Up-and-Coming Schools National Universities

In spring 2010, for the third year in a row, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to our annual peer assessment survey to identify institutions in their U.S. News ranking category that are making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life. The 68 that received the most nominations in their ranking peer group for being up-and-coming are listed here.

Save	Rank	School
	#1	University of Maryland--Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
	#2	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
	#2	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
	#2	Northeastern University Boston, MA
	#5	George Mason University Fairfax, VA
	#5	Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
	#7	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
	#8	University of Delaware Newark, DE
	#9	Clemson University Clemson, SC
	#9	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
	#11	Binghamton University--SUNY Binghamton, NY
	#11	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
	#11	University of Denver Denver, CO
	#11	University of Georgia Athens, GA
	#11	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
	#16	Ohio State University--Columbus Columbus, OH
	#16	Tulane University New Orleans, LA
	#16	University of South Florida Tampa, FL
	#16	University of Vermont Burlington, VT
	#20	Ball State University Muncie, IN
	#20	Biola University La Mirada, CA
	#20	Emory University Atlanta, GA
	#20	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
	#20	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN
	#20	Rice University Houston, TX

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Rank

School

University of Maryland--Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

#11

Binghamton University--SUNY

Binghamton, NY

#11

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

#11

University of Denver

Denver, CO

#11

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

#11

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

#16

Ohio State University--Columbus

Columbus, OH

#16

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

#16

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

#16

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

#20

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

#20

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

#20

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

#20

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

#20

Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

#20

Rice University

Houston, TX