Learn how Carnegie Mellon ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in Pennsylvania and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
A more complete picture of where Carnegie Mellon University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
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| Nationwide | 30 of 1382 |
| Middle Atlantic | 8 of 263 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 of 94 |
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| Pennsylvania | 42 of 92 |
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| Nationwide | 581 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 110 of 251 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 of 92 |
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| Pennsylvania | 42 of 92 |
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| Overall | 24 of 2353 |
| Ethnic | 263 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 659 of 2594 |
| Location | 46 of 2359 |
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| Most Popular | 85 of 208 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 208 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 145 |
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 93 |
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| Most Focused | 33 of 122 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 96 |
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 823 |
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| Most Popular | 689 of 1413 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 893 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 850 |
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 825 |
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| Most Popular | 883 of 2041 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 904 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 724 |
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| Most Popular | 666 of 1720 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 725 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 81 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 382 |
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| Most Popular | 291 of 642 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 417 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 224 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 88 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 453 |
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 566 |
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| Most Popular | 71 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 827 |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 348 |
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| Most Popular | 197 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 336 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 451 |
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 268 |
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| Most Popular | 19 of 599 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 600 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 360 |
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 309 |
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| Most Popular | 87 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 356 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 31 of 137 |
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 150 |
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| Most Popular | 79 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 146 |
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 209 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 89 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 209 |
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 260 |
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| Most Popular | 16 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 274 |
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| Most Popular | 57 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 144 |
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 269 |
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| Most Popular | 113 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 264 |
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| Most Popular | 4 of 8 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 8 |
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| Most Popular | 276 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 421 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 874 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 806 |
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| Most Popular | 39 of 365 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 365 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 204 |
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 655 |
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| Most Popular | 39 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 125 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 209 |
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 373 |
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| Most Popular | 392 of 817 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 581 |
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 570 |
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| Most Popular | 594 of 1261 |
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| Top Ranked | 106 of 594 |
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| Most Popular | 594 of 1261 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 340 |
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| Most Popular | 503 of 1152 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 462 |
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 352 |
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| Most Popular | 503 of 1152 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 506 |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 476 |
| Best Value | 217 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1232 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 1228 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 816 |
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 53 |
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| Most Popular | 51 of 182 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 182 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 95 |
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 178 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 302 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 769 |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 58 |
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| Most Popular | 12 of 126 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 127 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 82 |
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| Most Popular | 5 of 17 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 17 |
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 115 |
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| Most Popular | 89 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 394 |
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| Most Popular | 2 of 19 |
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| Most Focused | 19 of 42 |
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 75 |
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| Most Popular | 102 of 259 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 127 |
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| Most Focused | 1 of 10 |
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 246 |
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| Most Popular | 247 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 401 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 615 |
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 245 |
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| Most Popular | 152 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 194 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 473 |
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| Most Popular | 54 of 1144 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 1144 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 788 |
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| Most Popular | 38 of 83 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 83 |
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 411 |
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| Most Popular | 93 of 1086 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 753 |
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| Most Focused | 1 of 9 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 253 |
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| Most Popular | 105 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 534 |
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 826 |
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| Most Popular | 629 of 1492 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 900 |
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 575 of 1407 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 842 |
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 406 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 38 |
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 505 of 1317 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 877 |
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 542 |
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| Most Popular | 149 of 327 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 215 |
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 203 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 854 |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 219 |
| Best Value | 102 of 214 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 653 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 653 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 268 |
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 45 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 307 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 529 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 692 |
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 267 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 657 |
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| Overall | 167 of 1422 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 232 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 829 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 295 of 861 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 759 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 394 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 586 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 361 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 274 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 316 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 152 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 213 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 267 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 276 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 358 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 374 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 349 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 361 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 476 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 53 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 476 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 58 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 117 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 76 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 248 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 246 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 477 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 413 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 254 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 841 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 138 of 848 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 410 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 31 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 681 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 442 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 648 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 235 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 309 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 380 |
