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Top 100 Ranked Universities In USA

The USA is the world’s leading international study destination, consistently dominating the global rankings. Top US universities make up almost 29% of the top 100 positions in the ranking, with again 29 US universities in the top global 300. Read on to focus on this year’s top 10, plus how the other 147 top US universities are highlighted in the ranking. Below are the top 10 Universities in the USA as per the QS Ranking table for the Year 2020 –23. 202 universities in USA are included among the world’s best in the edition of QS World University Ranking 2023

1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) tops the QS World University Rankings 2024-2025, standing 1st for the 13th year running. Situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT is surely known for its physical sciences and engineering, but it’s also progressively well-respected in other subject fields in the social sciences, arts and humanities.

2.Harvard University

Harvard University halts the unceasing trio of US universities at the top of the QS World University Rankings this year. Harvard is the very earliest university in the US, registering back to 1636, and attained the top position for accounting and finance in the QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2025.

3.Stanford University

Stanford University ranks 6rd in the world in the 2024-2025 tables. Situated in the centre of the famous Silicon Valley, Stanford University is especially well-known for its business courses – with an alumni community full of outstanding entrepreneurs and attained the top position for environmental in the QS World University Rankings.

4.California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Retaining 10th place in the overall world ranking this year is the California Institute of Technology, commonly known as Caltech, situated in the city of Pasadena, California. The smallest US university in the top 10, Caltech knocks above its weight – particularly in scientific and technical subjects.

5.University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania, known as Penn, is ranked 11th in the world this year. Situated in Philadelphia, it’s one of the other institutions which is highly renowned for life sciences and medicine, ranking 2st place in this year’s inaugural ranking of the world’s top nursing schools.

6.University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California)  is a public land-grant research university  in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state’s first land-grant university and is the founding campus of the University of California system. This university ranked 12th this year

7.Cornell University

Situated in Ithaca, New York, Cornell University ranks 16th in the world this year. Having been awarded the nation’s first veterinary medicine degree, it currently ranks 3th in the world for veterinary science in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023.

8.University of Chicago

Ranked US and 21th in the world this year, the University of Chicago is related with 89 Nobel Prize winners, and its physics department is admitted for developing the world’s first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction.

9.Princeton University

Princeton University has again retained its position at 22th place this year. It’s one of the oldest US universities, it’s specifically known for academic excellence in mathematics, achieving 4th place for this in the faculty rankings.

10.Yale University

Yale University is ranked 23th in the world this year. Yale University was founded by English Puritans in 1701, making it the third-oldest higher education institution in the United States. It’s especially well-known for its academic excellence in translational medicine and research.

11.Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, Johns Hopkins is considered to be the first research university in the U.S. Ranked 32 in this year

12.Columbia University

Columbia University is ranked 34nd in the world this year. Established in 1754, Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was established as King’s College by the royal charter of George II of Great Britain and renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolutionary War.

Sr No Ranking University Name Country Score
1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 100
2 4 Harvard University United States 96.8
3 6 Stanford University United States 96.1
4 10 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 90.9
5 11 University of Pennsylvania United States 90.3
6 12 University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States 90.1
7 16 Cornell University United States 87.9
8 21 University of Chicago United States 86.2
9 22 Princeton University United States 85.5
10 23 Yale University United States 85.2
11 32 Johns Hopkins University United States 82.1
12 34 Columbia University United States 82
13 42 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States 79.8
14 43 New York University (NYU) United States 79.6
15 44 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States 79
16 50 Northwestern University United States 76
17 58 Carnegie Mellon University United States 72
18 61 Duke University United States 70.8
19 66 University of Texas at Austin United States 69.5
20 69 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States 68.2
21 72 University of California, San Diego (UCSD) United States 67.1
22 76 University of Washington United States 65.3
23 79 Brown University United States 64.7
24 89 Pennsylvania State University United States 61.7
25 89 Purdue University United States 61.7
26 108 Boston University United States 58.6
27 114 Georgia Institute of Technology United States 57.3
28 116 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States 57.1
29 125 University of Southern California United States 55.2
30 130 University of California, Davis United States 54.4
31 141 Rice University United States 53.6
32 152 Michigan State University United States 51.9
33 154 Texas A&M University United States 51.8
34 155 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill United States 51.6
35 171 Washington University in St. Louis United States 49.9
36 178 University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States 48.9
37 196 Emory University United States 46.6
38 200 Arizona State University United States 46.2
39 203 University of Minnesota Twin Cities United States 46
40 208 The Ohio State University United States 45.6
41 215 University of Florida United States 44.2
42 218 University of Maryland, College Park United States 44
43 236 University of Rochester United States 42.3
44 243 Dartmouth College United States 41.3
45 248 Vanderbilt University United States 40.8
46 259 Case Western Reserve University United States 39.7
47 275 University of Massachusetts Amherst United States 38.2
48 275 University of Pittsburgh United States 38.2
49 293 The University of Arizona United States 37
50 297 University of Virginia United States 36.6
51 301 Georgetown University United States 36.3
52 307 University of California, Irvine United States 35.5
53 311 North Carolina State University United States 35.1
54 316 University of Notre Dame United States 34.7
55 320 University of Colorado Boulder United States 34.4
56 324 University of Miami United States 34.1
57 328 Rutgers University–New Brunswick United States 33.8
58 344 Tufts University United States 32.9
59 355 Indiana University Bloomington United States 32.1
60 365 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) United States 31.6
61 371 George Washington University United States 31.3
62 389 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University United States 30.1
63 393 University of California, Santa Cruz United States 29.9
64 396 Northeastern University United States 29.7
65 413 Yeshiva University United States 28.8
66 442 Colorado State University United States 26.8
67 452 University of Kansas United States 26.4
68 460 Stony Brook University, State University of New York United States 26.2
69 466 University at Buffalo SUNY United States 25.7
70 466 Washington State University United States 25.7
71 470 Iowa State University United States 25.6
72 481 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville United States 25
73 488 University of Hawai?i at Manoa United States 24.6
74 497 University of California, Riverside United States 24.2
75 501 Colorado School of Mines United States 24.1
76 506 University of Delaware United States 24
77 527 Missouri University of Science and Technology United States 23.2
78 531 University of Utah United States 23.1
79 565 University of Connecticut United States 22
80 573 Florida State University United States 21.6
81 574 Florida International University United States 21.5
82 587 The University of Georgia United States 21.1
83 596 University of Iowa United States 20.8
84 596 University of Texas Dallas United States 20.8
85 601-610 Illinois Institute of Technology United States –
86 601-610 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States –
87 601-610 University of South Carolina United States –
88 621-630 University of South Florida United States –
89 631-640 Boston College United States –
90 631-640 Tulane University United States –
91 641-650 Lehigh University United States –
92 641-650 Oregon State University United States –
93 641-650 University of Missouri, Columbia United States –
94 651-660 University of Houston United States –
95 661-670 City University of New York United States –
96 681-690 Temple University United States –
97 701-710 Stevens Institute of Technology United States –
98 701-710 University of Nebraska – Lincoln United States –
99 701-710 University of Oklahoma United States –
100 711-720 American University United States –
101 721-730 Brandeis University United States –
102 721-730 Drexel University United States –
103 741-750 University of Central Florida United States –
104 741-750 Wake Forest University United States –
105 761-770 University of Cincinnati United States –
106 761-770 University of Colorado, Denver United States –
107 771-780 University of Maryland, Baltimore County United States –
108 781-790 Texas Tech University United States –
109 781-790 The New School United States –
110 791-800 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) United States –
111 791-800 University of Kentucky United States –
112 791-800 University of New Mexico United States –
113 791-800 Wayne State University United States –
114 801-850 Rutgers University–Newark United States –
115 801-850 Syracuse University United States –
116 801-850 University of Alaska Fairbanks United States –
117 801-850 University of Oregon United States –
118 851-900 Clarkson University United States –
119 851-900 Georgia State University United States –
120 851-900 Kansas State University United States –
121 851-900 Oklahoma State University United States –
122 851-900 Swarthmore College United States –
123 851-900 University at Albany SUNY United States –
124 851-900 University of Mississippi United States –
125 851-900 Virginia Commonwealth University United States –
126 901-950 Louisiana State University United States –
127 901-950 Michigan Technological University United States –
128 901-950 University of Alabama, Birmingham United States –
129 901-950 Worcester Polytechnic Institute United States –
130 951-1000 Auburn University United States –
131 951-1000 Clark University United States –
132 951-1000 Clemson University United States –
133 951-1000 St. Louis University United States –
134 951-1000 The University of Alabama United States –
135 951-1000 University of Denver United States –
136 1001-1200 Baylor University United States –
137 1001-1200 Binghamton University SUNY United States –
138 1001-1200 Brigham Young University United States –
139 1001-1200 College of William and Mary United States –
140 1001-1200 Fordham University United States –
141 1001-1200 George Mason University United States –
142 1001-1200 Howard University United States –
143 1001-1200 Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis United States –
144 1001-1200 Kent State University United States –
145 1001-1200 Loyola University Chicago United States –
146 1001-1200 Mississippi State University United States –
147 1001-1200 Northern Arizona University United States –
148 1001-1200 Ohio University United States –
149 1001-1200 Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) United States –
150 1001-1200 San Diego State University United States –
151 1001-1200 Southern Methodist University United States –
152 1001-1200 The University of Texas at Arlington United States –
153 1001-1200 University of Arkansas Fayetteville United States –
154 1001-1200 University of Idaho United States –
155 1001-1200 University of Louisville United States –
156 1001-1200 University of Massachusetts Boston United States –
157 1001-1200 University of Missouri, Kansas City United States –
158 1001-1200 University of New Hampshire United States –
159 1001-1200 University of North Carolina at Charlotte United States –
160 1001-1200 University of North Texas United States –
161 1001-1200 University of Rhode Island United States –
162 1001-1200 University of Texas at San Antonio United States –
163 1001-1200 University of Texas El Paso United States –
164 1001-1200 University of Toledo United States –
165 1001-1200 University of Tulsa United States –
166 1001-1200 University of Vermont United States –
167 1001-1200 University of Wyoming United States –
168 1001-1200 Utah State University United States –
169 1001-1200 West Virginia University United States –
170 1201-1400 Central Michigan University United States –
171 1201-1400 Cleveland State University United States –
172 1201-1400 CUNY The City College of New York United States –
173 1201-1400 Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton United States –
174 1201-1400 Marquette University United States –
175 1201-1400 Miami University United States –
176 1201-1400 Portland State University United States –
177 1201-1400 San Francisco State University United States –
178 1201-1400 Seattle University United States –
179 1201-1400 University of Memphis United States –
180 1201-1400 University of Missouri Saint Louis United States –
181 1201-1400 University of North Carolina at Greensboro United States –
182 1201-1400 University of San Diego United States –
183 1201-1400 University of San Francisco United States –
184 1201-1400 University of South Alabama (USA) United States –
185 1201-1400 University of the Pacific United States –
186 1201-1400 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee United States –
187 1201-1400 Western Michigan University United States –
188 1401+ California Polytechnic State University United States –
189 1401+ California State University – Los Angeles United States –
190 1401+ California State University, Long Beach United States –
191 1401+ Humboldt State University United States –
192 1401+ Illinois State University United States –
193 1401+ Indiana State University United States –
194 1401+ Nova Southeastern University United States –
195 1401+ University of Central Oklahoma United States –
196 1401+ University of Montana Missoula United States –
197 1401+ Western Washington University United States –

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