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America's Favorite 100 U.S. Universities 2026 - Public Vote

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1
Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO
Private • Jesuit • Research University
197 Votes
1.92% Percentage
2
Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH
Ivy League • Private • Liberal Arts Focus
195 Votes
1.90% Percentage
3
Wake Forest University – Winston-Salem, NC
Private • Research University • Liberal Arts Tradition
191 Votes
1.86% Percentage
4
The University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
Public • Research University • Health Sciences Leader
184 Votes
1.79% Percentage
5
The University of Notre Dame – Notre Dame, IN
Private • Catholic • Research University
179 Votes
1.74% Percentage
6
Haverford College – Haverford, PA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Honor Code
169 Votes
1.65% Percentage
6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Cambridge, MA
Private • STEM-focused • Research University
169 Votes
1.65% Percentage
8
Rutgers University–New Brunswick – New Brunswick, NJ
Public • Flagship • Research University
162 Votes
1.58% Percentage
9
Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY
Private • Research University • Communications Leader
158 Votes
1.54% Percentage
9
Davidson College – Davidson, NC
Private • Liberal Arts College • Honor Code
158 Votes
1.54% Percentage
11
The University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
156 Votes
1.52% Percentage
12
George Washington University – Washington, DC
Private • Research University • Urban Campus
155 Votes
1.51% Percentage
12
Cornell University – Ithaca, NY
Ivy League • Private • Land-Grant
155 Votes
1.51% Percentage
12
New York University (NYU) – New York, NY
Private • Research University • Urban Campus
155 Votes
1.51% Percentage
15
The University of New Hampshire – Durham, NH
Public • Flagship • Coastal Campus
152 Votes
1.48% Percentage
16
Columbia University – New York, NY
Ivy League • Private • Urban Campus
150 Votes
1.46% Percentage
17
Rice University – Houston, TX
Private • Research University • Residential College System
148 Votes
1.44% Percentage
18
Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
Public • Land-Grant • STEM Leader
143 Votes
1.39% Percentage
19
Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
Public • Flagship • Research University
140 Votes
1.36% Percentage
20
The University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
Public • Flagship • Research University
138 Votes
1.34% Percentage
21
The University of Georgia – Athens, GA
Public • Flagship • Research University
137 Votes
1.33% Percentage
21
Providence College – Providence, RI
Private • Catholic • Liberal Arts College
137 Votes
1.33% Percentage
21
The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL
Public • Flagship • Athletic Tradition
137 Votes
1.33% Percentage
24
Yale University – New Haven, CT
Ivy League • Private • Liberal Arts Focus
133 Votes
1.30% Percentage
25
Washington University in St. Louis – St. Louis, MO
Private • Research University • Interdisciplinary Focus
132 Votes
1.29% Percentage
25
Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
Private • Research University • Health Sciences Leader
132 Votes
1.29% Percentage
25
Colby College – Waterville, ME
Private • Liberal Arts College • Residential Campus
132 Votes
1.29% Percentage
28
Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL
Public • Research University • Athletic Spirit
129 Votes
1.26% Percentage
29
The University of Vermont – Burlington, VT
Public • Flagship • Green Campus
128 Votes
1.25% Percentage
29
The University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
Public • Flagship • Research University
128 Votes
1.25% Percentage
31
Brown University – Providence, RI
Ivy League • Private • Research University
125 Votes
1.22% Percentage
32
Harvey Mudd College – Claremont, CA
Private • Liberal Arts College • STEM-focused
123 Votes
1.20% Percentage
33
The University of Oregon – Eugene, OR
Public • Flagship • Research University
121 Votes
1.18% Percentage
34
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GA
Public • Research University • STEM Leader
120 Votes
1.17% Percentage
34
Santa Clara University – Santa Clara, CA
Private • Jesuit • Silicon Valley Location
120 Votes
1.17% Percentage
36
Middlebury College – Middlebury, VT
Private • Liberal Arts College • Language & Environmental Studies
119 Votes
1.16% Percentage
36
The New School – New York, NY
Private • Arts & Design • Urban Campus
119 Votes
1.16% Percentage
38
Loyola University Chicago – Chicago, IL
Private • Jesuit • Urban Campus
118 Votes
1.15% Percentage
39
Occidental College – Los Angeles, CA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Urban Campus
116 Votes
1.13% Percentage
39
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) – Rochester, NY
Private • STEM & Arts • Career-Focused
116 Votes
1.13% Percentage
41
Bowdoin College – Brunswick, ME
Private • Liberal Arts College • Coastal Campus
115 Votes
1.12% Percentage
42
Villanova University – Villanova, PA
Private • Catholic • Research University
114 Votes
1.11% Percentage
43
Pepperdine University – Malibu, CA
Private • Christian • Coastal Campus
112 Votes
1.09% Percentage
44
Amherst College – Amherst, MA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Residential Campus
106 Votes
1.03% Percentage
45
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln – Lincoln, NE
Public • Flagship • Research University
105 Votes
1.02% Percentage
46
The University of Oklahoma – Norman, OK
Public • Flagship • Research University
103 Votes
1.00% Percentage
47
Duke University – Durham, NC
Private • Research University • Athletic Tradition
101 Votes
0.98% Percentage
48
Claremont McKenna College – Claremont, CA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Leadership Focus
100 Votes
0.97% Percentage
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