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2026 College Rankings

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Category
Control
Region
State
Type

Rank

School

State

Category

1

University of the Incarnate Word

Texas

Traditional

2

University of Arizona

Arizona

Traditional and Online

3

The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi

Traditional

4

Texas Tech University

Texas

Traditional

5

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Nebraska

Traditional and Online

6

Angelo State University

Texas

Traditional

7

Clemson University

South Carolina

Traditional

8

Texas A&M University – College Station

Texas

Traditional

9

California State University San Marcos

California

Traditional

10

The University of New Mexico

New Mexico

Traditional

11

Bellarmine University

Kentucky

Traditional

12

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Colorado

Traditional and Online

13

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach

Florida

Traditional

14

Fayetteville State University

North Carolina

Traditional

15

Colorado State University

Colorado

Traditional

16

Northern Arizona University

Arizona

Traditional

17

University of West Florida

Florida

Traditional and Online

18

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

New York

Traditional

19

Penn State World Campus

Pennsylvania

Online

20

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

New Jersey

Traditional

21

ECPI University

Virginia

Traditional and Online

22

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Nebraska

Traditional

23

University of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Traditional

24

University of Utah

Utah

Traditional

25

Georgia State University

Georgia

Traditional and Online

26

Quinnipiac University

Connecticut

Traditional

27

Appalachian State University

North Carolina

Traditional and Online

28

University of Maryland Global Campus

Maryland

Online

29

Santa Fe College

Florida

Traditional and Online

30

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia

Traditional

31

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Texas

Traditional

32

The University of Kansas

Kansas

Traditional

33

University of Central Missouri

Missouri

Traditional and Online

34

Clackamas Community College

Oregon

Traditional and Online

35

Central Michigan University

Michigan

Traditional

36

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

South Dakota

Traditional

37

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tennessee

Traditional

38

Charleston Southern University

South Carolina

Traditional and Online

39

University of South Carolina

South Carolina

Traditional

40

Western Illinois University

Illinois

Traditional

41

The University of Toledo

Ohio

Traditional

42

Texas A&M University – San Antonio

Texas

Traditional

43

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Prescott

Arizona

Traditional

44

Kennesaw State University

Georgia

Traditional and Online

45

University of North Carolina – Charlotte

North Carolina

Traditional

46

East Carolina University

North Carolina

Traditional and Online

47

Eastern Kentucky University

Kentucky

Traditional

48

Florida Atlantic University

Florida

Traditional

49

Campbell University

North Carolina

Traditional

50

Western Carolina University

North Carolina

Traditional

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