Campus Life Comparison Between Top Public Colleges

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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between Top 100 Public Colleges including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.

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Special Learning Opportunities Comparison Between Top 100 Public Colleges
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	Stanford University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (14,162)	✔ ($6,937)
2	Harvard University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,748)	✔ ($7,446)
3	Princeton University	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,594)	✔ ($7,670)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,000)	✔ ($6,810)
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (13,109)	✔ ($6,300)
6	Yale University	Under, Grad	NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,576)	✔ ($7,950)
7	California Institute of Technology	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,572)	✔ ($7,791)
8	University of Chicago	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,573)	✔
9	University of Pennsylvania	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,316)	✔ ($6,134)
10	Brown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,196)	✔ ($6,472)
11	Northwestern University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,456)	✔ ($7,692)
12	Dartmouth College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,873)	✔ ($6,693)
13	Duke University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,699)	✔ ($7,156)
14	Pomona College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,675)	✔ ($8,212)
15	Cornell University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,954)	✔ ($6,612)
16	Claremont McKenna College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,244)	✔ ($8,653)
17	Rice University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,701)	✔ ($4,800)
18	Vanderbilt University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,966)	✔ ($7,142)
19	Swarthmore College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,580)	✔ ($8,922)
20	University of California-Los Angeles	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (22,884)	✔
21	University of California-Berkeley	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,765)	✔
22	Georgetown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,493)	✔ ($7,280)
23	University of Southern California	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,500)	✔ ($6,930)
24	Williams College	✗	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,173)	✔ ($7,630)
25	Johns Hopkins University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,737)	✔ ($7,420)
26	Washington University in St Louis	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,032)	✔ ($5,772)
27	University of Notre Dame	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,831)	✔
28	Barnard College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,367)	✔ ($7,626)
29	Amherst College	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,000)	✔ ($7,700)
30	Harvey Mudd College	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (918)	✔ ($8,916)
31	Tufts University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,216)	✔ ($7,636)
32	United States Naval Academy	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (4,667)	✔
33	Bowdoin College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,886)	✔ ($8,722)
34	Davidson College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,810)	✔ ($7,800)
35	Colby College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,398)	✔ ($7,870)
36	Wellesley College	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,190)	✔ ($9,136)
37	Washington and Lee University	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,478)	✔ ($7,975)
38	Carnegie Mellon University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,587)	✔ ($6,486)
39	Emory University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (4,813)	✔ ($7,346)
40	New York University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,622)	✔ ($5,612)
41	Middlebury College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,700)	✔ ($7,780)
42	Carleton College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,865)	✔ ($7,551)
43	Lehigh University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,952)	✔ ($6,540)
44	Haverford College	✗	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,435)	✔ ($7,082)
45	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,429)	✔ ($5,810)
46	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,925)	✔ ($5,240)
47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,493)	✔
48	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,805)	✔ ($5,424)
49	Boston University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,649)	✔ ($6,140)
50	Soka University of America	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (572)	✔
51	Hamilton College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,057)	✔ ($7,220)
52	Boston College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,619)	✔ ($6,000)
53	Northeastern University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,278)	✔ ($8,180)
54	Vassar College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,435)	✔
55	United States Military Academy	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (4,700)	✔
56	Scripps College	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,087)	✔ ($9,068)
57	Brigham Young University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,697)	✔
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,074)	✔ ($7,400)
59	University of California-San Diego	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (18,165)	✔
60	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (807)	✔ ($4,384)
61	Colgate University	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (3,010)	✔ ($8,328)
62	United States Air Force Academy	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (4,070)	✔
63	Thomas Aquinas College	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✔ (679)	✔
64	University of Rochester	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,084)	✔ ($7,230)
65	George Washington University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,274)	✔ ($4,325)
66	Pitzer College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (994)	✔ ($8,968)
67	University of California-Santa Barbara	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,441)	✔
68	Yeshiva University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (1,645)	✔ ($4,400)
69	University of Richmond	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,875)	✔ ($8,020)
70	Stevens Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,036)	✔ ($7,400)
71	University of California-Irvine	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,693)	✔
72	Colorado College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,739)	✔ ($6,000)
73	Brandeis University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,950)	✔ ($7,550)
74	Bentley University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (3,350)	✔ ($7,340)
75	Wesleyan University	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,006)	✔
76	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
77	Lafayette College	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,510)	✔ ($6,616)
78	Grinnell College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,419)	✔ ($7,940)
79	Villanova University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,400)	✔ ($7,500)
80	Oberlin College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,694)	✔ ($9,266)
81	Principia College	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (530)	✔ ($6,510)
82	Bucknell University	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,406)	✔ ($5,868)
83	University of California-Davis	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,290)	✔
84	University of Maryland-College Park	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,465)	✔ ($6,036)
85	Case Western Reserve University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,494)	✔ ($7,350)
86	American University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,214)	✔ ($6,630)
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,930)	✔ ($7,610)
88	University of Miami	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($7,450)
89	Berea College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,575)	✔ ($3,740)
90	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
91	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (10,310)	✔
92	Macalester College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,349)	✔ ($6,482)
93	Santa Clara University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,797)	✔
94	Trinity College	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,930)	✔ ($5,880)
95	Trinity University	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,038)	✔ ($6,079)
96	University of Georgia	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,218)	✔ ($4,094)
97	William & Mary	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,755)	✔ ($5,246)
98	Pepperdine University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,579)	✔
99	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (38)	✔ ($8,520)
100	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between Top 100 Public Colleges including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.

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On-campus Student Services Between Top 100 Public Colleges
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	Stanford University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	Harvard University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
3	Princeton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
6	Yale University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
7	California Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
8	University of Chicago	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
9	University of Pennsylvania	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
10	Brown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
11	Northwestern University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	Dartmouth College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Duke University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
14	Pomona College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
15	Cornell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
16	Claremont McKenna College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
17	Rice University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
18	Vanderbilt University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
19	Swarthmore College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
20	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
21	University of California-Berkeley	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
22	Georgetown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
23	University of Southern California	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
24	Williams College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
25	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
26	Washington University in St Louis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
27	University of Notre Dame	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
28	Barnard College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
29	Amherst College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
30	Harvey Mudd College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
31	Tufts University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
32	United States Naval Academy	✔	✗	✔	✗	Own Library
33	Bowdoin College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
34	Davidson College	✔	✗	✗	✗	Own Library
35	Colby College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
36	Wellesley College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
37	Washington and Lee University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
38	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
39	Emory University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
40	New York University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
41	Middlebury College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
42	Carleton College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
43	Lehigh University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
44	Haverford College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
45	University of Virginia-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
48	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
49	Boston University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
50	Soka University of America	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	Hamilton College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
52	Boston College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
53	Northeastern University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
54	Vassar College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
55	United States Military Academy	✔	✗	✔	✗	Own Library
56	Scripps College	✔	✔	✗	✗	Own Library
57	Brigham Young University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
59	University of California-San Diego	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
60	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
61	Colgate University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
62	United States Air Force Academy	✔	✗	✔	✗	Own Library
63	Thomas Aquinas College	✔	✗	✗	✗	Own Library
64	University of Rochester	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
65	George Washington University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
66	Pitzer College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
67	University of California-Santa Barbara	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
68	Yeshiva University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
69	University of Richmond	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
70	Stevens Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
71	University of California-Irvine	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
72	Colorado College	✔	✗	✗	✔	Own Library
73	Brandeis University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
74	Bentley University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
75	Wesleyan University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
76	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
77	Lafayette College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
78	Grinnell College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
79	Villanova University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
80	Oberlin College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
81	Principia College	✔	✔	✗	✗	Own Library
82	Bucknell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
83	University of California-Davis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
84	University of Maryland-College Park	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
85	Case Western Reserve University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
86	American University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
88	University of Miami	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
89	Berea College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
90	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
91	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
92	Macalester College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
93	Santa Clara University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
94	Trinity College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
95	Trinity University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
96	University of Georgia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
97	William & Mary	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
98	Pepperdine University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
99	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
100	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of Top 100 Public Colleges. Among 100 Top 100 Public Colleges, 97 schools are NAA members, 96 schools are NCAA members, and 1 school is a member of NAIA.

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Athletic Teams In Top 100 Public Colleges
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	Stanford University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	22 athletic programs
2	Harvard University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
3	Princeton University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	19 athletic programs
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
6	Yale University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
7	California Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
8	University of Chicago	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	University Athletic Association	Midwest Conference	10 athletic programs
9	University of Pennsylvania	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
10	Brown University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
11	Northwestern University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
12	Dartmouth College	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
13	Duke University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
14	Pomona College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	12 athletic programs
15	Cornell University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	20 athletic programs
16	Claremont McKenna College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	13 athletic programs
17	Rice University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	9 athletic programs
18	Vanderbilt University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
19	Swarthmore College	NAA, NCAA	-	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	12 athletic programs
20	University of California-Los Angeles	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
21	University of California-Berkeley	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	17 athletic programs
22	Georgetown University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
23	University of Southern California	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	15 athletic programs
24	Williams College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	19 athletic programs
25	Johns Hopkins University	NAA, NCAA	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	13 athletic programs
26	Washington University in St Louis	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	11 athletic programs
27	University of Notre Dame	NAA, NCAA	Division I-A Independents	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
28	Barnard College	NAA, NCAA	-	Ivy League	-	-
29	Amherst College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	14 athletic programs
30	Harvey Mudd College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	-
31	Tufts University	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
32	United States Naval Academy	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	Patriot League	Patriot League	-
33	Bowdoin College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
34	Davidson College	NAA, NCAA	Pioneer Football League	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	12 athletic programs
35	Colby College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	18 athletic programs
36	Wellesley College	NAA, NCAA	-	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	-	-
37	Washington and Lee University	NAA, NCAA	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	15 athletic programs
38	Carnegie Mellon University	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	-	8 athletic programs
39	Emory University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
40	New York University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
41	Middlebury College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
42	Carleton College	NAA, NCAA	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
43	Lehigh University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
44	Haverford College	NAA, NCAA	-	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	11 athletic programs
45	University of Virginia-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
46	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	16 athletic programs
47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	17 athletic programs
48	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
49	Boston University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	12 athletic programs
50	Soka University of America	NAA, NAIA	-	-	-	5 athletic programs
51	Hamilton College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
52	Boston College	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	17 athletic programs
53	Northeastern University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
54	Vassar College	NAA, NCAA	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
55	United States Military Academy	NAA, NCAA	Division I-A Independents	Patriot League	Patriot League	-
56	Scripps College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	-
57	Brigham Young University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
59	University of California-San Diego	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
60	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Athletic Information is not available
61	Colgate University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	-	14 athletic programs
62	United States Air Force Academy	NAA, NCAA	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	-
63	Thomas Aquinas College	Athletic Information is not available
64	University of Rochester	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	14 athletic programs
65	George Washington University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	15 athletic programs
66	Pitzer College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	-
67	University of California-Santa Barbara	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
68	Yeshiva University	NAA, NCAA	-			10 athletic programs
69	University of Richmond	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	11 athletic programs
70	Stevens Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	14 athletic programs
71	University of California-Irvine	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	10 athletic programs
72	Colorado College	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	-	10 athletic programs
73	Brandeis University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
74	Bentley University	NAA, NCAA	Northeast 10 Conference	Northeast 10 Conference	Northeast 10 Conference	13 athletic programs
75	Wesleyan University	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
76	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
77	Lafayette College	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	13 athletic programs
78	Grinnell College	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	Midwest Conference	Midwest Conference	12 athletic programs
79	Villanova University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
80	Oberlin College	NAA, NCAA	North Coast Athletic Conference	North Coast Athletic Conference	North Coast Athletic Conference	11 athletic programs
81	Principia College	NAA, NCAA	-			-
82	Bucknell University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
83	University of California-Davis	NAA, NCAA	Big Sky Conference	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	14 athletic programs
84	University of Maryland-College Park	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
85	Case Western Reserve University	NAA, NCAA	Presidents' Athletic Conference	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
86	American University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	8 athletic programs
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NAA, NCAA	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
88	University of Miami	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
89	Berea College	NAA, NCAA	-	USA South Athletic Conference	USA South Athletic Conference	9 athletic programs
90	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
91	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
92	Macalester College	NAA, NCAA	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	12 athletic programs
93	Santa Clara University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
94	Trinity College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	16 athletic programs
95	Trinity University	NAA, NCAA	Southern Athletic Association	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
96	University of Georgia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
97	William & Mary	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
98	Pepperdine University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
99	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Athletic Information is not available
100	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

NAIA: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

Additional Characteristics

The following table compares and describes additional facts of Top 100 Public Colleges including religious affiliation, specialized schools, and medical degree offer, and other facts.

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Additional Characteristics Of Top 100 Public Colleges
Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	Stanford University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
2	Harvard University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
3	Princeton University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
6	Yale University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	California Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
8	University of Chicago	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
9	University of Pennsylvania	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
10	Brown University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
11	Northwestern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
12	Dartmouth College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Duke University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
14	Pomona College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
15	Cornell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
16	Claremont McKenna College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
17	Rice University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
18	Vanderbilt University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
19	Swarthmore College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
20	University of California-Los Angeles	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
21	University of California-Berkeley	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
22	Georgetown University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✔
23	University of Southern California	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
24	Williams College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
25	Johns Hopkins University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
26	Washington University in St Louis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
27	University of Notre Dame	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
28	Barnard College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
29	Amherst College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
30	Harvey Mudd College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
31	Tufts University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
32	United States Naval Academy	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✗
33	Bowdoin College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
34	Davidson College	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
35	Colby College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
36	Wellesley College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
37	Washington and Lee University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
38	Carnegie Mellon University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
39	Emory University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
40	New York University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
41	Middlebury College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
42	Carleton College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
43	Lehigh University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
44	Haverford College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
45	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
46	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
48	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
49	Boston University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
50	Soka University of America	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
51	Hamilton College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
52	Boston College	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
53	Northeastern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
54	Vassar College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
55	United States Military Academy	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
56	Scripps College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
57	Brigham Young University	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	✗	✗	✗	✗
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
59	University of California-San Diego	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
60	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
61	Colgate University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
62	United States Air Force Academy	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✗
63	Thomas Aquinas College	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
64	University of Rochester	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
65	George Washington University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
66	Pitzer College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
67	University of California-Santa Barbara	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
68	Yeshiva University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
69	University of Richmond	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
70	Stevens Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
71	University of California-Irvine	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
72	Colorado College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
73	Brandeis University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
74	Bentley University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	Wesleyan University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
76	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
77	Lafayette College	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
78	Grinnell College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
79	Villanova University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
80	Oberlin College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
81	Principia College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
82	Bucknell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
83	University of California-Davis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
84	University of Maryland-College Park	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
85	Case Western Reserve University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
86	American University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	University of Miami	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
89	Berea College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
90	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
91	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
92	Macalester College	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
93	Santa Clara University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
94	Trinity College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
95	Trinity University	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
96	University of Georgia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	William & Mary	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
98	Pepperdine University	Churches of Christ	✗	✗	✗	✗
99	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
100	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔