Best Universities for Cyber Security in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 24.3M citations received by 850K academic papers made by 834 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California - Berkeley

For Cyber Security

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. Stanford University

For Cyber Security

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Cyber Security

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

6. University of Maryland - College Park

For Cyber Security

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Cyber Security

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Cyber Security

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

9. University of Toronto

For Cyber Security

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

10. Cornell University

For Cyber Security

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

11. University of Washington - Seattle

For Cyber Security

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

12. Harvard University

For Cyber Security

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Cyber Security

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

14. Princeton University

For Cyber Security

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

15. Columbia University

For Cyber Security

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Cyber Security

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Cyber Security

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

18. University of California-San Diego

For Cyber Security

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

19. University of Southern California

For Cyber Security

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

20. University of Waterloo

For Cyber Security

#2 in Canada
#24 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

21. New York University

For Cyber Security

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

22. Michigan State University

For Cyber Security

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

23. University of Pennsylvania

For Cyber Security

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

24. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Cyber Security

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

25. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Cyber Security

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Cyber Security

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

27. Purdue University

For Cyber Security

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

28. University of Florida

For Cyber Security

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

29. University of British Columbia

For Cyber Security

#3 in Canada
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

30. Ohio State University

For Cyber Security

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

31. Yale University

For Cyber Security

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Cyber Security

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

33. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Cyber Security

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

34. Johns Hopkins University

For Cyber Security

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

35. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Cyber Security

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

36. George Mason University

For Cyber Security

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

37. University of California - Davis

For Cyber Security

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

38. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Cyber Security

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

39. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Cyber Security

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

40. University of Chicago

For Cyber Security

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

41. University of Arizona

For Cyber Security

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

42. University of California - Irvine

For Cyber Security

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

43. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Cyber Security

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

44. California Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

45. University of Virginia

For Cyber Security

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

46. Boston University

For Cyber Security

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

47. Northwestern University

For Cyber Security

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

48. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Cyber Security

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

49. University of Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

50. University of Ottawa

For Cyber Security

#4 in Canada
#87 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

51. Washington University in St Louis

For Cyber Security

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

52. University of Alberta

For Cyber Security

#5 in Canada
#97 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

53. Duke University

For Cyber Security

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

54. Iowa State University

For Cyber Security

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

55. McGill University

For Cyber Security

#6 in Canada
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

56. University of Calgary

For Cyber Security

#7 in Canada
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

57. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Cyber Security

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

58. Carleton University

For Cyber Security

#8 in Canada
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

59. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Cyber Security

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

60. Stony Brook University

For Cyber Security

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

61. University at Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

62. University of Notre Dame

For Cyber Security

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

63. University of Colorado Boulder

For Cyber Security

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

64. University of Utah

For Cyber Security

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

65. George Washington University

For Cyber Security

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

66. Queen's University

For Cyber Security

#9 in Canada
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

67. Rice University

For Cyber Security

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

68. University of Central Florida

For Cyber Security

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

69. University of Cincinnati

For Cyber Security

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

70. University of Rochester

For Cyber Security

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

71. Concordia University

For Cyber Security

#10 in Canada
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

72. University of Connecticut

For Cyber Security

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

73. Western University

For Cyber Security

#11 in Canada
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

74. McMaster University

For Cyber Security

#12 in Canada
#192 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

75. University of Montreal

For Cyber Security

#13 in Canada
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

76. University of Texas at Dallas

For Cyber Security

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

77. Simon Fraser University

For Cyber Security

#14 in Canada
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

78. Northeastern University

For Cyber Security

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

79. University of South Florida

For Cyber Security

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

80. University of California - Riverside

For Cyber Security

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

81. University of Kentucky

For Cyber Security

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

82. University of Houston

For Cyber Security

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

83. University of California - San Francisco

For Cyber Security

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

84. Brown University

For Cyber Security

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

85. Seattle University

For Cyber Security

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

86. Dartmouth College

For Cyber Security

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

87. Georgetown University

For Cyber Security

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

88. Vanderbilt University

For Cyber Security

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

89. Florida Atlantic University

For Cyber Security

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

90. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Cyber Security

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
85%

91. Providence College

For Cyber Security

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

92. Case Western Reserve University

For Cyber Security

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

93. Syracuse University

For Cyber Security

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

94. University of New Brunswick

For Cyber Security

#15 in Canada
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
32,036
Founded
1785

95. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Cyber Security

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

96. University of Iowa

For Cyber Security

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

97. Wayne State University

For Cyber Security

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

98. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Cyber Security

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

99. Temple University

For Cyber Security

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

100. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Cyber Security

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127