Comprehensive US MSF Ranking

Since there is not a ranking of US MSFs I elected to make one. I’d like to thank ANT/TNA for his great list on MSFHQ.com it is an invaluable resource for anyone considering an MSF. This is a work in progress and I welcome any feedback. This is just my opinion and I welcome suggestion or corrections and will be more than willing to edit this.

Tier 1 MIT

Tier 1A Claremont McKenna, Vanderbilt, WUSTL, Virginia

Tier 1B Boston College, Florida, Southern Methodist, Texas, Tulane, Villanova

Tier 2 Baruch, Boston University, George Washington, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio State, Purdue, Syracuse, University of Rochester

Tier 3 Alabama, Arizona, Brandeis, Case Western, Colorado, Delaware, Florida State, Johns Hopkins, Louisiana State, Michigan State, Northeastern, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Rochester Institute of Technology, Temple, Texas A&M, Texas at Dallas, Tulsa, Utah

Tier 4 American University, Bentley, California Santa Cruz, DePaul, Drexel, Georgia State, Hofstra, Fordham, Loyola-IL, Loyola-MD, North Texas, RPI, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Wyoming

Tier 5 Baltimore, Cal State-Stanislaus, Clark, Denver, Fairfield, Florida International University, Golden Gate, Lewis University, Michigan-Dearborn, Nevada, Pace University, Pacific Lutheran, Penn State, Portland State, University of Portland, St. Mary’s College, San Francisco, Seattle University, Southern New Hampshire, St. Joseph’s University, St. Thomas, Suffolk, SUNY Buffalo, Tampa, Virginia Commonwealth, Walsh, Webster, West Texas A&M

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