World's best Information Technology (IT) universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 1.46M citations received by 44.1K academic papers made by 511 universities in the World 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Information Technology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Information Technology

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Information Technology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Information Technology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Information Technology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Information Technology

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Founded: 1937

7. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Information Technology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

8. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Information Technology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Information Technology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

10. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Information Technology

#1 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

11. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Information Technology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

12. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Information Technology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

13. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

14. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Information Technology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

15. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

16. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Information Technology

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

17. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Information Technology

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

18. Dalian Neusoft University of Information

China | Dalian

For Information Technology

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 2001

19. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Information Technology

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

20. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Information Technology

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

21. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Information Technology

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

22. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Information Technology

#6 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

23. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Information Technology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

24. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Information Technology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

25. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Information Technology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

26. Stanford University

United States | California

For Information Technology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

27. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Information Technology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Information Technology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

30. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Information Technology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

31. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Information Technology

#7 in Asia

#2 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

32. New York University

United States | New York State

For Information Technology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

33. Samara State University

Russia | Samara

For Information Technology

#5 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1969

34. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

35. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

36. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Information Technology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Information Technology

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

38. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Information Technology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

39. University of North Texas

United States | Texas

For Information Technology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

40. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Information Technology

#8 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

41. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Information Technology

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

42. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Information Technology

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

43. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Information Technology

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

44. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Information Technology

#9 in Asia

#3 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

45. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Information Technology

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

46. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Information Technology

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

47. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Information Technology

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

48. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Information Technology

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

49. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Information Technology

#10 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

50. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Information Technology

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Founded: 1887

51. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Information Technology

#9 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Founded: 2003

52. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Information Technology

#31 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

53. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Information Technology

#11 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

54. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Information Technology

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

55. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Information Technology

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

56. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Information Technology

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

57. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Information Technology

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

58. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Information Technology

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

59. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Information Technology

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

60. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Information Technology

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1991

61. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Information Technology

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

62. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Information Technology

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

63. Southern Methodist University

United States | Texas

For Information Technology

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

64. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#10 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

65. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Information Technology

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

66. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Information Technology

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

67. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Information Technology

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

68. Taylor's University

Malaysia | Subang Jaya

For Information Technology

#12 in Asia

#3 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1969

69. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Information Technology

#6 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

70. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Information Technology

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

71. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Information Technology

#7 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Founded: 1971

72. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Information Technology

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

73. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Information Technology

#8 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

74. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Information Technology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

75. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#12 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

76. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Information Technology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

77. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Information Technology

#9 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

78. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#13 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

79. Florida International University

United States | Florida

For Information Technology

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

80. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Information Technology

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

81. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Information Technology

#13 in Asia

#4 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 17,625
Founded: 1960

82. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Information Technology

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

83. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Information Technology

#14 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

84. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Information Technology

#14 in Asia

#4 in Malaysia

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

85. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Information Technology

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

86. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Information Technology

#15 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

87. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Information Technology

#10 in Oceania

#9 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

88. HEC Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Information Technology

#49 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

89. University of Missouri - St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Information Technology

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

90. University of Dayton

United States | Ohio

For Information Technology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

91. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Information Technology

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Information Technology

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

93. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Information Technology

#16 in Asia

#5 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

94. SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Information Technology

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,747
Enrollment: 16,880

95. Satya Wacana Christian University

Indonesia | Salatiga

For Information Technology

#17 in Asia

#5 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1956

96. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Information Technology

#15 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

97. Bentley University

United States | Massachusetts

For Information Technology

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

98. Baylor University

United States | Texas

For Information Technology

#56 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

99. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Information Technology

#16 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

100. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Information Technology

#57 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

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