A+ Schools for B Students
National Universities
The National universities list includes schools that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research. Fifteen schools from the U.S. News & World Report list are featured here.
Auburn University (Ala.)
Baylor University (Texas)
Clemson University (S.C.)
George Mason University (Va.)
Hofstra University (N.Y.)
Iowa State University (Iowa)
Marquette University (Wis.)
Michigan State University (Mich.)
Ohio State University -- Columbus (Ohio)
Pennsylvania State University -- University Park (Pa.)
Syracuse University (N.Y.)
Temple University (Pa.)
University of Idaho (Idaho)
University of Maryland -- Baltimore County (Md.)
Virginia Tech (Va.)
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