下面是由USNews发布的2011年美国综合性大学排名中，关于创新能力Up-and-Coming Schools National Universities 的排名。USNews美国综合大学排名中关于创新能力的排名指的是在学术，师资和学生生活方面都有创新性的改变。下面我们就一起来看看这份USNews美国综合性大学排名吧。
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.
| 排名 | 学校 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX |
| 20 | University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA |
| 20 | University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD |
