SUNY colleges rank high nationally among public schools

There’s been another win for the affordable State University of New York (SUNY) system.

A recent study by The Business Journals analyzed the quality of 484 public colleges in America, and several SUNY colleges ranked among the best.

SUNY colleges rank among the best in America

Here’s how the SUNY schools ranked in the top 50:

• Binghamton University: 18th
• Stonybrook University: 32nd
• SUNY Geneseo: 35th
• University at Buffalo: 47th

Another 9 New York state colleges ranked in the top 100, including Baruch College, the University at Albany, and SUNY New Paltz, with a total of 26 New York state schools in the top 250.

The top public colleges in the U.S.

Nationally,the top-ranked public college was the University of Michigan, followed by the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia.

Check out the top 20 rankings below:

1. University of Michigan
2. University of North Carolina
3. University of Virginia
4. College of William and Mary
5. University of California-Berkeley
6. University of California-Los Angeles
7. University of Florida
8. University of Maryland
9. University of Washington
10. University of Wisconsin
11. University of Illinois
12. University of Texas
13. Georgia Institute of Technology
14. University of California-San Diego
15. Ohio State University
16. University of Georgia
17. University of Minnesota
18. Binghamton University
19. University of Connecticut
20. Texas A&M University

Public colleges offer a mix of affordability & quality

We’re big advocates for low-cost, high quality colleges like those in the SUNY system and the rest of the colleges that made the list. These colleges provide a great mix of quality and affordability, and most don’t leave graduates saddled with debt.

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