100 Best colleges for Publishing 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 Publishing. A graph of 287K citations received by 36K academic papers made by 274 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. Cornell University

For Publishing

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

2. Michigan State University

For Publishing

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Publishing

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

4. Stanford University

For Publishing

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

5. Columbia University

For Publishing

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Publishing

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

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

8. Northwestern University

For Publishing

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

9. Pennsylvania State University

For Publishing

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

10. University of Florida

For Publishing

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

11. University of Washington - Seattle

For Publishing

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Publishing

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

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Publishing

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

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Publishing

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

15. Duke University

For Publishing

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

16. Harvard University

For Publishing

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

17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Publishing

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

18. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

19. University of Virginia

For Publishing

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

20. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Publishing

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

21. University of Pennsylvania

For Publishing

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

22. Vanderbilt University

For Publishing

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

23. University of Georgia

For Publishing

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

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Publishing

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

25. Johns Hopkins University

For Publishing

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

26. University of Chicago

For Publishing

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

27. Ohio State University

For Publishing

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

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Publishing

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

29. University of Maryland - College Park

For Publishing

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

30. Purdue University

For Publishing

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

31. University of Utah

For Publishing

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

32. New York University

For Publishing

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

33. University of California - San Francisco

For Publishing

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

34. University of Texas at Austin

For Publishing

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

35. Yale University

For Publishing

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

36. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Publishing

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

37. University of Arizona

For Publishing

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

38. University of Pittsburgh

For Publishing

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

39. University of California - Davis

For Publishing

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

40. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Publishing

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

41. University of Southern California

For Publishing

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

42. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Publishing

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

43. University of Colorado Boulder

For Publishing

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

44. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Publishing

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

45. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Publishing

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

46. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Publishing

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

47. Princeton University

For Publishing

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

48. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Publishing

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

49. Emory University

For Publishing

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

50. University of Kansas

For Publishing

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

51. University of Rochester

For Publishing

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

52. Texas Tech University

For Publishing

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

53. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Publishing

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

54. University of California-San Diego

For Publishing

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

55. Syracuse University

For Publishing

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

56. University of Kentucky

For Publishing

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

57. University of Iowa

For Publishing

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

58. Florida State University

For Publishing

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

59. University at Buffalo

For Publishing

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

60. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Publishing

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

61. University of Alabama

For Publishing

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

62. Georgia State University

For Publishing

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

63. Boston University

For Publishing

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

64. University of South Florida

For Publishing

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

65. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Publishing

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

66. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Publishing

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

67. University of Central Florida

For Publishing

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

68. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Publishing

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

69. George Washington University

For Publishing

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

70. Northeastern University

For Publishing

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

71. University of North Texas

For Publishing

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

72. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Publishing

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

73. Iowa State University

For Publishing

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

74. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Publishing

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

75. Seattle University

For Publishing

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

76. California University of Pennsylvania

For Publishing

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$6,250
Enrollment
6,885

77. Boston College

For Publishing

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

78. University of California - Irvine

For Publishing

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

79. Wayne State University

For Publishing

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

80. Oregon Health & Science University

For Publishing

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

81. University of Miami

For Publishing

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

82. University of Connecticut

For Publishing

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

83. University of California - Riverside

For Publishing

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

84. George Mason University

For Publishing

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

85. Drexel University

For Publishing

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

86. University of Houston

For Publishing

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

87. California State University - Long Beach

For Publishing

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

88. Temple University

For Publishing

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

89. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Publishing

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

90. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Publishing

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

91. Northern Illinois University

For Publishing

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

92. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Publishing

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

93. University of Cincinnati

For Publishing

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

94. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Publishing

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

95. SUNY at Albany

For Publishing

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

96. University of Delaware

For Publishing

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

97. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Publishing

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

98. Carnegie Mellon University

For Publishing

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

99. Kent State University at Kent

For Publishing

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

100. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Publishing

#255 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

The best cities to study Publishing in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ithaca, East Lansing, Berkeley, and Stanford.