Best Colleges in the United States – Ranks 101-200

This is the second 100 best colleges and universities in the United States 2025. Use the page controls at the bottom of the table to scroll from Ranks 100 through 150 – listing 100 institutions in all, with ties.

Rank	College	City	State	Score
101	University of Nevada – Reno	Reno	NV	45.1
102	University of California – Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	CA	44.6
103	University of Wyoming	Laramie	WY	44.0
104	University of Connecticut	Storrs	CT	43.4
105	Tulane University	New Orleans	LA	43.3
106	University of Oregon	Eugene	OR	43.2
107	Baylor University	Waco	TX	43.0
108	Rensselear Polytechnic Institute	Troy	NY	43.0
109	University of Montana	Missoula	MT	42.9
110	University of Delaware	Newark	DE	42.6
110	University at Buffalo – SUNY	Buffalo	NY	42.5
110	University of Hawaii – Manoa	Honolulu	HI	42.3
110	University of Alabama at Huntsville	Huntsville	AL	42.0
110	Utah State University	Logan	UT	41.9
110	University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas	TX	41.9
110	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	VA	41.9
110	Brigham Young University	Salt Lake City	UT	41.6
110	University of Illinois – Chicago	Chicago	IL	41.6
110	University of Houston	Houston	TX	41.3
120	University of Idaho	Moscow	ID	41.0
120	University of Louisville	Louisville	KY	40.3
120	Florida International University	Miami	FL	40.1
120	Syracuse University	Syracuse	NY	39.9
120	Stony Brook University – SUNY	Stony Brook	NY	39.7
120	Lehigh University	Bethlehem	PA	39.6
120	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	OH	39.3
120	George Mason University	Fairfax	VA	38.1
120	Georgia State University	Atlanta	GA	37.7
120	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	VA	37.4
130	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	TX	37.3
130	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	AL	37.1
130	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff	AZ	36.1
130	Boise State University	Boise	ID	36.0
130	University of Alaska at Fairbanks	Fairbanks	AK	35.7
130	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington	TX	35.7
130	University of Missouri – Columbia	Columbia	MO	35.6
130	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton	Fl	35.1
130	North Dakota State University	Fargo	ND	35.1
140	New Mexico State University	Las Cruces	NM	34.7
140	California State University – Chico	Chico	CA	34.6
140	University of North Carolina – Charlotte	Charlotte	NC	34.4
140	University of South Dakota	Vermillion	SD	34.4
140	Texas Women’s University	Denton	TX	34.1
140	Kent State University	Kent	OH	34.1
140	University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	TN	34.1
140	Wayne State University	Detroit	MI	34.0
140	Bowdoin College	Brunswick	ME	33.9
140	Rush University	Chicago	IL	33.6
140	Amherst College	Amherst	MA	33.6
140	State University of New York at Albany	Albany	NY	33.5
140	Ohio University	Athens	OH	33.4
140	Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	33.4
140	Howard University	Washington	DC	33.0
150	Swarthmore college	Swarthmore	PA	33.0
150	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	32.9
150	Gonzaga University	Spokanne	WA	32.7
150	Indiana University – Purdue University	Indianapolis	IN	32.7
150	Wellesley College	Wellesley	MA	32.6
150	Grinell College	Grinell	IA	32.3
150	University of North Texas	Denton	TX	32.2
150	Idaho State University	Pocatello	ID	32.2
150	Williams College	Williamstown	MA	32.0
150	Northeastern University	Boston	MA	32.0
150	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb	IL	32.0
150	California Institute of the Arts	Santa Clarita	CA	31.7
150	Drexel University	Philadelphia	PA	31.6
150	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	NY	31.3
150	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr	PA	31.3
150	George Washington University	Washington	DC	31.3
150	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro	NC	31.2
150	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	OH	31.1
150	Carleton College	Northfield	MN	31.0
150	University of Memphis	Memphis	TN	31.0
150	Villanova University	Villanova	PA	30.5
150	Marquette University	Milwaukee	WI	30.2
150	State University of New York at Binghamton	Binghamton	NY	30.2
150	Southern Illinois University	Carbondale	IL	30.0
150	Gallaudet University	Washington	DC	29.7
150	Haverford College	Haverford	PA	29.6
150	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla	MO	29.4
150	San Diego State University	San Diego	CA	29.4
150	University of New Hampshire	Durham	NH	29.3
150	Yeshiva University	New York	NY	29.3
150	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach	FL	29.1
150	Texas State University	San Marcos	TX	28.9
150	University of California – Merced	Merced	CA	28.9
150	Rhode Island School of Design	Providence	RI	28.7
150	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago	IL	28.5
150	University of California – Riverside	Riverside	CA	28.5
150	University of California – Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	CA	28.5
150	University of Rhode Island	Kingston	RI	28.4
150	Montana State University	Bozeman	MT	28.1
150	University of Tulsa	Tulsa	KS	28.0
150	Trinity College	Hartford	CT	28.0
150	University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	TX	28.0
150	University of California – San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	28.0
150	Pratt Institute	New York	NY	27.5
150	Pomona College	Claremont	CA	27.5
150	St. Louis University	St. Louis	MO	27.5
150	South Dakota State University	Brookings	SD	27.5

For ranks 110-150, we have grouped in four tiers, 110, 120, 130, 140 and 150. Because of the 50 tied at rank 150, there are a total of 200 universities ranked on this table.

For many of the elite smaller colleges appearing on this table, we require a broader, well-rounded, curriculum and student body in our methodology, a fundamental characteristic of many, if not all of the top 100 in 2025. More information on methodology here.

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