Best Universities for Early Childhood Education in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Early Childhood Education. A graph of 1.87M citations received by 74.1K academic papers made by 769 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Education University of Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

2. University of Kansas

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

3. Vanderbilt University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

4. University of Virginia

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

6. University of Texas at Austin

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

7. University of Maryland - College Park

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

9. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

10. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

11. University of Washington - Seattle

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

12. University of Florida

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

13. University of Gothenburg

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

16. Monash University

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

17. University of Melbourne

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

18. University College London

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

19. University of Pittsburgh

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

21. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

22. Ohio State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

23. Queensland University of Technology

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1989

24. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

25. George Mason University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

26. Macquarie University

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

27. Florida State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

28. Pennsylvania State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

29. University of New South Wales

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

30. Purdue University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

31. Columbia University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

32. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

33. University of California - Los Angeles

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

34. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
72%

36. University of South Florida

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

37. Charles Sturt University

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

38. University of Kentucky

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

39. Michigan State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

40. University of Sydney

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

41. University of Helsinki

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

42. University of Oregon

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

43. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

44. University of Amsterdam

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

45. University of Georgia

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

46. University of Toronto

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

47. Utah State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

48. University of British Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

49. University of Queensland

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

50. University of Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Asia
#2 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

51. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

52. Georgia State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

53. University of Jyvaskyla

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Europe
#2 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,870
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1934

54. University of London

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

55. Western Sydney University

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in Oceania
#9 in Australia
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

56. Utrecht University

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

57. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

59. University of Arizona

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

60. University of Miami

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

61. Johns Hopkins University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

62. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

63. Syracuse University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

64. Kent State University at Kent

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

65. Yale University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

66. Deakin University

For Early Childhood Education

#11 in Oceania
#10 in Australia
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

67. University of California - Berkeley

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

68. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
95%

69. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,305

70. University at Buffalo

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

71. Stockholm University

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

72. Victoria University of Wellington

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in Oceania
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,833
Founded
1897

73. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

74. Clemson University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

75. Temple University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

76. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

77. University of Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

78. University of Chicago

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

79. University of Utah

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

80. University of Pennsylvania

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

81. Maastricht University

For Early Childhood Education

#11 in Europe
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

82. Catholic University of Leuven

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

83. Northern Illinois University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,565
Enrollment
15,504

84. New York University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

85. University of Groningen

For Early Childhood Education

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

86. University of Edinburgh

For Early Childhood Education

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

87. University of Vermont

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

88. University of Twente

For Early Childhood Education

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

89. University of Munich

For Early Childhood Education

#16 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

91. Griffith University

For Early Childhood Education

#13 in Oceania
#11 in Australia
Founded
1971

92. University of Northern Colorado

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

93. Simon Fraser University

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

94. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

95. University of Alberta

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

96. University of Northern Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
83%

97. University of Oxford

For Early Childhood Education

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

98. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

99. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Early Childhood Education

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

100. University of Freiburg

For Early Childhood Education

#19 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457