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 1.26M citations received by 40.9K academic papers made by 228 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. Vanderbilt University

For Special Education

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

2. University of Kansas

For Special Education

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

3. University of Texas at Austin

For Special Education

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Special Education

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Special Education

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Special Education

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

7. Johns Hopkins University

For Special Education

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

8. University of Florida

For Special Education

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Special Education

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Special Education

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

11. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Special Education

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

12. University of Maryland - College Park

For Special Education

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

13. Pennsylvania State University

For Special Education

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

14. University of Virginia

For Special Education

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

15. University of California - Riverside

For Special Education

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

16. Ohio State University

For Special Education

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

17. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Special Education

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

18. Harvard University

For Special Education

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

19. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Special Education

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Special Education

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

21. University of Miami

For Special Education

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Special Education

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

23. Florida State University

For Special Education

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

24. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Special Education

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

25. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Special Education

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

26. University of Pittsburgh

For Special Education

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

27. University of Georgia

For Special Education

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

28. Baylor College of Medicine

For Special Education

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

29. Yale University

For Special Education

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

30. University of Oregon

For Special Education

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

31. Michigan State University

For Special Education

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Special Education

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

33. George Mason University

For Special Education

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

34. University of Kentucky

For Special Education

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

35. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Special Education

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
75%

36. University of Iowa

For Special Education

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Special Education

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

38. University of South Florida

For Special Education

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

39. Columbia University

For Special Education

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

40. Emory University

For Special Education

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

41. Syracuse University

For Special Education

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

42. Utah State University

For Special Education

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

43. University of Utah

For Special Education

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

44. University of Arizona

For Special Education

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

45. University of California - Davis

For Special Education

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Special Education

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

47. Georgia State University

For Special Education

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

48. University of Connecticut

For Special Education

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Lehigh University

For Special Education

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

50. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

For Special Education

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
96%

51. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Special Education

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

52. Northern Illinois University

For Special Education

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$12,552
Enrollment
15,649

53. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Special Education

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

54. University of Pennsylvania

For Special Education

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

55. Boston University

For Special Education

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

56. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Special Education

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

57. SUNY at Albany

For Special Education

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

58. University of Houston

For Special Education

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

59. University of New Mexico

For Special Education

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

60. University of Vermont

For Special Education

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

61. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Special Education

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

62. University of Delaware

For Special Education

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

63. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Special Education

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$5,963

64. University at Buffalo

For Special Education

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

65. Purdue University

For Special Education

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

66. Kent State University at Kent

For Special Education

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

67. Temple University

For Special Education

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

68. New York University

For Special Education

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

69. Northwestern University

For Special Education

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

70. Clemson University

For Special Education

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

71. Seattle University

For Special Education

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

72. Stanford University

For Special Education

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

73. University of Alabama

For Special Education

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

74. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Special Education

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

75. University of Northern Colorado

For Special Education

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

76. University of Cincinnati

For Special Education

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

77. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Special Education

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

78. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Special Education

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

79. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Special Education

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

80. Washington University in St Louis

For Special Education

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

81. University of Northern Iowa

For Special Education

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
89%

82. Illinois State University

For Special Education

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

83. University of Southern California

For Special Education

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

84. University of California - Berkeley

For Special Education

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

85. Iowa State University

For Special Education

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

86. San Francisco State University

For Special Education

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

87. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Special Education

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

88. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Special Education

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

89. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Special Education

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

90. West Virginia University

For Special Education

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

91. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Special Education

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

92. University of Rochester

For Special Education

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

93. University of California - San Francisco

For Special Education

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

94. University of Colorado Boulder

For Special Education

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

95. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Special Education

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

96. University of Memphis

For Special Education

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
99%

97. San Diego State University

For Special Education

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

98. University of California-San Diego

For Special Education

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

99. Cornell University

For Special Education

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

100. University of Denver

For Special Education

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,423

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