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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic publications made by 14,131 universities from all over the world, the popularity of 199,384 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Harvard University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

2. Stanford University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

4. University of California - Berkeley

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

6. Columbia University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

7. University of Washington - Seattle

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

9. Yale University

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

10. University of California - Los Angeles

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

11. Cornell University

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

12. University of Toronto

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

14. University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

15. Johns Hopkins University

Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

18. University of Chicago

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

19. University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

20. Pennsylvania State University

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

22. Ohio State University

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

24. University of Southern California

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

25. University of California-San Diego

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

26. New York University

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

28. University of Florida

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

29. Princeton University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

31. University of Texas at Austin

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

32. Boston University

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

33. Northwestern University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

34. Duke University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

35. University of California - Davis

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

36. University of Arizona

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

39. Michigan State University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

40. University of Pittsburgh

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

41. McGill University

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

42. University of Maryland - College Park

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

43. University of California - San Francisco

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

46. Carnegie Mellon University

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

48. University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

49. Washington University in St Louis

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

50. Purdue University

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

51. University of Sao Paulo

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

52. University of Utah

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

53. Kyoto University

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

54. University of Virginia

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

55. University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

56. University of California - Irvine

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

58. Arizona State University - Tempe

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

63. University of Colorado Boulder

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

64. University of Iowa

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

68. California Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

73. Vanderbilt University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

74. Indiana University - Bloomington

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

75. Monash University

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

76. University of Amsterdam

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

77. Emory University

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

78. University of California - Santa Barbara

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

79. Technical University of Munich

#12 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

80. University of Helsinki

#13 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

81. University of Munich

#14 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

82. Iowa State University

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

83. Brown University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

84. University of Rochester

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

86. Osaka University

#6 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

91. Lund University

#17 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

93. Heidelberg University - Germany

#19 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

96. Tufts University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

98. University of Bologna

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

99. University of Bristol

#24 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

101. University of Kentucky

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

104. Uppsala University

#26 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

105. University of Miami

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

106. University of Georgia

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

108. University of Waterloo

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

109. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

110. University of Montreal

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

111. Case Western Reserve University

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

112. Oregon State University

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

113. University of Barcelona

#27 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

114. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

115. University of Missouri - Columbia

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

116. Tohoku University

#10 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

117. University of Calgary

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

118. George Washington University

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

119. University of Groningen

#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

121. Georgetown University

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

125. University of Illinois at Chicago

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

128. University of Connecticut

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

129. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

131. McMaster University

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

134. Free University of Berlin

#36 in Europe
#4 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

135. University of Bonn

#37 in Europe
#5 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

137. University of South Florida

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

138. Western University

#10 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

140. University of Milan

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

141. University of Warwick

#40 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

143. University of Tubingen

#42 in Europe
#7 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

144. Florida State University

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

145. Washington State University

Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

146. University of Padua

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

147. Humboldt University of Berlin

#44 in Europe
#8 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

148. Seoul National University

#13 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

149. University of Kansas

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

150. Complutense University of Madrid

#45 in Europe
#2 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

151. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#14 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

152. Aarhus University

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

153. University of Freiburg

#47 in Europe
#9 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

154. University of Notre Dame

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

156. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

157. Keio University

#15 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

158. Hokkaido University

#16 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

160. University of Cincinnati

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

161. Dartmouth College

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

162. Leiden University

#50 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

164. University of New Mexico

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

165. Fudan University

#17 in Asia
#6 in China
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

168. RWTH Aachen University

#51 in Europe
#10 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

171. University at Buffalo

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

172. Charles University

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

173. Kyushu University

#18 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

174. Rice University

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

175. University of Western Australia

#9 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

176. Temple University

Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

178. University of Cologne

#55 in Europe
#11 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

181. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#58 in Europe
#12 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

183. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1281
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

185. University of Munster

#60 in Europe
#13 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

186. University of California - Santa Cruz

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

189. University of Oregon

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

191. Brigham Young University - Provo

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

193. University of Delaware

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

194. Nagoya University

#21 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

196. Wayne State University

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

198. University of Houston

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

199. University of Leipzig

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

200. Stony Brook University

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

202. Nanjing University

#22 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

206. Stockholm University

#68 in Europe
#5 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

208. University of California - Riverside

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

213. Wuhan University

#24 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

214. Technical University of Berlin

#74 in Europe
#18 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

217. York University

#13 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

218. Northeastern University

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

220. University of Tsukuba

#25 in Asia
#9 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

221. University of Wurzburg

#78 in Europe
#19 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

222. Dalhousie University

#14 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
18,500
Founded
1818

223. University of Bergen

#79 in Europe
#2 in Norway
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

225. Tulane University of Louisiana

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,048

226. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

227. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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

228. University of Manitoba

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

230. University of Pisa

#82 in Europe
#6 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

231. University of Central Florida

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

232. Durham University

#83 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

233. Virginia Commonwealth University

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

234. Baylor College of Medicine

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

236. George Mason University

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

237. Auburn University

Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

238. University of Valencia

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

242. University College Dublin

#88 in Europe
#1 in Ireland
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

245. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

247. Drexel University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

248. University of Leicester

#92 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

249. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia
#10 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

252. University of Porto

#94 in Europe
#2 in Portugal
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

254. Sun Yat - Sen University

#28 in Asia
#12 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

261. University of Alabama

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

264. Kansas State University

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,774
Enrollment
20,229

266. University of Vermont

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
96%

267. Clemson University

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

270. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,244
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1807

272. Boston College

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

274. University of Stuttgart

#104 in Europe
#24 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
26,457
Founded
1829

275. West Virginia University

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

277. University of Marburg

#105 in Europe
#25 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,758
Founded
1527

278. Queen's University

#16 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

281. Shandong University

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

285. Waseda University

#34 in Asia
#11 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

286. University of Saskatchewan

#17 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

287. University of Victoria

#18 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
20,492
Founded
1963

288. University of Warsaw

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

292. Umea University

#110 in Europe
#7 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

293. Yonsei University

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

296. Oregon Health & Science University

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,984
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1887

298. Wake Forest University

Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$24,643
Receiving Aid
41%
Average Aid
$53,244

300. University of Innsbruck

#113 in Europe
#2 in Austria
Enrollment
28,278
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1669