Best Public Colleges Comparison Table

The following table shows Best Public Colleges. You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.
RankCollege NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
1The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
$42,778$22,9541,37031%52,38487%18 to 1
2University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
$58,014$36,1981,49019%26,08295%15 to 1
3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
$32,876$30,6461,48017%45,29692%19 to 1
4University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$28,659$30,1301,39023%55,21190%16 to 1
5University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
$39,330$30,8191,46017%31,70591%17 to 1
6United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
--1,31011%4,45089%8 to 1
7University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$44,524$28,985-9%46,43092%18 to 1
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$58,072$55,0521,47018%51,22593%12 to 1
9University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$45,627$30,363-11%45,30794%19 to 1
10Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
$36,001$36,2441,37066%50,63784%15 to 1
11United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
--1,34012%4,39387%7 to 1
12North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
$31,767$31,7931,36047%36,70084%16 to 1
13United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
--1,39516%4,08599%7 to 1
14University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
$40,603$25,6151,43049%48,95689%18 to 1
15Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
$40,328$24,0901,27063%74,01483%18 to 1
16University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
$34,501$33,6401,44045%56,91684%21 to 1
17Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
$28,794$28,7941,33053%51,52883%14 to 1
18William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
$49,412$36,4401,46034%9,65490%12 to 1
19University of Georgia
Athens, GA
$30,220$26,5761,31043%40,60788%17 to 1
20Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
$36,694$34,0851,33057%38,17086%17 to 1
21University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
$43,034$44,1061,33055%27,00383%16 to 1
22University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
$39,293$34,7201,37064%32,22983%18 to 1
23University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
$29,837$27,0561,30089%34,73464%18 to 1
24Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
$43,372$41,2241,26088%50,02381%17 to 1
25University of Delaware
Newark, DE
$39,720$19,5461,28074%24,03979%15 to 1
26University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
$18,691$20,609-74%10,27469%19 to 1
27University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK
$26,665$25,3421,22073%28,30876%16 to 1
28University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
$34,338$31,0291,24079%31,30475%18 to 1
29University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
$40,306$37,3831,46045%40,79289%18 to 1
30Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
$18,786$26,7071,29025%44,16184%17 to 1
31University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
$22,752$25,703--6,60738%11 to 1
32Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
$38,365$41,2271,40053%60,54088%17 to 1
33University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
$33,406$35,4591,18095%31,54768%17 to 1
34University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
$36,402$31,5551,37875%54,95584%16 to 1
35University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
$25,950$23,540-86%20,94561%18 to 1
36New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
$26,312$27,852-74%1,68955%9 to 1
37University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
$38,882$30,1381,21087%13,95377%16 to 1
38Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
$26,580$26,5801,15075%22,64963%16 to 1
39University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
$43,890$32,9961,35060%14,08875%17 to 1
40Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
$44,376$44,3761,40058%7,40381%17 to 1
41James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
$30,790$30,5281,24078%22,22481%17 to 1
42University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
$28,772$30,2201,11079%30,93669%20 to 1
43University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
$29,360$28,6411,22079%33,74761%18 to 1
44Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
$31,678$25,2781,27581%7,08061%18 to 1
45University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
$27,748$20,3181,21079%23,80564%16 to 1
46University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
$41,997$32,511-48%52,31984%21 to 1
47Dakota State University
Madison, SD
$12,735$11,9311,08079%3,24148%18 to 1
48University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
$45,742$29,555-26%26,42085%17 to 1
49The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
$24,568$17,6431,28064%7,62985%13 to 1
50Illinois State University
Normal, IL
$28,086$12,6461,09086%20,68366%19 to 1
51Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
$17,870$11,7121,22045%3,96071%13 to 1
52University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
$18,516$21,100-77%10,10465%19 to 1
53Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
$28,631$29,9621,23076%37,34869%22 to 1
54University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
$46,042$29,637-24%42,00687%19 to 1
55University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
$35,804$31,9521,17076%17,47371%17 to 1
56Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
$13,826$12,4161,10070%13,19052%15 to 1
57University of Mississippi
University, MS
$26,980$26,9801,12097%22,30067%16 to 1
58University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
$17,916$20,673-82%11,07961%19 to 1
59University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
$34,218$34,5501,18073%19,07462%14 to 1
60South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
$12,809$16,9171,14086%11,32759%18 to 1
61Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM
$8,843$7,22695028%5,10641%16 to 1
62Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
$17,040$20,5241,12468%43,19046%22 to 1
63University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
$46,024$29,662-37%39,67986%21 to 1
64University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
$12,942$12,7681,18599%9,85657%14 to 1
65Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
$27,853$26,5741,25093%14,74765%17 to 1
66California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
$30,995$22,013-30%22,00085%20 to 1
67University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
$39,890$45,0341,37049%33,76783%13 to 1
68University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
$35,530$16,8441,09085%53463%7 to 1
69Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
$8,092$8,092-99%2,33937%11 to 1
70University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
$28,788$30,7601,41569%15,70355%14 to 1
71University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
$29,174$29,1021,17082%22,01762%13 to 1
72University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
$35,396$28,4261,25086%17,15371%17 to 1
73University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
$45,014$29,377-21%35,93786%18 to 1
74Ball State University
Muncie, IN
$28,766$29,1961,18069%19,77763%15 to 1
75University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
$22,467$28,6571,27841%68,34675%29 to 1
76Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
$40,482$33,4101,29082%47,00581%17 to 1
77Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
$16,866$12,7261,18562%10,83959%23 to 1
78Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
$17,928$13,7041,11093%22,53558%19 to 1
79University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
$26,450$21,550-96%21,95351%17 to 1
80University of Houston
Houston, TX
$22,191$19,1091,24066%46,70063%21 to 1
81Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
$23,910$19,984-89%1,42579%12 to 1
82University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI
$18,706$18,344-86%7,23451%18 to 1
83University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI
$16,887$19,726-84%5,18859%18 to 1
84Utah State University
Logan, UT
$24,802$24,0081,17094%27,94354%19 to 1
85University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
$24,146$23,912-75%15,21951%18 to 1
86University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
$22,573$20,9041,13594%9,17851%16 to 1
87Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
$22,316$23,3521,10088%25,85464%19 to 1
88Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
$51,186-1,18571%1,51276%10 to 1
89Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
$21,480$16,0441,15086%15,80150%17 to 1
90Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
$17,529$9,0411,11088%9,60456%17 to 1
91Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
$13,244$31,0501,03092%11,10749%11 to 1
92University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
$33,432$35,0401,13051%15,18151%13 to 1
93University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
$17,324$21,1261,23044%49,60074%22 to 1
94Binghamton University
Vestal, NY
$29,453$26,2601,43042%18,31282%19 to 1
95University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
$17,854$19,976-89%7,96456%21 to 1
96University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
$21,290$21,5001,20070%8,39850%17 to 1
97Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
$33,717$27,9921,14083%25,97956%13 to 1
98Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
$30,350$27,1231,41049%25,71077%19 to 1
99Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
$23,210$18,3011,08088%38,17155%21 to 1
100Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
$11,151$6,7951,04081%11,07148%18 to 1
Average$22,928$21,0761,13677%14,96155%16 to 1