Best Universities for Statistics in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 350M citations received by 14.8M academic papers made by 5,944 universities in the World 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 Statistics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Statistics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Statistics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Statistics

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Statistics

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Statistics

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

7. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Statistics

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Statistics

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Statistics

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Statistics

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

13. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Statistics

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Statistics

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

15. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Statistics

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Statistics

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

17. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

18. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Statistics

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

19. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Statistics

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Statistics

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

21. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Statistics

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Statistics

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

23. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Statistics

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

24. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

25. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Statistics

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

26. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Statistics

#22 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

27. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Statistics

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

28. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Statistics

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

30. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Statistics

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

31. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Statistics

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

32. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Statistics

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

33. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

34. New York University

United States | New York State

For Statistics

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

35. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Statistics

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

36. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

37. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Statistics

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

38. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Statistics

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

39. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Statistics

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

40. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

41. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Statistics

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

42. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

43. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Statistics

#34 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

44. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Statistics

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

45. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Statistics

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

46. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Statistics

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

47. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

48. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Statistics

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

49. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Statistics

#5 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

50. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Statistics

#38 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

51. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Statistics

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

52. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

53. University of Tokyo

For Statistics

#6 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

54. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Statistics

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

55. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

56. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

57. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Statistics

#9 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

58. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Statistics

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

59. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Statistics

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

60. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Statistics

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

61. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Statistics

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

62. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Statistics

#11 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

63. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Statistics

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

64. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Statistics

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

65. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Statistics

#12 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

66. Lund University

For Statistics

#13 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

67. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

68. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Statistics

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

69. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Statistics

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

70. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Statistics

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

71. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Statistics

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

72. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Statistics

#46 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

73. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Statistics

#47 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

74. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Statistics

#15 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

75. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

76. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Statistics

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

77. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Statistics

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

78. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#10 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

79. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Statistics

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

80. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1963

81. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Statistics

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

82. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Statistics

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

83. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Statistics

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

84. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#12 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Founded: 1924

85. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#17 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

86. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Statistics

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

87. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Statistics

#51 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

88. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Statistics

#52 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

89. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Statistics

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

90. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Statistics

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

91. Wuhan University

For Statistics

#13 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

92. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Statistics

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

93. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Statistics

#20 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

94. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Statistics

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

95. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#14 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

96. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#21 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

97. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Statistics

#55 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

98. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Statistics

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

99. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Statistics

#57 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

100. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Statistics

#22 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

Mathematics subfields in the World

Actuarial Science1147

Applied Mathematics2598

Blockchain and Cryptography2372

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics3331

Math Teachers3874

Operations Research2129