Top Universities 2026 — Page 40
Ranks 1951–2000 of 2,126 universities
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
1951
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Jackson, KY · private
18
31
55%
1952
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
DuBois, PA · public
18
29
31%
1953
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA · private
18
24
38%
1954
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA · public
18
20
43%
1955
DeVry University-Ohio
Columbus, OH · for-profit
18
19
42%
1956
South University-Tampa
Tampa, FL · for-profit
18
6
15%
1957
South University-Savannah
Savannah, GA · for-profit
18
5
16%
1958
South University-Columbia
Columbia, SC · for-profit
18
4
13%
1959
South University-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA · for-profit
18
4
12%
1960
South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, AL · for-profit
18
3
11%
1961
South University-Austin
Round Rock, TX · for-profit
18
3
9%
1962
South University-Savannah Online
Savannah, GA · for-profit
18
2
6%
1963
South University-High Point
High Point, NC · for-profit
18
0
11%
1964
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · public
17.9
49
37%
1965
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS · public
17.9
39
42%
1966
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC · private
17.9
26
39%
1967
The University of Olivet
Olivet, MI · private
17.9
20
36%
1968
Midway University
Midway, KY · private
17.9
16
43%
1969
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH · private
17.9
14
41%
1970
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR · public
17.8
42
47%
1971
Prescott College
Prescott, AZ · private
17.8
21
44%
1972
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park, NY · private
17.8
11
21%
1973
Texas College
Tyler, TX · private
17.8
9
12%
1974
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME · public
17.7
65
45%
1975
Guam Community College
Mangilao, GU · public
17.7
40
24%
1976
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND · public
17.7
36
23%
1977
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Lakewood, NJ · private
17.7
0
33%
1978
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN · public
17.6
49
38%
1979
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Atlanta, GA · public
17.6
25
16%
1980
Keystone College
La Plume, PA · private
17.6
20
38%
1981
New Hope Christian College-Eugene
Eugene, OR · private
17.6
16
44%
1982
Miles College
Fairfield, AL · private
17.6
12
20%
1983
Langston University
Langston, OK · public
17.6
12
17%
1984
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN · public
17.5
55
36%
1985
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN · public
17.5
48
42%
1986
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX · public
17.5
31
37%
1987
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX · private
17.5
13
15%
1988
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK · public
17.4
45
32%
1989
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece
Rochester, NY · private
17.4
12
16%
1990
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH · private
17.4
12
20%
1991
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, TX · private
17.4
0
32%
1992
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · public
17.3
36
37%
1993
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA · public
17.3
35
42%
1994
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD · public
17.3
30
40%
1995
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA · public
17.3
29
40%
1996
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA · private
17.2
24
34%
1997
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL · private
17.2
10
27%
1998
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD · public
17.1
42
16%
1999
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ · public
17.1
30
36%
2000
Lane College
Jackson, TN · private
17.1
13
18%