US Universities Rankings

Written by Piyush Bhartiya, MBA

Published on Mon, November 26, 2018 8:36 AM • Updated on Fri, January 10, 2020 10:16 AM • 10 mins read

US Universities Rankings give an idea about the programs in teh USA. One of the most popular study abroad destinations, the United States is known for many Ivy League Universities. It is the home to the best, top-ranked universities in the world. The universities in the United States are known for their quality education and research-oriented learning approach all across the globe.

Throughout the years, US universities have made it to the list of top-ranking universities in the world. The US has the best engineering schools, business, and management schools and the top universities to study arts. Some of the Top 50 universities in the world such as Harvard University, Stanford University, John Hopkins University, UCLA and many more are based out of the US. Many universities have multiple streams for Bachelor’s, Masters and Ph.D. programs. Streams such as engineering, management, arts, law etc are preferred by the students to study in the US.

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US Universities Rankings 2020

The rankings of universities are based on various parameters and this ranking is ordered by the organization that performs these tasks.

Generally, these are done my newspapers, magazines, websites or academicians.

Universities	Times Higher Education Ranking (2020)	Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking (2018)	QS Rankings (2020)	Best Global Universities Rankings (2018)
Stanford University	4	2	2	3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	5	4	5	2
California Institute of Technology - Caltech	2	9	2	6
Harvard University	7	1	3	1
Princeton University	6	6	13	9
Yale University	8	12	17	10
University of Chicago	9	10	10	14
Johns Hopkins University	12	18	24	10
University of Pennsylvania	11	16	15	19
University of California, Berkeley	13	5	28	4
Columbia University	16	8	18	8
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	17	11	35	13
Duke University	20	26	25	21
Cornell University	19	12	14	23
University of Michigan	21	27	21	17
Carnegie Mellon University	27	91	48	77
Northwestern University	22	25	31	24
New York University	29	32	39	28
University of Washington	26	14	68	10
University of California, San Diego	31	15	45	16
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)	38	79	72	71
University of Texas at Austin	38	40	65	32
University of Wisconsin Madison	51	28	56	31
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign	48	41	75	51
University of California, Santa Barbara	52	46	135	28
Brown University	53	101	56	92
Washington University in St. Louis	54	20	100	32
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	56	30	83	34
University of California, Davis	59	96	100	52
Purdue University	64	70	100	103
University of Southern California	66	60	115	62
Ohio State University	71	94	89	46
University of Minnesota Twin Cities	71	37	-	42
Boston University	74	70	93	39
Pennsylvania State University	81	74	95	66
University of Maryland	82	51	126	50
Emory University	84	101	148	71
Rice University	86	70	87	81
Michigan State University	93	101	141	81
University of California Irvine (UCI)	96	83	-	75
Dartmouth College	99	201	183	224
University of Virginia	107	151	192	107
Georgetown University	109	201	226	279
University of Pittsburgh	110	90	136	48
University of Colorado at Boulder	114	38	190	44
Vanderbilt University	121	50	195	67
Arizona State University	123	101	212	134
Case Western Reserve University	132	101	186	146
Indiana University Bloomington	146	101	323	129
Tufts University	152	151	237	173
University of Florida	156	86	180	95
University of Arizona	159	101	246	77
University of Rochester	163	151	184	111
University of California, Santa Cruz	167	101	336	47
Texas A&M University	171	151	203	118
University of Notre Dame	173	201	212	181
Rutgers University	176	101	283	97
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	179	201	-	162
George Washington University	181	201	345	260
Northeastern University	184	201	326	228
Brandeis University	201	201	429	253
College of William & Mary	201	-	581	594
The University of Iowa	201	151	435	153
University at Buffalo	201	-	313	247
University of California, Riverside	201	151	384	141
University of Hawaii at Manoa	201	201	302	370
University of Massachusetts Boston	201	-	581	529
University of Miami	201	201	242	171
University of Utah	201	101	345	129
Clark University	251	-	461	-
Colorado School of Mines	251	-	-	453
Florida State University	251	201	472	190
North Carolina State University	251	151	279	222
Oregon Health & Science University	251	151	-	171
Stony Brook University	251	301	349	156
Syracuse University	251	-	551	390
University of Cincinnati	251	301	541	200
University of Delaware	251	201	439	304
University of Illinois at Chicago	251	201	214	198
University of South Florida	251	201	521	286
University of Texas at Dallas	251	301	426	234
Virginia Tech	251	201	338	250
Wake Forest University	251	-	387	333
American University Washington DC	301	-	541	927
Boston College	301	301	376	421
George Mason University	301	201	801	429
Oregon State University	301	151	450	239
The University of New Mexico	301	301	494	237
Tulane University	301	-	412	460
University of Alaska Fairbanks	301	-	-	590
University of Colorado Denver	301	201	397	344
University of Connecticut	301	301	373	313
University of Denver	301	-	651	673
University of Houston	301	201	651	382
University of Tennessee Knoxville	301	201	419	200
Washington State University	301	301	391	356
Wayne State University	301	401	439	310
Drexel University	351	301	501	414
Hofstra University	351	-	-	1049
Iowa State University	351	201	489	204
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	351	-	345	434
Rush University	351	401	-	413
Temple University	351	301	651	385
The University of Vermont	351	301	531	450
University of California, Merced	351	-	-	693
University of Kansas	351	201	367	249
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	351	201	551	272
Colorado State University	401	201	450	250
Florida International University	401	401	801	410
Georgia State University	401	-	701	466
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	401	-	-	-
Northern Arizona University	401	-	-	654
The University of Alabama	401	-	701	441
The University of Georgia	401	201	431	265
The University of Montana	401	401	801	620
University at Albany	401	401	651	338
University of Alabama Huntsville	401	-	-	-
University of Kentucky	401	301	551	324
University of Nebraska Medical Center	401	-	-	-
University of Oklahoma	401	401	495	329
University of South Carolina	401	301	561	310
University of Tulsa	401	-	701	-
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee	401	401	-	497
Binghamton University	501	-	801	725
Creighton University	501	-	-	810
Kent State University	501	401	751	581
Lehigh University	501	-	501	661
Louisiana State University	501	301	651	344
Missouri University of Science and Technology	501	-	701	777
Montana State University - Bozeman	501	-	-	673
New Jersey Institute of Technology	501	-	751	813
Oklahoma State University	501	401	751	505
Saint Louis University	501	401	-	569
San Diego State University	501	-	801	526
Stevens Institute of Technology	501	-	651	-
The University of Texas at San Antonio	501	-	-	448
University of Idaho	501	-	-	704
University of Maryland Baltimore County	501	201	453	622
University of Toledo	501	-	-	826
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	501	-	601	-
Auburn University	601	-	801	663
Baylor University	601	-	801	341
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	601	-	-	-
Fordham University	601	-	801	1010
Kansas State University	601	401	751	377
Louisiana Tech University	601	-	-	-
Marquette University	601	-	801	1065
Mississippi State University	601	401	-	734
New Mexico State University	601	-	-	673
Old Dominion University	601	-	-	630
Portland State University	601	-	-	818
Rochester Institute of Technology	601	-	-	803
Texas Tech University	601	401	701	487
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	601	-	801	668
University of Central Florida	601	301	751	509
University of Dayton	601	-	-	-
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	601	-	-	748
University of North Carolina Greensboro	601	-	-	931
University of San Diego	601	-	801	-
University of South Alabama	601	-	-	-
University of South Dakota	601	-	-	-
University of Texas Arlington	601	-	-	462
University of Texas El Paso	601	-	-	907
West Virginia University	601	401	-	638
Western Washington University	601	-	-	-
California Polytechnic State University	801	-	-	-
East Carolina University	801	-	-	1010
Florida Atlantic University	801	-	-	910
Florida Institute of Technology	801	-	-	-
Oakland University	801	-	-	1014
Texas State University	801	-	-	1233
University of Southern Mississippi	1001	-	-	1155
University of California, San Francisco	-	21	-	15
Rockefeller University	-	30	-	52
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	-	48	-	121
Mayo Medical School	-	81	-	-
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	-	100	-	-
Baylor College of Medicine	-	101	-	126
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	-	101	-	115
University of Massachusetts Amherst	-	151	259	126
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Worcester	-	151	-	448
University of Missouri - Columbia	-	201	591	341
Virginia Commonwealth University	-	201	601	367
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis	-	301	561	304
Medical University of South Carolina	-	301	-	400
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	-	301	-	-
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	-	301	-	1142
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York School of Engineering and Applied Sciences	-	301	-	247
University of North Texas	-	301	-	627
University of Oregon	-	301	581	267
Yeshiva University	-	301	-	257
Brigham Young University	-	401	801	601
Jefferson (Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University)	-	401	-	389
The City University of New York	-	401	601	726
The University of New Hampshire	-	401	751	519
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	-	401	-	638
University of Maine	-	401	-	-
University of Wyoming	-	401	651	604
Utah State University	-	401	801	617
University of Minnesota	-	-	156	-
University of California, Irvine Extension	-	-	169	-
Illinois Institute of Technology	-	-	426	634
Howard University	-	-	501	750
The New School	-	-	531	-
Michigan Technological University	-	-	591	714
Clarkson University	-	-	601	-
Smith College	-	-	601	-
Southern Methodist University	-	-	651	466
Clemson University	-	-	701	618
Loyola University Chicago	-	-	801	656
Ohio University	-	-	801	689
University of Mississippi	-	-	801	409
University of San Francisco	-	-	801	-
University of the Pacific	-	-	801	-
Purdue University - Online	-	-	-	103
University of Maryland Baltimore	-	-	-	203
Medical College of Wisconsin	-	-	-	471
University of Louisville	-	-	-	583
University of Missouri - Kansas City	-	-	-	611
Augusta University	-	-	-	645
Northern Illinois University	-	-	-	649
University of Akron	-	-	-	692
University of Nevada, Reno	-	-	-	713
University of Rhode Island	-	-	-	714
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	-	-	-	781
University of North Carolina Charlotte	-	-	-	781
Miami University of Ohio	-	-	-	807
New York Medical College	-	-	-	818
San Francisco State University	-	-	-	845
University of Memphis	-	-	-	857
Southern Illinois University	-	-	-	873
Hunter College	-	-	-	880
University of Missouri, St. Louis	-	-	-	880
North Dakota State University	-	-	-	896
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	-	-	-	943
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	-	-	-	943
University of North Dakota	-	-	-	950
Villanova University	-	-	-	956
Loma Linda University	-	-	-	964
University of Massachusetts Lowell	-	-	-	1003
Catholic University of America	-	-	-	1025
Western Michigan University	-	-	-	1059
Bowling Green State University	-	-	-	1070
South Dakota State University	-	-	-	1086
Illinois State University	-	-	-	1102
Wright State University	-	-	-	1109
Depaul University	-	-	-	1188
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center	-	-	-	1227

US Private Universities rankings

These are funded by students’ tuition fees, which is usually higher than those of public universities. But it is said these have better facilities and quality of staff. Also, these are ranked higher than the set of America’s public universities.

Cambridge university
Harvard university
Stanford university
Cornwell university
Columbia University in New York
New York university
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Carnegie Mellon university
Princeton university

US rankings public universities

Public colleges and universities work under the state governments and their supervision. The funds come from the same half as tax dollars and rest subsidies from the state. These universities offer discounted tuition to residents.

University of California, Berkeley
University of Washington
University of Michigan
University of California, LA
Penn State University
Prude University
University of Wisconsin
University of Texas
University of Minnesota

US Universities Rankings for MS

The USA is the best option for MS in computer science, and this place gives you a lifetime experience. The below-mentioned universities provide you fully accredited course with an opportunity to develop high technical skills. The cherry on the cake is 100% job placements.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Carnegie Mellon University
Harvard University
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Princeton University
University of Michigan
University of Washington
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology

US University Rankings Computer Science

This astonishing degree from America can help you land in the best job profiles in leading tech companies, research institutions, and government agencies. This popular major is ranked 3rd most popular in the world.

US University Rankings for MS in Mechanical Engineering

Getting into the top universities in the USA for mechanical engineering can be glorious and very fruitful. The universities will get you the best world-class faculty who will be the best experts in their field and will be pushing the boundaries to get the best out of a student.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
California Institute of Technology
University of California
University of Michigan
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Illinois
Princeton University
Cornell University
Purdue University

US University Rankings for MS in Business analytics

There altogether a different scope when business analytics comes into the picture. The US market worth is USD 29.53 billion, so it is the market leader when we talk about education and training.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
University of Texas at Austin (McCombs)
University of Southern California (Marshall)
North Carolina State University (Institute of Advanced Analytics)
University of Rochester (Simon)
University of Minnesota (Carlson)
Southern Methodist University (Cox)
Michigan State University (Eli Broad)
Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz College)
Purdue University (Krannert)

US Universities Ranking for MS in Electrical Engineering

This is one of the most diverse and associative branches of engineering, having a wide variety of applications that can be applied in the career. Also, according to various studies, this is the second-highest-paid jobs in the world. With having an ample number of job opportunities.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
University of California,Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA
University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, IL
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Purdue University, West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN

US University Ranking for MBA

The master of business Administration originated in America in the 20th century when countries were expanding in industrialization, and approaches to management in the scientific method started.

Harvard University
Stanford University
The University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Columbia University
Princeton University
University Of California- Berkely Campus
University Of Michigan

US University Rankings for Finance

This is a moderately common choice amongst the graduates around. This degree has got a fantastic response in comparison to ordering degrees as 31 out of 121 for income potential.

University of Pennsylvania
Bentley University
Georgetown University
Washington University in St Louis
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Lehigh University
University of Notre Dame
The University of Illinois at Urbana
Villanova University
Boston University

US University Rankings forms in Data science

The US is the biggest data science market in the whole wide world. Doing the degree from here can be a big benefit to gain all the job opportunities and being the most innovative and growing market in technologies. Most of the tech gigantic have their headquarters in the USA.