Learn how Cal State Long Beach ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in California and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
A more complete picture of where California State University - Long Beach is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
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| Nationwide | 480 of 1383 |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
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| Nationwide | 334 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 15 of 124 |
| California | 14 of 79 |
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| Nationwide | 388 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 23 of 124 |
| California | 16 of 79 |
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| Nationwide | 158 of 1326 |
| Far Western US | 11 of 124 |
| California | 15 of 79 |
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| Overall | 503 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 171 of 2595 |
| Male / Female | 813 of 2594 |
| Location |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 46 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 526 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 286 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 51 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 247 |
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| Most Popular | 11 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 391 |
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| Top Ranked | 214 of 823 |
| Best Value | 67 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1414 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 892 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 63 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 570 |
| Most Focused | 262 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 367 |
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| Best Value | 30 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 174 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 103 |
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| Top Ranked | 290 of 818 |
| Best Value | 129 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 102 of 1373 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 850 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 69 |
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| Top Ranked | 377 of 825 |
| Best Value | 273 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 2045 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 223 of 903 |
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| Top Ranked | 149 of 724 |
| Best Value | 68 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 592 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 725 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 39 of 108 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 214 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 157 |
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 116 |
| Best Value | 34 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 258 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 124 |
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| Top Ranked | 179 of 582 |
| Best Value | 84 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 1221 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 1219 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 306 of 715 |
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| Most Popular | 7 of 1029 |
| Most Focused | 251 of 1036 |
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 183 |
| Best Value | 53 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 233 |
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 568 |
| Best Value | 21 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 203 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 826 |
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 268 |
| Best Value | 13 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 599 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 360 |
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| Top Ranked | 147 of 309 |
| Best Value | 52 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 356 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 16 of 56 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 65 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 53 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 73 of 148 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 167 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 205 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 260 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 209 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 157 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 191 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 47 of 255 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 274 |
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| Most Popular | 62 of 144 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 59 of 263 |
| Most Popular | 36 of 326 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 264 |
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| Most Popular | 80 of 459 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 178 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 10 of 64 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 60 of 168 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 219 of 612 |
| Best Value | 85 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 1364 |
| Most Focused | 361 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 874 |
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 625 |
| Best Value | 62 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1290 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 805 |
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 134 |
| Best Value | 31 of 132 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 376 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 202 |
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| Most Popular | 1 of 84 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 84 |
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 119 |
| Best Value | 31 of 118 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 271 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 134 |
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| Top Ranked | 175 of 358 |
| Best Value | 65 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 402 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 656 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 62 of 125 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 64 of 291 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 209 |
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| Most Popular | 31 of 286 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 84 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 581 |
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 582 |
| Best Value | 25 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 1709 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 692 |
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| Most Popular | 310 of 671 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 72 |
| Best Value | 4 of 72 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 79 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 119 |
| Best Value | 12 of 112 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 633 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 144 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 17 of 278 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 513 |
| Best Value | 46 of 497 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 508 |
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 570 |
| Best Value | 77 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 1264 |
| Most Focused | 496 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 138 |
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 594 |
| Best Value | 77 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 1264 |
| Most Focused | 496 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 399 |
| Best Value | 58 of 380 |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 361 |
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 401 |
| Best Value | 50 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 421 |
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 340 |
| Best Value | 43 of 328 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1152 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 352 |
| Best Value | 42 of 339 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 247 of 505 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 140 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 810 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 108 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 96 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 772 |
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| Most Popular | 246 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 394 |
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| Most Popular | 39 of 259 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 69 of 745 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 51 of 689 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 452 |
| Best Value | 48 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 889 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 443 |
| Best Value | 52 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 456 |
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 59 |
| Best Value | 23 of 58 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 109 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 72 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 74 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 67 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 616 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 57 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 544 |
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| Most Popular | 143 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 336 |
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 473 |
| Best Value | 72 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 78 of 1144 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 226 of 787 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 753 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 77 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 430 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 346 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 57 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 534 |
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| Top Ranked | 259 of 826 |
| Best Value | 104 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 41 of 1491 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 899 |
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 832 |
| Best Value | 90 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 34 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 842 |
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 406 |
| Best Value | 76 of 400 |
| Most Popular | 148 of 862 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 457 |
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 366 |
| Best Value | 43 of 361 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 576 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 368 |
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 676 |
| Best Value | 51 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 351 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 293 of 877 |
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 272 |
| Best Value | 16 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 18 of 422 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 339 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 137 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 122 of 729 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 172 |
| Best Value | 27 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 227 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 215 |
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| Top Ranked | 265 of 597 |
| Best Value | 105 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 33 of 1082 |
| Most Focused | 436 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 763 |
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| Top Ranked | 199 of 524 |
| Best Value | 69 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 197 of 695 |
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 628 |
| Best Value | 11 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1525 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 852 |
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| Most Popular | 6 of 227 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 227 |
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 219 |
| Best Value | 20 of 214 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 653 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 268 |
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 306 |
| Best Value | 8 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 544 |
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| Most Popular | 12 of 364 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 364 |
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 507 |
| Best Value | 30 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 2 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 693 |
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 376 |
| Best Value | 46 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 414 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 657 |
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| Overall | 112 of 1423 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 61 of 181 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 178 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 831 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 243 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 829 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 386 of 861 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 759 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 590 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 184 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 587 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 274 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 316 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 58 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 213 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 164 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 267 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 276 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 617 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 631 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 143 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 126 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 358 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 374 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 605 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 73 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 129 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 531 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 419 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 421 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 349 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 361 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 473 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 476 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 459 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 451 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 59 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 248 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 246 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 477 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 413 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 251 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 254 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 841 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 848 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 117 of 410 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 369 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 681 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 273 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 442 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 172 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 601 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 528 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 647 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 235 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 309 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 380 |
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| Overall | 160 of 1164 |
