List of 100 best universities in the United States

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in the United States ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.08B citations received by 28.6M academic publications made by 2,496 universities from the United States, the popularity of 109,997 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Harvard University

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Stanford University

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

4. Cornell University

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

5. University of California - Berkeley

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

7. Columbia University

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

8. University of Washington - Seattle

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

9. Johns Hopkins University

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

10. Yale University

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

11. University of California - Los Angeles

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

12. University of Pennsylvania

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

15. University of Chicago

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

16. Pennsylvania State University

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

17. New York University

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

18. Ohio State University

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

20. University of California-San Diego

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

21. Princeton University

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

22. University of Southern California

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

23. University of Florida

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

25. Northwestern University

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

26. University of Texas at Austin

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

27. Duke University

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

28. University of California - Davis

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

29. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

30. University of Maryland - College Park

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

31. Michigan State University

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

32. University of California - San Francisco

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

33. Purdue University

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

34. University of Pittsburgh

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

35. University of Arizona

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

36. Texas A&M University - College Station

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

37. Boston University

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

38. Carnegie Mellon University

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

39. Washington University in St Louis

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

40. University of Virginia

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

41. University of Utah

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

42. Arizona State University - Tempe

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

43. University of California - Irvine

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

44. University of Colorado Boulder

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

45. California Institute of Technology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

46. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

47. Georgia Institute of Technology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

48. University of Iowa

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

49. Brown University

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

50. Vanderbilt University

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

51. Emory University

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

52. University of California - Santa Barbara

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

53. University of Georgia

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

54. University of Rochester

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

55. Georgetown University

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

56. Iowa State University

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

57. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

58. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

59. Tufts University

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

60. Oregon State University

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

61. University of Miami

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

62. University of Illinois at Chicago

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

63. University of Kentucky

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

64. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

65. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

66. George Washington University

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

67. University of Missouri - Columbia

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

68. Case Western Reserve University

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

69. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

70. Florida State University

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

71. University of Notre Dame

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

72. University of Connecticut

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

73. Washington State University

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

74. University of Kansas

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

75. University of South Florida

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

76. Dartmouth College

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

77. University at Buffalo

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

78. University of Cincinnati

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

80. Rice University

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

81. Temple University

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

82. University of Delaware

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

83. Indiana University - Bloomington

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

84. University of New Mexico

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

85. University of California - Santa Cruz

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

86. University of Houston

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

87. University of Alabama at Birmingham

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

88. University of California - Riverside

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

89. University of South Carolina - Columbia

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

90. Brigham Young University - Provo

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

91. University of Oregon

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

92. Wayne State University

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

93. Stony Brook University

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

94. Northeastern University

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

95. University of Maryland, Baltimore

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

96. George Mason University

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

97. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

99. University of Oklahoma - Norman

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

100. Tulane University of Louisiana

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

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Average cost of living for students in the United States is $912 + $223-1593 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).