Best Universities for Operations Research in North America

For Operations Research

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

For Operations Research

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. Stanford University

For Operations Research

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Operations Research

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

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

5. Carnegie Mellon University

For Operations Research

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

6. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Operations Research

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

7. University of Toronto

For Operations Research

#1 in Canada

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

8. Cornell University

For Operations Research

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

9. University of Pittsburgh

For Operations Research

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Operations Research

#9 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

11. Pennsylvania State University

For Operations Research

#10 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Operations Research

#11 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

13. University of Waterloo

For Operations Research

#2 in Canada

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

14. University of Pennsylvania

For Operations Research

#12 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Operations Research

#13 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

16. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Operations Research

#14 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

17. Columbia University

For Operations Research

#15 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

18. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#16 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#17 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Operations Research

#18 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

21. Northwestern University

For Operations Research

#19 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

22. University of Florida

For Operations Research

#20 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

23. University of Southern California

For Operations Research

#21 in the United States

#44 in the World

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

24. Harvard University

For Operations Research

#22 in the United States

#45 in the World

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

25. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Operations Research

#3 in Canada

#46 in the World

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

26. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Operations Research

#23 in the United States

#49 in the World

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

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Operations Research

#24 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

28. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Operations Research

#25 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

29. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Operations Research

#26 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

30. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Operations Research

#27 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

31. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Operations Research

#28 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

32. University of Montreal

For Operations Research

#4 in Canada

#65 in the World

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

33. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Operations Research

#5 in Canada

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

34. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Operations Research

#29 in the United States

#72 in the World

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

35. New York University

For Operations Research

#30 in the United States

#74 in the World

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

36. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#31 in the United States

#75 in the World

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

37. Concordia University

For Operations Research

#6 in Canada

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

38. McMaster University

For Operations Research

#7 in Canada

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

39. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#32 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

40. Laval University

For Operations Research

#8 in Canada

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

41. University at Buffalo

For Operations Research

#33 in the United States

#88 in the World

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

42. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Operations Research

#34 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

43. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#35 in the United States

#96 in the World

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

44. McGill University

For Operations Research

#9 in Canada

#98 in the World

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

45. University of California - Los Angeles

For Operations Research

#36 in the United States

#99 in the World

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

46. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Operations Research

#37 in the United States

#100 in the World

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

47. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Operations Research

#38 in the United States

#104 in the World

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

48. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Operations Research

#10 in Canada

#105 in the World

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

49. HEC Montreal

United States | District of Columbia

For Operations Research

#11 in Canada

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1907

50. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Operations Research

#39 in the United States

#116 in the World

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

51. George Washington University

For Operations Research

#40 in the United States

#120 in the World

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

52. University of California - Davis

For Operations Research

#41 in the United States

#126 in the World

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

53. Naval Postgraduate School

For Operations Research

#42 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

54. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Operations Research

#43 in the United States

#141 in the World

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

55. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Operations Research

#12 in Canada

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

56. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Operations Research

#44 in the United States

#145 in the World

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

57. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Operations Research

#45 in the United States

#150 in the World

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

58. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Operations Research

#46 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

59. University of Chicago

For Operations Research

#47 in the United States

#156 in the World

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

60. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Operations Research

#48 in the United States

#163 in the World

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

61. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Operations Research

#49 in the United States

#165 in the World

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

62. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Operations Research

#50 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

63. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Operations Research

#51 in the United States

#168 in the World

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

64. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Operations Research

#52 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,537
Enrollment: 19,722

65. University of California - Irvine

For Operations Research

#53 in the United States

#187 in the World

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

66. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Operations Research

#54 in the United States

#188 in the World

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

67. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Operations Research

#55 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

68. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#56 in the United States

#202 in the World

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

69. Western University

For Operations Research

#13 in Canada

#208 in the World

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

70. University of Regina

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Operations Research

#14 in Canada

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1911

71. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Operations Research

#57 in the United States

#212 in the World

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

72. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Operations Research

#58 in the United States

#213 in the World

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

73. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Operations Research

#59 in the United States

#214 in the World

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

74. University of Rochester

For Operations Research

#60 in the United States

#224 in the World

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

75. Lehigh University

For Operations Research

#61 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

76. University of Houston

For Operations Research

#62 in the United States

#227 in the World

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

77. Northeastern University

For Operations Research

#63 in the United States

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

78. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Operations Research

#64 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

79. California Institute of Technology

For Operations Research

#65 in the United States

#232 in the World

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

80. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Operations Research

#66 in the United States

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 79%

81. York University

For Operations Research

#15 in Canada

#236 in the World

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

82. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Operations Research

#67 in the United States

#247 in the World

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

83. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Operations Research

#68 in the United States

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

84. University of Central Florida

For Operations Research

#69 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

85. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Operations Research

#70 in the United States

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

86. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Operations Research

#71 in the United States

#255 in the World

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

87. Boston University

For Operations Research

#72 in the United States

#257 in the World

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

88. University of New Brunswick

Canada | New Brunswick

For Operations Research

#16 in Canada

#269 in the World

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

89. SUNY at Albany

For Operations Research

#73 in the United States

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

90. University of California-San Diego

For Operations Research

#74 in the United States

#282 in the World

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

91. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Operations Research

#75 in the United States

#283 in the World

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

92. California State University - Fullerton

For Operations Research

#76 in the United States

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

93. University of South Florida

For Operations Research

#77 in the United States

#289 in the World

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

94. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Operations Research

#78 in the United States

#296 in the World

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

95. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Operations Research

#79 in the United States

#298 in the World

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

96. Florida International University

For Operations Research

#80 in the United States

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

97. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Operations Research

#81 in the United States

#302 in the World

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

98. Ryerson University

For Operations Research

#17 in Canada

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

99. University of Texas at Dallas