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 741M citations received by 17.4M publications made by 2,624 universities in North America, measured the popularity of 88,739 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database (to compare non-academic prominence).

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,030

Stanford University

United States | California

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,779

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,465

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 65%

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 57%

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

Columbia University

United States | New York State

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,828

Cornell University

United States | New York State

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,921

Yale University

United States | Connecticut

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,073

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,771

Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,999

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 61%

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

#15 in North America

#1 in Canada

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 84,556
Founded: 1827

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

Duke University

United States | North Carolina

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,386

New York University

United States | New York State

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,739

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,196

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,719

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 65%

University of Southern California

United States | California

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,521

University of California-San Diego

United States | California

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 63%

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,712

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 79%

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 73%

University of Florida

United States | Florida

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

#29 in North America

#2 in Canada

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

University of California - Davis

United States | California

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 71%

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 66%

Purdue University

United States | Indiana

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 65%

Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 70%

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 77%

Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,108

University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 3,180
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 76%

Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,618

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

#41 in North America

#3 in Canada

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 57%

Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,479

University of California - Irvine

United States | California

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 63%

California Institute of Technology

United States | California

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $27,438

Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

University of Utah

United States | Utah

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1262
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of Iowa

United States | Iowa

#50 in North America

#47 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

#51 in North America

#48 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 69%

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

#52 in North America

#49 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

#53 in North America

#50 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,855

University of Rochester

United States | New York State

#54 in North America

#51 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,939

Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

#55 in North America

#52 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,218

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

#56 in North America

#4 in Canada

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

#57 in North America

#53 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 97%

Iowa State University

United States | Iowa

#58 in North America

#54 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

Emory University

United States | Georgia

#59 in North America

#55 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,942

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

#60 in North America

#56 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

#61 in North America

#57 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 63%

Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

#62 in North America

#58 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,280

University of Miami

United States | Florida

#63 in North America

#59 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,102

University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

#64 in North America

#60 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

#65 in North America

#61 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

#66 in North America

#62 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

#67 in North America

#5 in Canada

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

#68 in North America

#63 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 78%

Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

#69 in North America

#64 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec

#70 in North America

#6 in Canada

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

#71 in North America

#65 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,890

University of Kansas

United States | Kansas

#72 in North America

#66 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,073

Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

#73 in North America

#67 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,442

Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

#74 in North America

#7 in Canada

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

Florida State University

United States | Florida

#75 in North America

#68 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 97%

McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

#76 in North America

#8 in Canada

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

#77 in North America

#69 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

#78 in North America

#70 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 75%

Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

#79 in North America

#71 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,869

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

#80 in North America

#72 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

#81 in North America

#9 in Canada

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1966

Western University

Canada | Ontario

#82 in North America

#10 in Canada

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

University of South Florida

United States | Florida

#83 in North America

#73 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

#84 in North America

#74 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,829

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

#85 in North America

#75 in the United States

#141 in the World

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

University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

#86 in North America

#76 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,536

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

#87 in North America

#77 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 96%

Washington State University

United States | Washington

#88 in North America

#78 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 89%

University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

#89 in North America

#79 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

#90 in North America

#80 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

Rice University

United States | Texas

#91 in North America

#81 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,335

University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

#92 in North America

#82 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

#93 in North America

#83 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,364
Enrollment: 38,794

University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

#94 in North America

#84 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 75%

University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

#95 in North America

#85 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

#96 in North America

#86 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,340

Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

#97 in North America

#87 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

#98 in North America

#88 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 70%

University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

#99 in North America

#11 in Canada

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

Laval University

Canada | Quebec

#100 in North America

#12 in Canada

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1852