2024.83ᵗʰ ​US University WikiRanklings

In the first annual US WikiRanklings, we’ll look at the top (until we get tired of counting) universities. As we all know, students and parents alike use Wikipedia for their facts. Why not assume they use Wikipedia for the same purpose when finding a university to send the kids to? Therefore, we present the top whatever rankled universities based on Wikipedia. (read the methodology below)

  1. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
  2. University of Hawaiʻi
  3. University of Colorado
  4. Binghamton University
  5. University of Houston
  6. University of Florida
  7. Rutgers University
  8. Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus
  9. University of Massachusetts
  10. University of Washington
  11. University of Wyoming
  12. University at Buffalo
  13. Troy University
  14. Howard University
  15. University of Arizona
  16. University of Arkansas
  17. University of Chicago
  18. Miami University
  19. University of Missouri
  20. University of Atlanta
  21. Purdue University
  22. University of Tennessee
  23. University of Michigan
  24. University of Pittsburgh
  25. University of Montana
  26. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  27. Syracuse University
  28. University of Alaska System (yes, the whole system)
  29. Rush University
  30. Marquette University
  31. University of Nevada, Reno
  32. Clemson University
  33. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  34. University of Alabama
  35. University of Oregon
  36. Towson University

Methodology

Search Wikipedia for articles with the word university in the name and sort by relevance Scroll through manually and record the order of each US institution. Yeah, that’s it.

While we do not know how Wikipedia determines “relevance” or what it means, but that doesn’t stop us from rankling institutions based on metrics that sound good. It is up to the institutions to determine how to improve their relevance, whatever that means. If anyone figures the Wiki algorithm out, let us know (so we can change the rankling metric).

Stay tuned for our other Wiki-based ranklings in the near future! Including:

  • Engineering Wikiranklings
  • Online Programs Wikiranklings
  • Business Programs Wikiranklings
  • Top universities that mention their other rankings on their wiki page
  • And the wikiranklings of rankings!