List of 300 best universities in the world
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Top 300 world universities ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.15B citations received by 98.3M academic publications made by 14,131 universities from all over the world, the popularity of 214,167 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Harvard University
#1 in North America
#1 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,491
2. Stanford University
#2 in North America
#2 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
#3 in North America
#3 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
4. Cornell University
#4 in North America
#4 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
5. University of California - Berkeley
#5 in North America
#5 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6 in North America
#6 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $20,232
7. Columbia University
#7 in North America
#7 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
8. University of Washington - Seattle
#8 in North America
#8 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $14,731
- Enrollment
- 52,319
10. Johns Hopkins University
#9 in North America
#9 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $24,034
11. University of California - Los Angeles
#10 in North America
#10 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
12. Yale University
#11 in North America
#11 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,647
16. University of Pennsylvania
#13 in North America
#12 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,123
17. University of Wisconsin - Madison
#14 in North America
#13 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
#15 in North America
#14 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
19. University of Chicago
#16 in North America
#15 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $36,991
21. Pennsylvania State University
#17 in North America
#16 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
22. New York University
#18 in North America
#17 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
23. Ohio State University
#19 in North America
#18 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#20 in North America
#19 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
25. University of California-San Diego
#21 in North America
#20 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
26. University of Southern California
#22 in North America
#21 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
27. University of Florida
#23 in North America
#22 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
29. Princeton University
#25 in North America
#23 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,698
30. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
#26 in North America
#24 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
31. Northwestern University
#27 in North America
#25 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,095
32. University of Texas at Austin
#28 in North America
#26 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
33. University of California - Davis
#29 in North America
#27 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
34. Duke University
#30 in North America
#28 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,694
35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
#31 in North America
#29 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
37. University of Maryland - College Park
#32 in North America
#30 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
38. Michigan State University
#33 in North America
#31 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
41. University of Pittsburgh
#35 in North America
#32 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
42. Boston University
#36 in North America
#33 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,829
43. University of Arizona
#37 in North America
#34 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
45. University of California - San Francisco
#38 in North America
#35 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
46. Texas A&M University - College Station
#39 in North America
#36 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
49. Carnegie Mellon University
#40 in North America
#37 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,499
50. Washington University in St Louis
#41 in North America
#38 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,432
52. Purdue University
#42 in North America
#39 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
54. University of Utah
#43 in North America
#40 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
55. University of Virginia
#44 in North America
#41 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
58. University of California - Irvine
#45 in North America
#42 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
61. Arizona State University - Tempe
#46 in North America
#43 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,381
- Enrollment
- 80,065
64. Georgia Institute of Technology
#48 in North America
#44 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
65. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
#49 in North America
#45 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
66. University of Colorado Boulder
#50 in North America
#46 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
71. University of Iowa
#51 in North America
#47 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
72. California Institute of Technology
#52 in North America
#48 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
74. Brown University
#53 in North America
#49 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,723
77. Vanderbilt University
#54 in North America
#50 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,606
78. Emory University
#55 in North America
#51 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,680
81. University of California - Santa Barbara
#56 in North America
#52 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
82. University of Georgia
#57 in North America
#53 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
86. University of Rochester
#58 in North America
#54 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,775
89. Iowa State University
#59 in North America
#55 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
91. Georgetown University
#60 in North America
#56 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,566
98. Tufts University
#61 in North America
#57 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,479
101. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
#62 in North America
#58 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
103. University of Miami
#63 in North America
#59 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $36,467
105. University of Kentucky
#64 in North America
#60 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
108. University of Illinois at Chicago
#65 in North America
#61 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
111. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#66 in North America
#62 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
115. Oregon State University
#69 in North America
#63 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,260
- Enrollment
- 34,292
117. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
#70 in North America
#64 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
118. George Washington University
#71 in North America
#65 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $42,723
120. Case Western Reserve University
#72 in North America
#66 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,279
123. University of Missouri - Columbia
#74 in North America
#67 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
131. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
#76 in North America
#68 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
134. University of Connecticut
#78 in North America
#69 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
141. Florida State University
#80 in North America
#70 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
144. University at Buffalo
#81 in North America
#71 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
145. University of South Florida
#82 in North America
#72 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
146. Washington State University
#83 in North America
#73 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $10,689
- Enrollment
- 27,539
152. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
#84 in North America
#74 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
155. University of Kansas
#85 in North America
#75 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
160. University of Notre Dame
#86 in North America
#76 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,474
167. Dartmouth College
#88 in North America
#77 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,208
168. University of Cincinnati
#89 in North America
#78 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
173. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
#90 in North America
#79 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
180. Temple University
#91 in North America
#80 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $11,575
- Enrollment
- 33,196
183. University of New Mexico
#92 in North America
#81 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,280
187. University of Houston
#93 in North America
#82 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
188. Indiana University - Bloomington
#94 in North America
#83 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
189. University of Alabama at Birmingham
#95 in North America
#84 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
194. University of California - Santa Cruz
#96 in North America
#85 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
197. Rice University
#98 in North America
#86 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,902
198. University of South Carolina - Columbia
#99 in North America
#87 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
199. University of California - Riverside
#100 in North America
#88 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
200. Brigham Young University - Provo
#101 in North America
#89 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $13,521
201. University of Delaware
#102 in North America
#90 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
203. Wayne State University
#103 in North America
#91 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
205. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
#104 in North America
#92 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
206. University of Oregon
#105 in North America
#93 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
208. Stony Brook University
#106 in North America
#94 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
220. Northeastern University
#107 in North America
#95 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,827
227. University of Maryland, Baltimore
#109 in North America
#96 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,931
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
235. Tulane University of Louisiana
#112 in North America
#98 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $50,263
239. University of Central Florida
#113 in North America
#99 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
243. University of Oklahoma - Norman
#115 in North America
#100 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
244. George Mason University
#116 in North America
#101 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
245. Baylor College of Medicine
#117 in North America
#102 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,610
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1900
246. Virginia Commonwealth University
#118 in North America
#103 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
249. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
#119 in North America
#104 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
250. Auburn University
#120 in North America
#105 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
257. Drexel University
#121 in North America
#106 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,267
271. Clemson University
#122 in North America
#107 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
275. University of Alabama
#123 in North America
#108 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
278. University of Vermont
#124 in North America
#109 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
279. Kansas State University
#125 in North America
#110 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,537
- Enrollment
- 19,722
283. Boston College
#126 in North America
#111 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,559
285. West Virginia University
#127 in North America
#112 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
295. Texas Tech University
#129 in North America
#113 in the United States
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
