100 Best colleges for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 214M citations received by 5.29M academic papers made by 1,410 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. Harvard University

For Mathematics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Stanford University

For Mathematics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Mathematics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Mathematics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Mathematics

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

7. Johns Hopkins University

For Mathematics

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Mathematics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

9. Cornell University

For Mathematics

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

10. Columbia University

For Mathematics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Mathematics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Mathematics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Mathematics

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

14. Carnegie Mellon University

For Mathematics

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Mathematics

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Mathematics

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

17. University of California-San Diego

For Mathematics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

18. Princeton University

For Mathematics

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

19. University of Southern California

For Mathematics

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

20. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Mathematics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

21. Ohio State University

For Mathematics

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

22. Pennsylvania State University

For Mathematics

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

23. Yale University

For Mathematics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

24. University of Chicago

For Mathematics

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

25. University of Maryland - College Park

For Mathematics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

26. New York University

For Mathematics

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

27. University of Pittsburgh

For Mathematics

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

29. Duke University

For Mathematics

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

30. Northwestern University

For Mathematics

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

31. Purdue University

For Mathematics

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

32. University of Florida

For Mathematics

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Mathematics

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

34. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Mathematics

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

35. Boston University

For Mathematics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

36. Michigan State University

For Mathematics

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

37. University of California - San Francisco

For Mathematics

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Mathematics

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

39. University of California - Davis

For Mathematics

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

40. University of Arizona

For Mathematics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

41. Washington University in St Louis

For Mathematics

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

42. University of California - Irvine

For Mathematics

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

43. California Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

44. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Mathematics

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

45. University of Iowa

For Mathematics

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

46. University of Virginia

For Mathematics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

47. Iowa State University

For Mathematics

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

48. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Mathematics

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

49. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Mathematics

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

50. University of Utah

For Mathematics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

51. Vanderbilt University

For Mathematics

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

52. University of Rochester

For Mathematics

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

53. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Mathematics

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

54. Emory University

For Mathematics

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

55. Brown University

For Mathematics

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

56. University of Colorado Boulder

For Mathematics

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

57. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Mathematics

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

58. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Mathematics

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

59. University of Connecticut

For Mathematics

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

60. University at Buffalo

For Mathematics

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

61. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Mathematics

#151 in the World
Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

62. Case Western Reserve University

For Mathematics

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

63. Florida State University

For Mathematics

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

64. University of Georgia

For Mathematics

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

65. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Mathematics

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

66. University of Notre Dame

For Mathematics

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

67. University of South Florida

For Mathematics

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

68. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Mathematics

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

69. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Mathematics

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

70. University of Kentucky

For Mathematics

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

71. University of Miami

For Mathematics

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

72. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Mathematics

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

73. University of Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

74. George Washington University

For Mathematics

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

75. University of Delaware

For Mathematics

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

76. Stony Brook University

For Mathematics

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

77. Wayne State University

For Mathematics

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

78. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Mathematics

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

79. Syracuse University

For Mathematics

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

80. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Mathematics

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

81. University of Kansas

For Mathematics

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

82. Rice University

For Mathematics

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

83. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Mathematics

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

84. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Mathematics

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

85. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Mathematics

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

86. George Mason University

For Mathematics

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

87. University of Houston

For Mathematics

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

88. Tufts University

For Mathematics

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

89. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Mathematics

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

90. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Mathematics

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

91. University of New Mexico

For Mathematics

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

92. University of Central Florida

For Mathematics

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

93. University of California - Riverside

For Mathematics

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

94. Oregon State University

For Mathematics

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

95. Baylor College of Medicine

For Mathematics

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

96. Dartmouth College

For Mathematics

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

97. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Mathematics

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

98. Wake Forest University

For Mathematics

#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

99. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Mathematics

#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

100. Georgetown University

For Mathematics

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

The best cities to study Mathematics in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Stanford, Berkeley, and Ann Arbor.