List of 100 best universities in North America

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EduRank

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 887M citations received by 27.9M academic publications made by 2,597 universities from North America, the popularity of 110,160 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

9. Johns Hopkins University

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

10. University of California - Los Angeles

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

11. Yale University

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

13. University of Pennsylvania

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

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

16. University of Chicago

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

17. Pennsylvania State University

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

18. New York University

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

19. Ohio State University

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

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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

21. University of California-San Diego

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

22. University of Southern California

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

23. University of Florida

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

25. Princeton University

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

26. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

27. Northwestern University

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

28. University of Texas at Austin

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

29. University of California - Davis

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

30. Duke University

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

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

32. University of Maryland - College Park

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

33. Michigan State University

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

34. McGill University

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

35. University of Pittsburgh

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

36. Boston University

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

37. University of Arizona

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

38. University of California - San Francisco

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

39. Texas A&M University - College Station

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

40. Carnegie Mellon University

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

41. Washington University in St Louis

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

42. Purdue University

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

43. University of Utah

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

44. University of Virginia

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

45. University of California - Irvine

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

46. Arizona State University - Tempe

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

48. Georgia Institute of Technology

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

49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

50. University of Colorado Boulder

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

51. University of Iowa

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

52. California Institute of Technology

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

53. Brown University

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

54. Vanderbilt University

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

55. Emory University

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

56. University of California - Santa Barbara

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

57. University of Georgia

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

58. University of Rochester

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

59. Iowa State University

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

60. Georgetown University

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

61. Tufts University

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

62. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

63. University of Miami

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

64. University of Kentucky

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

66. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

68. University of Montreal

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

69. Oregon State University

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

70. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

71. George Washington University

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

72. Case Western Reserve University

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

73. University of Calgary

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

74. University of Missouri - Columbia

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

76. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

78. University of Connecticut

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

79. Western University

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

80. Florida State University

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

81. University at Buffalo

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

82. University of South Florida

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

83. Washington State University

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

84. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

85. University of Kansas

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

86. University of Notre Dame

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

88. Dartmouth College

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

89. University of Cincinnati

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

91. Temple University

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

92. University of New Mexico

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

93. University of Houston

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

94. Indiana University - Bloomington

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

95. University of Alabama at Birmingham

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

96. University of California - Santa Cruz

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

98. Rice University

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

99. University of South Carolina - Columbia

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

100. University of California - Riverside

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809