100 Best colleges for Early Childhood Education in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Early Childhood Education. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 34K academic papers made by 210 universities in the United States 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. University of Kansas

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

2. Vanderbilt University

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

3. University of Virginia

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

6. University of Maryland - College Park

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

8. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

9. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Early Childhood Education

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

11. University of Florida

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Early Childhood Education

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Early Childhood Education

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

14. University of Pittsburgh

For Early Childhood Education

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Early Childhood Education

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

16. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Early Childhood Education

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

17. Ohio State University

For Early Childhood Education

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

18. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Early Childhood Education

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

19. George Mason University

For Early Childhood Education

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

20. Florida State University

For Early Childhood Education

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

21. Pennsylvania State University

For Early Childhood Education

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

22. Purdue University

For Early Childhood Education

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

23. Columbia University

For Early Childhood Education

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

24. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

25. University of California - Los Angeles

For Early Childhood Education

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

26. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Early Childhood Education

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
72%

27. University of South Florida

For Early Childhood Education

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

28. University of Kentucky

For Early Childhood Education

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

29. Michigan State University

For Early Childhood Education

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

30. University of Oregon

For Early Childhood Education

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

31. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

32. University of Georgia

For Early Childhood Education

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

33. Utah State University

For Early Childhood Education

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

34. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Early Childhood Education

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

35. Georgia State University

For Early Childhood Education

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

36. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Early Childhood Education

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

37. University of Arizona

For Early Childhood Education

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

38. University of Miami

For Early Childhood Education

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

39. Johns Hopkins University

For Early Childhood Education

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

40. Syracuse University

For Early Childhood Education

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

41. Kent State University at Kent

For Early Childhood Education

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

42. Yale University

For Early Childhood Education

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

43. University of California - Berkeley

For Early Childhood Education

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

44. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Early Childhood Education

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
95%

45. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Early Childhood Education

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,305

46. University at Buffalo

For Early Childhood Education

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

47. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Early Childhood Education

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

48. Clemson University

For Early Childhood Education

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

49. Temple University

For Early Childhood Education

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

50. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Early Childhood Education

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

51. University of Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

52. University of Chicago

For Early Childhood Education

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

53. University of Utah

For Early Childhood Education

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

54. University of Pennsylvania

For Early Childhood Education

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

55. Northern Illinois University

For Early Childhood Education

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,565
Enrollment
15,504

56. New York University

For Early Childhood Education

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

57. University of Vermont

For Early Childhood Education

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

58. University of Northern Colorado

For Early Childhood Education

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

59. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Early Childhood Education

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

60. University of Northern Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
83%

61. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Early Childhood Education

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

62. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Early Childhood Education

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

63. Lehigh University

For Early Childhood Education

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,289

64. Illinois State University

For Early Childhood Education

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

65. University of California - Riverside

For Early Childhood Education

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

66. Iowa State University

For Early Childhood Education

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

67. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Early Childhood Education

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

68. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Early Childhood Education

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

69. University of New Mexico

For Early Childhood Education

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Early Childhood Education

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

71. Stanford University

For Early Childhood Education

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

72. University of Connecticut

For Early Childhood Education

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

73. University of Houston

For Early Childhood Education

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

74. University of Delaware

For Early Childhood Education

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

75. Ball State University

For Early Childhood Education

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%

76. Peninsula College

For Early Childhood Education

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$7,662
Enrollment
1,837

77. University of Cincinnati

For Early Childhood Education

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

78. Harvard University

For Early Childhood Education

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

79. University of Central Florida

For Early Childhood Education

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

80. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Early Childhood Education

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

81. SUNY at Albany

For Early Childhood Education

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,747
Enrollment
16,880

82. San Francisco State University

For Early Childhood Education

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

83. San Diego State University

For Early Childhood Education

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

84. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Early Childhood Education

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

85. University of Alabama

For Early Childhood Education

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

86. Old Dominion University

For Early Childhood Education

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

87. Boston College

For Early Childhood Education

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

88. University of Memphis

For Early Childhood Education

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
97%

89. University of Southern California

For Early Childhood Education

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

90. Kansas State University

For Early Childhood Education

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

91. Tufts University

For Early Childhood Education

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

92. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Early Childhood Education

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
86%

93. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Early Childhood Education

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

94. University of California - Irvine

For Early Childhood Education

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

95. Appalachian State University

For Early Childhood Education

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
70%

96. Northwestern University

For Early Childhood Education

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

97. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Early Childhood Education

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

98. Florida Atlantic University

For Early Childhood Education

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

99. Emory University

For Early Childhood Education

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

100. Cleveland State University

For Early Childhood Education

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,148

The best cities to study Early Childhood Education in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lawrence, Nashville, Charlottesville, and Chapel Hill.