North America's best Operations Research universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 5.85M citations received by 174K academic papers made by 383 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

2. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Operations Research

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Operations Research

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

4. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Operations Research

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

6. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Operations Research

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Operations Research

#9 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#1 in Canada

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

11. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Operations Research

#10 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

12. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

13. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Operations Research

#12 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Operations Research

#13 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#14 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

16. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#2 in Canada

#26 in the World

Founded: 1957

17. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Operations Research

#15 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

18. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#16 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

19. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#17 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

20. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#18 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Operations Research

#19 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

22. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Operations Research

#20 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

23. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#21 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Operations Research

#3 in Canada

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

25. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Operations Research

#22 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

26. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Operations Research

#23 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Operations Research

#24 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

28. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Operations Research

#25 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

29. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Operations Research

#26 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

30. New York University

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#27 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Operations Research

#28 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

32. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Operations Research

#4 in Canada

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

33. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#29 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

34. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#5 in Canada

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

35. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Operations Research

#30 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

36. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#6 in Canada

#81 in the World

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

37. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#31 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

38. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#32 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

39. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Operations Research

#33 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

40. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#34 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

41. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#7 in Canada

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

42. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#8 in Canada

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

43. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Operations Research

#35 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

44. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Operations Research

#36 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

45. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Operations Research

#37 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

46. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#9 in Canada

#110 in the World

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

47. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Operations Research

#38 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

48. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Operations Research

#39 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

49. HEC Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#10 in Canada

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

50. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Operations Research

#40 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

51. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Operations Research

#11 in Canada

#128 in the World

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

52. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Operations Research

#41 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

53. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Operations Research

#42 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

54. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Operations Research

#43 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

55. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#44 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

56. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#12 in Canada

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

57. Naval Postgraduate School

United States | California

For Operations Research

#45 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

58. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Operations Research

#46 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

59. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Operations Research

#47 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

60. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Operations Research

#48 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

61. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Operations Research

#49 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

62. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#50 in the United States

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

63. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Operations Research

#51 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

64. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Operations Research

#52 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

65. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#53 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

66. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Operations Research

#54 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

67. University of New Brunswick

Canada | New Brunswick

For Operations Research

#13 in Canada

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 32,036
Founded: 1785

68. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#14 in Canada

#206 in the World

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

69. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Operations Research

#55 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

70. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Operations Research

#56 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

71. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#57 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

72. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#58 in the United States

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

73. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#59 in the United States

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

74. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Operations Research

#60 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

75. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Operations Research

#61 in the United States

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

76. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#62 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

77. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Operations Research

#63 in the United States

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

78. Lehigh University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#64 in the United States

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

79. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#15 in Canada

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

80. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Operations Research

#65 in the United States

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

81. University of Regina

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Operations Research

#16 in Canada

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

82. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Operations Research

#66 in the United States

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

83. Ryerson University

Canada | Ontario

For Operations Research

#17 in Canada

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

84. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Operations Research

#67 in the United States

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

85. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Operations Research

#68 in the United States

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

86. University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Operations Research

#69 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

87. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Operations Research

#70 in the United States

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

88. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Operations Research

#71 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

89. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Operations Research

#72 in the United States

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

90. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#73 in the United States

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

91. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Operations Research

#74 in the United States

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

92. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Operations Research

#75 in the United States

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

93. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Operations Research

#18 in Canada

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

94. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Operations Research

#76 in the United States

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

95. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Operations Research

#77 in the United States

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

96. California State University - Fullerton

United States | California

For Operations Research

#78 in the United States

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

97. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Operations Research

#79 in the United States

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. Florida International University

United States | Florida

For Operations Research

#80 in the United States

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

99. University of Quebec in Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Operations Research

#19 in Canada

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1969

100. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Operations Research

#81 in the United States

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

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