Best Colleges by State
View the Best Colleges in Your Desired State. You may want to view and compare all college by state at State Statistics page.
Alaska4 Best Schools
Alabama24 Best Schools
Arkansas13 Best Schools
Arizona16 Best Schools
California105 Best Schools
Colorado24 Best Schools
Connecticut19 Best Schools
District of Columbia9 Best Schools
Delaware3 Best Schools
Florida41 Best Schools
Georgia37 Best Schools
Hawaii7 Best Schools
Iowa22 Best Schools
Idaho6 Best Schools
Illinois50 Best Schools
Indiana36 Best Schools
Kansas14 Best Schools
Kentucky22 Best Schools
Louisiana21 Best Schools
Massachusetts52 Best Schools
Maryland24 Best Schools
Maine11 Best Schools
Michigan31 Best Schools
Minnesota30 Best Schools
Missouri29 Best Schools
Mississippi14 Best Schools
Montana5 Best Schools
North Carolina36 Best Schools
North Dakota4 Best Schools
Nebraska14 Best Schools
New Hampshire13 Best Schools
New Jersey29 Best Schools
New Mexico8 Best Schools
Nevada4 Best Schools
New York102 Best Schools
Ohio47 Best Schools
Oklahoma18 Best Schools
Oregon16 Best Schools
Pennsylvania93 Best Schools
Rhode Island8 Best Schools
South Carolina23 Best Schools
South Dakota8 Best Schools
Tennessee32 Best Schools
Texas61 Best Schools
Utah13 Best Schools
Virginia44 Best Schools
Vermont12 Best Schools
Washington22 Best Schools
Wisconsin31 Best Schools
West Virginia12 Best Schools
Wyoming1 Best Schools
| State | Number of Best (Qualified) Schools | Tuition & Fees | Population | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4 schools 3 public, 1 private |
$24,801 $8,448 in-state |
24,816 | 1,155 SAT21 ACT | 10.50 to 1 |
| Alabama | 24 schools 13 public, 11 private |
$20,644 $10,417 in-state |
210,809 | 1,103 SAT23 ACT | 17.33 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 13 schools 8 public, 5 private |
$21,038 $8,794 in-state |
96,820 | 1,124 SAT24 ACT | 14.62 to 1 |
| Arizona | 16 schools 8 public, 8 private |
$21,685 $10,777 in-state |
389,997 | 1,190 SAT31 ACT | 18.31 to 1 |
| California | 105 schools 32 public, 73 private |
$31,229 $9,303 in-state |
1,112,453 | 1,192 SAT26 ACT | 15.19 to 1 |
| Colorado | 24 schools 14 public, 10 private |
$25,341 $10,461 in-state |
255,262 | 1,131 SAT24 ACT | 15.48 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 19 schools 6 public, 13 private |
$38,140 $11,907 in-state |
139,830 | 1,188 SAT32 ACT | 12.58 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 9 schools 1 public, 8 private |
$33,703 $6,020 in-state |
85,293 | 1,252 SAT27 ACT | 12.11 to 1 |
| Delaware | 3 schools 2 public, 1 private |
$21,495 $11,269 in-state |
43,492 | 1,088 SAT23 ACT | 14.00 to 1 |
| Florida | 41 schools 13 public, 28 private |
$25,896 $6,084 in-state |
525,464 | 1,162 SAT28 ACT | 16.17 to 1 |
| Georgia | 37 schools 16 public, 21 private |
$24,147 $7,405 in-state |
313,430 | 1,103 SAT23 ACT | 15.32 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 7 schools 2 public, 5 private |
$20,451 $9,989 in-state |
28,734 | 1,104 SAT22 ACT | 12.14 to 1 |
| Iowa | 22 schools 4 public, 18 private |
$34,112 $10,532 in-state |
147,383 | 1,137 SAT26 ACT | 13.05 to 1 |
| Idaho | 6 schools 3 public, 3 private |
$25,442 $8,081 in-state |
53,071 | 1,150 SAT37 ACT | 14.00 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 schools 12 public, 38 private |
$31,286 $12,958 in-state |
379,066 | 1,126 SAT24 ACT | 12.72 to 1 |
| Indiana | 36 schools 12 public, 24 private |
$29,987 $8,723 in-state |
275,383 | 1,128 SAT27 ACT | 12.69 to 1 |
| Kansas | 14 schools 7 public, 7 private |
$24,196 $8,341 in-state |
120,974 | 1,055 SAT27 ACT | 14.21 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 22 schools 7 public, 15 private |
$27,738 $10,532 in-state |
171,742 | 1,115 SAT28 ACT | 14.23 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 21 schools 14 public, 7 private |
$22,124 $8,656 in-state |
165,922 | 1,110 SAT24 ACT | 17.71 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 52 schools 11 public, 41 private |
$40,224 $12,415 in-state |
366,399 | 1,223 SAT32 ACT | 12.13 to 1 |
| Maryland | 24 schools 13 public, 11 private |
$31,872 $9,851 in-state |
233,719 | 1,112 SAT23 ACT | 12.58 to 1 |
| Maine | 11 schools 3 public, 8 private |
$36,671 $9,567 in-state |
41,860 | 1,153 SAT24 ACT | 12.82 to 1 |
| Michigan | 31 schools 14 public, 17 private |
$28,255 $13,662 in-state |
339,294 | 1,158 SAT26 ACT | 13.39 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 30 schools 10 public, 20 private |
$30,780 $10,393 in-state |
274,242 | 1,179 SAT24 ACT | 15.00 to 1 |
| Missouri | 29 schools 10 public, 19 private |
$23,728 $8,928 in-state |
246,002 | 1,153 SAT28 ACT | 14.76 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 14 schools 8 public, 6 private |
$15,595 $8,039 in-state |
95,355 | 1,063 SAT22 ACT | 14.29 to 1 |
| Montana | 5 schools 4 public, 1 private |
$24,695 $7,011 in-state |
34,932 | 1,143 SAT23 ACT | 14.60 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 36 schools 14 public, 22 private |
$28,124 $6,687 in-state |
312,077 | 1,109 SAT23 ACT | 14.75 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 4 schools 3 public, 1 private |
$14,080 $8,982 in-state |
34,628 | 1,118 SAT23 ACT | 15.75 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 14 schools 6 public, 8 private |
$22,075 $7,817 in-state |
84,481 | 1,135 SAT29 ACT | 15.36 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 13 schools 4 public, 9 private |
$30,474 $14,199 in-state |
143,832 | 1,248 SAT52 ACT | 13.42 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 29 schools 13 public, 16 private |
$32,401 $14,015 in-state |
254,775 | 1,127 SAT25 ACT | 13.69 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 8 schools 6 public, 2 private |
$19,303 $7,032 in-state |
54,115 | 1,165 SAT24 ACT | 13.63 to 1 |
| Nevada | 4 schools 2 public, 2 private |
$22,879 $8,178 in-state |
53,129 | 1,120 SAT22 ACT | 14.50 to 1 |
| New York | 102 schools 31 public, 71 private |
$34,075 $8,473 in-state |
817,088 | 1,187 SAT27 ACT | 12.87 to 1 |
| Ohio | 47 schools 13 public, 34 private |
$30,406 $10,820 in-state |
381,476 | 1,150 SAT28 ACT | 12.93 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 18 schools 11 public, 7 private |
$21,091 $7,530 in-state |
113,962 | 1,076 SAT23 ACT | 15.22 to 1 |
| Oregon | 16 schools 6 public, 10 private |
$36,919 $10,273 in-state |
121,464 | 1,164 SAT24 ACT | 14.19 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 93 schools 24 public, 69 private |
$34,886 $13,372 in-state |
506,488 | 1,145 SAT28 ACT | 12.99 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 8 schools 2 public, 6 private |
$40,080 $12,072 in-state |
59,129 | 1,228 SAT27 ACT | 13.13 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 23 schools 9 public, 14 private |
$27,993 $12,689 in-state |
126,454 | 1,108 SAT27 ACT | 13.57 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 8 schools 5 public, 3 private |
$17,872 $9,148 in-state |
37,872 | 1,105 SAT23 ACT | 16.38 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 32 schools 9 public, 23 private |
$25,706 $9,684 in-state |
206,889 | 1,144 SAT27 ACT | 13.88 to 1 |
| Texas | 61 schools 35 public, 26 private |
$26,615 $8,853 in-state |
785,324 | 1,110 SAT23 ACT | 16.34 to 1 |
| Utah | 13 schools 5 public, 8 private |
$16,672 $6,970 in-state |
308,689 | 1,206 SAT26 ACT | 17.92 to 1 |
| Virginia | 44 schools 15 public, 29 private |
$30,087 $13,720 in-state |
368,489 | 1,137 SAT25 ACT | 13.32 to 1 |
| Vermont | 12 schools 2 public, 10 private |
$39,365 $15,612 in-state |
31,447 | 1,200 SAT43 ACT | 11.55 to 1 |
| Washington | 22 schools 8 public, 14 private |
$33,655 $9,837 in-state |
171,793 | 1,156 SAT27 ACT | 13.14 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 31 schools 13 public, 18 private |
$27,372 $8,497 in-state |
217,516 | 1,134 SAT23 ACT | 15.13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 12 schools 6 public, 6 private |
$21,075 $8,214 in-state |
104,976 | 1,041 SAT22 ACT | 15.67 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 schools 1 public, 0 private |
$14,803 $4,747 in-state |
12,450 | 1,170 SAT25 ACT | 15.00 to 1 |