Best Universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 46.1M citations received by 1.08M academic papers made by 609 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Nanotechnology

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

3. Stanford University

For Nanotechnology

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

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

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

5. Harvard University

For Nanotechnology

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

6. Northwestern University

For Nanotechnology

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

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nanotechnology

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

8. University of Texas at Austin

For Nanotechnology

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

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Nanotechnology

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

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

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

11. Pennsylvania State University

For Nanotechnology

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

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Nanotechnology

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

13. Cornell University

For Nanotechnology

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

14. University of Toronto

For Nanotechnology

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

15. University of Washington - Seattle

For Nanotechnology

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

16. Purdue University

For Nanotechnology

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

17. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Nanotechnology

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

18. Rice University

For Nanotechnology

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

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Nanotechnology

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

20. California Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

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

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Nanotechnology

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

22. University of California-San Diego

For Nanotechnology

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

23. University of Florida

For Nanotechnology

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

24. Columbia University

For Nanotechnology

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

25. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Nanotechnology

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

26. University of Pennsylvania

For Nanotechnology

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

27. Princeton University

For Nanotechnology

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

28. University of Maryland - College Park

For Nanotechnology

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

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nanotechnology

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

30. Ohio State University

For Nanotechnology

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

31. Carnegie Mellon University

For Nanotechnology

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

32. University of Alberta

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Canada
#102 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

33. University of Waterloo

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Canada
#107 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

34. Case Western Reserve University

For Nanotechnology

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

35. University of California - Riverside

For Nanotechnology

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

36. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Nanotechnology

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

37. Johns Hopkins University

For Nanotechnology

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

38. University of Utah

For Nanotechnology

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

39. Iowa State University

For Nanotechnology

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

40. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Nanotechnology

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

41. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Nanotechnology

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

42. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Nanotechnology

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

43. McGill University

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Canada
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

44. University of California - Davis

For Nanotechnology

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

45. University of Southern California

For Nanotechnology

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

46. Duke University

For Nanotechnology

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

47. University of Delaware

For Nanotechnology

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

48. University of British Columbia

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

49. University of Colorado Boulder

For Nanotechnology

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

50. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Nanotechnology

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

51. University of Pittsburgh

For Nanotechnology

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

52. Drexel University

For Nanotechnology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

53. Yale University

For Nanotechnology

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

54. University of Chicago

For Nanotechnology

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

55. University of California - Irvine

For Nanotechnology

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

56. University of Notre Dame

For Nanotechnology

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

57. Michigan State University

For Nanotechnology

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

58. Boston University

For Nanotechnology

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

59. Clemson University

For Nanotechnology

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

60. University at Buffalo

For Nanotechnology

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

61. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Nanotechnology

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

62. University of Arizona

For Nanotechnology

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

63. Brown University

For Nanotechnology

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

64. Providence College

For Nanotechnology

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

65. University of Central Florida

For Nanotechnology

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

66. McMaster University

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Canada
#202 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

67. University of Connecticut

For Nanotechnology

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

68. University of Virginia

For Nanotechnology

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

69. University of Houston

For Nanotechnology

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

70. Washington University in St Louis

For Nanotechnology

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

71. University of Akron

For Nanotechnology

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

72. University of Rochester

For Nanotechnology

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

73. University of Cincinnati

For Nanotechnology

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

74. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Nanotechnology

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

75. Northeastern University

For Nanotechnology

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

76. University of Kentucky

For Nanotechnology

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

77. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Nanotechnology

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

78. Stony Brook University

For Nanotechnology

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

79. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nanotechnology

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

80. New York University

For Nanotechnology

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

81. Vanderbilt University

For Nanotechnology

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

82. University of Texas at Dallas

For Nanotechnology

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

83. University of New Mexico

For Nanotechnology

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Nanotechnology

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

85. University of Arkansas

For Nanotechnology

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

86. Western University

For Nanotechnology

#7 in Canada
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

87. Lehigh University

For Nanotechnology

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

88. University of South Florida

For Nanotechnology

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

89. University of California - San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

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

90. University of Montreal

For Nanotechnology

#8 in Canada
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

91. Washington State University

For Nanotechnology

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

92. Emory University

For Nanotechnology

#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

93. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Nanotechnology

#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

94. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Nanotechnology

#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

95. Tufts University

For Nanotechnology

#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

96. University of Calgary

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Canada
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

97. Oregon State University

For Nanotechnology

#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

98. Laval University

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Canada
#363 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

99. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Nanotechnology

#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

100. Auburn University

For Nanotechnology

#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%