Here are Business First's top-to-bottom 2016 rankings of 477 U.S. public colleges. The first 250 schools are listed in numerical order, followed by the lower echelon of 227 schools in alphabetical order.

• 1. University of North Carolina (North Carolina) • 2. University of Michigan (Michigan) • 3. University of Virginia (Virginia) • 4. ‪#‎University‬ of California-Los Angeles (California) • 5. #University of California-Berkeley (California) • 6. College of William and Mary (Virginia) • 7. University of Washington (Washington) • 8. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) • 9. #University of California-San Diego (California) • 10. University of Florida (Florida) • 11. University of Maryland (Maryland) • 12. University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin) • 13. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia) • 14. #University of Texas (Texas) • 15. University of Minnesota (Minnesota) • 16. The Ohio State University (Ohio) • 17. University of Connecticut (Connecticut) • 18. University of California, Irvine (California) • 19. University of Georgia (Georgia) • 20. Binghamton University (New York) • 21. Indiana University (Indiana) • 22. #University of California-Santa Barbara (California) • 23. NC State University (North Carolina) • 24. University of Delaware (Delaware) • 25. Purdue University (Indiana) • 26. University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) • 27. Stony Brook University (New York) • 28. Rutgers University (New Jersey) • 29. #University of California-Davis (California) • 30. Texas A&M University (Texas) • 31. University of Vermont (Vermont) • 32. ‪#‎Pennsylvania‬ State University (Pennsylvania) • 33. University of Iowa (Iowa) • 34. Clemson University (South Carolina) • 35. ‪#‎Virginia‬ Polytechnic Institute (Virginia) • 36. Florida State University (Florida) • 37. Michigan State University (Michigan) • 38. Miami University (Ohio) (Ohio) • 39. Baruch College (New York) • 40. UT Dallas (Texas) • 41. University at Buffalo (New York) • 42. The College of New Jersey (New Jersey) • 43. University of South Carolina (South Carolina) • 44. University of Massachusetts (Massachusetts) • 45. University of Missouri–St. Louis (Missouri) • 46. SUNY Geneseo (New York) • 47. The University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma) • 48. James Madison University (Virginia) • 49. Truman State University (Missouri) • 50. Colorado School of Mines (Colorado) • 51. Iowa State University (Iowa) • 52. University of Colorado Boulder (Colorado) • 53. Auburn University (Alabama) • 54. The University of Alabama (Alabama) • 55. University of South Florida (Florida) • 56. The University of Utah (Utah) • 57. Arizona State University (Arizona) • 58. Virginia Military Institute (Virginia) • 59. University at Albany, SUNY (New York) • 60. San Diego State University (California) • 61. University of Kansas (Kansas) • 62. University of California-Santa Cruz (California) • 63. St. Mary's College of Maryland (Maryland) • 64. University of Oregon (Oregon) • 65. University of Arkansas (Arkansas) • 66. University of Maryland Baltimore County (Maryland) • 67. University of Illinois at Chicago (Illinois) • 68. George Mason University (Virginia) • 69. Hunter College (New York) • 70. University of Tennessee (Tennessee) • 71. University of Wyoming (Wyoming) • 72. University of New Hampshire (New Hampshire) • 73. University of Nebraska (Nebraska) • 74. SUNY New Paltz (New York) • 75. City College of New York (New York) • 76. Louisiana State University (Louisiana) • 77. University of Illinois at Springfield (Illinois) • 78. Appalachian State University (North Carolina) • 79. Queens College (New York) • 80. Rutgers University-Newark (New Jersey) • 81. University of Minnesota-Morris (Minnesota) • 82. University of Mississippi (Mississippi) • 83. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (California) • 84. University of North Carolina at Wilmington (North Carolina) • 85. Brooklyn College (New York) • 86. University of Central Florida (Florida) • 87. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (New York) • 88. Ramapo College of New Jersey (New Jersey) • 89. West Virginia University (West Virginia) • 90. University of Kentucky (Kentucky) • 91. California State University-Long Beach (California) • 92. Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma) • 93. University of California-Riverside (California) • 94. Colorado State University (Colorado) • 95. University of Louisville (Kentucky) • 96. University of Alabama at Birmingham (Alabama) • 97. Rowan University (New Jersey) • 98. Temple University (Pennsylvania) • 99. University of Arizona (Arizona) • 100. Purchase College (New York) • 101. College at Brockport (New York) • 102. University of Hawaii at Manoa (Hawaii) • 103. Oregon State University (Oregon) • 104. SUNY College at Oneonta (New York) • 105. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Wisconsin) • 106. Lehman College (New York) • 107. University of Missouri-Kansas City (Missouri) • 108. University of Mary Washington (Virginia) • 109. Towson University (Maryland) • 110. Mississippi State University (Mississippi) • 111. University of Alaska Fairbanks (Alaska) • 112. Washington State University (Washington) • 113. Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri) • 114. California State University-Fullerton (California) • 115. Illinois State University (Illinois) • 116. College of Charleston (South Carolina) • 117. University of North Carolina at Asheville (North Carolina) • 118. University of North Carolina at Charlotte (North Carolina) • 119. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico) • 120. University of Massachusetts-Boston (Massachusetts) • 121. North Dakota State University (North Dakota) • 122. Citadel Military College of South Carolina (South Carolina) • 123. University of Missouri-St. Louis (Missouri) • 124. University of Houston (Texas) • 125. SUNY Oswego (New York) • 126. Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana) • 127. University of New Mexico (New Mexico) • 128. Texas Tech University (Texas) • 129. University of North Texas (Texas) • 130. University of North Dakota (North Dakota) • 131. University of Idaho (Idaho) • 132. University of Northern Iowa (Iowa) • 133. University of Cincinnati (Ohio) • 134. Kansas State University (Kansas) • 135. SUNY Plattsburgh (New York) • 136. University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Massachusetts) • 137. Rutgers University-Camden (New Jersey) • 138. (tie) East Carolina University (North Carolina) • 138. (tie) North Carolina Central University (North Carolina) • 140. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) • 141. Florida International University (Florida) • 142. San Jose State University (California) • 143. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (California) • 144. Ohio University (Ohio) • 145. University of Alabama in Huntsville (Alabama) • 146. Michigan Technological University (Michigan) • 147. University of North Florida (Florida) • 148. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Wisconsin) • 149. Christopher Newport University (Virginia) • 150. Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia) • 151. West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) • 152. University of Rhode Island (Rhode Island) • 153. University of Colorado Denver (Colorado) • 154. South Dakota State University (South Dakota) • 155. SUNY College at Old Westbury (New York) • 156. Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) • 157. California State University-Dominguez Hills (California) • 158. Western Carolina University (North Carolina) • 159. University of South Dakota (South Dakota) • 160. Texas State University (Texas) • 161. University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina) • 162. San Francisco State University (California) • 163. University of New Orleans (Louisiana) • 164. University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Louisiana) • 165. Ball State University (Indiana) • 166. Farmingdale State College (New York) • 167. Western Washington University (Washington) • 168. Texas A&M University-Commerce (Texas) • 169. California State University-East Bay (California) • 170. SUNY Fredonia (New York) • 171. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (New Jersey) • 172. SUNY Cortland (New York) • 173. University of Nebraska at Omaha (Nebraska) • 174. Montana State University (Montana) • 175. Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) • 176. New Jersey Institute of Technology (New Jersey) • 177. Murray State University (Kentucky) • 178. Georgia State University (Georgia) • 179. University of West Florida (Florida) • 180. Texas A&M International University (Texas) • 181. Georgia Southern University (Georgia) • 182. Wichita State University (Kansas) • 183. Evergreen State College (Washington) • 184. Salisbury University (Maryland) • 185. University of Nevada-Reno (Nevada) • 186. Eastern Connecticut State University (Connecticut) • 187. University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Wisconsin) • 188. University of Southern Mississippi (Mississippi) • 189. SUNY Potsdam (New York) • 190. Montclair State University (New Jersey) • 191. University of Memphis (Tennessee) • 192. Northern Arizona University (Arizona) • 193. Plymouth State University (New Hampshire) • 194. University of Texas at Arlington (Texas) • 195. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Illinois) • 196. Portland State University (Oregon) • 197. California State University-Los Angeles (California) • 198. New Mexico State University (New Mexico) • 199. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (Indiana) • 200. Wayne State University (Michigan) • 201. Minnesota State University-Mankato (Minnesota) • 202. Arkansas State University (Arkansas) • 203. University of Michigan-Dearborn (Michigan) • 204. Western Kentucky University (Kentucky) • 205. Radford University (Virginia) • 206. University of Texas-Pan American (Texas) • 207. Central Connecticut State University (Connecticut) • 208. University of Nebraska at Kearney (Nebraska) • 209. North Carolina A&T State University (North Carolina) • 210. Midwestern State University (Texas) • 211. Florida A&M University (Florida) • 212. Grand Valley State University (Michigan) • 213. Eastern Michigan University (Michigan) • 214. Eastern Illinois University (Illinois) • 215. Sam Houston State University (Texas) • 216. University of Maine (Maine) • 217. Jackson State University (Mississippi) • 218. University of Montana (Montana) • 219. University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (Pennsylvania) • 220. Utah State University (Utah) • 221. California State University-Fresno (California) • 222. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Wisconsin) • 223. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (Illinois) • 224. Minnesota State University-Moorhead (Minnesota) • 225. York College (New York) • 226. California State University-Stanislaus (California) • 227. Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) • 228. Middle Tennessee State University (Tennessee) • 229. California State University-San Marcos (California) • 230. Northwest Missouri State University (Missouri) • 231. Missouri State University (Missouri) • 232. Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts) • 233. Pittsburg State University (Kansas) • 234. Bowling Green State University (Ohio) • 235. Marshall University (West Virginia) • 236. Minot State University (North Dakota) • 237. University of Minnesota-Duluth (Minnesota) • 238. Southeast Missouri State University (Missouri) • 239. Northern Illinois University (Illinois) • 240. Kent State University (Ohio) • 241. @SUNY Buffalo State (New York) • 242. Troy University (Alabama) • 243. College of Staten Island (New York) • 244. Georgia College and State University (Georgia) • 245. Worcester State Universitym Massachusetts) • 246. California State University-Monterey Bay (California) • 247. Old Dominion University (Virginia) • 248. @Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (Massachusetts) • 249. Winona State University (Minnesota) • 250. 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