Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 3
Ranks 101–150 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
101
Union College
Schenectady, NY · private
71.5
53
83%
102
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA · private
71.5
41
83%
103
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA · private
71.4
47
85%
104
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD · public
71.2
0
92%
105
Clemson University
Clemson, SC · public
70.8
70
87%
106
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA · private
70.6
67
89%
107
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI · private
70.5
0
87%
108
Providence College
Providence, RI · private
70.1
39
87%
109
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH · private
70
30
80%
110
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO · public
69.8
0
88%
111
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · public
69.7
84
85%
112
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · private
69.5
47
83%
113
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO · public
69.4
69
81%
114
Reed College
Portland, OR · private
69.4
35
74%
115
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY · public
69.4
0
86%
116
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT · public
68.9
0
90%
117
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA · private
68.7
38
82%
118
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · public
68.6
71
86%
119
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · private
68.6
42
82%
120
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · private
68.5
41
81%
121
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · public
67.7
64
84%
122
Yeshiva University
New York, NY · private
67.7
30
83%
123
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · private
67.3
39
81%
124
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · private
67.1
40
84%
125
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · public
67
100
83%
126
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN · private
67
57
84%
127
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · public
66.7
67
83%
128
Furman University
Greenville, SC · private
66.7
45
80%
129
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · private
66.6
32
79%
130
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · public
66.5
76
77%
131
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · public
66.4
100
93%
132
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · private
66.3
48
80%
133
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · public
66.2
62
84%
134
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · private
66.1
40
86%
135
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN · private
65.8
48
83%
136
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · private
65.8
30
84%
137
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · public
65.6
76
88%
138
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · public
65.5
54
81%
139
Laboure College of Healthcare
Milton, MA · private
65.5
42
100%
140
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · public
65.3
100
93%
141
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY · public
65.3
100
81%
142
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA · public
64.9
46
85%
143
Clark University
Worcester, MA · private
64.4
42
77%
144
Homestead Schools
Torrance, CA · private
63.6
87
94%
145
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY · private
63.6
47
79%
146
Centre College
Danville, KY · private
63.5
66
83%
147
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA · private
63.5
30
77%
148
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA · for-profit
63.4
55
100%
149
California Career College
Canoga Park, CA · for-profit
63.4
28
100%
150
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · public
63.2
41
86%