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 2.15B 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

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Stanford University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

4. Cornell University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

5. University of California - Berkeley

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

7. Columbia University

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

8. University of Washington - Seattle

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

10. Johns Hopkins University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

11. University of California - Los Angeles

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

12. Yale University

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

16. University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

19. University of Chicago

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

20. University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

21. Pennsylvania State University

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

22. New York University

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

23. Ohio State University

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

25. University of California-San Diego

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

26. University of Southern California

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

27. University of Florida

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

29. Princeton University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

31. Northwestern University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

32. University of Texas at Austin

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

33. University of California - Davis

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

34. Duke University

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

37. University of Maryland - College Park

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

38. Michigan State University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

40. McGill University

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

41. University of Pittsburgh

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

42. Boston University

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

43. University of Arizona

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

45. University of California - San Francisco

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

47. University of Melbourne

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

48. University of Sao Paulo

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

49. Carnegie Mellon University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

50. Washington University in St Louis

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

52. Purdue University

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

53. Kyoto University

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

54. University of Utah

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

55. University of Virginia

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

57. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

58. University of California - Irvine

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

61. Arizona State University - Tempe

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

64. Georgia Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

66. University of Colorado Boulder

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

70. University of Munich

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

71. University of Iowa

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

72. California Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

73. University of Amsterdam

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

74. Brown University

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

76. Monash University

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

77. Vanderbilt University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

78. Emory University

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

79. Technical University of Munich

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

81. University of California - Santa Barbara

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

82. University of Georgia

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

83. University of Helsinki

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

84. University of Hong Kong

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

86. University of Rochester

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

89. Iowa State University

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

90. Osaka University

#7 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

91. Georgetown University

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

98. Tufts University

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

99. University of Bologna

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

100. University of Bristol

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

103. University of Miami

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

105. University of Kentucky

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

108. University of Illinois at Chicago

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

110. Uppsala University

#27 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

111. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

113. University of Montreal

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

114. University of Groningen

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

115. Oregon State University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

116. University of Barcelona

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

117. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

118. George Washington University

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

120. Case Western Reserve University

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

121. Tohoku University

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

122. University of Calgary

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

123. University of Missouri - Columbia

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

129. Free University of Berlin

#35 in Europe
#5 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

131. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

134. University of Connecticut

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

135. University of Bonn

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

136. Aarhus University

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

138. Western University

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

139. University of Tubingen

#41 in Europe
#7 in Germany
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

141. Florida State University

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

142. University of Milan

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

144. University at Buffalo

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

145. University of South Florida

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

146. Washington State University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

148. University of Padua

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

149. Leiden University

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

151. Seoul National University

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

152. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

154. University of Freiburg

#49 in Europe
#9 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

155. University of Kansas

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

157. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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

160. University of Notre Dame

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

165. Keio University

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

167. Dartmouth College

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

168. University of Cincinnati

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

172. Charles University

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

177. University of Cologne

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

178. Hokkaido University

#18 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

179. Kyushu University

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

180. Temple University

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

181. Pierre and Marie Curie University

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

183. University of New Mexico

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

184. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#62 in Europe
#13 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

187. University of Houston

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

188. Indiana University - Bloomington

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

189. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

192. Wuhan University

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

193. University of Munster

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

194. University of California - Santa Cruz

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

197. Rice University

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

199. University of California - Riverside

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

200. Brigham Young University - Provo

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

201. University of Delaware

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

202. Nagoya University

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

203. Wayne State University

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

204. University of Leipzig

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

206. University of Oregon

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

208. Stony Brook University

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

219. Sun Yat - Sen University

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

220. Northeastern University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

221. York University

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

227. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

229. Dalhousie University

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

230. University of Tsukuba

#27 in Asia
#9 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

231. University of Wurzburg

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

234. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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

235. Tulane University of Louisiana

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,263

239. University of Central Florida

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

240. University of Pisa

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

241. University of Manitoba

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

243. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

244. George Mason University

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

245. Baylor College of Medicine

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

246. Virginia Commonwealth University

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

247. University of Valencia

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

248. Shandong University

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

250. Auburn University

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

251. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

254. University College Dublin

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

257. Drexel University

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

258. University of Porto

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

260. Tokyo Institute of Technology

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

270. University of Sussex

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

271. Clemson University

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

275. University of Alabama

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

278. University of Vermont

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

279. Kansas State University

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

283. Boston College

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

285. West Virginia University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

286. Queen's University

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

289. Yonsei University

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

294. University of Warsaw

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

295. Texas Tech University

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

296. Jilin University

#37 in Asia
#19 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

297. University of Saskatchewan

#17 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

298. Waseda University

#38 in Asia
#11 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882