U.S. News & World Report 's widely read rankings of undergraduate colleges in LOCATION@1 currently places LOCATION@2 as the 18th best public university and 53rd overall ranked university in LOCATION@1 , as well as the highest ranked public university in LOCATION@3 .

ORGANIZATION@1 has ranked ORGANIZATION@2 as the best public university in LOCATION@3 , one of the top NUMBER@1 universities in the LOCATION@4 , and one of the top NUMBER@2 public universities in the LOCATION@4 .
