U.S. News Top National Schools

U.S. News Top National Schools

The top schools in America display common threads; they all provide an exceptional education, are dedicated to fostering cutting edge research and offer a large variety of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees. This list ranks the Top Universities in the country as calculated by U.S. News. It comes as no surprise that among the top schools, many are Ivy League, very selective in admissions and come with a hefty price tag.

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1 Harvard University Harvard University 
2 Princeton University Princeton University 
3 Yale University Yale University 
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
4 Stanford University Stanford University 
6 California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology 
6 University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania 
8 Columbia University Columbia University 
8 Duke University Duke University 
8 University of Chicago University of Chicago 
11 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College 
12 Northwestern University Northwestern University 
12 Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis 
14 Cornell University Cornell University 
15 Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University 
16 Brown University Brown University 
17 Rice University Rice University 
18 Emory University Emory University 
18 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame 
18 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University 
21 University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley 
22 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University 
23 Georgetown University Georgetown University 
23 University of Virginia University of Virginia 
25 University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles 
26 University of Michigan University of Michigan 
26 University of Southern California University of Southern California 
28 Tufts University Tufts University 
28 Wake Forest University Wake Forest University 
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
31 Brandeis University Brandeis University 
32 College of William and Mary College of William and Mary 
33 New York University New York University 
34 Boston College Boston College 
35 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology 
35 Lehigh University Lehigh University 
35 University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego 
35 University of Rochester University of Rochester 
35 University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison 
40 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
41 Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University 
41 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
41 University of Washington University of Washington 
44 University of California, Davis University of California, Davis 
44 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine 
44 University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara 
47 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University 
47 University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin 
49 University of Florida University of Florida 
50 Tulane University Tulane University 
50 University of Miami University of Miami 
50 Yeshiva University Yeshiva University 
53 George Washington University George Washington University 
53 Syracuse University Syracuse University 
53 University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park 
56 Ohio State University Ohio State University 
56 Pepperdine University Pepperdine University 
58 University of Georgia University of Georgia 
58 University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh 
60 Boston University Boston University 
61 Clemson University Clemson University 
61 Fordham University Fordham University 
61 University of Minnesota University of Minnesota 
64 Rutgers University Rutgers University 
64 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University 
66 Miami University Miami University 
66 Purdue University Purdue University 
66 Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University 
66 University of Connecticut University of Connecticut 
66 University of Iowa University of Iowa 
71 Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington 
71 Michigan State University Michigan State University 
71 University of Delaware University of Delaware 
71 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 
71 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute 
76 Baylor University Baylor University 
77 Marquette University Marquette University 
77 State University of New York State University of New York 
77 University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder 
80 Clark University Clark University 
80 Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines 
80 St. Louis University St. Louis University 
83 American University American University 
83 North Carolina State University North Carolina State University 
83 Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology 
83 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 
83 University of Alabama University of Alabama 
83 University of Tulsa University of Tulsa 
89 Drexel University Drexel University 
89 Iowa State University Iowa State University 
89 University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside 
89 University of Denver University of Denver 
89 University of Kansas University of Kansas 
89 University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
89 University of Vermont University of Vermont 
96 Auburn University Auburn University 
96 Northeastern University, Boston Northeastern University, Boston 
96 SUNY - Stony Brook SUNY - Stony Brook 
96 University of Arizona University of Arizona 
96 University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz 
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