List of 100 best universities in the United States
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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 798M citations received by 24.7M academic publications made by 2,496 universities from the United States, the popularity of 105,125 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Harvard University
#1 in North America
#1 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,491
2. Stanford University
#2 in North America
#2 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
#3 in North America
#3 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
4. Cornell University
#4 in North America
#4 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
5. University of California - Berkeley
#5 in North America
#5 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6 in North America
#6 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $20,232
7. Columbia University
#7 in North America
#7 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
8. University of Washington - Seattle
#8 in North America
#8 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $14,731
- Enrollment
- 52,319
9. Johns Hopkins University
#9 in North America
#10 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $24,034
10. University of California - Los Angeles
#10 in North America
#11 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
11. Yale University
#11 in North America
#12 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,647
12. University of Pennsylvania
#13 in North America
#16 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,123
13. University of Wisconsin - Madison
#14 in North America
#17 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
#15 in North America
#18 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
15. University of Chicago
#16 in North America
#19 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $36,991
16. Pennsylvania State University
#17 in North America
#21 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
17. New York University
#18 in North America
#22 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
18. Ohio State University
#19 in North America
#23 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#20 in North America
#24 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
20. University of California-San Diego
#21 in North America
#25 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
21. University of Southern California
#22 in North America
#26 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
22. University of Florida
#23 in North America
#27 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
23. Princeton University
#25 in North America
#29 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,698
24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
#26 in North America
#30 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
25. Northwestern University
#27 in North America
#31 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,095
26. University of Texas at Austin
#28 in North America
#32 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
27. University of California - Davis
#29 in North America
#33 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
28. Duke University
#30 in North America
#34 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,694
29. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
#31 in North America
#35 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
30. University of Maryland - College Park
#32 in North America
#37 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
31. Michigan State University
#33 in North America
#38 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
32. University of Pittsburgh
#35 in North America
#41 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
33. Boston University
#36 in North America
#42 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,829
34. University of Arizona
#37 in North America
#43 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
35. University of California - San Francisco
#38 in North America
#45 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
36. Texas A&M University - College Station
#39 in North America
#46 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
37. Carnegie Mellon University
#40 in North America
#49 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,499
38. Washington University in St Louis
#41 in North America
#50 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,432
39. Purdue University
#42 in North America
#52 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
40. University of Utah
#43 in North America
#54 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
41. University of Virginia
#44 in North America
#55 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
42. University of California - Irvine
#45 in North America
#58 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
43. Arizona State University - Tempe
#46 in North America
#61 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,381
- Enrollment
- 80,065
44. Georgia Institute of Technology
#48 in North America
#64 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
45. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
#49 in North America
#65 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
46. University of Colorado Boulder
#50 in North America
#66 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
47. University of Iowa
#51 in North America
#71 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
48. California Institute of Technology
#52 in North America
#72 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
49. Brown University
#53 in North America
#74 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,723
50. Vanderbilt University
#54 in North America
#77 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,606
51. Emory University
#55 in North America
#78 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,680
52. University of California - Santa Barbara
#56 in North America
#81 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
53. University of Georgia
#57 in North America
#82 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
54. University of Rochester
#58 in North America
#86 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,775
55. Iowa State University
#59 in North America
#89 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
56. Georgetown University
#60 in North America
#91 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,566
57. Tufts University
#61 in North America
#98 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,479
58. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
#62 in North America
#101 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
59. University of Miami
#63 in North America
#103 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $36,467
60. University of Kentucky
#64 in North America
#105 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
61. University of Illinois at Chicago
#65 in North America
#108 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
62. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#66 in North America
#111 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
63. Oregon State University
#69 in North America
#115 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,260
- Enrollment
- 34,292
64. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
#70 in North America
#117 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
65. George Washington University
#71 in North America
#118 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $42,723
66. Case Western Reserve University
#72 in North America
#120 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,279
67. University of Missouri - Columbia
#74 in North America
#123 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
68. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
#76 in North America
#131 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
69. University of Connecticut
#78 in North America
#134 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
70. Florida State University
#80 in North America
#141 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
71. University at Buffalo
#81 in North America
#144 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
72. University of South Florida
#82 in North America
#145 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
73. Washington State University
#83 in North America
#146 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $10,689
- Enrollment
- 27,539
74. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
#84 in North America
#152 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
75. University of Kansas
#85 in North America
#155 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
76. University of Notre Dame
#86 in North America
#160 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,474
77. Dartmouth College
#88 in North America
#167 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,208
78. University of Cincinnati
#89 in North America
#168 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
79. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
#90 in North America
#173 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
80. Temple University
#91 in North America
#180 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $11,575
- Enrollment
- 33,196
81. University of New Mexico
#92 in North America
#183 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,280
82. University of Houston
#93 in North America
#187 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
83. Indiana University - Bloomington
#94 in North America
#188 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
84. University of Alabama at Birmingham
#95 in North America
#189 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
85. University of California - Santa Cruz
#96 in North America
#194 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
86. Rice University
#98 in North America
#197 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,902
87. University of South Carolina - Columbia
#99 in North America
#198 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
88. University of California - Riverside
#100 in North America
#199 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
89. Brigham Young University - Provo
#101 in North America
#200 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $13,521
90. University of Delaware
#102 in North America
#201 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
91. Wayne State University
#103 in North America
#203 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
92. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
#104 in North America
#205 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
93. University of Oregon
#105 in North America
#206 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
94. Stony Brook University
#106 in North America
#208 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
95. Northeastern University
#107 in North America
#220 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,827
96. University of Maryland, Baltimore
#109 in North America
#227 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,931
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
98. Tulane University of Louisiana
#112 in North America
#235 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $50,263
99. University of Central Florida
#113 in North America
#239 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
100. University of Oklahoma - Norman
#115 in North America
#243 in the World
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
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