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Cover Story America's Best Universities Rankings 2025

Teaching focus (25) Class size (20) Experiential learning (20) Retention rate (10) Economic mobility (25) Total score (100) Total no. of students No. of undergrads No. of undergrad students

Cluster Rankings
Silver Lawrence Technological University, Southfield (Michigan) 21.5 16.5 15.0 7.0 12.5 68.9 1,676 1,577
Silver Cedar Crest College, Allentown (Pennsylvania) 19.5 16.5 9.5 7.5 19.5 68.9 845 658
Silver Albright College, Reading (Pennsylvania) 23.5 15.5 9.5 6.5 17.5 68.9 1,306 1,222
Silver United States Military Academy, West Point (New York) 25.0 17.0 4.5 9.5 12.5 68.5 4,508 4,508
Silver Wabash College, Crawfordsville (Indiana) 24.5 17.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 68.5 840 840
Silver Fordham University, New York City (New York) 17.5 12.5 14.0 9.0 15.5 68.5 13,471 9,863
Silver Colby College, Waterville (Maine) 24.5 15.5 8.5 9.5 10.5 68.5 2,282 2,282
Silver Occidental College, Los Angeles (California) 23.5 16.0 9.5 9.0 10.5 68.5 1,826 1,826
Silver Marywood University, Scranton (Pennsylvania) 22.0 16.0 9.5 8.5 12.5 68.5 2,397 1,751
Silver University of Portland (Oregon) 22.5 14.5 10.0 8.5 13.0 68.5 3,153 3,051
Silver University of San Francisco (California) 22.0 13.0 5.0 8.0 20.5 68.5 7,297 5,527
Silver Avila University, Kansas City (Missouri) 21.5 13.0 10.0 8.0 16.0 68.5 1,190 1,086
Silver Dartmouth College, Hanover (New Hampshire) 15.0 14.0 14.5 10.0 15.0 68.5 6,678 4,419
Silver (New York) Institute of Technology, Old Westbury (New York) 21.0 11.5 13.5 7.5 18.5 68.4 6,086 3,055
Silver Bowie State University (Maryland) 22.0 15.5 15.0 7.5 12.0 68.4 4,853 4,379
Silver CUNY City College, New York City (New York) 21.5 11.0 8.5 7.5 23.5 68.4 10,794 9,993
Silver Union College, Schenectady (New York) 24.5 16.0 8.5 9.0 10.0 68.0 2,066 2,066
Silver Grinnell College (Iowa) 24.5 16.5 9.5 9.5 8.0 68.0 1,707 1,707
Silver Williams College, Williamstown (Massachusetts) 23.0 16.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 68.0 2,126 2,070
Silver Muhlenberg College, Allentown (Pennsylvania) 23.0 17.0 9.5 9.0 9.5 68.0 1,776 1,747
Silver Bowdoin College, Brunswick (Maine) 24.5 14.0 8.5 9.5 11.5 68.0 1,845 1,845
Silver Elmhurst University (Illinois) 21.5 16.0 5.0 8.0 17.5 68.0 3,228 2,938
Silver Monmouth University, West Long Branch (New Jersey) 20.5 8.5 14.5 8.0 16.5 68.0 4,287 3,709
Silver Gwynedd Mercy University, Gwynedd Valley (Pennsylvania) 21.5 16.5 10.0 7.5 16.0 67.9 1,718 1,041
Silver McDaniel College, Westminster (Maryland) 21.0 16.0 10.0 7.5 17.0 67.9 2,290 1,640
Silver Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus (Ohio) 24.5 12.0 5.0 7.0 23.0 67.9 590 463
Silver Ursuline College, Pepper Pike (Ohio) 22.0 18.5 10.0 7.0 14.0 67.9 602 522
Silver Middlebury College (Vermont) 24.5 14.0 9.0 9.5 10.5 67.5 2,783 2,778
Silver Duke University, Durham (North Carolina) 16.5 14.0 14.5 9.5 13.0 67.5 16,557 6,435
Silver Rhodes College, Memphis (Tennessee) 24.0 16.5 9.5 9.0 8.5 67.5 1,900 1,891
Silver Bryn Mawr College (Pennsylvania) 24.0 16.0 9.5 9.0 9.0 67.5 1,632 1,347
Silver Augustana College, Rock Island (Illinois) 24.0 15.5 10.0 8.0 10.0 67.5 2,462 2,424
Silver University of Tulsa (Oklahoma) 22.5 16.0 10.0 8.5 10.5 67.5 3,149 2,288
Silver Arcadia University, Glenside (Pennsylvania) 22.0 17.0 9.5 8.0 11.0 67.5 2,143 1,582
Silver Western New England University, Springfield (Massachusetts) 23.0 15.5 8.0 8.0 13.0 67.5 3,009 2,433
Silver Otterbein University, Westerville (Ohio) 22.0 15.5 10.0 8.0 12.0 67.5 2,067 1,990
Silver Bethel University, St. Paul (Minnesota) 22.0 14.5 10.0 8.5 12.5 67.5 2,286 1,940
Silver Siena College, Loudonville (New York) 23.0 13.5 8.5 8.5 14.0 67.5 3,451 3,382
Silver University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (Minnesota) 22.0 14.0 10.0 8.5 13.0 67.5 6,984 5,888
Silver Adelphi University, Garden City (New York) 20.0 13.5 8.5 8.5 17.0 67.5 6,064 4,891
Silver Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (Virginia) 18.0 13.5 14.5 8.5 13.0 67.5 23,412 18,595
Silver California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
(California) 22.5 7.0 15.0 9.5 13.5 67.5 21,324 20,629
Silver Rutgers University-New Brunswick (New Jersey) 17.5 8.5 14.5 9.0 18.0 67.5 43,738 35,082
Silver University of Puget Sound, Tacoma (Washington) 23.5 16.0 9.5 8.0 10.5 67.5 1,855 1,618
Silver Azusa Pacific University, Azusa (California) 21.0 16.0 5.0 8.0 17.5 67.5 4,346 2,627

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