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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 undergrad students No. of undergrads

Cluster Rankings
Bronze University of Maryland-Baltimore County (Maryland) 12.0 10.0 14.5 8.5 15.5 60.5 11,523 9,073
Bronze Reed College, Portland (Oregon) 24.5 16.5 9.5 8.5 1.5 60.5 1,404 1,404
Bronze North Central College, Naperville (Illinois) 23.0 15.5 5.0 7.5 11.0 60.1 2,724 2,326
Bronze Mississippi College, Clinton (Mississippi) 22.0 16.0 10.0 7.5 6.5 60.1 3,322 2,321
Bronze Muskingum University, New Concord (Ohio) 21.5 12.5 10.0 7.0 11.0 60.1 1,460 1,279
Bronze La Sierra University, Riverside (California) 22.0 9.5 9.5 7.5 13.5 60.1 1,344 1,098
Bronze University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Wisconsin) 23.0 16.0 10.0 7.5 5.5 60.1 4,022 3,857
Bronze Murray State University (Kentucky) 23.0 15.0 10.0 7.5 6.5 60.1 6,621 6,088
Bronze Antioch University, Yellow Springs (Ohio) 16.5 14.0 9.5 4.0 18.0 60.1 292 56
Bronze Wright State University-Main Campus, Dayton (Ohio) 19.5 14.5 15.0 6.5 6.5 60.1 6,596 5,297
Bronze Morningside University, Sioux City (Iowa) 20.0 12.5 10.0 6.5 13.0 60.1 1,191 1,109
Bronze Long Island University, Brooklyn (New York) 22.0 11.0 13.5 8.0 5.5 60.0 7,923 5,057
Bronze Scripps College, Claremont (California) 23.5 16.0 4.5 9.0 7.0 60.0 1,093 1,075
Bronze Fairfield University (Connecticut) 21.0 14.0 8.5 9.0 7.5 60.0 5,528 4,903
Bronze Claflin University, Orangeburg (South Carolina) 23.5 12.5 5.0 8.0 11.0 60.0 1,664 1,613
Bronze Boston University (Massachusetts) 13.5 10.5 13.5 9.5 13.0 60.0 29,104 17,899
Bronze University of California-Santa Barbara (California) 7.5 10.5 15.0 9.0 18.0 60.0 25,275 22,659
Bronze Illinois State University, Normal (Illinois) 16.0 11.0 10.0 8.0 15.0 60.0 18,767 17,416
Bronze University of Alabama in Huntsville (Alabama) 16.5 8.5 15.0 8.0 12.0 60.0 6,275 5,644
Bronze Washington State University, Pullman (Washington) 15.5 8.5 15.0 8.0 13.0 60.0 22,494 19,321
Bronze Saint Cloud State University (Minnesota) 22.5 15.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 59.7 5,166 4,402
Bronze Mercy University, Atlanta (Georgia) 21.5 12.5 8.5 7.5 11.5 59.7 5,896 4,923
Bronze Marymount University, Arlington (Virginia) 18.5 13.5 9.5 7.5 12.5 59.7 2,390 1,695
Bronze University of Memphis (Tennessee) 17.5 13.0 15.0 7.5 8.5 59.7 13,874 11,311
Bronze University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha
(Oklahoma) 22.0 16.0 9.5 6.0 8.0 59.7 845 845
Bronze Jacksonville State University (Alabama) 22.0 12.5 9.5 6.5 11.0 59.7 6,960 6,497
Bronze SUNY Buffalo State University (New York) 22.0 12.5 8.5 5.0 13.5 59.7 5,241 4,922
Bronze Beloit College (Wisconsin) 24.0 14.5 4.5 8.0 8.5 59.5 916 916
Bronze Boise State University (Idaho) 21.0 16.5 10.0 8.0 4.0 59.5 14,870 13,644
Bronze Grand Valley State University, Allendale (Michigan) 22.5 11.5 10.0 8.0 7.5 59.5 18,849 17,230
Bronze Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers (Florida) 22.5 10.0 9.5 8.0 9.5 59.5 12,353 11,503
Bronze University of Georgia, Athens (Georgia) 17.5 10.5 10.0 9.5 12.0 59.5 37,348 29,799
Bronze University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin) 10.0 14.0 15.0 9.5 11.0 59.5 44,928 34,278
Bronze Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (New York) 12.0 8.0 14.0 9.0 16.5 59.5 6,922 5,889
Bronze Westmont College, Santa Barbara (California) 23.0 14.5 5.0 8.5 8.5 59.5 1,300 1,300
Bronze Sacred Heart University, Fairfield (Connecticut) 21.5 12.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 59.5 9,022 6,532
Bronze University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona) 14.0 9.0 15.0 8.5 13.0 59.5 41,526 34,237
Honorable Mention West Liberty University ( West Virginia) 19.5 17.5 10.0 7.0 7.0 59.2 1,770 1,532
Honorable Mention Prairie View A & M University (Texas) 23.5 9.0 10.0 7.5 11.0 59.2 8,476 7,862
Honorable Mention North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro
(North Carolina) 22.5 9.5 9.5 7.5 12.0 59.2 12,007 11,061
Honorable Mention Tarleton State University, Stephenville (Texas) 22.5 10.0 10.0 7.0 11.5 59.2 9,849 9,222
Honorable Mention Frostburg State University (Maryland) 23.5 13.0 10.0 7.0 7.5 59.2 2,791 2,523
Honorable Mention Eastern University, St. Davids (Pennsylvania) 21.0 14.0 9.5 7.5 9.0 59.2 2,660 1,407
Honorable Mention Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach (Florida) 23.5 16.0 4.5 5.0 12.0 59.2 2,404 2,336

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