U.S. News Best Public Universities In the U.S.

A judging of the public universities in the United States.
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public, Created on 4/6/2014
The Top Ten
1 University of California - Berkeley
2 University of Virginia

University of Virginia is a public institution that was founded in 1819. The school has 54.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Virginia is 16:1.

3 University of California - Los Angeles
4 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,979, with a gender distribution of 51.2 percent male students and 48.8 percent female students. At this school, 34 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 66 percent of students live off campus.

5 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Founded in 1789, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is a public institution. University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.

6 College of William and Mary

A public institution, College of William and Mary was founded in 1693. College of William and Mary offers a Greek system, where 30 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 25 percent is involved in a fraternity.

7 Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 14,527, with a gender distribution of 67 percent male students and 33 percent female students. At this school, 56 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 44 percent of students live off campus.

8 Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Pennsylvania State University--University Park is a public institution that was founded in 1855. The school has 39.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University--University Park is 17:1.

9 University of California - Davis

University of California--Davis was established in 1905 as a public institution. University of California--Davis follows a quarter-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.

10 University of California - San Diego

A public institution, University of California--San Diego was founded in 1960. University of California--San Diego offers a Greek system, where 10 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 10 percent is involved in a fraternity.