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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
Honorable Mention Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (Illinois) 17.0 9.5 15.0 7.0 8.5 55.3 8,967 7,530
Honorable Mention Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond (Kentucky) 19.5 13.5 10.0 7.5 6.5 55.3 10,653 9,960
Honorable Mention Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches (Texas) 19.0 11.5 10.0 7.5 9.0 55.3 8,345 7,788
Honorable Mention University of Nevada-Reno (Nevada) 13.5 6.5 15.0 8.0 12.0 55.0 15,366 13,757
Honorable Mention Arizona State University Campus Immersion, Tempe (Arizona) 12.5 9.0 10.0 8.5 15.0 55.0 70,971 59,707
Honorable Mention Iowa State University, Ames (Iowa) 13.5 6.5 15.0 8.5 11.5 55.0 27,309 24,111
Honorable Mention Texas A & M University-College Station (Texas) 13.0 5.0 15.0 9.5 12.5 55.0 65,547 52,906
Honorable Mention Wartburg College, Waverly (Iowa) 21.5 15.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 54.8 1,431 1,413
Honorable Mention Holy Cross College, Notre Dame (Indiana) 21.5 13.0 10.0 7.0 5.0 54.8 490 490
Honorable Mention New College of Florida, Sarasota (Florida) 23.5 10.5 9.5 7.5 5.5 54.8 716 694
Honorable Mention Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho) 17.0 15.0 9.5 7.0 8.0 54.8 16,673 16,673
Honorable Mention University of Sioux Falls (South Dakota) 19.0 12.5 10.0 7.5 7.5 54.8 1,231 1,164
Honorable Mention University of Minnesota-Duluth (Minnesota) 17.5 11.0 10.0 7.5 10.5 54.8 7,793 7,249
Honorable Mention Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (Michigan) 15.5 12.5 15.0 7.5 6.0 54.8 12,381 11,036
Honorable Mention University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Wisconsin) 13.5 12.5 15.0 7.0 8.5 54.8 17,508 14,804
Honorable Mention Weber State University, Ogden (Utah) 21.5 13.5 9.5 7.0 5.0 54.8 12,416 11,901
Honorable Mention Old Dominion University, Norfolk (Virginia) 13.0 10.5 14.5 7.5 11.0 54.8 15,350 13,590
Honorable Mention Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans (Louisiana) 16.0 13.0 14.5 9.5 1.5 54.5 10,557 7,458
Honorable Mention Georgia State University, Atlanta (Georgia) 19.5 6.5 9.5 8.0 11.0 54.5 26,333 20,926
Honorable Mention University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Massachusetts) 10.5 8.0 13.0 9.0 14.0 54.5 25,662 22,537
Honorable Mention University of Washington-Seattle Campus (Washington) 13.0 5.0 15.0 9.5 12.0 54.5 43,118 29,863
Honorable Mention The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (Texas) 10.5 4.0 15.0 8.5 16.5 54.5 25,108 18,121
Honorable Mention Dakota State University, Madison (South Dakota) 23.5 12.0 10.0 7.5 3.0 54.3 1,650 1,533
Honorable Mention Savannah State University (Georgia) 23.0 11.5 10.0 7.0 4.5 54.3 2,520 2,417
Honorable Mention Oakwood University, Huntsville (Alabama) 23.0 14.5 4.5 7.5 6.5 54.3 1,219 1,196
Honorable Mention Georgia Southern University, Statesboro (Georgia) 20.5 9.5 9.5 7.0 9.5 54.3 19,825 18,163
Honorable Mention Western Carolina University, Cullowhee (North Carolina) 19.0 10.5 10.0 7.0 9.5 54.3 9,027 8,200
Honorable Mention University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond (Oklahoma) 21.0 13.5 9.5 6.5 5.5 54.3 8,681 7,866
Honorable Mention Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester
(New Hampshire) 17.5 13.0 9.5 6.0 10.0 54.3 56,661 49,107
Honorable Mention University of Connecticut, Storrs (Connecticut) 13.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 16.0 54.0 24,327 18,838
Honorable Mention University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Arkansas) 15.5 8.0 15.0 8.5 7.0 54.0 26,706 24,842
Honorable Mention University of North Texas, Denton (Texas) 11.0 8.5 15.0 8.0 11.5 54.0 37,920 27,922
Honorable Mention Eckerd College, St. Petersburg (Florida) 24.0 16.0 4.0 7.5 4.0 53.8 1,927 1,927
Honorable Mention University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina) 17.0 9.0 9.5 7.5 12.5 53.8 13,541 11,760
Honorable Mention Hampton University (Virginia) 22.0 12.0 9.5 7.5 4.5 53.8 3,390 3,132
Honorable Mention University of Hartford, West Hartford (Connecticut) 21.5 12.0 8.0 7.5 6.5 53.8 4,576 3,841
Honorable Mention University of Missouri-Kansas City (Missouri) 19.5 10.0 10.0 7.5 8.5 53.8 9,138 5,800
Honorable Mention Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (Arizona) 18.5 8.0 10.0 7.5 11.5 53.8 23,055 20,092
Honorable Mention University of Massachusetts-Boston (Massachusetts) 15.0 7.5 8.0 7.0 18.0 53.8 11,716 10,097
Honorable Mention Stillman College, Tuscaloosa (Alabama) 22.5 16.0 5.0 6.5 5.5 53.8 660 660
Honorable Mention University of Colorado Boulder (Colorado) 13.5 7.5 14.5 9.0 9.0 53.5 34,350 29,840
Honorable Mention University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) 9.5 7.5 10.0 9.5 17.0 53.5 47,118 34,468
Honorable Mention Miami University-Oxford (Ohio) 16.5 11.0 14.5 9.0 2.5 53.5 16,957 16,006
Honorable Mention University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Nebraska) 15.0 7.0 15.0 8.0 8.5 53.5 21,097 18,449

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