Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 6
Ranks 251–300 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
251
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · public
53.4
75
70%
252
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · public
53.4
70
81%
253
Methodist College
Peoria, IL · private
53.4
26
62%
254
Hendrix College
Conway, AR · private
53.3
44
71%
255
Willamette University
Salem, OR · private
53.3
41
72%
256
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO · private
53.2
100
62%
257
Simmons University
Boston, MA · private
53.2
45
72%
258
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · public
53.1
81
64%
259
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA · private
53.1
48
64%
260
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · private
53.1
43
82%
261
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · private
53.1
37
76%
262
Florida International University
Miami, FL · public
52.9
100
74%
263
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN · private
52.9
48
76%
264
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · private
52.9
34
68%
265
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · public
52.8
75
70%
266
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · private
52.8
46
80%
267
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · private
52.7
47
70%
268
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ · private
52.6
39
70%
269
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · public
52.4
48
71%
270
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · private
52.4
40
76%
271
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL · private
52.3
26
63%
272
St. John's College
Santa Fe, NM · private
52.3
24
57%
273
Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA · for-profit
52.2
42
71%
274
Hope College
Holland, MI · private
52.1
44
81%
275
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY · private
52.1
43
74%
276
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA · private
52.1
38
77%
277
Endicott College
Beverly, MA · private
51.9
27
76%
278
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY · public
51.8
54
70%
279
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH · private
51.8
42
73%
280
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · private
51.8
42
78%
281
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · public
51.7
59
76%
282
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA · private
51.7
45
75%
283
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · private
51.7
39
70%
284
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · private
51.7
37
75%
285
Austin College
Sherman, TX · private
51.6
49
68%
286
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK · public
51.5
78
75%
287
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · public
51.5
49
74%
288
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA · private
51.3
31
68%
289
Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA · for-profit
51.3
25
72%
290
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY · private
51.3
19
73%
291
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA · private
51.2
50
63%
292
Union University
Jackson, TN · private
51.2
34
68%
293
Centra College
Lynchburg, VA · private
51.1
0
100%
294
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI · private
51
48
76%
295
Drew University
Madison, NJ · private
51
47
71%
296
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · private
50.9
59
83%
297
University of Dallas
Irving, TX · private
50.8
45
70%
298
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZ · private
50.8
36
69%
299
High Point University
High Point, NC · private
50.8
29
72%
300
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · public
50.7
57
70%