Learn how California State University - Northridge 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 - Northridge is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
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| Nationwide | 394 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 22 of 124 |
| California | 18 of 79 |
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| Nationwide | 356 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 19 of 124 |
| California | 20 of 79 |
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| Nationwide | 263 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 17 of 124 |
| California | 17 of 79 |
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| Overall | 553 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 337 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 492 of 2594 |
| Location |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 75 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 183 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 286 |
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| Best Value | 73 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 118 of 370 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 247 |
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| Most Popular | 9 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 391 |
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| Best Value | 160 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 1413 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 892 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 109 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 571 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 367 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 126 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 53 of 1373 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 850 |
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| Top Ranked | 412 of 825 |
| Best Value | 110 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 978 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 903 |
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 600 |
| Best Value | 40 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 29 of 1312 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 651 |
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| Top Ranked | 334 of 724 |
| Best Value | 96 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 36 of 1722 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 206 of 725 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 376 |
| Most Popular | 17 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 417 |
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| Most Popular | 60 of 258 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 78 of 394 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 454 |
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 582 |
| Best Value | 8 of 571 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1212 |
| Most Focused | 62 of 1218 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 715 |
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| Most Popular | 21 of 1034 |
| Most Focused | 400 of 1036 |
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| Best Value | 18 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 233 |
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| Most Popular | 1 of 238 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 240 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 127 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 65 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 97 of 1603 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 826 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 838 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 452 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 24 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 78 of 599 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 360 |
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| Most Popular | 65 of 1366 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 707 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 1172 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 66 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 582 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 356 |
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| Best Value | 50 of 205 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 260 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 209 |
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| Best Value | 39 of 157 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 191 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 49 of 255 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 274 |
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| Most Popular | 40 of 144 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 58 of 263 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 326 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 264 |
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| Best Value | 150 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1359 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 243 of 874 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 113 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1280 |
| Most Focused | 636 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 805 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 204 |
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| Most Popular | 34 of 376 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 202 |
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| Most Popular | 4 of 84 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 84 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 939 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 656 |
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| Most Popular | 86 of 286 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 128 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 214 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 581 |
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| Top Ranked | 189 of 582 |
| Best Value | 39 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 1705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 692 |
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| Most Popular | 137 of 671 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 19 of 262 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 21 of 631 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 64 of 497 |
| Most Popular | 529 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 509 |
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 100 |
| Best Value | 9 of 96 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 273 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 273 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 107 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 138 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 98 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 340 |
| Best Value | 25 of 328 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 462 |
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 352 |
| Best Value | 26 of 339 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 505 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 120 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1231 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 810 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 105 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 772 |
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| Most Popular | 86 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 394 |
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| Most Popular | 49 of 529 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 529 |
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 452 |
| Best Value | 90 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 7 of 886 |
| Most Focused | 389 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 415 |
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| Top Ranked | 185 of 443 |
| Best Value | 55 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 347 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 456 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 27 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 616 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 87 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 85 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 336 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 119 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 255 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 787 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 99 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 242 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 753 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 64 of 248 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 346 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 88 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 263 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 534 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 98 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1481 |
| Most Focused | 338 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 899 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 109 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1389 |
| Most Focused | 281 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 842 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 85 |
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 676 |
| Best Value | 23 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 275 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 387 of 877 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 339 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 128 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 729 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 542 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 45 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 267 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 227 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 94 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 418 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 763 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 2 of 952 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 695 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 76 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 56 |
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| Top Ranked | 255 of 628 |
| Best Value | 39 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 1527 |
| Most Focused | 569 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 852 |
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 306 |
| Best Value | 15 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 507 |
| Best Value | 29 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 226 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 693 |
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 376 |
| Best Value | 42 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1034 |
| Most Focused | 325 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 657 |
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| Women's Water Polo |
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| Overall | 523 of 1423 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 306 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 829 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 283 of 861 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 623 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 265 of 759 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 394 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 414 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 591 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 184 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 188 of 587 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 274 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 267 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 281 of 617 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 631 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 358 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 606 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 531 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 102 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 349 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 361 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 459 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 451 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 248 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 841 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 848 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 681 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 273 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 601 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 528 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 648 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 309 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 380 |
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| Overall | 373 of 1164 |
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| Most Popular Online |
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