Best Public Universities

Top-ranked public universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 251–300 of 1,602 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
1641	North Florida College	Madison, Florida	Public	40.4	40.4
1646	State University of New York at Oswego	Oswego, New York	Public	40.4	40.4
1648	Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Charlotte, North Carolina	Public	40.4	40.4
1657	Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	Public	40.3	40.3
1658	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater, Wisconsin	Public	40.3	40.3
1662	Madera Community College	Madera, California	Public	40.3	40.3
1666	Anoka Technical College	Anoka, Minnesota	Public	40.2	40.2
1676	University of Minnesota-Morris	Morris, Minnesota	Public	40.1	40.1
1681	Wabash Valley College	Mount Carmel, Illinois	Public	40.1	40.1
1686	Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, Louisiana	Public	40.0	40.0
1689	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, Nevada	Public	40.0	40.0
1694	Las Positas College	Livermore, California	Public	40.0	40.0
1711	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, Mississippi	Public	39.8	39.8
1712	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, Missouri	Public	39.8	39.8
1717	Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	Public	39.7	39.7
1721	Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	Public	39.7	39.7
1723	New College of Florida	Sarasota, Florida	Public	39.7	39.7
1727	Northeast Lakeview College	Universal City, Texas	Public	39.7	39.7
1731	Northeast Community College	Norfolk, Nebraska	Public	39.6	39.6
1732	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, North Dakota	Public	39.6	39.6
1739	Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill, California	Public	39.5	39.5
1741	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, Michigan	Public	39.5	39.5
1743	Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	Public	39.5	39.5
1744	North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	Public	39.5	39.5
1775	Chipola College	Marianna, Florida	Public	39.3	39.3
1776	University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	Public	39.3	39.3
1786	Northern Illinois University	Dekalb, Illinois	Public	39.2	39.2
1789	Rend Lake College	Ina, Illinois	Public	39.2	39.2
1790	University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Public	39.2	39.2
1792	Riverland Community College	Austin, Minnesota	Public	39.2	39.2
1794	Ohio University-Main Campus	Athens, Ohio	Public	39.2	39.2
1801	Westfield State University	Westfield, Massachusetts	Public	39.1	39.1
1807	University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville	Batesville, Arkansas	Public	39.0	39.0
1808	South Florida State College	Avon Park, Florida	Public	39.0	39.0
1810	SUNY at Purchase College	Purchase, New York	Public	39.0	39.0
1812	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls, Wisconsin	Public	39.0	39.0
1829	Skyline College	San Bruno, California	Public	38.7	38.7
1831	Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic, Connecticut	Public	38.7	38.7
1835	Clarendon College	Clarendon, Texas	Public	38.7	38.7
1842	University of Montevallo	Montevallo, Alabama	Public	38.6	38.6
1843	Saddleback College	Mission Viejo, California	Public	38.6	38.6
1844	Georgia College & State University	Milledgeville, Georgia	Public	38.6	38.6
1845	Colby Community College	Colby, Kansas	Public	38.6	38.6
1847	Winthrop University	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Public	38.6	38.6
1848	Western Dakota Technical College	Rapid City, South Dakota	Public	38.6	38.6
1849	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Public	38.6	38.6
1850	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	Public	38.6	38.6
1855	Southwestern Community College	Creston, Iowa	Public	38.5	38.5
1856	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston, Massachusetts	Public	38.5	38.5
1868	Santa Fe College	Gainesville, Florida	Public	38.4	38.4

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