Top Ranked Universities in United States
The following table gives the top 20 universities in the USA, based on global university rankings.
This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Times Higher Education, QS and the U.S. News & World Report Ranking. Data for this list of universities is collected from annual surveys and diverse data resources. All this great information will help you decide which international university is the perfect one for you.
Top Ranked US Universities
| Universities | Times Higher Education Ranking (2021) | TopUniversities Ranking (2021) | U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Harvard University | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| California Institute of Technology – Caltech | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 7 | 30 | 4 |
| Yale University | 8 | 17 | 12 |
| Princeton University | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| University of Chicago | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 12 | 25 | 11 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 15 | 36 | 14 |
| Columbia University | 17 | 19 | 7 |
| Cornell University | 19 | 18 | 23 |
| Duke University | 20 | 42 | 22 |
| University of Michigan | 22 | 21 | 17 |
| Northwestern University | 24 | 29 | 24 |
| New York University | 26 | 35 | 28 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 28 | 51 | 82 |
| University of Washington | 29 | 72 | 10 |
| University of California, San Diego | 33 | 54 | 19 |
