Best Public Universities

Top-ranked public universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 351–400 of 1,602 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
1998	Wright State University-Lake Campus	Celina, Ohio	Public	37.3	37.3
1999	Central Connecticut State University	New Britain, Connecticut	Public	37.3	37.3
2002	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Public	37.3	37.3
2006	Mid-State Technical College	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	Public	37.3	37.3
2014	SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia, New York	Public	37.2	37.2
2016	Southern Utah University	Cedar City, Utah	Public	37.2	37.2
2019	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green, Ohio	Public	37.1	37.1
2022	San Diego Miramar College	San Diego, California	Public	37.1	37.1
2023	South Georgia Technical College	Americus, Georgia	Public	37.1	37.1
2026	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Public	37.1	37.1
2033	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Public	37.1	37.1
2035	Cascadia College	Bothell, Washington	Public	37.1	37.1
2038	Great Basin College	Elko, Nevada	Public	37.0	37.0
2039	Wilkes Community College	Wilkesboro, North Carolina	Public	37.0	37.0
2040	Zane State College	Zanesville, Ohio	Public	37.0	37.0
2043	Green River College	Auburn, Washington	Public	37.0	37.0
2047	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	Public	37.0	37.0
2048	Lake Land College	Mattoon, Illinois	Public	36.9	36.9
2049	Northeast Iowa Community College	Calmar, Iowa	Public	36.9	36.9
2055	Kent State University at Kent	Kent, Ohio	Public	36.8	36.8
2056	Evergreen Valley College	San Jose, California	Public	36.8	36.8
2057	Eastern Florida State College	Melbourne, Florida	Public	36.8	36.8
2059	Worcester State University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Public	36.8	36.8
2060	Central Lakes College-Brainerd	Brainerd, Minnesota	Public	36.8	36.8
2061	Southeast New Mexico College	Carlsbad, New Mexico	Public	36.8	36.8
2065	Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo, California	Public	36.7	36.7
2068	Sauk Valley Community College	Dixon, Illinois	Public	36.7	36.7
2070	Saginaw Valley State University	University Center, Michigan	Public	36.7	36.7
2077	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Public	36.6	36.6
2078	Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson, Kansas	Public	36.6	36.6
2079	Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Fergus Falls, Minnesota	Public	36.6	36.6
2081	Keene State College	Keene, New Hampshire	Public	36.6	36.6
2084	Ohio State University-Newark Campus	Newark, Ohio	Public	36.6	36.6
2088	California State University-Channel Islands	Camarillo, California	Public	36.6	36.6
2090	University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	Public	36.5	36.5
2091	California State University-Stanislaus	Turlock, California	Public	36.5	36.5
2097	Nebraska Indian Community College	Macy, Nebraska	Public	36.5	36.5
2098	Walla Walla Community College	Walla Walla, Washington	Public	36.5	36.5
2104	Ashland Community and Technical College	Ashland, Kentucky	Public	36.4	36.4
2106	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Public	36.4	36.4
2107	Ridgewater College	Willmar, Minnesota	Public	36.4	36.4
2109	Canada College	Redwood City, California	Public	36.3	36.3
2111	Mesalands Community College	Tucumcari, New Mexico	Public	36.3	36.3
2115	California State University-San Marcos	San Marcos, California	Public	36.3	36.3
2116	Carroll Community College	Westminster, Maryland	Public	36.3	36.3
2121	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, Colorado	Public	36.2	36.2
2123	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Missouri	Public	36.2	36.2
2125	Valley City State University	Valley City, North Dakota	Public	36.2	36.2
2128	Moorpark College	Moorpark, California	Public	36.1	36.1
2129	Dickinson State University	Dickinson, North Dakota	Public	36.1	36.1

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