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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
Bronze Florida State University, Tallahassee (Florida) 10.5 13.0 14.5 9.5 15.0 62.5 35,545 29,011
Bronze University of Illinois Chicago (Illinois) 13.5 8.0 10.0 8.0 23.0 62.5 28,013 19,961
Bronze Cornell College, Mount Vernon (Iowa) 22.5 16.5 9.5 8.0 6.0 62.5 1,075 1,075
Bronze Winston-Salem State University (North Carolina) 23.0 10.0 10.0 7.5 13.5 62.1 4,086 3,768
Bronze Flagler College, St. Augustine (Florida) 24.0 16.0 9.5 7.0 7.5 62.1 2,369 2,367
Bronze Alfred University (New York) 23.0 16.5 8.5 7.0 9.0 62.1 1,588 1,381
Bronze University of New Haven, West Haven (Connecticut) 21.0 15.5 8.5 7.5 11.5 62.1 8,331 4,548
Bronze Roanoke College, Salem (Virginia) 24.0 12.0 9.5 7.5 11.0 62.1 1,779 1,768
Bronze Buena Vista University, Storm Lake (Iowa) 21.5 13.0 10.0 7.5 12.0 62.1 1,243 1,237
Bronze Marietta College (Ohio) 23.0 18.0 10.0 6.5 6.5 62.1 1,099 1,019
Bronze Simpson University, Redding (California) 20.0 17.5 4.5 6.5 15.5 62.1 726 659
Bronze Tennessee State University, Nashville (Tennessee) 23.0 14.5 15.0 6.0 5.5 62.1 6,553 5,888
Bronze Cumberland University, Lebanon (Tennessee) 21.5 12.5 10.0 6.0 14.0 62.1 2,072 1,993
Bronze Spring Hill College, Mobile (Alabama) 23.0 17.5 5.0 8.0 8.5 62.0 842 823
Bronze Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids (Michigan) 20.0 17.0 10.0 8.0 7.0 62.0 1,146 1,109
Bronze University of San Diego (California) 22.5 13.0 4.5 9.0 13.0 62.0 7,317 5,596
Bronze Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem (North Carolina) 20.0 15.0 9.5 9.5 8.0 62.0 8,013 5,413
Bronze Abilene Christian University (Texas) 23.5 12.0 10.0 8.0 8.5 62.0 3,429 3,051
Bronze Howard University, Washington, D.C 23.0 10.5 4.5 9.0 15.0 62.0 12,060 9,361
Bronze Georgetown University, Washington, D.C 18.0 13.0 9.5 9.5 12.0 62.0 15,453 7,220
Bronze Syracuse University (New York) 14.5 12.5 14.0 9.0 12.0 62.0 20,122 15,081
Bronze Colorado School of Mines, Golden (Colorado) 19.5 6.0 15.0 9.5 12.0 62.0 6,893 5,582
Bronze Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla (Missouri) 16.0 9.5 15.0 8.5 13.0 62.0 6,058 4,954
Bronze University of California-Berkeley (California) 8.0 8.0 14.5 9.5 22.0 62.0 41,572 31,548
Bronze Biola University, La Mirada (California) 25.0 13.5 5.0 8.5 10.0 62.0 3,905 3,126
Bronze Belmont University, Nashville (Tennessee) 22.5 15.5 9.5 8.5 6.0 62.0 8,251 7,042
Bronze The New School, New York City (New York) 18.0 19.0 14.0 8.5 2.5 62.0 8,725 6,418
Bronze University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls (Iowa) 23.5 10.5 10.0 8.5 9.5 62.0 7,399 6,985
Bronze SUNY College at Geneseo (New York) 23.0 11.0 8.5 8.5 11.0 62.0 3,753 3,718
Bronze South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City
(South Dakota) 18.0 11.0 15.0 8.5 9.5 62.0 1,940 1,737
Bronze Wayne State University, Detroit (Michigan) 17.5 10.0 14.5 8.5 11.5 62.0 17,382 12,486
Bronze Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts) 22.5 16.0 7.5 7.0 10.5 61.6 2,909 2,322
Bronze Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville (Tennessee) 21.5 14.5 10.0 7.5 10.0 61.6 2,387 1,328
Bronze Marian University, Indianapolis (Indiana) 21.5 12.0 10.0 7.5 12.5 61.6 2,990 2,153
Bronze Cleveland State University (Ohio) 21.0 11.0 15.0 7.0 9.5 61.6 10,394 7,537
Bronze North Carolina Central University, Durham (North Carolina) 23.5 14.0 9.5 7.5 9.0 61.6 6,316 4,973
Bronze The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (Tennessee) 22.0 11.5 15.0 7.5 7.5 61.6 9,813 8,977
Bronze California State University-East Bay, Hayward (California) 21.5 7.5 10.0 7.5 17.0 61.6 9,874 7,974
Bronze Wilmington College (Ohio) 23.0 15.5 10.0 6.5 8.5 61.6 914 889
Bronze Winthrop University, Rock Hill (South Carolina) 22.0 14.0 9.5 6.5 11.5 61.6 3,467 3,214
Bronze Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson (New York) 23.0 17.0 9.0 9.0 3.5 61.5 2,534 2,149
Bronze St. John's College, Annapolis (Maryland) 24.5 15.5 9.5 8.0 4.0 61.5 529 487
Bronze Tufts University, Medford (Massachusetts) 17.5 13.0 13.5 9.5 8.0 61.5 11,953 6,685
Bronze Boston College, Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts) 16.5 9.5 13.5 9.5 12.5 61.5 13,467 9,856
Bronze San Diego State University (California) 17.5 8.0 10.0 9.0 17.0 61.5 33,376 30,228

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