FLOSSMOOR, Ill., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- StateUniversity.com announces a new and innovative method for ranking the best U.S. colleges. These new, proprietary college ranking lists are available for free online at http://www.StateUniversity.com/top2000. The ranking system provides a 100% objective ranking of the Top 2,000 U.S. universities, based on a comprehensive survey of verified data including student/faculty ratio, student retention, test scores and much more. StateUniversity.com's in-depth ranking system also provides Top 500 ranking lists on everything from faculty salaries to SAT scores to student debt for schools nationwide.

Unlike other college ranking systems, StateUniversity.com's ranking lists are based entirely on objective, unbiased information. Other popular college ranking systems are heavily influenced by peer assessment and subjective classification. Recently, many of these subjective college rankings have been widely criticized for favoring certain schools and failing to focus on objective, factual school data. StateUniversity.com's ranking system is different -- it evens the playing field and compares schools based only on the facts.

Dominik Mazur, founder of StateUniversity.com and Net Industries LLC, said, "In today's economy, we believe parents and students have a genuine need for the ability to evaluate schools objectively across multiple criteria. To fulfill this need, StateUniversity.com is pleased to announce its ranking lists. And we will continually add new lists and other features to help students make informed decisions."

Mazur, 27, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with degrees in computer science and mathematics. He began developing software in high school and built his first Internet business while still in college. Prior to developing the StateUniversity.com ranking system, Mazur and his lead engineer Brad Folkens built the Site Search Engine, JRank.org, one of the most popular site search tools on the Internet. Mazur's school ranking program uses an algorithm similar to the JRank Site Search Engine.

StateUniversity.com's ranking lists are published under a Creative Commons license and may be re-used in newspapers, web sites and other publications with proper attribution. Other Top 500 ranking lists include total cost of attendance, student enrollment, and ACT scores.

About StateUniversity.com

Covering all U.S. institutions of higher learning, StateUniversity.com features the most complete collection of school statistics anywhere. The web site allows prospective students to compare schools, research degree programs and submit requests for application materials. StateUniversity.com also features school profiles as well as content submitted by students and faculty.

About Net Industries LLC

Founded in 2002, Net Industries LLC publishes educational web sites and is the creator of JRank.org, the free Site Search Engine. In addition to StateUniversity.com, Net Industries' online properties include http://encyclopedia.jrank.org, http://www.libraryindex.com, http://www.musicianguide.com and http://www.movierevie.ws. In total, the web sites receive more than 3 million unique monthly visitors.