| Public university rank 2020 |
US College Ranking 2020 |
University |
City |
State |
| 1 |
=25 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
California |
| 2 |
27 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
| 3 |
33 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
| 4 |
34 |
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley |
California |
| 5 |
36 |
University of California, Davis |
Davis |
California |
| 6 |
37 |
University of California, San Diego |
La Jolla |
California |
| 7 |
42 |
University of Washington-Seattle |
Seattle |
Washington |
| 8 |
46 |
Purdue University West Lafayette |
West Lafayette |
Indiana |
| 9 |
47 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Champaign |
Illinois |
| 10 |
50 |
University of Virginia (Main campus) |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
| 11 |
=61 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Austin |
Texas |
| 12 |
=63 |
University of Florida |
Gainesville |
Florida |
| 13 |
67 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
| 14 |
=68 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
| 15 |
71 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
California |
| 16 |
73 |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine |
California |
| 17 |
=75 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
College Park |
Maryland |
| 18 |
78 |
Texas A&M University-College Station |
College Station |
Texas |
| 19 |
79 |
William & Mary |
Williamsburg |
Virginia |
| 20 |
80 |
United States Naval Academy |
Annapolis |
Maryland |
| =21 |
=81 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chicago |
Illinois |
| =21 |
=81 |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing |
Michigan |
| 23 |
86 |
Ohio State University (Main campus) |
Columbus |
Ohio |
| 24 |
95 |
University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
| 25 |
=96 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
| 26 |
104 |
North Carolina State University |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
| =27 |
=105 |
University of Connecticut |
Storrs |
Connecticut |
| =27 |
=105 |
Penn State (Main campus) |
University Park |
Pennsylvania |
| =27 |
=105 |
Stony Brook University |
Stony Brook |
New York |
| =27 |
=105 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Blacksburg |
Virginia |
| 31 |
110 |
University at Buffalo |
Buffalo |
New York |
| 32 |
=123 |
Indiana University Bloomington |
Bloomington |
Indiana |
| 33 |
126 |
University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
| 34 |
130 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
| 35 |
136 |
University of Arizona |
Tucson |
Arizona |
| 36 |
147 |
University of Georgia |
Athens |
Georgia |
| 37 |
=148 |
University of Delaware |
Newark |
Delaware |
| 38 |
=150 |
University of Iowa |
Iowa City |
Iowa |
| 39 |
=153 |
Binghamton University, State University of New York |
Vestal |
New York |
| 40 |
=158 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Boulder |
Colorado |
| 41 |
=160 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Amherst |
Massachusetts |
| 42 |
169 |
Colorado School of Mines |
Golden |
Colorado |
| =43 |
=176 |
Virginia Military Institute |
Lexington |
Virginia |
| =43 |
=176 |
Washington State University |
Pullman |
Washington |
| 45 |
183 |
University of Colorado Denver |
Denver |
Colorado |
| 46 |
184 |
George Mason University |
Fairfax |
Virginia |
| 47 |
=185 |
Temple University |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
| 48 |
188 |
Clemson University |
Clemson |
South Carolina |
| 49 |
=189 |
University of California, Riverside |
Riverside |
California |
| 50 |
=193 |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
| 51 |
196 |
State University of New York Albany |
Albany |
New York |
| =52 |
=199 |
Michigan Technological University |
Houghton |
Michigan |
| =52 |
=199 |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Rolla |
Missouri |
| =54 |
=205 |
CUNY City College of New York |
New York |
New York |
| =54 |
=205 |
University of Oklahoma |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
| =56 |
=208 |
CUNY Hunter College |
New York |
New York |
| =56 |
=208 |
Florida State University |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
| 58 |
219 |
Miami University |
Oxford |
Ohio |
| 59 |
=224 |
Arizona State University! (Tempe) |
Tempe |
Arizona |
| 60 |
=232 |
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College |
New York |
New York |
| 61 |
238 |
University of Kansas |
Lawrence |
Kansas |
| =62 |
=239 |
University of Oregon |
Eugene |
Oregon |
| =62 |
=239 |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Carbondale |
Illinois |
| =64 |
=245 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark |
New Jersey |
| =64 |
=245 |
University of Wyoming |
Laramie |
Wyoming |
| 66 |
=249 |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Alabama |
| =67 |
=251 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
California |
| =67 |
=251 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
Newark |
New Jersey |
| 69 |
=256 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
| 70 |
260 |
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa |
Honolulu |
Hawai’i |
| 71 |
=266 |
The College of New Jersey |
Ewing |
New Jersey |
| =72 |
=270 |
San Diego State University |
San Diego |
California |
| =72 |
=270 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Knoxville |
Tennessee |
| =74 |
=276 |
University of Nevada, Reno |
Reno |
Nevada |
| =74 |
=276 |
Rutgers University-Camden |
Camden |
New Jersey |
| =74 |
=276 |
University of South Florida (Tampa) |
Tampa |
Florida |
| =74 |
=279 |
James Madison University |
Harrisonburg |
Virginia |
| =78 |
=283 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
| =78 |
=283 |
University of Vermont |
Burlington |
Vermont |
| =80 |
=287 |
Iowa State University |
Ames |
Iowa |
| =80 |
=287 |
San Jose State University |
San Jose |
California |
| =82 |
=292 |
CUNY Queens College |
Queens |
New York |
| =82 |
=292 |
Oregon State University |
Corvallis |
Oregon |
| 84 |
=295 |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
| =85 |
=297 |
Illinois State University |
Normal |
Illinois |
| =85 |
=297 |
University of Washington-Bothell |
Bothell |
Washington |
| 87 |
=299 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
Syracuse |
New York |
| 88 |
=299 |
Wayne State University |
Detroit |
Michigan |
| =89 |
=311 |
University of Central Florida |
Orlando |
Florida |
| =89 |
=311 |
University of Mississippi |
University |
Mississippi |
| =89 |
=311 |
Rowan University |
Glassboro |
New Jersey |
| =89 |
=311 |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Richardson |
Texas |
| 93 |
=319 |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach |
California |
| =94 |
=323 |
CUNY Brooklyn College |
Brooklyn |
New York |
| =94 |
=323 |
University of Kentucky |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
| =94 |
=323 |
University of Toledo |
Toledo |
Ohio |
| =97 |
=328 |
University of Cincinnati-Uptown |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
| 98 |
=332 |
University of Missouri-Kansas City |
Kansas City |
Missouri |
| =99 |
=337 |
University of Minnesota Morris |
Morris |
Minnesota |
| =99 |
=337 |
SUNY New Paltz |
New Paltz |
New York |