If you're like most young people in the U.S., college will probably be your first taste of independence. You and your parents are excited and anxious about this important step toward independence and adulthood. Picking the right school is one of the most important decisions of your life, and you must consider many things, not just academics. How safe is the campus? What kinds of kids will attend the school? Where will you hang out?
College Prowler, a company that publishes guides to colleges across the U.S., gives students the power to grade their college or university on everything from dining to Greek life. See the table below to find out how your top choice schools rate in every category.Or you can compare how BusinessWeek ranked these undergraduate business schools.
| School Name | Academics | Safety | Computers | Facilities | Campus Dining | Off Campus Dining | Campus Housing | Off Campus Housing | Diversity | Guys | Girls | Athletics | Nightlife | Greek Life | Drug Scene | Strictness | Parking | Transport | Weather |
| American University | A- | A | B+ | B | A- | A | B | D+ | C- | B- | A- | C | A- | B | A- | D | D- | A | B- |
| Arizona State University | B- | B | C+ | A | B | A+ | C | B+ | C | B+ | A+ | A | A+ | B- | C+ | B- | D | C- | A |
| Auburn University | B- | A- | C | B+ | B+ | B- | C | A | D- | B+ | B | A | C | B+ | A- | B+ | B- | B+ | B- |
| Babson College | B | A- | A- | B+ | C- | C+ | B- | C | B+ | B- | C+ | B- | B | B- | B | C+ | B+ | D+ | C- |
| Baylor University | B- | A- | B- | A- | B- | C+ | B- | B+ | D | B- | B | B+ | C | B- | A- | C | B | C | B- |
| Bentley College | B | B+ | A- | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ | C | C+ | B+ | B | B- | B | C | B+ | C | B- | A- | C- |
| Binghamton University | B- | B+ | B+ | B+ | C+ | B- | B | A | C | B | B | B- | B- | B- | B | B+ | B- | A- | D |
| Boston College | A- | A+ | B+ | B+ | B | A | B | B+ | D- | B+ | A | A | A | NA | B+ | C | D- | B+ | C- |
| Boston University | B+ | A | B+ | B+ | A+ | A+ | C- | B+ | B- | C+ | B+ | C+ | A- | D+ | C- | B | D- | B+ | C- |
| Brigham Young University | B- | A | B- | B+ | B | A- | B | B- | D+ | B+ | B+ | B | C- | NA | A+ | D | C- | B | B |
| Buffalo University | B | C | A | A- | B- | A- | B- | A- | B- | B | B+ | B- | A | C- | B+ | B | C | A- | D- |
| Carnegie Mellon | A- | B+ | A+ | B- | C- | A- | B- | A | A- | C- | D+ | C | B+ | C+ | B | A- | D- | B+ | C- |
| Case Western Reserve | B+ | B- | A+ | B+ | C | A- | B- | B+ | C+ | B- | C+ | C+ | B- | B- | A- | B | D+ | B | C |
| Clemson University | B | B+ | B | A- | C+ | B | C+ | A | D | A | A | A+ | B | A | B+ | B- | D | B+ | B+ |
| Cornell University | B+ | B | A | A- | A+ | B | B | B+ | B | B+ | C- | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ | C- | C+ | B- | D |
| Creighton University | B- | C- | B | B | B- | A | B | B | C+ | C+ | C+ | B- | C+ | B- | A- | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Drexel University | B | B- | B | C+ | C | A- | C+ | A | C- | C+ | C- | C+ | A- | B+ | B | A- | D- | B+ | B- |
| Emory University | A- | A | B+ | A | D+ | A+ | B- | A- | C+ | B- | C | C- | B+ | B+ | C+ | B | F | B- | B+ |
| Florida State University | B- | B | B | A | C+ | B | B- | A- | B- | A- | A | A | B | A- | C+ | B- | D | B+ | A |
| Fordham University | B- | B- | C | C+ | D+ | A | B- | B- | B | B- | B+ | B- | A | NA | B- | D- | D+ | A- | B- |
| George Washington University | B | B | B- | A- | B+ | A- | A | C | B- | B | B | C+ | A- | B- | B | C- | D- | A | B- |
| Georgetown University | A | A- | C- | B- | C+ | A- | B+ | C | B- | B | A- | B | A- | NA | A- | B- | D- | B+ | B- |
| Georgia (Terry) | B- | B+ | B | A- | B | B+ | B- | A+ | D- | A | A+ | A | A- | A | B- | A | C+ | C | B+ |
| Georgia Tech | B+ | B+ | B | B | C- | A- | D | B+ | B- | B | C | A | B+ | B+ | A- | B | D | B- | B+ |
| Hofstra University | B- | B- | B+ | B | B- | A- | C | C- | B | B | B | B- | A | B- | C- | B | B | A- | B- |
| Howard University | B | B | C+ | B- | C+ | A | B- | B | C- | B+ | A | B- | A | B- | A- | C | D | A+ | B |
| Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | B | B+ | B | A- | D | B | B- | A- | C- | A- | A- | A- | A- | A+ | B- | C+ | D | A- | D |
| Indiana University | B+ | A- | A- | A | C- | B+ | B- | A- | D+ | A- | A | A | B- | A- | B | B- | D- | B | D+ |
| Iowa State University | B- | A | A- | A | B | B | B | A- | C- | B | B- | A | B | A- | A- | B | C- | A | B- |
| James Madison University | B | A | B+ | A | B+ | C | B+ | B+ | D- | B | A- | B- | B | B+ | B- | B | D- | B- | B |
| Lehigh University | B+ | A- | B+ | B+ | B | B+ | B+ | B | D+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | C+ | A+ | B | C+ | D | C | C+ |
| Louisiana State University | B- | B | A- | B | B- | A+ | C+ | B- | C- | B | A+ | A+ | A+ | A | C+ | B+ | D- | C- | B- |
| Loyola College in Maryland | B- | B | B+ | A- | B+ | A | A+ | B | D- | A- | A | C+ | B | NA | B | B- | D | B- | B- |
| Loyola Marymount University | B | B | B- | A- | B- | A | B | B+ | B+ | A | A+ | B | A+ | B+ | B+ | C | C | B- | A |
| Loyola University - Chicago | B- | C+ | C+ | B- | C | A | B | A- | C+ | B- | B+ | C+ | A- | D+ | B- | D+ | D- | A | D |
| Marquette University | B | B+ | B- | A | C+ | A | C+ | B | D | B+ | B- | A- | A- | C+ | B+ | B | C | A | C |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | A+ | B | A+ | B+ | B- | A | B+ | D- | A | C+ | C- | C+ | A- | A- | B+ | B- | C- | A- | C- |
| Miami University | B | A- | B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | B- | B+ | D- | A- | A | B+ | B+ | A- | B+ | C+ | D- | B | C+ |
| Michigan State University | B- | A | B | B+ | A- | B+ | B | A- | C- | A- | A- | A+ | A- | B | A | B+ | C+ | B+ | C- |
| Minnesota (Carlson) | B | B+ | B | B+ | C | A | B | B- | D | B- | B+ | A- | A | B | B+ | B- | D | B+ | C- |
| New York University | B+ | B- | C- | C- | C+ | A+ | B+ | D- | B+ | B- | A- | D | A+ | D | C- | C+ | F | A+ | B- |
| North Carolina State University | B | B- | A | B- | B | A+ | B | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | A- | B+ | C | A- | C | C | A- | A- |
| Northeastern University | B | B | B+ | A- | A- | B+ | A- | B+ | C | B+ | A- | B- | A- | C- | B+ | B- | D | B+ | C- |
| Northern Arizona University | B- | B | A- | A- | D | A | A | C | B | C+ | B+ | B- | C+ | B | B- | B | C- | A- | A |
| Notre Dame | B+ | B+ | B | A- | A | C+ | B | C+ | D- | B+ | C+ | A | B- | NA | A- | C- | C+ | C | D- |
| Ohio State University | B | B- | B | B+ | D+ | A | C+ | A- | C- | B+ | A- | A+ | B+ | C | B | B+ | C- | B+ | C+ |
| Ohio University | B | A | A | A- | B | B | B+ | B | D | A | A | B | A | B+ | B+ | B- | F | C+ | C+ |
| Purdue University | B+ | A+ | A- | A | B | B | A- | A+ | D+ | A- | B+ | A | B+ | A- | B+ | C | C | B+ | C |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | B | B+ | A- | B+ | B+ | C+ | C+ | A- | C+ | B | B- | B | C+ | B | A- | B | C- | B- | D |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | B | B | A- | B | C | B+ | B | A- | C+ | B- | C+ | B | D+ | B+ | B | C+ | D+ | B | D |
| Rutgers University | B | B- | B+ | A- | B | A | B- | C+ | B | B- | B | B+ | A- | B | B+ | B+ | C | B+ | B- |
| Santa Clara University | B | A | B- | A- | B | B+ | B- | B | C+ | B | B+ | B- | C- | D | B- | C- | D+ | A- | A- |
| Seattle University | B+ | B | B- | B | B- | A | B+ | B+ | A- | B- | A- | C+ | A- | NA | B | C+ | C | A- | C- |
| Seton Hall University | B- | B | A- | B- | C- | A- | B | B- | C+ | B+ | A- | B+ | B+ | A- | C- | C | C+ | A- | B- |
| South Carolina (Darla Moore) | B- | B+ | B+ | A- | A- | A- | C+ | B+ | C- | A- | A | A | A- | A- | B+ | B- | B | A- | B+ |
| Southern Methodist University | B+ | B- | C+ | C | C+ | A | B | B+ | C- | B+ | A | C+ | A- | A- | C- | B | D | C- | B- |
| St. Louis University | B | B+ | B- | B+ | C- | B+ | C | B+ | C- | B | B+ | B | B+ | C | B+ | B | D | B+ | C+ |
| Syracuse University | B | C+ | B | B+ | C+ | B | B- | A- | B | B+ | A- | A+ | B- | A | B- | C+ | C- | A- | D+ |
| Texas A & M | B- | B | B- | A | B | A | B- | B+ | D | A | A- | A | B | B | A- | B | C- | C+ | B- |
| Texas Christian University | B | A- | B | B+ | B | B+ | B+ | B- | D | B+ | A | B+ | B+ | A | B+ | B- | C | B+ | B- |
| Texas-Austin | B | B+ | B- | A | B | A | B- | B | B+ | A | A+ | A | A | B+ | B- | B+ | D | B+ | B- |
| The Pennsylvania State University | B | B+ | B | B+ | B | B | B | B+ | C | B | B+ | A- | B- | A | B+ | B- | D | B- | C |
| The University of Tennessee at Knoxville | B- | B | B | B+ | B | A | B- | B+ | D | A- | A | A+ | A- | A- | B- | B | D+ | A- | B- |
| Trinity University | B- | A- | B | B | B+ | A+ | A- | B | C- | B | A- | C+ | B+ | B+ | A- | A- | B+ | C | B- |
| UC Berkeley (Haas) | A- | B- | B+ | B+ | C | A | B | C | A- | B | C | B | B- | B+ | C | B | D | A | A |
| UNC Chapel-Hill (Kenan-Flagler) | B+ | A- | A | A | C+ | B+ | B+ | B | C+ | B+ | A- | A+ | B+ | A | B+ | B | D | B+ | B |
| University of Alabama | B- | A- | B | A- | B | B | B- | A | D+ | B+ | A | A+ | A- | A | B- | C+ | C | C | B- |
| University of Arizona | B- | B- | B+ | A | A- | A- | B- | A+ | B- | A | A+ | A+ | B+ | A- | B | B+ | D+ | B- | A- |
| University of Central Florida | B- | A- | B | A | B | A- | B- | A | B- | B+ | A+ | B- | A | B | C | D+ | C- | A | A |
| University of Colorado | B- | B- | B | B | C | A- | B | B | D- | A- | A | A | B+ | A- | C- | D+ | C- | A | C+ |
| University of Connecticut | B | A- | B | A- | B- | C | B+ | B | D | B+ | B | A | B- | B- | A- | B- | D- | B | C+ |
| University of Delaware | B | B- | B+ | A | C- | B | C | A- | D- | B+ | A- | B+ | B- | B+ | C+ | C | D+ | B+ | B- |
| University of Denver | B- | A- | B+ | A- | B- | A- | B | A- | D | B | B+ | B | B- | B+ | B | A- | D+ | B+ | C+ |
| University of Florida | B | A | B | A | B- | B+ | B- | A- | C+ | A | A | A+ | B+ | A | B | B- | D- | B | A |
| University of Iowa | B | B- | B | B | C+ | A- | B | A- | D | B+ | A- | A | B+ | C- | B- | B | D | B+ | C+ |
| University of Kentucky | B- | B- | B | B | B- | A- | C+ | B | D- | A- | A | A | B | B+ | B- | C+ | D | C+ | B- |
| University of Maryland | B | B+ | B | A- | B+ | B | B | A- | B | B+ | A- | A | B- | B+ | B | B | C | A | B- |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | B | B | C+ | B- | C+ | B+ | B- | C | C- | A- | A- | B | B | B+ | B- | A- | F | B | C+ |
| University of Miami | B | B | B | B+ | C+ | A+ | B- | B+ | A- | B+ | A- | A | A+ | B+ | B- | B | C+ | B | A |
| University of Michigan | B+ | B | A | A- | C+ | B+ | C+ | B- | B | B+ | A- | A+ | B+ | A | C+ | B | D+ | B | C- |
| University of Missouri -- Columbia | B- | A- | C+ | B+ | B | B+ | B- | A | D- | B+ | A- | A- | B+ | A- | B- | B | D | C+ | C+ |
| University of Oklahoma | B- | A | B | A | A- | B+ | B | A- | C+ | A- | B+ | A | B | A | B | B | D | B | B- |
| University of Oregon | B+ | C+ | A- | A+ | B | A | B- | B+ | C- | B- | B+ | A | B- | C+ | B- | B | C- | A | B- |
| University of Pennsylvania | A- | C+ | B+ | A- | C- | A- | D | A | B+ | B | C+ | B+ | A- | A- | B | A | D- | B+ | B- |
| University of Pittsburgh | B | B | B | A- | B | A | C+ | B+ | C | B- | B | A- | B+ | B- | B- | B | D+ | B+ | C- |
| University of Richmond | B | A- | C+ | B | C- | B | B- | B | D+ | A- | A | B | B+ | A | B+ | C | C- | C- | B |
| University of San Diego | B | A- | B- | A- | B+ | A+ | B+ | B+ | C | A- | A+ | B | A- | C+ | B- | C+ | B- | C- | A+ |
| University of South Florida | B- | B- | B | B+ | B- | A | C- | B+ | B- | A- | A | B | A | B+ | B- | B | C- | C+ | A- |
| University of Virginia | A- | B+ | B- | B | C- | B+ | B- | A- | C | B+ | A- | A | C+ | A | B | A | D | B+ | B |
| University of Washington | B | C+ | B | A- | B+ | A | C | B+ | B- | B | B+ | A | A- | A- | B- | B | D | A- | C- |
| USC (Marshall) | B+ | C+ | B | A- | B- | A+ | B | C+ | A- | A- | A | A+ | A+ | A | B- | B+ | C+ | C- | A |
| Villanova University | B- | A- | B+ | B | B+ | B+ | B- | A- | D- | B+ | A | A- | B | B- | A- | D | C- | B | B- |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | B | A- | A- | B+ | B+ | B | C+ | B | D+ | B+ | B | A | B | B+ | B- | B | D | B+ | B |
| Wake Forest (Babcock) | B+ | A+ | A | A | C+ | B- | B | B- | D- | B+ | A- | A | C+ | A+ | A | B+ | C- | D | B |
| Washington (Olin) | A | A- | B+ | B- | B+ | B+ | A- | A- | C | B | C+ | C+ | B+ | B | B | A- | B- | C+ | C+ |
| Washington and Lee University | A | A | A- | B+ | C+ | B+ | B | A- | |||||||||||