Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 7
Ranks 301–350 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
301
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · private
50.7
31
76%
302
Chamberlain University-Virginia
Vienna, VA · for-profit
50.6
70
100%
303
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · private
50.6
42
68%
304
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA · private
50.6
40
71%
305
Mercer University
Macon, GA · private
50.5
44
72%
306
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL · private
50.4
53
76%
307
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME · private
50.4
27
69%
308
Bradley University
Peoria, IL · private
50.3
54
74%
309
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · private
50.3
36
71%
310
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME · public
50.2
58
60%
311
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · public
50.2
56
70%
312
Beloit College
Beloit, WI · private
50.2
43
69%
313
Emmaus Bible College
Dubuque, IA · private
50.1
66
82%
314
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD · public
50.1
56
69%
315
Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA · for-profit
50.1
41
95%
316
Knox College
Galesburg, IL · private
50.1
38
68%
317
Eastwick College-Ramsey
Ramsey, NJ · for-profit
50.1
34
72%
318
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX · private
50.1
30
60%
319
Cox College
Springfield, MO · private
50.1
0
100%
320
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL · public
49.9
52
63%
321
Simpson College
Indianola, IA · private
49.9
43
64%
322
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD · private
49.8
46
74%
323
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA · private
49.8
42
78%
324
Orion Technical College
Davenport, IA · for-profit
49.8
28
81%
325
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM · public
49.7
100
57%
326
DePaul University
Chicago, IL · private
49.7
38
69%
327
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN · private
49.6
43
73%
328
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · private
49.6
41
72%
329
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks, CA · private
49.6
31
69%
330
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN · private
49.5
40
70%
331
Samford University
Birmingham, AL · private
49.5
35
78%
332
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · private
49.4
39
77%
333
Grove City College
Grove City, PA · private
49.4
0
81%
334
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · public
49.2
66
71%
335
Berry College
Mount Berry, GA · private
49.2
43
72%
336
Taylor University
Upland, IN · private
49.2
39
75%
337
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · public
49.1
100
59%
338
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL · private
49.1
34
70%
339
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · public
49
82
77%
340
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC · public
48.8
49
65%
341
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA · public
48.7
73
69%
342
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA · private
48.7
45
77%
343
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL · public
48.6
95
69%
344
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · private
48.6
51
65%
345
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA · for-profit
48.6
25
56%
346
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · private
48.4
46
68%
347
American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, OR · for-profit
48.4
0
100%
348
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI · public
48.3
94
68%
349
Gordon College
Wenham, MA · private
48.2
36
68%
350
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH · public
48.1
53
76%