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 1.64M citations received by 43.9K academic papers made by 254 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

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

2. Vanderbilt University

For Special Education

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

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Special Education

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

4. University of Texas at Austin

For Special Education

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

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Special Education

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

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Special Education

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

7. Johns Hopkins University

For Special Education

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

8. University of Maryland - College Park

For Special Education

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

9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Special Education

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

10. University of Florida

For Special Education

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

11. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Special Education

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

12. Ohio State University

For Special Education

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Special Education

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

14. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Special Education

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

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Special Education

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

16. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Special Education

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

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Special Education

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

18. University of California - Riverside

For Special Education

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

19. Florida State University

For Special Education

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

20. University of Virginia

For Special Education

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

21. Harvard University

For Special Education

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

22. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Special Education

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

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Special Education

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

24. University of Miami

For Special Education

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

25. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Special Education

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

26. Baylor College of Medicine

For Special Education

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

27. University of Pittsburgh

For Special Education

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

28. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Special Education

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

29. Michigan State University

For Special Education

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

30. Yale University

For Special Education

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

31. George Mason University

For Special Education

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

32. University of Georgia

For Special Education

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

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Special Education

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

34. Purdue University

For Special Education

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

35. University of Oregon

For Special Education

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

36. Georgia State University

For Special Education

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

37. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Special Education

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
72%

38. University of Iowa

For Special Education

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

39. University of Kentucky

For Special Education

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

40. University of California - Davis

For Special Education

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

41. University of Utah

For Special Education

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

42. University of Arizona

For Special Education

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

43. Columbia University

For Special Education

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

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Special Education

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

45. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Special Education

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

46. Syracuse University

For Special Education

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

47. University of South Florida

For Special Education

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

48. Emory University

For Special Education

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

49. University of Pennsylvania

For Special Education

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

50. Utah State University

For Special Education

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

51. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Special Education

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

52. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Special Education

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
95%

53. Lehigh University

For Special Education

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,289

54. University of Connecticut

For Special Education

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

55. Boston University

For Special Education

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

56. University of Delaware

For Special Education

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

57. Northern Illinois University

For Special Education

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,565
Enrollment
15,504

58. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Special Education

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

59. University of New Mexico

For Special Education

#107 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
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

61. SUNY at Albany

For Special Education

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,747
Enrollment
16,880

62. Stanford University

For Special Education

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

63. University of Houston

For Special Education

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

64. University at Buffalo

For Special Education

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

65. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Special Education

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

66. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Special Education

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

67. University of Vermont

For Special Education

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

68. University of Alabama

For Special Education

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

69. Northwestern University

For Special Education

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

70. University of Northern Colorado

For Special Education

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

71. Kent State University at Kent

For Special Education

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

72. Clemson University

For Special Education

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

73. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Special Education

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,305

74. New York University

For Special Education

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

75. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Special Education

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

76. University of Cincinnati

For Special Education

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

77. Washington University in St Louis

For Special Education

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

78. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Special Education

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

79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Special Education

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

80. Hastings College

For Special Education

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$21,821
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,197

81. University of Rochester

For Special Education

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

82. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Special Education

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

83. University of Northern Iowa

For Special Education

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
83%

84. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Special Education

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

85. University of California - Berkeley

For Special Education

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

86. Cornell University

For Special Education

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

87. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Special Education

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

88. University of Louisville

For Special Education

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

89. Illinois State University

For Special Education

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

90. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Special Education

#185 in the World
Enrollment
5,048
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1972

91. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Special Education

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

92. San Diego State University

For Special Education

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

93. University of Southern California

For Special Education

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

94. University of Colorado Boulder

For Special Education

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

95. Iowa State University

For Special Education

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

96. University of California-San Diego

For Special Education

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

97. Case Western Reserve University

For Special Education

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

98. Ball State University

For Special Education

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%

99. University of California - San Francisco

For Special Education

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

100. San Francisco State University

For Special Education

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

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.