Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 39
Ranks 1901–1950 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
1901
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA · public
17.8
37
36%
1902
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH · public
17.8
30
13%
1903
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR · private
17.8
26
47%
1904
Guam Community College
Mangilao, GU · public
17.7
40
24%
1905
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND · public
17.7
36
23%
1906
Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT · public
17.7
20
29%
1907
Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL · public
17.7
15
26%
1908
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS · private
17.7
11
17%
1909
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Lakewood, NJ · private
17.7
0
40%
1910
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO · public
17.6
22
28%
1911
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL · private
17.6
20
50%
1912
Wheeling University
Wheeling, WV · private
17.6
19
27%
1913
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX · private
17.6
15
30%
1914
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN · public
17.5
47
42%
1915
Crestpoint University
Phoenix, AZ · for-profit
17.5
22
32%
1916
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA · public
17.5
16
24%
1917
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
Fort Wayne, IN · private
17.5
16
28%
1918
Beal University
Bangor, ME · for-profit
17.5
8
35%
1919
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Brooklyn, NY · private
17.5
0
51%
1920
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · private
17.4
26
40%
1921
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT · private
17.4
20
45%
1922
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece
Rochester, NY · private
17.4
12
16%
1923
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH · private
17.4
12
20%
1924
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL · private
17.3
24
46%
1925
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY · private
17.3
24
44%
1926
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL · private
17.3
23
38%
1927
Simpson University
Redding, CA · private
17.3
22
45%
1928
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE · private
17.3
18
21%
1929
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK · public
17.2
32
36%
1930
Barry University
Miami, FL · private
17.2
23
37%
1931
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH · public
17.1
68
20%
1932
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD · public
17.1
42
16%
1933
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR · public
17.1
42
47%
1934
Crowley's Ridge College
Paragould, AR · private
17.1
18
30%
1935
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit
Oak Park, MI · private
17.1
0
40%
1936
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Alexandria, LA · public
17
52
35%
1937
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA · private
17
33
39%
1938
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA · public
17
29
40%
1939
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX · private
17
19
33%
1940
Life University
Marietta, GA · private
17
14
36%
1941
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY · public
16.9
100
31%
1942
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA · public
16.9
42
33%
1943
Kent State University at Trumbull
Warren, OH · public
16.9
30
30%
1944
Kent State University at Salem
Salem, OH · public
16.9
24
30%
1945
Prescott College
Prescott, AZ · private
16.9
21
44%
1946
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY · public
16.9
20
30%
1947
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN · private
16.8
19
38%
1948
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Elizabeth City, NC · private
16.8
17
32%
1949
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH · public
16.7
28
23%
1950
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR · private
16.7
28
35%