Up-and-Coming Schools National Universities
Up-and-Coming Schools Methodology
In spring 2012, for the fifth year in a row, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to our annual peer assessment survey to identify institutions in their 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life. All of the schools that received the most nominations from top college officials in their ranking peer group for being up-and-coming are listed here.
| Save | Rank | School |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA |
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| #1 |
University of Maryland–Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD |
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| #3 |
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA |
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| #4 |
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ |
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| #5 |
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL |
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| #5 |
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA |
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| #7 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
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| #7 |
Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
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| #7 |
Northeastern University
Boston, MA |
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| #10 |
Portland State University
Portland, OR |
