 Bemidji State University has received its highest ranking in the last five years in the annual U.S. News and World Reports America's Best Colleges Survey. BSU has climbed to a tie for 94th overall in the recently released surveys list of colleges and universities in the Midwest region and tied for 22nd among the region's public schools. Bemidji State climbed 15 places from the ranking from a year ago. The tied for 94th ranking is Bemidji State's highest showing in the survey since 2013 and it's tied for 22nd ranking among the region's public schools as its highest since 2009. BSU has appeared on the U.S. News list each year since 2009.