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 845K citations received by 31.7K academic papers made by 298 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. Vanderbilt University

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

2. University of Kansas

For Early Childhood Education

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

3. University of Virginia

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

6. University of Maryland - College Park

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

7. University of Florida

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

8. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

9. University of Washington - Seattle

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

10. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Early Childhood Education

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

11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Early Childhood Education

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

13. Pennsylvania State University

For Early Childhood Education

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Early Childhood Education

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

15. Ohio State University

For Early Childhood Education

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

16. University of Pittsburgh

For Early Childhood Education

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Early Childhood Education

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Early Childhood Education

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

19. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Early Childhood Education

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

20. Columbia University

For Early Childhood Education

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

21. George Mason University

For Early Childhood Education

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

22. University of California - Los Angeles

For Early Childhood Education

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

23. University of Oregon

For Early Childhood Education

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

24. University of Georgia

For Early Childhood Education

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

25. University of Kentucky

For Early Childhood Education

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

26. Florida State University

For Early Childhood Education

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

27. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Early Childhood Education

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
75%

28. University of South Florida

For Early Childhood Education

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

29. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

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

30. Utah State University

For Early Childhood Education

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

31. Michigan State University

For Early Childhood Education

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

32. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Early Childhood Education

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

33. University of Miami

For Early Childhood Education

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

34. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Early Childhood Education

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

35. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Early Childhood Education

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$5,963

36. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Early Childhood Education

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

37. University at Buffalo

For Early Childhood Education

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

38. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Early Childhood Education

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
96%

39. Syracuse University

For Early Childhood Education

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

40. Purdue University

For Early Childhood Education

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

41. Georgia State University

For Early Childhood Education

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

42. Kent State University at Kent

For Early Childhood Education

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

43. Northern Illinois University

For Early Childhood Education

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$12,552
Enrollment
15,649

44. Johns Hopkins University

For Early Childhood Education

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

45. University of Vermont

For Early Childhood Education

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

46. University of Arizona

For Early Childhood Education

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

47. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Early Childhood Education

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

48. University of California - Berkeley

For Early Childhood Education

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

49. University of Utah

For Early Childhood Education

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

50. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Early Childhood Education

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

51. Clemson University

For Early Childhood Education

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

52. University of Connecticut

For Early Childhood Education

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

53. University of Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

54. Yale University

For Early Childhood Education

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

55. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Early Childhood Education

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

56. Lehigh University

For Early Childhood Education

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

57. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Early Childhood Education

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

58. University of Northern Iowa

For Early Childhood Education

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
89%

59. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Early Childhood Education

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

60. Temple University

For Early Childhood Education

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

61. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Early Childhood Education

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

62. Iowa State University

For Early Childhood Education

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

63. University of California - Riverside

For Early Childhood Education

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

64. University of Houston

For Early Childhood Education

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

65. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Early Childhood Education

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

66. New York University

For Early Childhood Education

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

67. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Early Childhood Education

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

68. San Francisco State University

For Early Childhood Education

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

69. University of Pennsylvania

For Early Childhood Education

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

70. University of New Mexico

For Early Childhood Education

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

71. Seattle University

For Early Childhood Education

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

72. University of Delaware

For Early Childhood Education

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

73. Illinois State University

For Early Childhood Education

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

74. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Early Childhood Education

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

75. SUNY at Albany

For Early Childhood Education

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

76. Stanford University

For Early Childhood Education

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

77. University of Northern Colorado

For Early Childhood Education

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

78. University of Memphis

For Early Childhood Education

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
99%

79. University of Cincinnati

For Early Childhood Education

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

80. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Early Childhood Education

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

81. University of Chicago

For Early Childhood Education

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

82. Ball State University

For Early Childhood Education

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

83. West Virginia University

For Early Childhood Education

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

84. San Diego State University

For Early Childhood Education

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

85. University of Central Florida

For Early Childhood Education

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

86. University of Southern California

For Early Childhood Education

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

87. Kansas State University

For Early Childhood Education

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

88. Appalachian State University

For Early Childhood Education

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
70%

89. Cleveland State University

For Early Childhood Education

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1005
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

90. University of Alabama

For Early Childhood Education

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

91. Old Dominion University

For Early Childhood Education

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

92. Florida Atlantic University

For Early Childhood Education

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

93. Albany State University

For Early Childhood Education

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,026
Enrollment
6,334

94. Boston University

For Early Childhood Education

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

95. Boston College

For Early Childhood Education

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

96. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Early Childhood Education

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

97. Emory University

For Early Childhood Education

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

98. College of William and Mary

For Early Childhood Education

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Average SAT
1448
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
79%

99. CUNY Queens College

For Early Childhood Education

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,927
Enrollment
17,001

100. Harvard University

For Early Childhood Education

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

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