Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 41
Ranks 2001–2050 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
2001
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH · public
15.1
44
20%
2002
American International College
Springfield, MA · private
15.1
25
44%
2003
Great Lakes Christian College
Lansing, MI · private
15.1
15
31%
2004
Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OH · private
15.1
0
33%
2005
Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA · public
15
32
21%
2006
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL · private
15
30
41%
2007
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL · public
15
14
16%
2008
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS · private
15
14
28%
2009
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR · private
15
9
36%
2010
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO · public
14.9
11
22%
2011
Bethany Global University
Bloomington, MN · private
14.9
0
59%
2012
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID · public
14.8
31
43%
2013
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
Mayaguez, PR · private
14.8
30
41%
2014
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Columbus, OH · for-profit
14.8
21
29%
2015
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC · private
14.8
20
29%
2016
Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, AR · private
14.8
19
31%
2017
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC · private
14.8
16
26%
2018
Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA · private
14.6
17
30%
2019
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Brooklyn, NY · private
14.6
0
35%
2020
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX · public
14.6
0
43%
2021
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN · public
14.5
21
23%
2022
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA · public
14.5
21
25%
2023
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Media, PA · private
14.5
14
27%
2024
Oak Hills Christian College
Bemidji, MN · private
14.5
12
27%
2025
Franklin University
Columbus, OH · private
14.5
11
21%
2026
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH · public
14.4
33
14%
2027
Columbia College
Columbia, SC · private
14.4
25
45%
2028
Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI · private
14.4
24
43%
2029
The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY · for-profit
14.4
23
35%
2030
Kent State University at Geauga
Burton, OH · public
14.4
22
23%
2031
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North
Liverpool, NY · private
14.3
15
28%
2032
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary
Far Rockaway, NY · private
14.3
0
31%
2033
Nightingale College
Salt Lake City, UT · for-profit
14.2
7
30%
2034
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
New York, NY · private
14.2
0
11%
2035
Schiller International University
Tampa, FL · for-profit
14.2
0
20%
2036
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR · public
14.1
43
45%
2037
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Sharon, PA · public
14.1
29
33%
2038
Salem University
Salem, WV · for-profit
14.1
17
24%
2039
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA · public
14.1
15
15%
2040
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA · private
14.1
11
22%
2041
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga
Monsey, NY · private
14.1
0
49%
2042
Southwestern Christian University
Bethany, OK · private
14
7
14%
2043
DeVry University-Ohio
Columbus, OH · for-profit
13.9
19
42%
2044
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME · public
13.8
65
45%
2045
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR · private
13.8
22
41%
2046
South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, AL · for-profit
13.8
3
11%
2047
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ · public
13.7
30
36%
2048
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron, OH · public
13.7
7
11%
2049
Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KS · private
13.5
24
25%
2050
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield, IL · private
13.4
100
46%