Top Public Schools Regional Universities (North)

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.

These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

Save	Rank	School
	#1	College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
	#2	SUNY–Geneseo Geneseo, NY
	#3	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
	#4	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden Camden, NJ
	#5	CUNY–Baruch College New York, NY
	#6	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
	#7	SUNY–New Paltz New Paltz, NY
	#8	CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY
	#9	CUNY–Queens College Flushing, NY
	#10	Towson University Towson, MD
	#11	Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Galloway, NJ
	#11	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
	#11	SUNY College–Oneonta Oneonta, NY
	#14	CUNY–Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
	#14	SUNY–Fredonia Fredonia, NY
	#16	CUNY–City College New York, NY
	#16	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
	#16	SUNY–Oswego Oswego, NY
	#19	College at Brockport–SUNY Brockport, NY
	#20	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
	#21	SUNY College–Cortland Cortland, NY
	#21	University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
	#23	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
	#24	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
	#24	SUNY Institute of Technology–Utica/Rome Utica, NY
	#26	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
	#26	SUNY–Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY
	#28	Keene State College Keene, NH
	#29	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
	#29	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
	#31	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
	#31	Buffalo State College–SUNY Buffalo, NY
	#31	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
	#34	SUNY College–Potsdam Potsdam, NY
	#34	Westfield State University Westfield, MA
	#36	Rhode Island College Providence, RI
	#37	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
	#38	CUNY–John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
	#38	CUNY–Lehman College Bronx, NY
	#38	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
	#41	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD
	#41	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA
	#41	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH
	#41	University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME
	#45	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
	#45	CUNY–College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY
	#45	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
	#45	Framingham State University Framingham, MA
	#45	Kean University Union, NJ
	#45	Worcester State University Worcester, MA

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Rank

School

College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ

SUNY–Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden

Camden, NJ

CUNY–Baruch College

New York, NY

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

SUNY–New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

CUNY–Hunter College

New York, NY

CUNY–Queens College

Flushing, NY

#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

#11

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Galloway, NJ

#11

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

#11

SUNY College–Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

#14

CUNY–Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

#14

SUNY–Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

#16

CUNY–City College

New York, NY

#16

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

#16

SUNY–Oswego

Oswego, NY

#19

College at Brockport–SUNY

Brockport, NY

#20

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA

#21

SUNY College–Cortland

Cortland, NY

#21

University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

#23

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

#24

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

#24

SUNY Institute of Technology–Utica/Rome

Utica, NY

#26

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA

#26

SUNY–Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

#28

Keene State College

Keene, NH

#29

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

#29

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA

#31

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, PA

#31

Buffalo State College–SUNY

Buffalo, NY

#31

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ

#34

SUNY College–Potsdam

Potsdam, NY

#34

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

#36

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

#37

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT

#38

CUNY–John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY

#38

CUNY–Lehman College

Bronx, NY

#38

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA

#41

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

#41

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield, PA

#41

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

#41

University of Southern Maine

Gorham, ME

#45

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

#45

CUNY–College of Staten Island

Staten Island, NY

#45

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA

#45

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

#45

Kean University

Union, NJ

#45

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA