World University Rank 2021 |
US Rank 2021 |
University |
City |
State |
2 |
1 |
Stanford University |
Stanford |
California |
3 |
2 |
Harvard University |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
4 |
3 |
California Institute of Technology |
Pasadena |
California |
5 |
4 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
7 |
5 |
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley |
California |
8 |
6 |
Yale University |
New Haven |
Connecticut |
9 |
7 |
Princeton University |
Princeton |
New Jersey |
10 |
8 |
University of Chicago |
Chicago |
Illinois |
12 |
9 |
Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
13 |
10 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
15 |
11 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
California |
17 |
12 |
Columbia University |
New York City |
New York |
19 |
13 |
Cornell University |
Ithaca |
New York |
=20 |
14 |
Duke University |
Durham |
North Carolina |
22 |
15 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
24 |
16 |
Northwestern University |
Evanston |
Illinois |
26 |
17 |
New York University |
New York City |
New York |
28 |
18 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
29 |
19 |
University of Washington |
Seattle |
Washington |
33 |
20 |
University of California, San Diego |
San Diego |
California |
38 |
21 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
44 |
22 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Austin |
Texas |
48 |
23 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Champaign |
Illinois |
49 |
24 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
50 |
25 |
Washington University in St Louis |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
53 |
26 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles |
California |
=54 |
27 |
Boston University |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
=56 |
28 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
61 |
29 |
Brown University |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
=64 |
30 |
University of California, Davis |
Davis |
California |
68 |
31 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
California |
=80 |
32 |
Ohio State University (Main campus) |
Columbus |
Ohio |
=85 |
33 |
Emory University |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
=85 |
33 |
University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
90 |
35 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
College Park |
Maryland |
=94 |
36 |
Purdue University West Lafayette |
West Lafayette |
Indiana |
=98 |
37 |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine |
California |
=101 |
38 |
Dartmouth College |
Hanover |
New Hampshire |
105 |
39 |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing |
Michigan |
=111 |
40 |
Vanderbilt University |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
=114 |
41 |
Penn State (Main campus) |
State College |
Pennsylvania |
117 |
42 |
University of Virginia (Main campus) |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
120 |
43 |
Georgetown University |
|
Washington D.C |
=121 |
44 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
=124 |
45 |
University of Arizona |
Tucson |
Arizona |
=124 |
45 |
Rice University |
Houston |
Texas |
=131 |
47 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Boulder |
Colorado |
=133 |
48 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
=140 |
49 |
Indiana University |
Bloomington |
Indiana |
=147 |
50 |
University of Rochester |
Rochester (NY) |
New York |
=152 |
51 |
University of Florida |
Gainesville |
Florida |
=155 |
52 |
Tufts University |
Medford |
Massachusetts |
166 |
53 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
169 |
54 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
=170 |
55 |
University of Notre Dame |
Notre Dame |
Indiana |
=176 |
56 |
Northeastern University |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
=184 |
57 |
Arizona State University (Tempe) |
Tempe |
Arizona |
=187 |
58 |
George Washington University |
|
Washington D.C |
197 |
59 |
Texas A&M University |
College Station |
Texas |
201–250 |
60 |
Brandeis University |
Waltham |
Massachusetts |
201–250 |
60 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
California |
201–250 |
60 |
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa |
Honolulu |
Hawai'i |
201–250 |
60 |
Howard University |
|
Washington D.C |
201–250 |
60 |
University of Iowa |
Iowa City |
Iowa |
201–250 |
60 |
University of Massachusetts |
Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Worcester |
Massachusetts |
201–250 |
60 |
University of Miami |
Coral Gables |
Florida |
201–250 |
60 |
University of South Florida (Tampa) |
Tampa |
Florida |
201–250 |
60 |
University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
201–250 |
60 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Blacksberg |
Virginia |
251–300 |
70 |
University at Buffalo |
Buffalo |
New York |
251–300 |
70 |
University of California, Riverside |
Riverside |
California |
251–300 |
70 |
University of Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
251–300 |
70 |
Florida State University |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
251–300 |
70 |
George Mason University |
Fairfax |
Virginia |
251–300 |
70 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chicago |
Illinois |
251–300 |
70 |
University of New Mexico (Main campus) |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
251–300 |
70 |
Nova Southeastern University |
Davie |
Florida |
251–300 |
70 |
Oregon Health and Science University |
Portland |
Oregon |
251–300 |
70 |
State University of New York Albany |
Albany |
New York |
251–300 |
70 |
Wake Forest University |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina |
251–300 |
70 |
William & Mary |
Williamsburg |
Virginia |
301–350 |
82 |
Boston College |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
301–350 |
82 |
University of California, Merced |
Merced |
California |
301–350 |
82 |
University of Colorado Denver |
Denver |
Colorado |
301–350 |
82 |
University of Delaware |
Newark (DE) |
Delaware |
301–350 |
82 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Chicago |
Illinois |
301–350 |
82 |
North Carolina State University |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
301–350 |
82 |
University of Oregon |
Eugene |
Oregon |
301–350 |
82 |
Rush University |
Chicago |
Illinois |
301–350 |
82 |
Stony Brook University |
Stony Brook |
New York |
301–350 |
82 |
Syracuse University |
Syracuse |
New York |
301–350 |
82 |
Temple University |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
301–350 |
82 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Knoxville |
Texas |
301–350 |
82 |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Richardson |
Texas |
301–350 |
82 |
Tulane University |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
301–350 |
82 |
Washington State University |
Pullman |
Washington |
351–400 |
97 |
Drexel University |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
351–400 |
97 |
University of Kansas |
Lawrence |
Kansas |
351–400 |
97 |
Wayne State University |
Detroit |
Michigan |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Fairbanks |
Alaska |
401–500 |
97 |
American University |
|
Washington D.C |
401–500 |
97 |
Clark University |
Worcester |
Massachusetts |
401–500 |
97 |
Colorado School of Mines |
Golden |
Colorado |
401–500 |
97 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins |
Fort Collins |
Colorado |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Connecticut |
Mansfield |
Connecticut |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Denver |
Denver |
Colorado |
401–500 |
97 |
Florida International University |
Miami |
Florida |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Georgia |
Athens |
Georgia |
401–500 |
97 |
Georgia State University |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
401–500 |
97 |
Iowa State University |
Ames |
Iowa |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Kentucky |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
Columbia |
Missouri |
401–500 |
97 |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Rolla |
Missouri |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
401–500 |
97 |
Oklahoma State University |
Stillwater |
Oklahoma |
401–500 |
97 |
Oregon State University |
Corvallis |
Oregon |
401–500 |
97 |
University of South Carolina-Columbia |
Columbia |
South Carolina |
401–500 |
97 |
University of Tulsa |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
501–600 |
119 |
Binghamton University, State University of New York |
Binghamton |
New York |
501–600 |
119 |
Hofstra University |
Hempstead |
New York |
501–600 |
119 |
University of Houston |
Houston |
Texas |
501–600 |
119 |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
501–600 |
119 |
University of Montana |
Missoula |
Montana |
501–600 |
119 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
501–600 |
119 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark (NJ) |
New Jersey |
501–600 |
119 |
Northern Arizona University |
Flagstaff |
Arizona |
501–600 |
119 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Troy |
New York |
501–600 |
119 |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Hoboken |
New Jersey |
501–600 |
119 |
University of Texas at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
Texas |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa |
Alabama |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Huntsville |
Alabama |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Arkansas |
Fayateville |
Arkansas |
601–800 |
130 |
Auburn University |
Auburn |
Alabama |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Central Florida |
Orlando |
Florida |
601–800 |
130 |
Chapman University |
Orange |
California |
601–800 |
130 |
Clemson University |
Clemson |
South Carolina |
601–800 |
130 |
Creighton University |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Idaho |
Moscow |
Idaho |
601–800 |
130 |
Kansas State University |
Manhattan |
Kansas |
601–800 |
130 |
Lehigh University |
Bethlehem |
Pennsylvania |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Missouri-St Louis |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
601–800 |
130 |
Montana State University |
Bozeman |
Montana |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
601–800 |
130 |
New Mexico State University (Main campus) |
Las Cruces |
New Mexico |
601–800 |
130 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
601–800 |
130 |
Ohio University (Main campus) |
Athens |
Ohio |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Rhode Island |
South Kingstown |
Rhode Island |
601–800 |
130 |
San Diego State University |
San Diego |
California |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Texas at Arlington |
Arlington |
Texas |
601–800 |
130 |
Texas Tech University |
Lubbock |
Texas |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Toledo |
Toledo |
Ohio |
601–800 |
130 |
Western Washington University |
Bellingham |
Washington |
601–800 |
130 |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
601–800 |
130 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Worcester |
Massachusetts |
801–1000 |
156 |
Baylor University |
Waco |
Texas |
801–1000 |
156 |
Bowling Green State University |
Bowling Green |
Ohio |
801–1000 |
156 |
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
801–1000 |
156 |
Florida Atlantic University |
Boca Raton |
Florida |
801–1000 |
156 |
Florida Institute of Technology |
Melbourne |
Florida |
801–1000 |
156 |
Kent State University |
Kent |
Ohio |
801–1000 |
156 |
Louisiana Tech University |
Ruston |
Louisiana |
801–1000 |
156 |
Marquette University |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
801–1000 |
156 |
University of Memphis |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
801–1000 |
156 |
Miami University |
Oxford |
Ohio |
801–1000 |
156 |
Mississippi State University |
Starkville |
Mississippi |
801–1000 |
156 |
The New School |
New York City |
New York |
801–1000 |
156 |
Old Dominion University |
Norfolk |
Virginia |
801–1000 |
156 |
Portland State University |
Portland |
Oregon |
801–1000 |
156 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Rochester (NY) |
New York |
801–1000 |
156 |
University of South Dakota |
Vermillion |
South Dakota |
801–1000 |
156 |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Carbondale |
Illinois |
801–1000 |
156 |
University of Texas at El Paso |
El Paso |
Texas |
1001+ |
174 |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach |
California |
1001+ |
174 |
East Carolina University |
Greenville |
North Carolina |
1001+ |
174 |
James Madison University |
Harrisonburg |
Virginia |
1001+ |
174 |
Morgan State University |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
1001+ |
174 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Wilmington |
North Carolina |
1001+ |
174 |
Oakland University |
Rochester |
Michigan |
1001+ |
174 |
Texas State University |
San Marcos |
Texas |
1001+ |
174 |
Western Michigan University |
Kalamazoo |
Michigan |