Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 11
Ranks 501–550 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
501
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI · public
43
58
66%
502
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · public
43
47
67%
503
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI · private
43
44
67%
504
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS · public
42.9
59
69%
505
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH · private
42.9
54
64%
506
American College of the Building Arts
Charleston, SC · private
42.9
0
63%
507
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · public
42.8
100
69%
508
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN · public
42.8
54
65%
509
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · public
42.8
47
65%
510
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ · private
42.8
39
62%
511
Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA · private
42.8
35
60%
512
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX · private
42.8
32
60%
513
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY · private
42.8
10
78%
514
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · public
42.7
100
63%
515
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · private
42.7
33
70%
516
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA · private
42.7
32
67%
517
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, TX · for-profit
42.6
23
47%
518
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ · private
42.5
32
58%
519
Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, WI · private
42.5
28
65%
520
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI · public
42.4
90
57%
521
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · private
42.4
47
68%
522
Norwich University
Northfield, VT · private
42.4
45
61%
523
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY · public
42.3
88
55%
524
Houghton University
Houghton, NY · private
42.3
37
65%
525
PCI College
Cerritos, CA · for-profit
42.3
24
73%
526
Platt College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA · for-profit
42.2
28
63%
527
New Saint Andrews College
Moscow, ID · private
42.2
0
72%
528
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK · private
42.1
39
65%
529
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA · private
42.1
39
70%
530
Alfred University
Alfred, NY · private
42.1
30
56%
531
Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, IN · private
42.1
23
50%
532
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY · private
42.1
12
72%
533
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe
South Fallsburg, NY · private
42.1
0
68%
534
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA · private
42
32
57%
535
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI · private
42
26
66%
536
ATA College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · for-profit
42
21
67%
537
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA · private
42
14
76%
538
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Tulsa, OK · for-profit
41.9
24
57%
539
Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, CA · for-profit
41.9
23
63%
540
Pacific College of Health and Science
Chicago, IL · for-profit
41.9
0
72%
541
Yeshiva of Ocean
Greenfield Park, NY · private
41.9
0
76%
542
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY · private
41.8
59
72%
543
Western New England University
Springfield, MA · private
41.8
43
64%
544
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL · private
41.8
20
56%
545
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN · private
41.8
20
59%
546
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · public
41.7
53
66%
547
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH · public
41.7
40
66%
548
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA · private
41.7
30
81%
549
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA · for-profit
41.7
26
50%
550
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA · private
41.7
16
70%