One of the most recognized college rankings list is back with its latest edition as U.S. News & World Report has published its 2024 edition of their Best Colleges ranking lists.
Studies and statistics show that earning a college degree can have profound impacts on your life. It can effect your career opportunities, your income potential, and your quality of life. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employed individuals with bachelor’s degrees had 68% more weekly income than those with just a high school diploma. That number increases even more when you compare earnings of those with master’s, doctoral or professional degrees.
This year, U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on as many as 19 measures. The methodology, although quite similar to the past, has also changed to measure modern standards of quality and success. This year’s rankings focused much more on student outcomes, with an increased emphasis on “how often schools’ students from all socioeconomic backgrounds earned degrees and took advantage of information on graduate outcomes that was not available until recently.”
With all those qualities taken into account, it’s no surprise that a large number of SUNY schools were ranked in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges rankings. See how our SUNY schools were ranked in a number of categories in this year’s lists below:
Best National Universities
- Stony Brook University (58)
- Binghamton University (73)
- University at Buffalo (76)
- SUNY ESF (115)
- University at Albany (133)
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
- Purchase College (139)
Best Value Schools
- SUNY ESF (78)
- Binghamton University (85)
- University at Albany (88)
- Stony Brook University (134)
- University at Buffalo (169)
Best Regional Universities – North
- SUNY Geneseo (12)
- SUNY New Paltz (24)
- SUNY Maritime College (25)
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute (25)
- SUNY Oneonta (30)
- SUNY Oswego (39)
- SUNY Plattsburgh (54)
- SUNY Cortland (60)
- SUNY Brockport (64)
- SUNY Fredonia (69)
- SNY Potsdam (80)
- SUNY Old Westbury (96)
- Buffalo State University (119)
- Empire State University
Best Regional Colleges – North
- Alfred State College (8)
- SUNY Canton (9)
- SUNY Cobleskill (12)
- Farmingdale State College (16)
- SUNY Delhi (20)
- SUNY Morrisville (26)
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
- Binghamton University
- Stony Brook University
- SUNY Brockport
- SUNY Fredonia
- SUNY Geneseo
- SUNY New Paltz
- SUNY Oneonta
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- University at Albany
- University at Buffalo
Best Nursing Programs
- University at Buffalo (31)
- Binghamton University (67)
- Stony Brook University (67)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (154)
Best Undergraduate Teaching Programs
- SUNY Geneseo (2)
- SUNY New Paltz (12)
- SUNY Oswego (17)
- SUNY Oneonta (26)
Best Colleges for Veterans
- SUNY New Paltz
- Farmingdale State College
- SUNY Delhi
- SUNY Maritime College
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- SUNY Cortland
- SUNY Brockport
- Stony Brook University
- Binghamton University
- University at Albany
You can explore more SUNY options like these any time you want online. Explore our SUNY campuses, find a degree program that interests you, and learn all about the admissions process at suny.edu.
