100 Best colleges for Urban and Regional planning in the United States
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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 51.8K academic papers made by 208 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. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,172
- Enrollment
- 79,818
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
3. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
6. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
7. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
9. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
10. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
11. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
12. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
13. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
14. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
15. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
16. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
18. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
20. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
21. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
22. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $24,695
- Enrollment
- 26,133
23. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
24. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
25. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
26. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
27. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
28. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
29. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
30. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
31. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
32. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
33. George Mason University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
34. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
35. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
36. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
37. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
38. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,313
39. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
40. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
41. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
42. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
43. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
44. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
45. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $46,485
46. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
47. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
48. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
49. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
50. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
51. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
52. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
53. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
54. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
55. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
56. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
57. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
58. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
59. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
60. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
61. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
62. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
63. Georgia State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
64. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
65. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Average Aid
- $12,053
- Enrollment
- 41,137
66. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
67. Portland State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $10,629
- Enrollment
- 19,951
68. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
69. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
70. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1253
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
71. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,160
- Enrollment
- 34,096
72. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
73. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
74. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
75. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
76. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
77. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $11,210
- Enrollment
- 17,560
78. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
79. Cleveland State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,795
- Enrollment
- 14,074
80. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
81. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
82. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
83. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,519
84. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
85. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,256
86. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
87. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
88. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
89. University of Maryland - Baltimore County
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
90. American University in Washington
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,676
91. Clemson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
92. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
93. Auburn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
94. University of Denver
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $45,451
95. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 9,536
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
96. Clark University
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,865
97. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
98. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
99. University of Alabama
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
100. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 93%