHighest graduation rates – HBCUsHighest graduate earnings – HBCUsWidest Pell access – HBCUs

These are data rankings, not endorsements or quality ratings. Each leaderboard ranks solely on the named metric; institutions that do not report it are excluded, and figures lag the current year by 2–3 years. For informational benchmarking and education planning only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice; figures are point-in-time and may be revised. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS, with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology for how peer groups, percentiles and the financial scores are built.

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