Best Universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 1,334 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. Harvard University

For Economics

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

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Economics

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

3. Stanford University

For Economics

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Economics

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

5. University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

6. University of Toronto

For Economics

#1 in Canada
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

7. University of Chicago

For Economics

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

8. Columbia University

For Economics

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

9. University of Washington - Seattle

For Economics

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

10. New York University

For Economics

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

11. Yale University

For Economics

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Economics

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

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Economics

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

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Economics

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

15. Cornell University

For Economics

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

16. Ohio State University

For Economics

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

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Economics

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

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Economics

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

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Economics

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

20. University of British Columbia

For Economics

#2 in Canada
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

21. Princeton University

For Economics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

22. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Economics

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

23. Duke University

For Economics

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

24. Boston University

For Economics

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

25. University of Texas at Austin

For Economics

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

26. Johns Hopkins University

For Economics

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

27. Michigan State University

For Economics

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

28. University of Southern California

For Economics

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

29. University of Maryland - College Park

For Economics

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

30. University of California-San Diego

For Economics

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

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Economics

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

32. University of Florida

For Economics

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

33. Carnegie Mellon University

For Economics

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

34. University of Pittsburgh

For Economics

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

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Economics

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

36. University of California - Davis

For Economics

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

37. University of Virginia

For Economics

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

38. Northwestern University

For Economics

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

39. McGill University

For Economics

#3 in Canada
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

40. University of California - San Francisco

For Economics

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

41. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Economics

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

42. University of Alberta

For Economics

#4 in Canada
#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

43. University of Arizona

For Economics

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

44. University of Rochester

For Economics

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

45. McMaster University

For Economics

#5 in Canada
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

46. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Economics

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

47. George Washington University

For Economics

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

48. Emory University

For Economics

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

49. Vanderbilt University

For Economics

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

50. Iowa State University

For Economics

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

51. University of Iowa

For Economics

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

52. University of California - Irvine

For Economics

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

53. Washington University in St Louis

For Economics

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

54. Western University

For Economics

#6 in Canada
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

55. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Economics

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

56. University of Calgary

For Economics

#7 in Canada
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

57. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Economics

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

58. Boston College

For Economics

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

59. University of Utah

For Economics

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

60. Georgetown University

For Economics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

61. University of Ottawa

For Economics

#8 in Canada
#103 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

62. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Economics

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

63. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Economics

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

64. University of Waterloo

For Economics

#9 in Canada
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

65. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Economics

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

66. York University

For Economics

#10 in Canada
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

67. Purdue University

For Economics

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

68. Georgia State University

For Economics

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

69. University of Connecticut

For Economics

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

70. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Economics

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

71. Syracuse University

For Economics

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

72. University of Colorado Boulder

For Economics

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

73. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Economics

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

74. George Mason University

For Economics

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

75. Dartmouth College

For Economics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

76. Florida State University

For Economics

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

77. Brown University

For Economics

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

78. University of Kentucky

For Economics

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

79. Queen's University

For Economics

#11 in Canada
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

80. University of Montreal

For Economics

#12 in Canada
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

81. Temple University

For Economics

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

82. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Economics

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

83. Providence College

For Economics

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,566

84. Case Western Reserve University

For Economics

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

85. University of Notre Dame

For Economics

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

86. California Institute of Technology

For Economics

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

87. Simon Fraser University

For Economics

#13 in Canada
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

88. University of Kansas

For Economics

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

89. Tufts University

For Economics

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

90. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Economics

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

91. University of South Florida

For Economics

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

92. University of Houston

For Economics

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

93. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Economics

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

94. University of Miami

For Economics

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

95. University at Buffalo

For Economics

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

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Economics

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

97. University of Alabama

For Economics

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

98. University of Central Florida

For Economics

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

99. University of Georgia

For Economics

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

100. American University in Washington

For Economics

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