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Best Universities in United States 2027

A consensus ranking of 223 universities in United States, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (North America).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge
1
2
3
2
99.9
2
Harvard University · Cambridge
5
3
1
1
99.9
3
Stanford University · Stanford
2
6
2
3
99.8
4
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley
20
9
5
6
99.4
5
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena
7
7
9
23
99.3
6
Yale University · New Haven
16
10
11
9
99.3
7
Princeton University · Princeton
27
4
7
16
99.2
8
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia
15
14
14
15
99.1
9
Cornell University · Ithaca
16
20
12
16
99
10
University of Chicago · Chicago
24
15
10
26
98.9
11
Columbia University
43
20
8
10
98.9
12
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore
20
16
19
14
98.9
13
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles
49
19
16
13
98.6
14
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor
51
23
·
21
98.4
15
Northwestern University · Evanston
45
30
31
24
98
16
New York University · New York
58
26
28
32
97.8
17
University of Washington
92
25
17
31
97.7
18
University of California, San Diego
81
47
20
21
97.6
19
Duke University · Durham
70
28
46
27
97.3
20
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
51
·
33
·
97.1
21
University of Texas at Austin
72
50
49
65
96.4
22
Rockefeller University
·
·
29
104
95.9
23
University of Wisconsin, Madison
131
·
36
72
95.4
24
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
158
78
39
51
95.4
25
Washington University in St Louis
162
67
26
·
95.3
26
University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign
74
·
53
109
95.2
27
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh
55
24
101-150
126
94.9
28
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
·
·
58
·
94.2
29
University of California, Santa Barbara
173
72
70
91
94
30
Brown University
66
65
101-150
150
94
31
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
·
·
101-150
40
94
32
University of Southern California
153
·
68
77
93.9
33
University of California, Davis
137
64
101-150
96
93.8
34
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
92
·
101-150
91
93.6
35
Boston University
94
·
101-150
86
93.6
36
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
255
88
51
72
93.5
37
Purdue University West Lafayette
100
85
101-150
173
93
38
Emory University
183
102
101-150
69
93
39
University of Maryland, College Park
252
·
55
72
92.8
40
University of California, Irvine
252
97
79
96
92.5
41
Vanderbilt University
265
·
62
66
92.4
42
University of Pittsburgh
279
·
88
52
91.5
43
University of Minnesota
255
88
·
·
91.4
44
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
·
·
86
·
91.4
45
Georgia Institute of Technology
142
·
151-200
79
91.3
46
University of Colorado Boulder
320
159
62
107
91.1
47
Rice University
122
·
101-150
219
91
48
Ohio State University, Columbus
201
·
83
·
90.8
49
University of Massachusetts
260
112
·
·
90.7
50
Arizona State University (Tempe)
172
225
·
·
90.1
51
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Minnesota
·
·
101-150
·
89.9
52
Michigan State University
182
·
151-200
133
89.7
53
University of Florida
228
·
151-200
109
89.4
54
Arizona State University
172
225
151-200
192
88.9
55
Indiana University, Bloomington
360
·
101-150
163
87.9
56
University of Arizona
313
·
151-200
115
87.8
57
University of Rochester
251
127
201-300
201
87.7
58
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
314
325
·
156
86.8
59
Baylor College of Medicine
·
·
201-300
131
86.7
60
Case Western Reserve University
326
·
151-200
176
86.6
61
University of Virginia
268
·
201-300
137
86.5
62
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
260
·
201-300
162
86.3
63
Northeastern University, US
385
225
·
220
86.2
64
Texas A&M University
169
·
201-300
·
85.7
65
University of California, Santa Cruz
458
·
151-200
133
85.1
66
University of Utah
533
225
151-200
141
85
67
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
·
·
151-200
·
84.9
68
North Carolina State University
320
325
·
269
84.8
69
Tufts University
338
189
201-300
296
84.7
70
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
314
·
151-200
·
84.6
71
Oregon Health & Science University
·
375
201-300
196
83.8
72
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
366
275
201-300
281
83.5
73
University of California, Riverside
398
325
201-300
242
82.9
74
Dartmouth College
270
180
301-400
326
82.8
75
University of Miami
338
225
301-400
234
82.5
76
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
320
·
201-300
·
82
77
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
·
·
201-300
323
81.9
78
George Washington University
381
225
301-400
245
81.8
79
University at Buffalo
416
325
·
369
81.5
80
University of Notre Dame
300
194
301-400
407
81.2
81
University of Connecticut
458
375
201-300
292
80.9
82
Northeastern University (Boston)
385
·
201-300
·
80.3
83
Georgetown University
289
225
401-500
302
79.8
84
Stony Brook University
468
325
301-400
226
79.7
85
University of Illinois Chicago
370
225
401-500
261
79.3
86
University of California, San Francisco
1201
·
21
16
79
87
University of Iowa
597
325
301-400
238
78
88
Florida State University
546
325
301-400
310
77.7
89
University of Houston
551
450
201-300
416
77.3
90
University of Georgia (USA)
536
375
·
·
77.2
91
University of Kansas
515
375
301-400
340
77.1
92
University of Delaware
575
450
201-300
455
76.5
93
Boston College
94
275
501-600
518
76.4
94
University of Hawaii at Manoa
643
275
301-400
483
75
95
Oregon State University
711
·
201-300
399
74.8
96
Colorado State University
540
550
301-400
340
74.6
97
University of Cincinnati
741
·
301-400
207
74.2
98
University of South Carolina-Columbia
711
450
·
390
74.1
99
Iowa State University
540
450
401-500
380
72.8
100
Washington State University
510
450
401-500
416
72.8
101
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
540
550
·
·
72.8
102
Mizzou - University of Missouri
·
550
·
·
72.5
103
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
701
·
201-300
·
72.4
104
University of Missouri, Columbia
721
·
201-300
·
71.9
105
University of Colorado at Denver
851
·
201-300
440
71.8
106
The University of Georgia
536
·
301-400
·
71.6
107
University of South Florida
761
375
401-500
357
71.3
108
University of Alabama at Birmingham
951
·
301-400
170
71.3
109
Illinois Institute of Technology
620
325
·
785
71.2
110
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
701
450
·
·
71.2
111
University of Kentucky
901
450
301-400
407
70.5
112
Temple University
751
450
401-500
360
70.5
113
George Mason University
1001
450
201-300
510
70.5
114
Brandeis University
751
450
301-400
·
70
115
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
·
·
301-400
·
69.9
116
Virginia Commonwealth University
951
450
301-400
411
69.8
117
University of Central Florida
731
450
401-500
434
69.8
118
Tulane University
597
450
501-600
394
69.5
119
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
801
550
·
490
69.3
120
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
851
375
·
·
69.3
121
University of Texas at Dallas
686
450
401-500
537
69.1
122
University of Maryland, Baltimore
801
·
401-500
310
68.1
123
University of Oregon
711
450
501-600
411
67.8
124
Louisiana State University
901
700
·
385
66.9
125
Drexel University
771
450
501-600
493
66
126
Wake Forest University
801
450
501-600
497
65.6
127
Saint Louis University
1001
450
·
623
65.4
128
American University
646
700
·
747
65.1
129
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
801
·
301-400
·
64.9
130
Florida International University
659
450
601-700
504
64.8
131
Missouri University of Science and Technology
751
550
·
839
64.3
132
Rush University
·
450
601-700
500
64.1
133
Medical University of South Carolina
711
·
501-600
473
63.6
134
University of California, Merced
·
450
501-600
763
63.1
135
Stevens Institute of Technology
675
550
·
1014
62.7
136
Colorado School of Mines
575
450
601-700
755
62.7
137
University of Arkansas
·
700
·
806
62.3
138
Wayne State University
801
550
601-700
464
62.3
139
University of South Carolina, Columbia
711
·
401-500
·
62.2
140
Texas Tech University
761
700
501-600
568
62.1
141
Rochester Institute of Technology
951
700
·
645
61.7
142
Medical College of Wisconsin
·
·
501-600
546
61.3
143
Georgia State University
801
550
601-700
588
60.7
144
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1001
·
501-600
366
60.5
145
University of Vermont
1001
·
401-500
572
60.4
146
Auburn University
851
700
501-600
623
60.3
147
University of Oklahoma, Norman
·
·
401-500
·
59.9
148
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
·
·
401-500
·
59.9
149
Syracuse University
731
450
801-900
483
59.2
150
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
581
550
601-700
937
59.1
151
SUNY University at Albany
951
700
·
·
58.7
152
The City College of New York
677
·
501-600
833
58.1
153
Thomas Jefferson University
·
·
601-700
500
57.5
154
SUNY Binghamton University
1001
700
·
·
57.5
155
The University of Alabama
1001
900
·
653
57.4
156
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
901
·
401-500
·
57.4
157
Northern Arizona University
1001
·
501-600
578
57
158
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1201
700
·
714
56.4
159
University of Missouri-Kansas City
1201
550
·
·
56.2
160
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
771
·
501-600
·
55.7
161
University of Denver
1001
550
·
1117
55.5
162
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
·
900
·
·
55
163
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1201
700
501-600
747
54.4
164
Clark University
951
900
·
·
53.7
165
Mississippi State University
1001
700
601-700
810
53.6
166
The University of Texas at San Antonio
1001
700
701-800
625
53.4
167
Baylor University
1201
900
601-700
440
53.2
168
Oklahoma State University
901
700
701-800
747
53.1
169
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
801
700
701-800
847
53.1
170
University of Nevada, Reno
1001
·
501-600
809
53.1
171
New Jersey Institute of Technology
741
550
801-900
873
52.9
172
Indiana University, Indianapolis
1201
·
401-500
841
52.6
173
New Mexico State University (Main campus)
1201
700
·
951
52.5
174
Ohio University (Main campus)
1201
700
·
·
52.5
175
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
901
700
·
1253
52.4
176
Kansas State University
1001
700
601-700
·
51.6
177
University of Texas at Arlington
1001
700
701-800
793
51.3
178
The Catholic University of America
·
900
·
1060
51
179
University of Wyoming
1001
900
601-700
869
50.4
180
University at Albany
951
·
701-800
638
50.1
181
West Virginia University
1001
·
501-600
·
49.9
182
University of Maine
·
·
501-600
·
49.9
183
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
·
·
501-600
·
49.9
184
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
·
·
501-600
·
49.9
185
Saint Louis University (USA)
1001
·
501-600
·
49.9
186
Utah State University
1201
·
501-600
827
49.5
187
San Diego State University
1201
1100
501-600
822
48.4
188
William & Mary
1001
900
·
1207
48.2
189
University of Toledo
1201
700
601-700
1089
47.6
190
Northern Illinois University
·
900
·
1195
47.6
191
Florida Atlantic University
1201
900
·
1067
47.2
192
Lehigh University
670
700
901-1000
·
47.1
193
University of New Hampshire
1201
·
601-700
775
47
194
University of Rhode Island
1001
900
801-900
772
46.6
195
University of Nebraska Medical Center
·
550
801-900
·
46.2
196
Clemson University
951
·
601-700
·
46.2
197
Ohio University
1201
700
801-900
810
46.1
198
Rutgers University, Newark
801
·
901-1000
645
45.9
199
Portland State University
1201
900
·
1171
45.5
200
Southern Methodist University
1001
·
701-800
877
45.3
201
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1201
·
501-600
·
44.9
202
University of North Texas
1001
·
601-700
·
44.9
203
University of Louisville
1001
·
601-700
·
44.9
204
The University of Tulsa
·
550
·
1794
44.2
205
Brigham Young University
1201
·
701-800
817
43
206
University of Alaska Fairbanks
951
700
901-1000
·
42.4
207
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1201
·
801-900
722
41.2
208
Kent State University
1201
·
701-800
937
41
209
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
·
·
901-1000
572
40.6
210
Old Dominion University
·
900
801-900
1067
40.5
211
Binghamton University
·
·
601-700
1188
40.2
212
Montana State University, Bozeman
·
·
801-900
839
39
213
Michigan Technological University
1001
·
901-1000
901
38.3
214
The University of Texas at El Paso
1201
1100
801-900
1134
37
215
Loyola University Chicago
1201
·
901-1000
908
34.8
216
Augusta University
·
·
801-900
1032
34.1
217
University of Missouri, Kansas City
1201
·
801-900
·
29.9
218
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
·
·
701-800
·
29.9
219
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
·
·
701-800
1441
28.9
220
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
·
·
901-1000
1212
24.6
221
North Dakota State University
·
·
901-1000
1372
20.6
222
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
·
·
801-900
·
19.9
223
Amherst College
·
·
901-1000
·
9.9

About United States higher education

The United States has the largest and most diverse higher education system in the world, with over 4,000 degree-granting institutions. American universities dominate global rankings — MIT, Harvard, and Stanford consistently top QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The US system is known for its liberal arts tradition, research intensity, and flexibility in major selection.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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