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April 2, 2021

College Consensus Publishes "Aggregate Consensus Ranking" of the 100 Best Public Colleges and Universities for 2021 and 100 Best National Research Universities for 2021 in the USA.

Photo: A building at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Image credit: Corey Seeman.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., April 1, 2021 — College Consensus, a unique college rating website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its ranking the Best Public Colleges Universities for 2021 and the Best National Research Universities for 2021 in the USA.

Public colleges & universities are a vital part of higher education in America. Public schools generally provide a more affordable and accessible option for students than private colleges, helping to democratize higher education and build a more broadly educated citizenship.

• College Consensus 100 Best Public Colleges and Universities 2021

1. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, MI
2. University of Virginia-Main Campus — Charlottesville, VA
3. University of California-Los Angeles UCLA — Los Angeles, CA
4. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, CA
5. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, NC
6. California State University-Stanislaus — Turlock, CA
7. University of Florida — Gainesville, FL
8. California State University-Chico — Chico, CA
9. The University of California, Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, CA
10. University of California-Davis — Davis, CA
11. University of California-Irvine — Irvine, CA
12. University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, WI
13. The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, TX
14. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus — Atlanta, GA
15. Purdue University-Main Campus — West Lafayette, IN
16. University of Washington-Seattle Campus — Seattle, WA
17. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Champaign, IL
18. California State University-Long Beach — Long Beach, CA
19. Massachusetts Maritime Academy — Buzzards Bay, MA
20. William & Mary — Williamsburg, VA
21. University of California, San Diego — La Jolla, CA
22. Citadel Military College of South Carolina — Charleston, SC
23. Texas A & M University-College Station — College Station, TX
24. California State University-San Bernardino — San Bernardino, CA
25. California State University-Northridge — Northridge, CA
26. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg) — Blacksburg, VA
27. California State University-Dominguez Hills — Carson, CA
28. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — San Luis Obispo, CA
29. California State University-Sacramento — Sacramento, CA
30. Western Washington University — Bellingham, WA
31. James Madison University — Harrisonburg, VA
32. California State University-Channel Islands — Camarillo, CA
33. University of Georgia — Athens, GA
34. North Carolina State University at Raleigh — Raleigh, NC
35. University of Northern Iowa — Cedar Falls, IA
36. Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, OH
37. Michigan State University — East Lansing, MI
38. Appalachian State University — Boone, NC
39. University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT
40. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — New York, NY
41. Eastern Illinois University — Charleston, IL
42. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — Minneapolis, MN
43. Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL
44. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona — Pomona, CA
45. Keene State College — Keene, NH
46. Maine Maritime Academy — Castine, ME
47. Rutgers University-New Brunswick — New Brunswick, NJ
48. Indiana University-Bloomington — Bloomington, IN
49. California State University-Fullerton — Fullerton, CA
50. University of Maryland-College Park — College Park, MD
51. Truman State University — Kirksville, MO
52. California State University-Monterey Bay — Seaside, CA
53. Virginia Military Institute — Lexington, VA
54. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology — Socorro, NM
55. University of Mary Washington — Fredericksburg, VA
56. The University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, IL
57. University of Michigan-Dearborn — Dearborn, MI
58. University of Iowa — Iowa City, IA
59. University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
60. San Francisco State University — San Francisco, CA
61. The College of New Jersey — Ewing, NJ
62. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse — La Crosse, WI
63. The State University of New York at New Paltz — New Paltz, NY
64. California State University-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA
65. California State University-Fresno — Fresno, CA
66. The University of Maine at Farmington — Farmington, ME
67. University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA
68. Clemson University — Clemson, SC
69. University of Delaware — Newark, DE
70. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College — New York, NY
71. Binghamton University — Vestal, NY
72. Farmingdale State College — Farmingdale, NY
73. Stony Brook University — Stony Brook, NY
74. University of California-Riverside — Riverside, CA
75. Central Washington University — Ellensburg, WA
76. Salisbury University — Salisbury, MD
77. California State University-San Marcos — San Marcos, CA
78. St. Mary’s College of Maryland — St. Mary’s City, MD
79. San Jose State University — San Jose, CA
80. Iowa State University — Ames, IA
81. Colorado School of Mines — Golden, CO
82. California State University Maritime Academy — Vallejo, CA
83. CUNY Brooklyn College — Brooklyn, NY
84. Longwood University — Farmville, VA
85. Arizona State University-Tempe — Tempe, AZ
86. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — Eau Claire, WI
87. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA
88. Radford University — Radford, VA
89. University of Central Florida — Orlando, FL
90. SUNY Maritime College — Throggs Neck, NY
91. West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA
92. SUNY College at Geneseo — Geneseo, NY
93. Towson University — Towson, MD
94. Michigan Technological University — Houghton, MI
95. CUNY Lehman College — Bronx, NY
96. George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
97. California State University-East Bay — Hayward, CA
98. Montclair State University — Montclair, NJ
99. Sonoma State University — Rohnert Park, CA
100. SUNY College at Brockport — Brockport, NY

Photo: A signage at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Image credit: John.

The top research universities include some of the most prestigious names in higher education. Students who attend these schools have access to today’s leading thinkers and practitioners.

“We define national research universities as institutions that draw a student body from across the U.S. and world, rather than a primarily regional population, College Consensus clarified. “Carnegie Foundation has recognized all these schools and classified them according to the Carnegie tiered classification.”

According to College Consensus, it uses an aggregate scoring system that combines data across the internet. The Publisher Rating averages scores from U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and WalletHub. The Student Rating combines scores from sites like Unigo, My Plan, and Students Review. The Publisher and Student ratings combined make up a school’s Consensus score.

• College Consensus 100 Best National Research Universities 2021

1. Yale University
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Stanford University
4. Princeton University
5. Harvard University
6. Duke University
7. Vanderbilt University
8. Dartmouth College
9. University of Pennsylvania
10. Brown University
11. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
12. University of Notre Dame
13. Rice University
14. Cornell University
15. Columbia University in the City of New York
16. University of Chicago
17. University of Virginia
18. University of California — Los Angeles
19. University of California — Berkeley
20. Washington University in St Louis
21. California Institute of Technology
22. Northwestern University
23. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
24. University of Florida
25. Georgetown University
26. University of California—Santa Barbara
27. University of California—Davis
28. University of California—Irvine
29. University of Wisconsin—Madison
30. The University of Texas at Austin
31. Georgia Institute of Technology
32. Tufts University
33. Purdue University
34. University of Washington—Seattle Campus
35. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
36. Johns Hopkins University
37. William and Mary
38. University of Southern California
39. Emory University
40. University of California—San Diego
41. Texas A & M — College Station
42. Boston College
43. Carnegie Mellon University
44. Virginia Polytechnic and State University (Blacksburg)
45. Lehigh University
46. Wake Forest University
47. Brigham Young University — Provo
48. University of Georgia
49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
50. Ohio State University
51. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
52. University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT
53. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — Minneapolis, MN
54. Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL
55. Northeastern University — Boston, MA
56. George Washington University — Washington, DC
57. Boston University — Boston, MA
58. Brandeis University — Waltham, MA
59. Rutgers University-New Brunswick — New Brunswick, NJ
60. University of Rochester — Rochester, NY
61. Indiana University-Bloomington — Bloomington, IN
62. Tulane University of Louisiana — New Orleans, LA
63. University of Maryland-College Park — College Park, MD
64. University of Miami — Coral Gables, FL
65. The University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, IL
66. Southern Methodist University — Dallas, TX
67. New York University — New York, NY
68. University of Iowa — Iowa City, IA
69. University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
70. Villanova University — Villanova, PA
71. University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA
72. Clemson University — Clemson, SC
73. University of Delaware — Newark, DE
74. Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, OH
75. Binghamton University — Vestal, NY
76. Stony Brook University — Stony Brook, NY
77. University of California-Riverside — Riverside, CA
78. University of San Diego — San Diego, CA
79. Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, IL
80. Iowa State University — Ames, IA
81. Colorado School of Mines — Golden, CO
82. American University — Washington, DC
83. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Troy, NY
84. Arizona State University-Tempe — Tempe, AZ
85. Syracuse University — Syracuse, NY
86. University of Tulsa — Tulsa, OK
87. Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Worcester, MA
88. Howard University — Washington, DC
89. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA
90. University of Central Florida — Orlando, FL
91. Marquette University — Milwaukee, WI
92. Michigan Technological University — Houghton, MI
93. George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
94. Montclair State University — Montclair, NJ
95. University of New Hampshire-Main Campus — Durham, NH
96. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — Pittsburgh, PA
97. Rutgers University-Newark — Newark, NJ
98. University of California-Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz, CA
99. University at Buffalo — Buffalo, NY
100. The University of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT

Source: College Consensus

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