The 50 most underrated colleges in America
50. Hofstra University
49. Carnegie Mellon
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Overall score: 80.7
Career outcomes score: 99
Cost and financial aid score: 64
Return on investment score: 79
48. Stevens Institute of Technology
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Overall score: 81.0
Career outcomes score: 88
Cost and financial aid score: 70
Return on investment score: 85
47. University of Oklahoma
Location: Norman, OK
Overall score: 81.7
Career outcomes score: 76
Cost and financial aid score: 92
Return on investment score: 77
46. University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, AZ
Overall score: 82.3
Career outcomes score: 76
Cost and financial aid score: 96
Return on investment score: 75
44 (tie). University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE
Overall score: 83.0
Career outcomes score: 75
Cost and financial aid score: 93
Return on investment score: 81
44 (tie). Brigham Young University
Location: Provo, UT
Overall score: 83.0
Career outcomes score: 81
Cost and financial aid score: 85
Return on investment score: 83
43. Bucknell University
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Overall score: 83.7
Career outcomes score: 89
Cost and financial aid score: 76
Return on investment score: 86
42. North Carolina State University
Location: Raleigh, NC
Overall score: 84.3
Career outcomes score: 76
Cost and financial aid score: 92
Return on investment score: 85
41. American University
Location: Washington, DC
Overall score: 84.7
Career outcomes score: 93
Cost and financial aid score: 68
Return on investment score: 93
40. Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Overall score: 85.3
Career outcomes score: 76
Cost and financial aid score: 97
Return on investment score: 83
38 (tie). Saint Louis University
Location: St. Louis, MO
Overall score: 86.0
Career outcomes score: 86
Cost and financial aid score: 84
Return on investment score: 88
38 (tie). Case Western
Location: Cleveland, OH
Overall score: 86.0
Career outcomes score: 95
Cost and financial aid score: 79
Return on investment score: 84
37. University of Arkansas
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Overall score: 86.3
Career outcomes score: 79
Cost and financial aid score: 97
Return on investment score: 83
36. Louisiana Tech
Location: Ruston, LA
Overall score: 87.3
Career outcomes score: 81
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 82
35. Louisiana State
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Overall score: 88.0
Career outcomes score: 81
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 84
33 (tie). Oregon State University
Location: Corvallis, OR
Overall score: 88.7
Career outcomes score: 82
Cost and financial aid score: 96
Return on investment score: 88
33 (tie). San Diego State
Location: San Diego, CA
Overall score: 88.7
Career outcomes score: 82
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 85
32. The College of New Jersey
Location: Ewing Township, NJ
Overall score: 89.0
Career outcomes score: 84
Cost and financial aid score: 97
Return on investment score: 86
31. Oberlin College
Location: Oberlin, OH
Overall score: 89.3
Career outcomes score: 97
Cost and financial aid score: 77
Return on investment score: 94
30. University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Location: Lincoln, NE
Overall score: 89.7
Career outcomes score: 87
Cost and financial aid score: 98
Return on investment score: 84
29. Ursinus College
Location: Collegeville, PA
Overall score: 90.0
Career outcomes score: 92
Cost and financial aid score: 88
Return on investment score: 90
27 (tie). University of Illinois – Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Overall score: 90.7
Career outcomes score: 89
Cost and financial aid score: 96
Return on investment score: 87
27 (tie). University of Kansas
Location: Lawrence, KS
Overall score: 90.7
Career outcomes score: 86
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 87
25 (tie). Drexel University
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Overall score: 91.0
Career outcomes score: 95
Cost and financial aid score: 85
Return on investment score: 93
25 (tie). Kansas State University
Location: Manhattan, KS
Overall score: 91.0
Career outcomes score: 87
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 87
24. Miami University – Oxford
Location: Oxford, OH
Overall score: 91.3
Career outcomes score: 92
Cost and financial aid score: 89
Return on investment score: 93
21 (tie). University of New Mexico
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Overall score: 91.7
Career outcomes score: 85
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 91
21 (tie). Oklahoma State University
Location: Stillwater, OK
Overall score: 91.7
Career outcomes score: 85
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 90
21 (tie). University of Texas – El Paso
Location: El Paso, TX
Overall score: 91.7
Career outcomes score: 83
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 92
20. Texas Tech University
Location: Lubbock, TX
Overall score: 93.0
Career outcomes score: 88
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 92
19. University of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Overall score: 93.3
Career outcomes score: 89
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 91
18. University of Idaho
Location: Moscow, ID
Overall score: 93.7
Career outcomes score: 90
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 91
14 (tie). Santa Clara University
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Overall score: 94.0
Career outcomes score: 98
Cost and financial aid score: 87
Return on investment score: 97
14 (tie). University of Missouri
Location: Columbia, MO
Overall score: 94.0
Career outcomes score: 91
Cost and financial aid score: 98
Return on investment score: 93
14 (tie). University of Wyoming
Location: Laramie, WY
Overall score: 94.0
Career outcomes score: 90
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 92
14 (tie). Washington State University
Location: Pullman, WA
Overall score: 94.0
Career outcomes score: 93
Cost and financial aid score: 97
Return on investment score: 92
13. Loyola University Maryland
Location: Baltimore, MD
Overall score: 94.3
Career outcomes score: 98
Cost and financial aid score: 87
Return on investment score: 98
10 (tie). Wellesley College
Location: Wellesley, MA
Overall score: 95.0
Career outcomes score: 100
Cost and financial aid score: 86
Return on investment score: 99
10 (tie). University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City, IA
Overall score: 95.0
Career outcomes score: 93
Cost and financial aid score: 97
Return on investment score: 95
10 (tie). West Virginia University
Location: Morgantown, WV
Overall score: 95.0
Career outcomes score: 91
Cost and financial aid score: 100
Return on investment score: 94
9. Babson College
Location: Wellesley, MA
Overall score: 95.3
Career outcomes score: 100
Cost and financial aid score: 86
Return on investment score: 100
7 (tie). Fordham University
Location: New York, NY
Overall score: 95.7
Career outcomes score: 99
Cost and financial aid score: 89
Return on investment score: 99
7 (tie). University of Texas – Austin
Location: Austin, TX
Overall score: 95.7
Career outcomes score: 95
Cost and financial aid score: 92
Return on investment score: 100
6. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location: Worcester, MA
Overall score: 96.0
Career outcomes score: 96
Cost and financial aid score: 94
Return on investment score: 98
5. George Mason University
Location: Fairfax, VA
Overall score: 96.3
Career outcomes score: 99
Cost and financial aid score: 91
Return on investment score: 99
4. City College of New York
Location: New York, NY
Overall score: 97.0
Career outcomes score: 97
Cost and financial aid score: 98
Return on investment score: 96
3. Binghamton University
Location: Binghamton, NY
Overall score: 97.3
Career outcomes score: 99
Cost and financial aid score: 95
Return on investment score: 98
2. University of Houston
Location: Houston, TX
Overall score: 98.0
Career outcomes score: 95
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 100
1. San Jose State
Location: San Jose, CA
Overall score: 99.3
Career outcomes score: 99
Cost and financial aid score: 99
Return on investment score: 100
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