Three Memphis-based colleges and universities were among 14 in Tennessee to make “America’s Top Colleges,” an annual list compiled by Forbes magazine.
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Rhodes College was the top Memphis school on the list, coming in at No. 75 behind Vanderbilt University in Nashville (No. 53) and Sewanee University in Sewanee (No. 57). Christian Brothers University ranked 602, and the University of Memphis ranked at No. 639.
 
The rankings are determined by five factors that include post graduate success, including evaluations of alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction, which includes professor evaluations and freshmen- to sophomore-year retention rates; debt, which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four year graduation rate; and competitive awards, which rewards schools whose students win prestigious scholarships and fellowships.
 
Forbes collaborates with the Washington D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity to compile the rankings. The complete rankings can be viewed at www.forbes.com/top-colleges/.