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2018 Top Public Universities in AmericaAbout this List

The Top Public Universities ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews from students and alumni. The ranking compares over 500 public colleges and state universities. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

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  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    • 4 Year
    • Ann Arbor, MI
    • 3,919
    1 Top Public Universities in America

  2. University of Virginia

    • 4 Year
    • Charlottesville, VA
    • 2,062
    2 Top Public Universities in America

  3. Georgia Institute of Technology

    • 4 Year
    • Atlanta, GA
    • 1,889
    3 Top Public Universities in America

  5. University of California - Los Angeles

    • 4 Year
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • 4,604
    4 Top Public Universities in America

  6. Virginia Tech

    • 4 Year
    • Blacksburg, VA
    • 3,513
    5 Top Public Universities in America

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • 4 Year
    • Chapel Hill, NC
    • 2,204
    6 Top Public Universities in America
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  9. University of California - Berkeley

    • 4 Year
    • Berkeley, CA
    • 3,760
    7 Top Public Universities in America

  10. University of Texas - Austin

    • 4 Year
    • Austin, TX
    • 5,612
    8 Top Public Universities in America

  11. College of William & Mary

    • 4 Year
    • Williamsburg, VA
    • 1,391
    9 Top Public Universities in America

  13. University of Wisconsin

    • 4 Year
    • Madison, WI
    • 2,914
    10 Top Public Universities in America

  14. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • 4 Year
    • Champaign, IL
    • 4,186
    11 Top Public Universities in America

  15. University of Florida

    • 4 Year
    • Gainesville, FL
    • 6,855
    12 Top Public Universities in America

  17. Colorado School of Mines

    • 4 Year
    • Golden, CO
    • 816
    13 Top Public Universities in America

  18. University of Georgia

    • 4 Year
    • Athens, GA
    • 4,967
    14 Top Public Universities in America

  19. Texas A&M University

    • 4 Year
    • College Station, TX
    • 6,309
    15 Top Public Universities in America

  20. Purdue University

    • 4 Year
    • West Lafayette, IN
    • 4,220
    16 Top Public Universities in America

  21. Penn State

    • 4 Year
    • University Park, PA
    • 6,366
    17 Top Public Universities in America

  23. University of California - Santa Barbara

    • 4 Year
    • Santa Barbara, CA
    • 4,177
    18 Top Public Universities in America

  24. The Ohio State University

    • 4 Year
    • Columbus, OH
    • 4,866
    19 Top Public Universities in America

  25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    • 4 Year
    • Minneapolis, MN
    • 3,989
    20 Top Public Universities in America

  26. Michigan State University

    • 4 Year
    • East Lansing, MI
    • 5,079
    21 Top Public Universities in America

  27. University of Washington

    • 4 Year
    • Seattle, WA
    • 3,921
    22 Top Public Universities in America

  30. University of Maryland - College Park

    • 4 Year
    • College Park, MD
    • 4,829
    23 Top Public Universities in America

  31. North Carolina State University

    • 4 Year
    • Raleigh, NC
    • 2,910
    24 Top Public Universities in America

  32. Clemson University

    • 4 Year
    • Clemson, SC
    • 2,932
    25 Top Public Universities in America
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