Most Connected Colleges

Most Connected Colleges Methodology

Access to high speed Internet for both academic and personal use is crucial for today's college students. Factors considered in the Most Connected Colleges ranking include the percentage of housing units with free Wi-Fi, the highest Internet bandwidth available to undergraduates on campus, and the ability for students to perform online tasks such as submitting tuition payments through a centralized system. These are the top schools offering advanced Internet connections and online resources.

Connectivity rank	School	College housing with Wi-Fi	Connectivity Index
#151	University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE	100%	55.4
#152	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	97%	55.3
#153	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	86%	55.3
#154	Illinois State University Normal, IL	75%	55.3
#155	Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN	100%	55.2
#156	Emerson College Boston, MA	100%	55.2
#157	Stevenson University Stevenson, MD	100%	55.1
#158	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	100%	55.0
#159	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	1%	54.8
#160	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	100%	54.8
#161	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	10%	54.8
#162	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	100%	54.8
#163	Stonehill College Easton, MA	100%	54.7
#164	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	100%	54.7
#165	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	42%	54.6
#166	Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC	100%	54.5
#167	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	100%	54.5
#168	Springfield College Springfield, MA	100%	54.5
#169	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	80%	54.5
#170	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL	99%	54.4
#171	Bates College Lewiston, ME	100%	54.3
#172	Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI	N/A	54.3
#173	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	100%	54.1
#174	Drew University Madison, NJ	95%	54.0
#175	Elon University Elon, NC	N/A	53.9

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Connectivity rank

School

College housing with Wi-Fi

Connectivity Index

#151

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

100%

55.4

#152

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

97%

55.3

#153

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

86%

55.3

#154

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

75%

55.3

#155

Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter, MN

100%

55.2

#156

Emerson College

Boston, MA

100%

55.2

#157

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

100%

55.1

#158

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

100%

55.0

#159

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

54.8

#160

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

100%

54.8

#161

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

10%

54.8

#162

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

100%

54.8

#163

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

100%

54.7

#164

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

100%

54.7

#165

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

42%

54.6

#166

Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, NC

100%

54.5

#167

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

100%

54.5

#168

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

100%

54.5

#169

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

80%

54.5

#170

Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

99%

54.4

#171

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

100%

54.3

#172

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI

N/A

54.3

#173

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

100%

54.1

#174

Drew University

Madison, NJ

95%

54.0

#175

Elon University

Elon, NC

N/A

53.9