Best Public Universities

Top-ranked public universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 101–150 of 1,602 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
975	Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan, Kansas	Public	49.3	49.3
980	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, Oklahoma	Public	49.2	49.2
982	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, Maryland	Public	49.1	49.1
983	University of Nebraska-Central Administration System Office	Lincoln, Nebraska	Public	49.1	49.1
985	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	Public	49.1	49.1
988	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Public	49.0	49.0
991	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, Missouri	Public	49.0	49.0
992	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, New Jersey	Public	49.0	49.0
993	SUNY-System Office	Albany, New York	Public	49.0	49.0
997	Colorado State University-System Office	Denver, Colorado	Public	49.0	49.0
999	University of Missouri-System Office	Columbia, Missouri	Public	48.9	48.9
1007	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, Florida	Public	48.7	48.7
1013	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis, Tennessee	Public	48.7	48.7
1014	CUNY Hunter College	New York, New York	Public	48.6	48.6
1023	University of Houston-System Administration	Houston, Texas	Public	48.5	48.5
1024	University of Massachusetts Global	Aliso Viejo, California	Public	48.5	48.5
1026	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, New York	Public	48.4	48.4
1034	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	Durham, New Hampshire	Public	48.3	48.3
1040	Rutgers University-Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Public	48.2	48.2
1045	Charter Oak State College	New Britain, Connecticut	Public	48.0	48.0
1046	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Public	48.0	48.0
1048	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Public	47.9	47.9
1049	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Public	47.9	47.9
1050	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Public	47.9	47.9
1053	University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law	Concord, New Hampshire	Public	47.8	47.8
1054	University at Albany	Albany, New York	Public	47.8	47.8
1062	CUNY City College	New York, New York	Public	47.7	47.7
1064	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley	Malvern, Pennsylvania	Public	47.7	47.7
1070	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	Public	47.6	47.6
1073	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Public	47.6	47.6
1077	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Public	47.5	47.5
1079	Miami University-Oxford	Oxford, Ohio	Public	47.4	47.4
1088	The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Public	47.2	47.2
1099	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills, California	Public	47.0	47.0
1132	Lake Area Technical College	Watertown, South Dakota	Public	46.7	46.7
1134	CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, New York	Public	46.6	46.6
1135	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Bothell, Washington	Public	46.6	46.6
1140	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Public	46.5	46.5
1148	Florida Polytechnic University	Lakeland, Florida	Public	46.5	46.5
1165	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Public	46.2	46.2
1171	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Public	46.1	46.1
1172	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Public	46.0	46.0
1176	Salina Area Technical College	Salina, Kansas	Public	45.8	45.8
1177	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Public	45.8	45.8
1183	St. Mary's College of Maryland	St. Mary's City, Maryland	Public	45.7	45.7
1186	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Public	45.6	45.6
1189	University of Minnesota-Rochester	Rochester, Minnesota	Public	45.6	45.6
1192	Northwest Iowa Community College	Sheldon, Iowa	Public	45.5	45.5
1195	Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Public	45.5	45.5
1204	Alexandria Technical & Community College	Alexandria, Minnesota	Public	45.4	45.4

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