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Top Public Universities

The best public universities offering quality education at lower cost

50 institutions listed Source family: U.S. Department of Education stored fields
#1
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · Public
B-
#2
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public
C
#3
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · Public
C+
#4
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
B+
#5
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · Public
B-
#6
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · Public
C
#7
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
B+
#8
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · Public
C
#9
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC · Public
C
#10
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
C+
#11
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
C+
#12
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · Public
B
#13
Florida International University
Miami, FL · Public
B-
#14
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
C+
#15
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · Public
B-
#16
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO · Public
C
#17
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL · Public
B-
#18
CUNY City College
New York, NY · Public
B
#19
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL · Public
C
#20
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · Public
C+
#21
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · Public
B
#22
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT · Public
C
#23
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL · Public
C+
#24
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA · Public
B-
#25
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
B+
#26
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
B-
#27
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · Public
B+
#28
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · Public
C+
#29
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH · Public
C
#30
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · Public
C
#31
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY · Public
C
#32
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · Public
C+
#33
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA · Public
B-
#34
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
C
#35
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Public
C
#36
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
C+
#37
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · Public
C+
#38
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA · Public
C
#39
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public
C
#40
University of Arkansas Grantham
Little Rock, AR · Public
C
#41
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA · Public
C+
#42
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL · Public
C
#43
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX · Public
C
#44
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH · Public
C
#45
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · Public
C
#46
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY · Public
B
#47
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · Public
C
#48
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · Public
C
#49
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Public
C
#50
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC · Public
C

Methodology and source limits

Institutions are ordered by the stored field or rule described for Top Public Universities. Source periods can vary by field and institution. Missing values are not proof of zero, and these lists are not universal judgments of educational quality.