Top Universities 2026 — Page 41
Ranks 2001–2050 of 2,126 universities
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
2001
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA · public
17
24
29%
2002
Urshan University
Wentzville, MO · private
17
0
49%
2003
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón, PR · private
16.8
47
37%
2004
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL · private
16.8
23
38%
2005
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ · for-profit
16.8
16
37%
2006
Morris College
Sumter, SC · private
16.8
7
19%
2007
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College
Miami Beach, FL · private
16.8
7
11%
2008
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · public
16.7
42
35%
2009
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK · private
16.7
27
40%
2010
Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX · private
16.6
21
39%
2011
Clinton College
Rock Hill, SC · private
16.6
9
13%
2012
East-West University
Chicago, IL · private
16.6
7
20%
2013
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR · private
16.5
28
35%
2014
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN · private
16.5
15
28%
2015
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS · private
16.5
11
17%
2016
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Brooklyn, NY · private
16.5
0
51%
2017
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY · private
16.4
18
32%
2018
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · public
16.3
30
32%
2019
Mitchell College
New London, CT · private
16.3
14
43%
2020
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS · private
16.3
14
28%
2021
Dine College
Tsaile, AZ · public
16.3
12
10%
2022
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR · private
16.3
9
36%
2023
Concord University
Athens, WV · public
16.2
44
41%
2024
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC · private
16.2
20
29%
2025
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC · public
16.1
47
37%
2026
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN · public
16.1
30
34%
2027
Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA · private
16.1
20
36%
2028
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA · public
16.1
19
28%
2029
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA · public
16.1
18
28%
2030
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC · private
16.1
16
26%
2031
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR · private
16.1
5
8%
2032
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · public
15.9
42
33%
2033
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY · public
15.8
80
33%
2034
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · public
15.8
35
40%
2035
Talladega College
Talladega, AL · private
15.8
22
43%
2036
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM · public
15.7
83
42%
2037
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ · for-profit
15.7
13
31%
2038
Pacific Islands University
Mangilao, GU · private
15.4
28
50%
2039
Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM · public
15.4
20
16%
2040
Great Northern University
Spokane, WA · private
15.4
0
50%
2041
Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel
Brooklyn, NY · private
15.4
0
50%
2042
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, PA · public
15.3
23
26%
2043
Boston Baptist College
Boston, MA · private
15.3
21
44%
2044
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
Chattanooga, TN · for-profit
15.3
2
12%
2045
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · public
15.2
17
41%
2046
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle, IL · for-profit
15.2
14
37%
2047
Shorter University
Rome, GA · private
15.1
25
37%
2048
Life University
Marietta, GA · private
15.1
14
36%
2049
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD · public
15
30
10%
2050
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA · public
15
26
36%