美国的大学中，私立大学占了很大的比重，但是也有不少与名列前茅的私立并肩的公立大学，想要申请美国公立大学的同学可以看看Forbes给出的排名，美国最佳公立大学排名TOP25，作为选校的参考：

1. United States Military Academy 美国军事学院

United States Military Academy

Overall Rank: No. 11

2. United States Naval Academy 美国海军学院

United States Naval Academy

Overall Rank: No. 27

Public Rank: No. 2

3. University of California, Berkeley 加州大学伯克利分校

University of California, Berkeley

Overall Rank: No. 35

4. University of Virginia 弗吉尼亚大学

University of Virginia

Overall Rank: No. 36

5. United States Air Force Academy 美国空军学院

United States Air Force Academy

Overall Rank: No. 38

6. College of William and Mary 威廉玛丽学院

College of William and Mary

Overall Rank: No. 39

7. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 密歇根大学

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Overall Rank: No. 41

8. University of California, Los Angeles 加州大学洛杉矶分校

University of California, Los Angeles

Overall Rank: No. 45

9. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Overall Rank: No. 49

10. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 伊利诺伊大学香槟分校

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Overall Rank: No. 68

11. University of Wisconsin, Madison 威斯康星大学

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Overall Rank: No. 69

12. University of Washington 华盛顿大学

University of Washington

Overall Rank: No. 76

Public Rank: No. 12

13. University of Texas, Austin 德克萨斯州大学奥斯汀分校

University of Texas, Austin

Overall Rank: No. 82

Public Rank: No. 13

14. University of Florida 佛罗里达大学

University of Florida

Overall Rank: No. 83

15. Georgia Institute of Technology 佐治亚理工学院

Georgia Institute of Technology

Overall Rank: No. 90

Public Rank: No. 15

16. University of Maryland, College Park 马里兰大学帕克分校

University of Maryland, College Park

Overall Rank: No. 93

17. United States Coast Guard Academy 美国海岸警卫队学院

United States Coast Guard Academy

Overall Rank: No. 101

18. University of Georgia 佐治亚大学

University of Georgia

Overall Rank: No. 102

19. University of California, Santa Barbara 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校

University of California, Santa Barbara

Overall Rank: No. 103

20. Indiana University-Bloomington 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校

Indiana University, Bloomington

Overall Rank: No. 112

Public Rank: No. 20

21. University of Colorado, Boulder 科罗拉多大学巨石城分校

University of Colorado, Boulder

Overall Rank: No. 114

22. University of California, Davis 加州大学戴维斯分校

University of California, Davis

Overall Rank: No. 121

23. Virginia Tech 弗吉尼亚理工大学

Virginia Tech

Overall Rank: No. 122

Public Rank: No. 23

24. University of California, San Diego 加州大学圣地亚哥分校

University of California, San Diego

Overall Rank: No. 123

25. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 明尼苏达大学双城分校

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Overall Rank: No. 130

Public Rank: No. 25