Best Public Universities

Top-ranked public universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 151–200 of 1,602 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
1218	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Public	45.2	45.2
1224	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Public	45.1	45.1
1227	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina	Public	45.1	45.1
1231	Towson University	Towson, Maryland	Public	45.0	45.0
1242	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	Public	44.9	44.9
1245	Christopher Newport University	Newport News, Virginia	Public	44.9	44.9
1250	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Public	44.8	44.8
1260	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, New York	Public	44.7	44.7
1262	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Public	44.7	44.7
1263	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Public	44.6	44.6
1267	CUNY Queens College	Queens, New York	Public	44.6	44.6
1271	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Tacoma, Washington	Public	44.6	44.6
1277	Ohlone College	Fremont, California	Public	44.5	44.5
1284	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	Hartford, Connecticut	Public	44.5	44.5
1288	Truman State University	Kirksville, Missouri	Public	44.4	44.4
1294	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, Hawaii	Public	44.3	44.3
1296	University of Connecticut-Stamford	Stamford, Connecticut	Public	44.3	44.3
1300	Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	Public	44.2	44.2
1301	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Public	44.2	44.2
1302	Renton Technical College	Renton, Washington	Public	44.2	44.2
1308	Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota	Public	44.1	44.1
1309	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Public	44.1	44.1
1316	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Public	44.0	44.0
1325	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College	Minden, Louisiana	Public	43.9	43.9
1334	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Public	43.7	43.7
1335	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Huntsville, Alabama	Public	43.7	43.7
1339	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, Michigan	Public	43.7	43.7
1347	Central Louisiana Technical Community College	Alexandria, Louisiana	Public	43.6	43.6
1348	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Manchester, New Hampshire	Public	43.6	43.6
1357	Stockton University	Galloway, New Jersey	Public	43.5	43.5
1358	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York, New York	Public	43.5	43.5
1367	Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland, Kansas	Public	43.4	43.4
1369	Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture	Curtis, Nebraska	Public	43.4	43.4
1374	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Public	43.4	43.4
1378	Irvine Valley College	Irvine, California	Public	43.3	43.3
1391	Athens State University	Athens, Alabama	Public	43.1	43.1
1396	CUNY Lehman College	Bronx, New York	Public	43.1	43.1
1397	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Public	43.1	43.1
1398	College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	Public	43.1	43.1
1404	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City, South Dakota	Public	43.0	43.0
1408	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	Public	42.9	42.9
1410	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Syracuse, New York	Public	42.9	42.9
1417	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Public	42.8	42.8
1421	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Public	42.8	42.8
1429	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Public	42.7	42.7
1434	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Public	42.7	42.7
1443	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Public	42.6	42.6
1444	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	Waterbury, Connecticut	Public	42.6	42.6
1448	College of San Mateo	San Mateo, California	Public	42.5	42.5
1450	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	Public	42.5	42.5

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