Top Rated U.S. Public Colleges

Penn State Main Campus

#2 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

• 50,028enrollment
• $26,747net price
• 55%acceptance rate
• 1210-1390SAT range
• 26-31ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

The College of New Jersey

#2 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

• 7,629enrollment
• $22,273net price
• 64%acceptance rate
• 1140-1350SAT range
• 24-30ACT range
• 3.29Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

#1 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts

• 32,229enrollment
• $22,291net price
• 64%acceptance rate
• 1260-1480SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.99Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

New Jersey Institute of Technology

#3 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

• 12,332enrollment
• $17,762net price
• 66%acceptance rate
• 1190-1450SAT range
• 27-33ACT range
• 3.72Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 1

Rutgers University Camden

#2 Best Value Colleges in New Jersey

• 5,966enrollment
• $14,151net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1030-1280SAT range
• 25-30ACT range
• 3.23Estimated Avg GPA

Rutgers University Newark

#5 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

• 11,017enrollment
• $16,578net price
• 74%acceptance rate
• 1030-1270SAT range
• 21-28ACT range
• 3.23Estimated Avg GPA

University of Vermont

#1 Best Public Universities in Vermont

• 14,088enrollment
• $21,849net price
• 60%acceptance rate
• 1260-1430SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.75Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

#4 Best Public Universities in New York

• 19,854enrollment
• $4,991net price
• 50%acceptance rate
• 1170-1360SAT range
• 26-30ACT range
• 3.7Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#1 Best Public Universities in Oklahoma

• 28,308enrollment
• $22,601net price
• 73%acceptance rate
• 1130-1330SAT range
• 23-29ACT range
• 3.66Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

University of Colorado Boulder

#2 Best Public Universities in Colorado

• 39,585enrollment
• $21,836net price
• 81%acceptance rate
• 1160-1390SAT range
• 26-32ACT range
• 3.68Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Florida State University

#3 Best Colleges in Florida

• 44,161enrollment
• $14,003net price
• 25%acceptance rate
• 1210-1370SAT range
• 26-31ACT range
• 3.7Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 1

Indiana University Bloomington

#2 Best Public Universities in Indiana

• 47,005enrollment
• $16,234net price
• 82%acceptance rate
• 1180-1400SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.74Avg GPA

Ramapo College of New Jersey

#6 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

• 5,478enrollment
• $16,262net price
• 70%acceptance rate
• 1100-1295SAT range
• 23-32ACT range
• 3.47Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#5 Best Public Universities in New York

• 1,976enrollment
• $20,928net price
• 70%acceptance rate
• 1130-1300SAT range
• 24-30ACT range
• 3.7Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

University of South Carolina Columbia

#2 Best Public Universities in South Carolina

• 35,653enrollment
• $22,427net price
• 64%acceptance rate
• 1180-1380SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.69Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 1

Rowan University

#7 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

• 19,535enrollment
• $20,963net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1090-1300SAT range
• 23-31ACT range
• 3.44Avg GPA

University of California Santa Cruz

#8 Best Public Universities in California

• 19,478enrollment
• $17,975net price
• 47%acceptance rate
• 1160-1360SAT range
• 25-33ACT range
• 3.63Avg GPA

Applications Due Nov 30

University of Iowa

#1 Best Public Universities in Iowa

• 30,015enrollment
• $19,587net price
• 86%acceptance rate
• 1130-1340SAT range
• 22-28ACT range
• 3.81Avg GPA

Applications Due May 1