100 Best colleges for Information Technology (IT) in the United States

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 977K citations received by 19.3K academic papers made by 197 universities in the United States 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. Harvard University

For Information Technology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Information Technology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

3. University of Maryland - College Park

For Information Technology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

4. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Information Technology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

5. University of California - Irvine

For Information Technology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Information Technology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Information Technology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Information Technology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

9. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Information Technology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

10. University of Pennsylvania

For Information Technology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

11. Pennsylvania State University

For Information Technology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

12. Carnegie Mellon University

For Information Technology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

13. University of Washington - Seattle

For Information Technology

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

14. Stanford University

For Information Technology

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

15. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Information Technology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Information Technology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

17. University of California - Los Angeles

For Information Technology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

18. University of Pittsburgh

For Information Technology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

19. Purdue University

For Information Technology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Information Technology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

21. Michigan State University

For Information Technology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

22. New York University

For Information Technology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

23. University of Southern California

For Information Technology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

24. Columbia University

For Information Technology

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

25. University of Virginia

For Information Technology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

26. University of Arizona

For Information Technology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

27. Florida State University

For Information Technology

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

28. Cornell University

For Information Technology

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

29. Georgia State University

For Information Technology

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

30. George Mason University

For Information Technology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Information Technology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

32. Syracuse University

For Information Technology

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

33. George Washington University

For Information Technology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

34. Iowa State University

For Information Technology

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Information Technology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

36. University of Arkansas

For Information Technology

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
81%

37. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Information Technology

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

38. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Information Technology

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

39. University of Colorado Boulder

For Information Technology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

40. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Information Technology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

41. Ohio State University

For Information Technology

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

42. University of South Florida

For Information Technology

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

43. Johns Hopkins University

For Information Technology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

44. University of Georgia

For Information Technology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

45. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Information Technology

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

46. Temple University

For Information Technology

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

47. Auburn University

For Information Technology

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

48. University of North Texas

For Information Technology

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
63%

49. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Information Technology

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

50. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Information Technology

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

51. University of Central Florida

For Information Technology

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

52. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Information Technology

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

53. University of Florida

For Information Technology

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

54. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Information Technology

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

55. Case Western Reserve University

For Information Technology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

56. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Information Technology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

57. University of Kentucky

For Information Technology

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

58. Drexel University

For Information Technology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

59. Northwestern University

For Information Technology

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

60. University of Houston

For Information Technology

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

61. Clemson University

For Information Technology

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

62. University of Utah

For Information Technology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

63. University of California-San Diego

For Information Technology

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

64. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Information Technology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

65. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Information Technology

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

66. Washington State University

For Information Technology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

67. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Information Technology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$4,401

68. Bentley University

For Information Technology

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1327
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$41,708

69. Boston University

For Information Technology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

70. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Information Technology

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$35,012

71. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Information Technology

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

72. University of California - San Francisco

For Information Technology

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

73. University at Buffalo

For Information Technology

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

74. University of Chicago

For Information Technology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

75. University of California - Davis

For Information Technology

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

76. University of Memphis

For Information Technology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,642
Enrollment
21,622

77. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

For Information Technology

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

78. Emory University

For Information Technology

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

79. University of Dayton

For Information Technology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,933

80. Duke University

For Information Technology

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

81. Florida International University

For Information Technology

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

82. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Information Technology

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
76%

83. Portland State University

For Information Technology

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
84%

84. Old Dominion University

For Information Technology

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

85. University of Miami

For Information Technology

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

86. University of Cincinnati

For Information Technology

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

87. Mississippi State University

For Information Technology

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

88. American University in Washington

For Information Technology

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$28,622

89. SUNY at Albany

For Information Technology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

90. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Information Technology

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
89%

91. Yale University

For Information Technology

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

92. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Information Technology

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

93. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Information Technology

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

94. Wayne State University

For Information Technology

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

95. Boston College

For Information Technology

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

96. Baylor University

For Information Technology

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$46,039

97. University of Missouri - St Louis

For Information Technology

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

98. University of Kansas

For Information Technology

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

99. Southern Methodist University

For Information Technology

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$41,986

100. Florida Atlantic University

For Information Technology

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
89%

The best cities to study Information Technology in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, College Park, Minneapolis, and Irvine.