Best Universities for Mathematics in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 179M citations received by 5.51M academic papers made by 1,451 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Mathematics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Mathematics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Mathematics

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Mathematics

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#1 in Canada

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Mathematics

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

7. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Mathematics

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Mathematics

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

9. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Mathematics

#8 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

10. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

11. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Mathematics

#11 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

13. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Mathematics

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Mathematics

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Mathematics

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

16. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Mathematics

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

17. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Mathematics

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

18. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Mathematics

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

19. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Mathematics

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

20. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Mathematics

#19 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

21. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Mathematics

#20 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Mathematics

#21 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

23. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Mathematics

#22 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Mathematics

#2 in Canada

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

25. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Mathematics

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

26. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Mathematics

#24 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

27. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Mathematics

#25 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

28. New York University

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#26 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

29. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Mathematics

#27 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

30. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Mathematics

#28 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

31. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Mathematics

#29 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

32. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Mathematics

#30 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

33. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Mathematics

#31 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

34. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Mathematics

#32 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

35. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Mathematics

#3 in Canada

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

36. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Mathematics

#33 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

37. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Mathematics

#34 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

38. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Mathematics

#4 in Canada

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

39. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Mathematics

#35 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

40. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Mathematics

#36 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

41. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#5 in Canada

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Mathematics

#37 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

43. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Mathematics

#38 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

44. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Mathematics

#39 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

45. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Mathematics

#40 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

46. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#6 in Canada

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

47. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Mathematics

#41 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

48. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Mathematics

#42 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

49. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Mathematics

#43 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

50. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Mathematics

#44 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

51. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Mathematics

#45 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

52. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Mathematics

#46 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

53. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Mathematics

#7 in Canada

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

54. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Mathematics

#47 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

55. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Mathematics

#48 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

56. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Mathematics

#49 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

57. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Mathematics

#50 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

58. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Mathematics

#51 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

59. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Mathematics

#52 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

60. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Mathematics

#53 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

61. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Mathematics

#54 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

62. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#55 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

63. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Mathematics

#56 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

64. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Mathematics

#57 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

65. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#8 in Canada

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

66. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Mathematics

#9 in Canada

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

67. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#10 in Canada

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

68. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Mathematics

#58 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

69. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Mathematics

#59 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

70. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Mathematics

#60 in the United States

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

71. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#61 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

72. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Mathematics

#11 in Canada

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

73. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Mathematics

#62 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

74. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Mathematics

#63 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

75. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Mathematics

#64 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

76. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Mathematics

#65 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

77. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Mathematics

#66 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

78. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Mathematics

#67 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

79. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Mathematics

#68 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

80. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Mathematics

#69 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

81. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Mathematics

#70 in the United States

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

82. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Mathematics

#71 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

83. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Mathematics

#72 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Mathematics

#73 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

85. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Mathematics

#74 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

86. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Mathematics

#75 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Mathematics

#76 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

88. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Mathematics

#77 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

89. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Mathematics

#78 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

90. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Mathematics

#79 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

91. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Mathematics

#80 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

92. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Mathematics

#81 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

93. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Mathematics

#12 in Canada

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

94. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Mathematics

#82 in the United States

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

95. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Mathematics

#83 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

96. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Mathematics

#84 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

97. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Mathematics

#13 in Canada

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

98. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Mathematics

#85 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

99. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Mathematics

#86 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

100. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Mathematics

#87 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

Mathematics subfields in North America

Actuarial Science350

Applied Mathematics399

Blockchain and Cryptography365

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics662

Math Teachers1036

Operations Research362