List of 300 best universities in the world

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EduRank

Top 300 world universities ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.96B citations received by 115M academic publications made by 14,131 universities from all over the world, the popularity of 233,449 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Harvard University

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Stanford University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

5. Cornell University

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

6. University of California - Berkeley

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

9. Columbia University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

10. University of Washington - Seattle

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

11. Johns Hopkins University

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

12. Yale University

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

13. University of California - Los Angeles

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

16. University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

19. University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

20. University of Chicago

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

21. Pennsylvania State University

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

22. New York University

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

23. Ohio State University

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

25. University of California-San Diego

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

26. Princeton University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

27. University of Southern California

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

28. University of Florida

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

31. Northwestern University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

32. University of Texas at Austin

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

33. Duke University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

34. University of California - Davis

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

37. University of Maryland - College Park

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

39. Michigan State University

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

40. University of California - San Francisco

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

41. Purdue University

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

43. University of Pittsburgh

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

44. McGill University

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

45. University of Arizona

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

47. University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

48. Boston University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

49. University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

50. Kyoto University

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

51. Carnegie Mellon University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

52. Washington University in St Louis

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

55. University of Virginia

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

56. University of Utah

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

58. Arizona State University - Tempe

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

60. Heidelberg University - Germany

#8 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

61. University of California - Irvine

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

62. University of Colorado Boulder

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

63. University of New South Wales

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

65. California Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

66. University of Munich

#9 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

70. Georgia Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

72. University of Iowa

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

74. University of Amsterdam

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

76. Brown University

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

77. University of Hong Kong

#6 in Asia
#3 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

78. Vanderbilt University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

79. Monash University

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

80. Emory University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

81. University of Helsinki

#14 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

82. Technical University of Munich

#15 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

83. University of California - Santa Barbara

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

84. University of Georgia

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

85. University of Rochester

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

88. Georgetown University

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

91. Iowa State University

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

94. University of Bristol

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

96. Osaka University

#7 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

100. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

101. Tufts University

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

102. University of Bologna

#24 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

105. Oregon State University

Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

106. University of Miami

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

110. University of Illinois at Chicago

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

112. University of Kentucky

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

113. University of Montreal

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

115. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

117. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

118. University of Barcelona

#28 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

119. George Washington University

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

120. University of Groningen

#29 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

122. University of Missouri - Columbia

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

123. University of Calgary

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

124. Case Western Reserve University

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

126. Tohoku University

#11 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

130. Free University of Berlin

#33 in Europe
#5 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

132. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

136. Aarhus University

#38 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

137. University of Bonn

#39 in Europe
#6 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

139. Western University

#10 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

140. Florida State University

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

141. University of Notre Dame

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

143. University of Connecticut

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

145. Washington State University

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

146. University of Kansas

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

147. University of South Florida

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

148. Charles University

#42 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

149. University of Milan

#43 in Europe
#3 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

150. Dartmouth College

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

153. University at Buffalo

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

154. University of Tubingen

#45 in Europe
#8 in Germany
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

157. University of Padua

#48 in Europe
#4 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

159. Leiden University

#50 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

160. Seoul National University

#15 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

162. Keio University

#16 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

163. University of Freiburg

#52 in Europe
#10 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

164. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#17 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

171. University of Cincinnati

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

174. Kyushu University

#18 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

178. Rice University

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

179. Temple University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

181. University of Cologne

#59 in Europe
#12 in Germany
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

183. University of Delaware

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

184. Indiana University - Bloomington

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

185. Wuhan University

#19 in Asia
#8 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

187. University of New Mexico

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

188. Hokkaido University

#21 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

189. Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

191. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#62 in Europe
#13 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

192. Nagoya University

#23 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

193. University of California - Santa Cruz

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

194. University of Houston

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

197. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

200. University of Munster

#67 in Europe
#15 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

202. University of California - Riverside

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

203. Sun Yat - Sen University

#25 in Asia
#11 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

204. University of South Carolina - Columbia

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

205. Brigham Young University - Provo

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

207. University of Leipzig

#69 in Europe
#16 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

209. University of Oregon

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

210. Wayne State University

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

215. Stony Brook University

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

216. Northeastern University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

217. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

219. George Mason University

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

220. York University

#13 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

221. University of Pisa

#75 in Europe
#5 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

231. University College Dublin

#82 in Europe
#1 in Ireland
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

237. University of Porto

#86 in Europe
#2 in Portugal
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

239. Dalhousie University

#14 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

240. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

242. University of Tsukuba

#28 in Asia
#9 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

243. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

#88 in Europe
#6 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

244. University of Wurzburg

#89 in Europe
#20 in Germany
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

247. University of Valencia

#90 in Europe
#4 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

248. Shandong University

#30 in Asia
#15 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

249. Tulane University of Louisiana

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

250. University of Central Florida

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

253. University of Manitoba

#15 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

254. Clemson University

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

255. Polytechnic University of Milan

#92 in Europe
#8 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

256. Virginia Commonwealth University

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

257. University of Warsaw

#93 in Europe
#1 in Poland
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

258. Baylor College of Medicine

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

259. West Virginia University

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

261. Auburn University

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
81%

266. Drexel University

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

270. University of Alabama

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

272. University of Sussex

#102 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

278. Kansas State University

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

286. University of Vermont

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

287. Boston College

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

290. Queen's University

#16 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

292. Texas Tech University

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

294. Jagiellonian University

#111 in Europe
#2 in Poland
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
33,549
Founded
1364

296. Yonsei University

#36 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

297. Georgia State University

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%