High School Counselor Rankings National Universities

High School Counselor Rankings Methodology

In spring 2012, we asked guidance counselors from a nationwide sampling of public high schools in the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings that were gold, silver, or bronze medal winners, as well as from the largest private independent schools nationwide, to tell us which National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges they think offer the best undergraduate education to their students. They rated the universities on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the top score) or marked "don't know" if they were unfamiliar with that particular college. The two most recent years of survey results, from spring 2011 and spring 2012, were averaged to compute the high school counselor reputation score used in this ranking.

Rank	School	High school counselor score (out of 5)
#183	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	3.3
#183	University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, MO	3.3
#183	University of Nebraska–Omaha Omaha, NE	3.3
#183	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	3.3
#183	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	3.3
#183	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	3.3
#183	University of Texas–El Paso El Paso, TX	3.3
#183	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	3.3
#183	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	3.3
#183	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	3.3
#183	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	3.3
#212	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	3.2
#212	Biola University La Mirada, CA	3.2
#212	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	3.2
#212	Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL	3.2
#212	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	3.2
#212	Kent State University Kent, OH	3.2
#212	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	3.2
#212	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	3.2
#212	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	3.2
#212	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	3.2
#212	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	3.2
#212	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	3.2
#212	University of Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	3.2
#212	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	3.2
#212	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	3.2
#227	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	3.1
#227	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	3.1
#227	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	3.1
#227	Colorado Technical University ¹ Colorado Springs, CO	3.1
#227	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	3.1
#227	Edgewood College Madison, WI	3.1
#227	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	3.1
#227	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	3.1
#227	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	3.1
#227	Oakland University Rochester, MI	3.1
#227	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	3.1
#227	St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	3.1
#227	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	3.1
#227	Trinity International University Deerfield, IL	3.1
#227	University of Alabama–Huntsville Huntsville, AL	3.1
#227	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	3.1
#227	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	3.1
#227	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	3.1
#227	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	3.1
#246	Ashland University ¹ Ashland, OH	3.0
#246	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	3.0
#246	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	3.0
#246	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	3.0
#246	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	3.0

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Rank

School

High school counselor score (out of 5)

#183

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

3.3

#183

University of Missouri–St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

3.3

#183

University of Nebraska–Omaha

Omaha, NE

3.3

#183

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

3.3

#183

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

3.3

#183

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

3.3

#183

University of Texas–El Paso

El Paso, TX

3.3

#183

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

3.3

#183

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

3.3

#183

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

3.3

#183

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

3.3

#212

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

3.2

#212

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

3.2

#212

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

3.2

#212

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, FL

3.2

#212

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

3.2

#212

Kent State University

Kent, OH

3.2

#212

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

3.2

#212

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

3.2

#212

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

3.2

#212

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

3.2

#212

Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

3.2

#212

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

3.2

#212

University of Nevada–Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

3.2

#212

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

3.2

#212

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

3.2

#227

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

3.1

#227

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

3.1

#227

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

3.1

#227

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

3.1

#227

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

3.1

#227

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

3.1

#227

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

3.1

#227

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

3.1

#227

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

3.1

#227

Oakland University

Rochester, MI

3.1

#227

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

3.1

#227

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

3.1

#227

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

3.1

#227

Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

3.1

#227

University of Alabama–Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

3.1

#227

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

3.1

#227

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

3.1

#227

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

3.1

#227

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

3.1

#246

Ashland University ¹

Ashland, OH

3.0

#246

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL

3.0

#246

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

3.0

#246

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

3.0

#246

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

3.0