Best Universities for Telecommunications in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 953K citations received by 24K academic papers made by 160 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. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Telecommunications

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

4. Stanford University

For Telecommunications

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

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Telecommunications

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

6. Princeton University

For Telecommunications

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

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Telecommunications

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

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Telecommunications

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

9. University of Toronto

For Telecommunications

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

10. University of Waterloo

For Telecommunications

#2 in Canada
#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Telecommunications

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

12. University of Maryland - College Park

For Telecommunications

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

13. California Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

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

14. University of British Columbia

For Telecommunications

#3 in Canada
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

15. McMaster University

For Telecommunications

#4 in Canada
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

16. University of Southern California

For Telecommunications

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

17. Carnegie Mellon University

For Telecommunications

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

18. University of California - Irvine

For Telecommunications

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

19. New York University

For Telecommunications

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

20. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Telecommunications

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

21. Pennsylvania State University

For Telecommunications

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

22. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Telecommunications

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

23. Harvard University

For Telecommunications

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

24. University of California - Davis

For Telecommunications

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

25. University of Washington - Seattle

For Telecommunications

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

26. University of California-San Diego

For Telecommunications

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

27. New Jersey Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

28. Columbia University

For Telecommunications

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

29. Ohio State University

For Telecommunications

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

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Telecommunications

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

31. University of Alberta

For Telecommunications

#5 in Canada
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

32. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Telecommunications

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

33. Purdue University

For Telecommunications

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

34. Rice University

For Telecommunications

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

35. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Telecommunications

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

36. University of Florida

For Telecommunications

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

37. Cornell University

For Telecommunications

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

38. University of Colorado Boulder

For Telecommunications

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

39. University of Arizona

For Telecommunications

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

40. University of Virginia

For Telecommunications

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

41. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Telecommunications

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

42. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Telecommunications

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

43. University of Texas at Dallas

For Telecommunications

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

44. Northwestern University

For Telecommunications

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

45. Dartmouth College

For Telecommunications

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

46. McGill University

For Telecommunications

#6 in Canada
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

47. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Telecommunications

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

48. Carleton University

For Telecommunications

#7 in Canada
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

49. University of Pennsylvania

For Telecommunications

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

50. University of South Florida

For Telecommunications

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

51. Concordia University

For Telecommunications

#8 in Canada
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1974

52. Northeastern University

For Telecommunications

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

53. University of Ottawa

For Telecommunications

#9 in Canada
#121 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

54. University of Delaware

For Telecommunications

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

55. Stevens Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,828

56. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Telecommunications

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

57. University of Connecticut

For Telecommunications

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

58. George Mason University

For Telecommunications

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

59. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Telecommunications

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

60. Syracuse University

For Telecommunications

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

61. University of Utah

For Telecommunications

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

62. Johns Hopkins University

For Telecommunications

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

63. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Telecommunications

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

64. Boston University

For Telecommunications

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

65. University of Notre Dame

For Telecommunications

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

66. Queen's University

For Telecommunications

#10 in Canada
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

67. University of Pittsburgh

For Telecommunications

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

68. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Telecommunications

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

69. Lehigh University

For Telecommunications

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1408
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,539

70. University of Quebec

For Telecommunications

#11 in Canada
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1968

71. Duke University

For Telecommunications

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

72. University of Victoria

For Telecommunications

#12 in Canada
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
20,492
Founded
1963

73. University of Calgary

For Telecommunications

#13 in Canada
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

74. Iowa State University

For Telecommunications

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

75. Simon Fraser University

For Telecommunications

#14 in Canada
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

76. Washington University in St Louis

For Telecommunications

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

77. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Telecommunications

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,789

78. Villanova University

For Telecommunications

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$33,123

79. Drexel University

For Telecommunications

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

80. Ryerson University

For Telecommunications

#15 in Canada
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

81. Clemson University

For Telecommunications

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

82. Western University

For Telecommunications

#16 in Canada
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

83. University of Texas at Arlington

For Telecommunications

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

84. George Washington University

For Telecommunications

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

85. Michigan State University

For Telecommunications

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

86. University of Rochester

For Telecommunications

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

87. Georgia State University

For Telecommunications

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

88. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Telecommunications

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

89. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Telecommunications

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

90. Suffolk University

For Telecommunications

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$32,393

91. University of Houston

For Telecommunications

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

92. University of California - Riverside

For Telecommunications

#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

93. University of Manitoba

For Telecommunications

#17 in Canada
#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

94. Florida Atlantic University

For Telecommunications

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

95. University of Colorado Colorado Springs

For Telecommunications

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$6,940
Enrollment
12,031

96. Washington State University

For Telecommunications

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

97. University of Central Florida

For Telecommunications

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

98. University of Kansas

For Telecommunications

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

99. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Telecommunications

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

100. University of Saskatchewan

For Telecommunications

#18 in Canada
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907