U.S. News Top 100 Universities

U.S. News Top 100 Universities

In 1983, the magazine published its first America's Best Colleges report. With the exception of 1984, they have been compiled and published annually since 1985 and are the most widely quoted of their kind in the United States. These rankings are based upon data which U.S. News collects from each educational institution, either from an annual survey sent to each school, or from the school's website. They are also based upon opinion surveys of university faculties and administrators who do not belong to the schools.

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RankCollegeYear FoundedTuition 
1 Harvard University Harvard University1636$36,173 
2 Princeton University Princeton University1746$34,290 
3 Yale University Yale University1701$35,300 
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology1861$36,390 
4 Stanford University Stanford University1885$36,030 
6 California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology1891$34,437 
6 University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania1740$37,526 
8 Columbia University Columbia University1754$39,326 
8 Duke University Duke University1838$37,525 
8 University of Chicago University of Chicago1892$37,632 
11 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College1769$36,915 
12 Northwestern University Northwestern University1851$37,125 
12 Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis1853$37,248 
14 Cornell University Cornell University1865$36,504 
15 Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University1876$37,700 
16 Brown University Brown University1764$37,718 
16 Brown University Brown University1764$37,718 
17 Rice University Rice University1912$28,996 
18 Emory University Emory University1836$36,336 
18 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame1842$36,847 
18 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University1873$37,005 
21 University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley1868$8,932-$29,540 
22 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University1900$38,844 
23 Georgetown University Georgetown University1789$38,122 
23 University of Virginia University of Virginia1819$9,300-$29,600 
25 University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles1919$7,034- $26,102 
26 University of Michigan University of Michigan1817$11,111- $32,401 
27 University of Southern California University of Southern California1880$37,740 
28 Tufts University Tufts University1852$38,840 
28 Wake Forest University Wake Forest University1834$36,975 
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1789$5,396- $22,294 
31 Brandeis University Brandeis University1948$37,294 
32 College of William and Mary College of William and Mary1693$10,246- $29,326 
33 New York University New York University1831$37,372 
34 Boston College Boston College1863$37,950 
35 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology1885$5,272- $21,386 
35 Lehigh University Lehigh University1865$37,550 
35 University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego1960$8,911- $28,932 
35 University of Rochester University of Rochester1850$37,250 
35 University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison1848$7,568- $21,818 
40 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1867$11,261- $25,334 
41 Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University1826$34,252 
41 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute1824$37,990 
41 University of Washington University of Washington1861$6,802- $23,219 
44 University of California, Davis University of California, Davis1905$8,635- $28,656 
44 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine1965$7,556- $27,176 
44 University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara1909$8,573- $29,181 
47 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University1855$13,706- $24,940 
47 University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts1883$8,130- $25,722 
49 University of Florida University of Florida1853$3,790- $21,400 
50 Yeshiva University Yeshiva University1886$32,094 
51 Tulane University Tulane University1834$38,664 
51 University of Miami University of Miami1925$34,834 
53 George Washington University George Washington University1821$38,530 
53 Syracuse University Syracuse University1870$33,439 
53 University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park1856$8,005- $23,076 
56 Ohio State University Ohio State University1870$8,679- $21,918 
56 Pepperdine University Pepperdine University1937$36,770 
58 University of Georgia University of Georgia1785$6,030- $22,342 
58 University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh1787$13,642- $23,290 
60 Boston University Boston University1839$37,050 
61 Clemson University Clemson University1889$10,379- $23,401 
61 Fordham University Fordham University1841$34,831 
61 University of Minnesota University of Minnesota1851$10,634- $14,634 
64 Rutgers University Rutgers University1766$11,540- $21,488 
64 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University1876$7,844- $16,274 
66 Miami University Miami University1809$12,033- $25,824 
66 Purdue University Purdue University1869$7,750- $23,224 
66 Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University1911$33,170 
66 University of Connecticut University of Connecticut1881$9,338- $24,050 
66 University of Iowa University of Iowa1847$6,544- $20,658 
71 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana University-Bloomington1820$8,231- $24,769 
71 Michigan State University Michigan State University1855$10,740- $26,134 
71 University of Delaware University of Delaware1743$8,646- $21,126 
71 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech1872$7,397- $19,605 
71 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute1865$36,390 
76 Baylor University Baylor University1845$26,234 
77 Binghamton University Binghamton University1946$6,070- $12,330 
77 Marquette University Marquette University1881$28,128 
77 University of Colorado-Boulder University of Colorado-Boulder1876$7,278- $24,936 
80 Clark University Clark University1887$34,220 
80 Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines1874$11,238- $25,248 
80 Saint Louis University Saint Louis University1818$30,728 
83 American University American University1893$33,283 
83 North Carolina State University North Carolina State University1887$5,286- $17,584 
83 Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology1870$36,300 
83 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry1911$5,136- $11,396 
83 University of Alabama University of Alabama1831$6,400- $18,000 
83 University of Tulsa University of Tulsa1894$23,940 
89 Drexel University Drexel University1891$30,440 
89 Iowa State University Iowa State University1858$6,360- $17,350 
89 University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside1954$7,845- $28,454 
89 University of Denver University of Denver1864$33,810 
89 University of Kansas University of Kansas1866$7,042- $17,119 
89 University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Nebraska–Lincoln1869$6,584- $17,106 
89 University of Vermont University of Vermont1791$12,844- $29,682 
96 Auburn University Auburn University1856$6,500- $18,260 
96 Northeastern University, Boston Northeastern University, Boston1898$33,969 
96 SUNY SUNY1957$5,758- $12,018 
96 University of Arizona University of Arizona1885$5,542- $18,676 
Information Provided by U.S. News & World Report
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