Best Colleges: Up-and-coming National Universities
This spring, for the first time, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to its annual peer assessment survey to identify schools that fit this profile. The 70 that received the most nominations range from household names like the University of Southern California to Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., and Salve Regina, a 2,000-student Catholic university in Newport, R.I.
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| University of Maryland--Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | 1 |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | 2 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | 2 |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | 4 |
| Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | 5 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | 5 |
| Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 7 |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | 8 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 8 |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | 8 |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | 11 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | 11 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | 11 |
| University of South Carolina--Columbia Columbia, SC | 11 |
| North Carolina State University--Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 15 |
| Ohio State University--Columbus Columbus, OH | 15 |
| University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA | 15 |
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | 15 |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | 15 |
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