List of 100 best universities in North America
We ranked 100 best universities in North America based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 651M citations received by 14.9M publications made by 2,597 universities in North America, measured the popularity of 97,706 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database to account for non-academic prominence.
1. Harvard University
#1 in the United States
#1 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,037
2. Stanford University
#2 in the United States
#2 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $20,023
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
#3 in the United States
#3 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#4 in the United States
#4 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
5. University of California - Berkeley
#5 in the United States
#5 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
6. University of California - Los Angeles
#6 in the United States
#6 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
7. University of Washington - Seattle
#7 in the United States
#8 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
8. Columbia University
#8 in the United States
#9 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,126
9. Yale University
#9 in the United States
#11 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,511
10. University of Pennsylvania
#10 in the United States
#12 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,167
11. Cornell University
#11 in the United States
#13 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,522
12. Johns Hopkins University
#12 in the United States
#14 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,241
13. University of Wisconsin - Madison
#13 in the United States
#15 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
#14 in the United States
#17 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
16. Princeton University
#15 in the United States
#19 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,685
17. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#16 in the United States
#21 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
18. Duke University
#17 in the United States
#22 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,932
19. Pennsylvania State University
#18 in the United States
#23 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
20. Ohio State University
#19 in the United States
#24 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
21. New York University
#20 in the United States
#25 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $45,417
22. University of Texas at Austin
#21 in the United States
#26 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
23. University of Chicago
#22 in the United States
#27 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $36,584
24. Northwestern University
#23 in the United States
#28 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,344
25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
#24 in the United States
#29 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
26. University of California-San Diego
#25 in the United States
#30 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
27. University of Southern California
#26 in the United States
#31 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
28. University of Florida
#27 in the United States
#32 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
30. University of California - Davis
#28 in the United States
#34 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
#29 in the United States
#35 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
32. University of Maryland - College Park
#30 in the United States
#36 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
33. University of Pittsburgh
#31 in the United States
#38 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1332
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
34. Purdue University
#32 in the United States
#39 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
35. Michigan State University
#33 in the United States
#40 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
36. Texas A&M University - College Station
#34 in the United States
#41 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
37. University of Arizona
#35 in the United States
#42 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
38. Carnegie Mellon University
#36 in the United States
#43 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,983
39. Washington University in St Louis
#37 in the United States
#44 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,233
40. University of California - San Francisco
#38 in the United States
#46 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,201
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
42. Boston University
#39 in the United States
#49 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $29,154
43. University of Virginia
#40 in the United States
#50 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
44. California Institute of Technology
#41 in the United States
#51 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
45. Indiana University - Bloomington
#42 in the United States
#52 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
46. University of California - Irvine
#43 in the United States
#56 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
47. University of Colorado Boulder
#44 in the United States
#58 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
48. Arizona State University - Tempe
#45 in the United States
#61 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
49. University of Utah
#46 in the United States
#63 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
50. University of Rochester
#47 in the United States
#66 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $36,254
51. Georgia Institute of Technology
#48 in the United States
#67 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
52. University of Iowa
#49 in the United States
#69 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
53. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
#50 in the United States
#70 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
54. Vanderbilt University
#51 in the United States
#72 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $25,804
55. Brown University
#52 in the United States
#76 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,659
57. University of Georgia
#53 in the United States
#80 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
58. Emory University
#54 in the United States
#83 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,672
59. University of California - Santa Barbara
#55 in the United States
#84 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
60. Iowa State University
#56 in the United States
#89 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
61. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#57 in the United States
#90 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
62. Tufts University
#58 in the United States
#94 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,720
63. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
#59 in the United States
#95 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
64. University of Miami
#60 in the United States
#100 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,726
65. University of Kentucky
#61 in the United States
#102 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
66. University of Illinois at Chicago
#62 in the United States
#103 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
68. Case Western Reserve University
#63 in the United States
#111 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $36,002
69. University of Missouri - Columbia
#64 in the United States
#112 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
70. University of Kansas
#65 in the United States
#113 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
72. Oregon State University
#66 in the United States
#121 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
73. University of Connecticut
#67 in the United States
#122 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
74. Dartmouth College
#68 in the United States
#125 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,525
75. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
#69 in the United States
#126 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
78. George Washington University
#70 in the United States
#132 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,308
80. Florida State University
#71 in the United States
#135 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
81. Georgetown University
#72 in the United States
#136 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,710
82. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
#73 in the United States
#138 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1222
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
#74 in the United States
#142 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
85. University of Notre Dame
#75 in the United States
#149 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
86. University of South Florida
#76 in the United States
#154 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
87. Washington State University
#77 in the United States
#156 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
88. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
#78 in the United States
#160 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
89. Temple University
#79 in the United States
#163 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $11,161
- Enrollment
- 37,236
90. University of New Mexico
#80 in the United States
#170 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
91. Rice University
#81 in the United States
#173 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,215
92. University of Oregon
#82 in the United States
#175 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
93. University of California - Santa Cruz
#83 in the United States
#176 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
95. University at Buffalo
#84 in the United States
#182 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
96. University of Cincinnati
#85 in the United States
#188 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
97. University of South Carolina - Columbia
#86 in the United States
#191 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
98. University of Alabama at Birmingham
#87 in the United States
#192 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1209
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
99. Brigham Young University - Provo
#88 in the United States
#193 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,150
100. Wayne State University
#89 in the United States
#194 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 98%