Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 9
Ranks 401–450 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
401
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI · private
46.4
67
70%
402
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · public
46.4
56
68%
403
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Houston, TX · for-profit
46.3
62
62%
404
Unitek College
Fremont, CA · for-profit
46.3
56
71%
405
Carroll College
Helena, MT · private
46.3
44
68%
406
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · private
46.3
42
71%
407
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · private
46.3
30
71%
408
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD · private
46.3
19
72%
409
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · private
46.2
74
69%
410
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
Hialeah, FL · for-profit
46.2
9
81%
411
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson, AZ · for-profit
46.2
0
72%
412
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA · private
46.1
45
70%
413
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA · private
46.1
30
69%
414
Mississippi Christian University
Clinton, MS · private
46.1
26
61%
415
Plaza College
Forest Hills, NY · for-profit
46.1
26
65%
416
St Luke's College
Sioux City, IA · private
46
77
100%
417
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN · private
46
48
80%
418
Harding University
Searcy, AR · private
46
42
70%
419
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · private
46
35
72%
420
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa, FL · for-profit
45.8
62
100%
421
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE · private
45.8
49
60%
422
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY · private
45.8
44
67%
423
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA · private
45.7
49
74%
424
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Lancaster, PA · private
45.7
35
68%
425
Champlain College
Burlington, VT · private
45.7
26
64%
426
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA · private
45.7
13
60%
427
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · public
45.6
63
68%
428
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · public
45.6
56
70%
429
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT · private
45.6
43
71%
430
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · private
45.6
40
60%
431
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL · private
45.6
20
64%
432
Daytona College
Ormond Beach, FL · for-profit
45.6
18
79%
433
Widener University
Chester, PA · private
45.5
45
66%
434
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA · private
45.5
40
69%
435
CBD College
Los Angeles, CA · private
45.5
29
72%
436
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · public
45.4
67
64%
437
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · private
45.4
39
67%
438
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn, NY · private
45.3
56
67%
439
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · private
45.3
38
66%
440
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · public
45.2
46
70%
441
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel
Lakewood, NJ · private
45.1
0
90%
442
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA · private
45
60
70%
443
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ · public
45
45
68%
444
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY · public
44.9
67
82%
445
Pace University
New York, NY · private
44.9
35
61%
446
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · public
44.8
95
61%
447
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · private
44.8
39
71%
448
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · private
44.8
28
65%
449
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA · private
44.8
19
50%
450
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA · public
44.7
100
58%