Best Private Colleges

Top-ranked private colleges and universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 1–50 of 637 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
109	Washington University of Science and Technology	Alexandria, Virginia	Private for-profit	69.5	69.5
117	Gnomon	North Hollywood, California	Private for-profit	68.7	68.7
124	United International College	Dania Beach, Florida	Private for-profit	67.7	67.7
135	Galaxy Medical College	North Hollywood, California	Private for-profit	66.6	66.6
138	Infinity College	Lafayette, Louisiana	Private for-profit	66.1	66.1
147	Stanbridge University	Irvine, California	Private for-profit	65.2	65.2
152	West Coast University-Orange County	Anaheim, California	Private for-profit	64.2	64.2
153	Baptist Health System School of Health Professions	San Antonio, Texas	Private for-profit	64.0	64.0
158	West Coast University-Ontario	Ontario, California	Private for-profit	63.7	63.7
159	Contra Costa Medical Career College	Antioch, California	Private for-profit	63.7	63.7
166	Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing	Falls Church, Virginia	Private for-profit	62.9	62.9
170	Institute of Medical Careers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	62.7	62.7
179	MedQuest College	Louisville, Kentucky	Private for-profit	62.1	62.1
181	Unitek College	Fremont, California	Private for-profit	62.0	62.0
187	Saint Michael College of Allied Health	Washington, District of Columbia	Private for-profit	61.7	61.7
192	West Coast University-Los Angeles	North Hollywood, California	Private for-profit	61.4	61.4
193	West Coast University-Texas	Richardson, Texas	Private for-profit	61.4	61.4
194	West Coast University-Miami	Doral, Florida	Private for-profit	61.4	61.4
195	West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies	Los Angeles, California	Private for-profit	61.4	61.4
197	Ohio Medical Career College	Dayton, Ohio	Private for-profit	61.3	61.3
208	Texas Healthtech Institute	Beaumont, Texas	Private for-profit	60.5	60.5
214	St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens	Rego Park, New York	Private for-profit	60.2	60.2
221	Seattle Film Institute	Seattle, Washington	Private for-profit	59.6	59.6
224	Pacific College	Costa Mesa, California	Private for-profit	59.5	59.5
225	Angeles College	Los Angeles, California	Private for-profit	59.5	59.5
230	College of Biomedical Equipment Technology	Schertz, Texas	Private for-profit	59.1	59.1
236	School of Automotive Machinists & Technology	Houston, Texas	Private for-profit	58.9	58.9
237	Xavier College School of Nursing	Stockton, California	Private for-profit	58.9	58.9
239	Island Drafting and Technical Institute	Amityville, New York	Private for-profit	58.7	58.7
240	Rio Grande Valley College	Pharr, Texas	Private for-profit	58.7	58.7
241	Felbry College	Columbus, Ohio	Private for-profit	58.7	58.7
251	San Ignacio University	Doral, Florida	Private for-profit	58.3	58.3
253	AMG School of Nursing	Brooklyn, New York	Private for-profit	58.2	58.2
262	Med College	Hialeah, Florida	Private for-profit	57.5	57.5
273	MyComputerCareer at Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina	Private for-profit	57.1	57.1
274	Caris College	Jeffersonville, Indiana	Private for-profit	57.1	57.1
288	Platt College-Aurora	Greenwood Village, Colorado	Private for-profit	56.6	56.6
306	WyoTech	Laramie, Wyoming	Private for-profit	55.8	55.8
310	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts	San Jose, California	Private for-profit	55.7	55.7
311	Chamberlain University-California	Rancho Cordova, California	Private for-profit	55.7	55.7
314	Research College of Nursing	Kansas City, Missouri	Private for-profit	55.6	55.6
317	Louisiana Culinary Institute	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Private for-profit	55.6	55.6
320	Atlantis University	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	55.5	55.5
321	Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Private for-profit	55.4	55.4
327	North Central Institute	Clarksville, Tennessee	Private for-profit	55.2	55.2
331	Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	55.1	55.1
334	Nashville Film Institute	Nashville, Tennessee	Private for-profit	54.9	54.9
336	YTI Career Institute-Altoona	Altoona, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	54.8	54.8
337	Integrity College of Health	Pasadena, California	Private for-profit	54.8	54.8
341	New Professions Technical Institute	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	54.6	54.6

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