Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 4
Ranks 151–200 of 2,129 colleges
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University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
151
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · public
63
100
81%
152
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · private
62.9
99
82%
153
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC · private
62.9
76
82%
154
Baylor University
Waco, TX · private
62.8
32
80%
155
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · public
62.7
71
84%
156
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY · private
62.5
75
68%
157
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC · public
62.4
64
74%
158
American University
Washington, DC · private
62.4
36
77%
159
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami
Miami, FL · private
62.1
0
100%
160
Emerson College
Boston, MA · private
62
25
78%
161
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN · private
61.9
47
81%
162
Chapman University
Orange, CA · private
61.9
31
81%
163
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL · private
61.4
49
78%
164
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · public
61.2
59
74%
165
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · private
61.2
52
81%
166
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN · private
61.1
61
77%
167
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · private
61.1
37
80%
168
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · private
61
49
87%
169
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · public
60.9
100
77%
170
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · private
60.6
83
74%
171
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · public
60.6
57
86%
172
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC · public
60.5
50
78%
173
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI · private
60.2
44
80%
174
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · public
60
87
85%
175
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · public
59.9
100
72%
176
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ · public
59.8
93
73%
177
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT · public
59.8
63
79%
178
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK · private
59.4
74
73%
179
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · private
59.3
49
81%
180
University of Fort Lauderdale
Lauderhill, FL · private
59.1
48
100%
181
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL · private
59
40
74%
182
Amridge University
Montgomery, AL · private
59
0
100%
183
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · public
58.7
100
87%
184
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · private
58.7
43
78%
185
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · private
58.7
39
70%
186
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA · private
58.7
0
96%
187
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · public
58.6
53
78%
188
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL · private
58.6
51
86%
189
Creighton University
Omaha, NE · private
58.6
48
82%
190
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · public
58.5
100
86%
191
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · public
58.2
82
80%
192
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL · public
58
100
76%
193
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI · private
57.8
51
82%
194
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · private
57.8
38
71%
195
The Juilliard School
New York, NY · private
57.8
20
91%
196
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · private
57.6
54
80%
197
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL · private
57.6
32
76%
198
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA · public
57.4
100
86%
199
Elon University
Elon, NC · private
57.3
37
84%
200
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY · private
57.1
41
75%