List of 100 best universities in North America
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Top 100 universities in North America ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.26B citations received by 33.3M academic publications made by 2,597 universities from North America, the popularity of 121,364 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Harvard University
#1 in the United States
#1 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
2. Stanford University
#2 in the United States
#2 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
#3 in the United States
#4 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
4. Cornell University
#4 in the United States
#5 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
5. University of California - Berkeley
#5 in the United States
#7 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6 in the United States
#8 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
7. Columbia University
#7 in the United States
#9 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
8. University of Washington - Seattle
#8 in the United States
#10 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
9. Johns Hopkins University
#9 in the United States
#11 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
10. Yale University
#10 in the United States
#12 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
11. University of California - Los Angeles
#11 in the United States
#13 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
13. University of Pennsylvania
#12 in the United States
#15 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
14. University of Wisconsin - Madison
#13 in the United States
#17 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
#14 in the United States
#18 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
16. University of Chicago
#15 in the United States
#20 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
17. New York University
#16 in the United States
#21 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
18. Pennsylvania State University
#17 in the United States
#22 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
19. Ohio State University
#18 in the United States
#23 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#19 in the United States
#24 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
21. University of California-San Diego
#20 in the United States
#25 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
22. Princeton University
#21 in the United States
#26 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,313
23. University of Southern California
#22 in the United States
#27 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
24. University of Florida
#23 in the United States
#28 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
26. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
#24 in the United States
#30 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
27. Northwestern University
#25 in the United States
#31 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
28. University of Texas at Austin
#26 in the United States
#32 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
29. Duke University
#27 in the United States
#33 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
30. University of California - Davis
#28 in the United States
#34 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
#29 in the United States
#37 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
33. University of Maryland - College Park
#30 in the United States
#39 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
34. Michigan State University
#31 in the United States
#40 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
35. University of California - San Francisco
#32 in the United States
#42 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,007
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
36. University of Pittsburgh
#33 in the United States
#43 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
37. Purdue University
#34 in the United States
#44 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
38. University of Arizona
#35 in the United States
#45 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
39. Texas A&M University - College Station
#36 in the United States
#46 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
40. Boston University
#37 in the United States
#48 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
41. Carnegie Mellon University
#38 in the United States
#51 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
42. Washington University in St Louis
#39 in the United States
#53 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
43. University of Virginia
#40 in the United States
#55 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
44. University of Utah
#41 in the United States
#57 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
45. Arizona State University - Tempe
#42 in the United States
#58 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,172
- Enrollment
- 79,818
46. University of California - Irvine
#43 in the United States
#59 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
47. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
#44 in the United States
#63 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
48. University of Colorado Boulder
#45 in the United States
#67 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
50. California Institute of Technology
#46 in the United States
#71 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $14,513
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $72,373
51. Georgia Institute of Technology
#47 in the United States
#72 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
52. Vanderbilt University
#48 in the United States
#73 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,186
53. University of Iowa
#49 in the United States
#74 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
54. Brown University
#50 in the United States
#77 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,256
55. Georgetown University
#51 in the United States
#79 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
56. Emory University
#52 in the United States
#82 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
57. Iowa State University
#53 in the United States
#83 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
58. University of Georgia
#54 in the United States
#86 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
59. University of California - Santa Barbara
#55 in the United States
#87 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $24,695
- Enrollment
- 26,133
60. University of Rochester
#56 in the United States
#90 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
61. Tufts University
#57 in the United States
#91 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
62. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
#58 in the United States
#97 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
63. University of Kentucky
#59 in the United States
#102 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
64. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#60 in the United States
#105 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
66. Oregon State University
#61 in the United States
#107 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
67. University of Miami
#62 in the United States
#109 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
69. University of Illinois at Chicago
#63 in the United States
#113 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
70. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
#64 in the United States
#115 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
71. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
#65 in the United States
#117 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,160
- Enrollment
- 34,096
72. George Washington University
#66 in the United States
#120 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $46,485
73. University of Missouri - Columbia
#67 in the United States
#121 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
74. Case Western Reserve University
#68 in the United States
#123 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,000
78. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
#69 in the United States
#135 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
80. Florida State University
#70 in the United States
#142 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
81. University of Notre Dame
#71 in the United States
#144 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1508
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,300
82. University of Connecticut
#72 in the United States
#145 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
83. University of Kansas
#73 in the United States
#147 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
84. Dartmouth College
#74 in the United States
#148 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,322
85. University at Buffalo
#75 in the United States
#152 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
86. Washington State University
#76 in the United States
#165 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,886
- Enrollment
- 25,685
87. University of South Florida
#77 in the United States
#166 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
89. University of Cincinnati
#78 in the United States
#173 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
90. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
#79 in the United States
#174 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
92. Rice University
#80 in the United States
#179 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,589
93. Temple University
#81 in the United States
#180 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
94. Indiana University - Bloomington
#82 in the United States
#184 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
95. University of New Mexico
#83 in the United States
#187 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
96. University of California - Santa Cruz
#84 in the United States
#192 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
- Average Aid
- $22,774
- Enrollment
- 19,938
97. University of Alabama at Birmingham
#85 in the United States
#194 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
98. Stony Brook University
#86 in the United States
#199 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
99. Northeastern University
#87 in the United States
#201 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $34,207
100. University of South Carolina - Columbia
#88 in the United States
#202 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 94%