Top Public Schools National Universities

Top Public Schools Methodology

Public colleges and universities are typically operated under the supervision of state governments and are funded, in part, by tax dollars and subsidies from the state. As a result, these universities often offer free or discounted tuition to students considered residents of the state. Public schools run the gamut from small liberal arts colleges to large research institutions. These are the highest ranked public colleges and universities in the 2013 Best Colleges rankings, listed according to their ranking category.

Save	Rank	School
	#51	North Carolina State University–Raleigh Raleigh, NC
	#51	University at Buffalo–SUNY Buffalo, NY
	#51	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
	#51	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH
	#55	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark Newark, NJ
	#55	University of Oregon Eugene, OR
	#55	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
	#58	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
	#58	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
	#60	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO
	#60	Temple University Philadelphia, PA
	#60	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
	#60	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
	#60	Washington State University Pullman, WA
	#65	Ohio University Athens, OH
	#65	University at Albany–SUNY Albany, NY
	#67	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
	#67	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA
	#67	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
	#70	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
	#70	George Mason University Fairfax, VA
	#70	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
	#70	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
	#70	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
	#70	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
	#70	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
	#77	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC
	#77	University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, IL
	#77	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
	#80	University of Alabama–Birmingham Birmingham, AL
	#80	University of Mississippi University, MS
	#80	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX
	#83	Illinois State University Normal, IL
	#83	University of Hawaii–Manoa Honolulu, HI
	#83	University of Maine Orono, ME
	#83	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
	#87	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
	#87	University of Louisville Louisville, KY
	#87	University of Maryland–Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
	#90	San Diego State University San Diego, CA
	#90	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
	#90	University of Idaho Moscow, ID
	#90	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
	#94	University of Massachusetts–Lowell Lowell, MA
	#94	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
	#94	University of South Florida Tampa, FL
	#94	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
	#98	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
	#98	Utah State University Logan, UT
	#100	Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Carbondale, IL

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Rank

School

#51

North Carolina State University–Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

#51

University at Buffalo–SUNY

Buffalo, NY

#51

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

#51

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

#55

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark

Newark, NJ

#55

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

#55

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

#58

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

#58

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

#60

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

#60

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

#60

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

#60

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

#60

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

#65

Ohio University

Athens, OH

#65

University at Albany–SUNY

Albany, NY

#67

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

#67

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

#67

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

#70

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

#70

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

#70

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

#70

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

#70

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

#70

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

#70

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

#77

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

#77

University of Illinois–Chicago

Chicago, IL

#77

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

#80

University of Alabama–Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

#80

University of Mississippi

University, MS

#80

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

#83

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

#83

University of Hawaii–Manoa

Honolulu, HI

#83

University of Maine

Orono, ME

#83

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

#87

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

#87

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

#87

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

#90

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

#90

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

#90

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

#90

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

#94

University of Massachusetts–Lowell

Lowell, MA

#94

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

#94

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

#94

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

#98

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

#98

Utah State University

Logan, UT

#100

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL