Best Public Colleges & Universities

Top Consensus Ranked Schools 2019

1

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

2

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

3

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

4

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

6

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

7

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

8

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

9

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

11

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

12

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

13

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

14

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

15

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg)

Blacksburg, VA

16

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

17

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

18

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

19

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

20

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

21

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ

22

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

23

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

24

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX

25

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

26

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

27

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

28

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

29

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

30

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

31

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

32

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

33

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

34

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

35

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

36

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

37

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

38

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK

39

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

40

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

41

SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

42

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

43

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

44

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

45

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

46

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

47

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

48

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

49

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

50

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

51

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

52

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

53

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

54

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

55

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC

56

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

57

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY

58

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

59

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

60

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

61

The University of Montana-Western

Dillon, MT

62

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY

63

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

64

University of South Carolina-Aiken

Aiken, SC

65

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

66

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI

67

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

68

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

69

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

70

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

71

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

72

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

73

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

74

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

75

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

76

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ

77

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

78

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

79

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK

80

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

81

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

82

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

83

University of Minnesota-Crookston

Crookston, MN

84

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA

85

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO

86

University of Minnesota-Morris

Morris, MN

87

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

88

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

89

California State University-Chico

Chico, CA

90

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

91

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

92

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

93

Arizona State University-Tempe

Tempe, AZ

94

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

95

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

96

University of California-Merced

Merced, CA

97

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

98

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI

99

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

100

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

101

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

102

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

103

University of South Florida-Main Campus

Tampa, FL

104

SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, NY

105

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

106

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

107

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

108

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, NC

109

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

110

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

111

SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

112

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

113

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ

114

University of South Carolina-Upstate

Spartanburg, SC

115

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

116

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

117

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

118

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

119

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE

120

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

121

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

122

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

123

Montana Technological University

Butte, MT

124

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX

125

CUNY City College

New York, NY

126

Towson University

Towson, MD

127

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

128

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

129

SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

130

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

131

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

132

University of South Florida-St Petersburg

St. Petersburg, FL

133

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

134

University of South Carolina-Beaufort

Bluffton, SC

135

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

136

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, GA

137

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH

138

Keene State College

Keene, NH

139

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

140

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

141

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

142

University of Mississippi

University, MS

143

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

144

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

145

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

146

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

147

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha, OK

148

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

149

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

150

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

151

Radford University

Radford, VA

152

Murray State University

Murray, KY

153

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL

154

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

155

The University of Tennessee-Martin

Martin, TN

156