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

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49
Auburn University – Auburn, AL
Public • Land-Grant • Research University
98 Votes
0.95% Percentage
49
Northeastern University – Boston, MA
Private • Research University • Co-op Program
98 Votes
0.95% Percentage
51
Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
Private • Research University • Interdisciplinary Focus
97 Votes
0.94% Percentage
52
Indiana University Bloomington – Bloomington, IN
Public • Flagship • Research University
96 Votes
0.94% Percentage
52
College of William & Mary – Williamsburg, VA
Public • Research University • Historic Campus
96 Votes
0.94% Percentage
52
The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities – Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN
Public • Flagship • Research University
96 Votes
0.94% Percentage
55
Grinnell College – Grinnell, IA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Residential Campus
95 Votes
0.93% Percentage
55
Portland State University – Portland, OR
Public • Urban Campus • Research University
95 Votes
0.93% Percentage
57
Fordham University – New York, NY
Private • Jesuit • Urban Campus
92 Votes
0.90% Percentage
57
The University of San Diego – San Diego, CA
Private • Catholic • Coastal Campus
92 Votes
0.90% Percentage
59
The University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Public • Flagship • Research University
89 Votes
0.87% Percentage
60
Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN
Private • Research University • Residential College System
88 Votes
0.86% Percentage
60
The University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY
Public • Flagship • Research University
88 Votes
0.86% Percentage
62
The University of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Private • Jesuit • Urban Campus
86 Votes
0.84% Percentage
62
Princeton University – Princeton, NJ
Ivy League • Private • Liberal Arts Focus
86 Votes
0.84% Percentage
64
American University – Washington, DC
Private • Research University • Urban Campus
85 Votes
0.83% Percentage
64
The University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
Public • Flagship • Research University
85 Votes
0.83% Percentage
66
Emory University – Atlanta, GA
Private • Research University • Health Sciences
84 Votes
0.82% Percentage
67
Georgetown University – Washington, DC
Private • Jesuit • Research University
83 Votes
0.81% Percentage
67
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
Public • Land-Grant • Research University
83 Votes
0.81% Percentage
67
Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA
Private • Research University • STEM & Arts
83 Votes
0.81% Percentage
70
Pomona College – Claremont, CA
Private • Liberal Arts College • Residential Campus
82 Votes
0.80% Percentage
71
Boston University – Boston, MA
Private • Research University • Urban Campus
81 Votes
0.79% Percentage
71
The University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Public • Flagship • Research University
81 Votes
0.79% Percentage
73
The University of Miami – Coral Gables, FL
Private • Research University • Coastal Campus
78 Votes
0.76% Percentage
74
The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) – Oxford, MS
Public • Flagship • Tradition-Rich
74 Votes
0.72% Percentage
74
Boston College – Chestnut Hill, MA
Private • Jesuit • Research University
74 Votes
0.72% Percentage
74
Temple University – Philadelphia, PA
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
74 Votes
0.72% Percentage
77
Lehigh University – Bethlehem, PA
Private • Research University • Engineering & Business
72 Votes
0.70% Percentage
78
Brandeis University – Waltham, MA
Private • Research University • Liberal Arts Tradition
71 Votes
0.69% Percentage
79
Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Public • Land-Grant • Research University
70 Votes
0.68% Percentage
80
Baylor University – Waco, TX
Private • Christian • Research University
68 Votes
0.66% Percentage
80
Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ
Public • Research University • Innovation Leader
68 Votes
0.66% Percentage
82
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) – Troy, NY
Private • STEM-focused • Research University
66 Votes
0.64% Percentage
83
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – Pasadena, CA
Private • STEM-focused • Research University
65 Votes
0.63% Percentage
84
The University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX
Public • Flagship • Research University
62 Votes
0.60% Percentage
85
Colgate University – Hamilton, NY
Private • Liberal Arts College • Residential Campus
59 Votes
0.57% Percentage
86
Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI
Public • Flagship • Research University
55 Votes
0.54% Percentage
86
The University of Southern California (USC) – Los Angeles, CA
Private • Research University • Arts & Entertainment Hub
55 Votes
0.54% Percentage
88
The University of Missouri (Mizzou) – Columbia, MO
Public • Flagship • Journalism Leader
53 Votes
0.52% Percentage
89
Southern Methodist University (SMU) – Dallas, TX
Private • Research University • Business & Law
52 Votes
0.51% Percentage
90
Babson College – Wellesley, MA
Private • Business-Focused • Entrepreneurial
49 Votes
0.48% Percentage
91
The University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA
Public • Flagship • Public Ivy
47 Votes
0.46% Percentage
92
Stony Brook University (SUNY) – Stony Brook, NY
Public • Research University • STEM Strength
42 Votes
0.41% Percentage
92
Reed College – Portland, OR
Private • Liberal Arts College • Intellectual Tradition
42 Votes
0.41% Percentage
94
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC
Public • Flagship • Public Ivy
41 Votes
0.40% Percentage
95
Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
Ivy League • Private • Research University
35 Votes
0.34% Percentage
96
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) – University Park, PA
Public • Flagship • Research University
30 Votes
0.29% Percentage
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