Top 2017 Rankings For Elon University
A more complete picture of where Elon University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.
All 2017 Rankings For Elon University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 154 of 1387 |
| Southeast | 21 of 355 |
| North Carolina | 5 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 471 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 118 of 312 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 41 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 448 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 105 of 312 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 41 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 169 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 38 of 312 |
| North Carolina | 8 of 41 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 469 of 2397 |
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| Male / Female | |
| Location | 141 of 2398 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 179 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 377 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 346 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 235 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 161 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 234 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 365 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 301 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 830 |
| Best Value | 272 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 293 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 525 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 429 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 608 |
| Best Value | 229 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 300 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 536 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 727 |
| Best Value | 300 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 860 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 324 of 727 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 57 |
| Best Value | 11 of 56 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 195 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 195 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 84 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 110 of 634 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 420 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | 31 of 368 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 368 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 396 |
| Best Value | 132 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 455 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 589 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 101 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1207 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 245 of 719 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 608 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 190 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 128 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 23 of 313 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 313 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 179 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 56 of 243 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 243 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 137 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 245 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 672 of 1632 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 260 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 368 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Education
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| Most Popular | 498 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 277 of 710 |
Special Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 247 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 388 of 1174 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 27 of 75 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 75 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 244 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 358 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 574 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 283 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 435 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
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Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 280 of 592 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 506 of 1251 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 506 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 239 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 196 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 247 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 379 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 376 of 818 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 172 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 389 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 328 of 786 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 41 of 114 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 483 of 1004 |
| Most Focused |
Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 44 of 110 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 185 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 247 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 150 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 650 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 463 |
| Best Value | 173 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 129 of 883 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 883 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 451 |
| Best Value | 191 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 341 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 460 |
Recreation Administration
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| Most Popular | 25 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 97 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 318 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 429 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 304 of 613 |
Philosophy
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Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 176 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 318 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 341 of 748 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 346 of 718 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 415 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 344 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 392 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 325 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 105 of 851 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 851 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 455 |
Human Services
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| Most Popular | 42 of 187 |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration (Other)
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| Most Popular | 2 of 25 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 25 |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | |
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 204 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 351 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
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Economics
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 431 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 59 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 332 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 613 |
| Best Value | 164 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 198 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 200 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 185 of 552 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 294 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 206 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 327 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 531 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 402 of 851 |
Arts & Media Management
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| Most Popular | 53 of 147 |
| Most Focused |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 52 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 225 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 41 of 813 |
| Most Focused | 62 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 241 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 336 of 700 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 501 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 272 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 65 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 84 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 44 of 121 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 32 of 191 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 54 of 333 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 43 of 98 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 143 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 26 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 151 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 675 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 355 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 166 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 327 of 760 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 386 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
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Journalism
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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History
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History
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 456 |
Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 619 |
Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 253 of 1184 |
| Brazil | 154 of 447 |
| Canada | 239 of 671 |
| China | 369 of 821 |
| Japan | 221 of 443 |
| Spain | |
| United Kingdom | 153 of 517 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 306 of 1155 |
| Brazil | 214 of 438 |
| Canada | 301 of 659 |
| China | 387 of 808 |
| Japan | |
| Spain | 143 of 289 |
| United Kingdom | 204 of 512 |
