100 Best colleges for Special Education 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 Special Education. A graph of 1.73M citations received by 45.2K academic papers made by 256 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. University of Kansas

For Special Education

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

2. Vanderbilt University

For Special Education

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Special Education

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

4. University of Texas at Austin

For Special Education

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Special Education

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Special Education

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

7. Johns Hopkins University

For Special Education

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

8. University of Maryland - College Park

For Special Education

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Special Education

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

10. University of Florida

For Special Education

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

11. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Special Education

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

12. Ohio State University

For Special Education

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

13. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Special Education

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Special Education

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

15. University of California - Los Angeles

For Special Education

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

16. Pennsylvania State University

For Special Education

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

17. Florida State University

For Special Education

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

18. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Special Education

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

19. University of California - Riverside

For Special Education

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

20. University of Virginia

For Special Education

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

21. Harvard University

For Special Education

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

22. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Special Education

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

23. University of Miami

For Special Education

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

24. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Special Education

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

25. Baylor College of Medicine

For Special Education

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Special Education

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

27. University of Pittsburgh

For Special Education

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

28. Michigan State University

For Special Education

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

29. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Special Education

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

30. Yale University

For Special Education

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

31. George Mason University

For Special Education

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

32. University of Georgia

For Special Education

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Special Education

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

34. Purdue University

For Special Education

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

35. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Special Education

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
75%

36. University of Oregon

For Special Education

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

37. Georgia State University

For Special Education

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

38. University of Kentucky

For Special Education

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

39. University of Iowa

For Special Education

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

40. University of California - Davis

For Special Education

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

41. University of Utah

For Special Education

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

42. University of Arizona

For Special Education

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

43. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Special Education

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

44. Columbia University

For Special Education

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

45. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Special Education

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

46. University of South Florida

For Special Education

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

47. Syracuse University

For Special Education

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

48. Emory University

For Special Education

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

49. University of Pennsylvania

For Special Education

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

50. Utah State University

For Special Education

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
92%

51. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Special Education

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

52. Lehigh University

For Special Education

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$34,154

53. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Special Education

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

54. University of Connecticut

For Special Education

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

55. Boston University

For Special Education

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

56. University of Delaware

For Special Education

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

57. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Special Education

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

58. Northern Illinois University

For Special Education

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$14,387
Enrollment
15,414

59. University of New Mexico

For Special Education

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

60. Temple University

For Special Education

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

61. SUNY at Albany

For Special Education

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$11,210
Enrollment
17,560

62. Stanford University

For Special Education

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

63. University of Houston

For Special Education

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

64. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Special Education

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

65. University at Buffalo

For Special Education

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

66. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Special Education

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

67. University of Vermont

For Special Education

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
95%

68. Clemson University

For Special Education

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

69. University of Alabama

For Special Education

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
88%

70. University of Northern Colorado

For Special Education

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

71. Kent State University at Kent

For Special Education

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

72. Northwestern University

For Special Education

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

73. New York University

For Special Education

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

74. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Special Education

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

75. Washington University in St Louis

For Special Education

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

76. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Special Education

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,347

77. University of Cincinnati

For Special Education

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

78. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Special Education

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Special Education

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

80. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Special Education

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1253
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

81. Hastings College

For Special Education

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,406
Receiving Aid
100%

82. University of Rochester

For Special Education

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

83. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Special Education

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

84. Cornell University

For Special Education

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

85. University of Northern Iowa

For Special Education

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
84%

86. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Special Education

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1187
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
76%

87. University of California - Berkeley

For Special Education

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

88. University of Louisville

For Special Education

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

89. Illinois State University

For Special Education

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

90. University of California - San Francisco

For Special Education

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

91. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Special Education

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

92. University of Southern California

For Special Education

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

93. University of California-San Diego

For Special Education

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

94. San Diego State University

For Special Education

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$12,053
Enrollment
41,137

95. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Special Education

#194 in the World
Enrollment
4,938
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1972

96. University of Colorado Boulder

For Special Education

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

97. Iowa State University

For Special Education

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

98. Ball State University

For Special Education

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%

99. Case Western Reserve University

For Special Education

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

100. George Washington University

For Special Education

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

The best cities to study Special Education in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lawrence, Nashville, Seattle, and Austin.