Best Universities in United States 2026

The top 372 universities in United States, ranked by QS World University Rankings — explore programs, tuition and scholarships.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge · United States · QS World #1
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Stanford University

Stanford · United States · QS World #3
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Harvard University

Cambridge · United States · QS World #5
4
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California Institute of Technology

National City · United States · QS World #6
5
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University of Chicago

Chicago · United States · QS World #10
6
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia · United States · QS World #13
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Yale University

New Haven · United States · QS World #15
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Columbia University

New York · United States · QS World #19
9
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Princeton University

Princeton · United States · QS World #20
10
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Cornell University

New York · United States · QS World #21
11
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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor · United States · QS World #24
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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore · United States · QS World #25
13
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Northwestern University

Natchitoches · United States · QS World #30
14
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New York University

New Paltz · United States · QS World #42
15
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Duke University

Durham · United States · QS World #53
16
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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh · United States · QS World #54
17
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University of Texas at Austin

Austin · United States · QS World #67
18
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University of Wisconsin–Madison

Madison · United States · QS World #76
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University of Washington

Bellingham · United States · QS World #86
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Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta · United States · QS World #89
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Rice University

Houston · United States · QS World #95
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Pennsylvania State University

New Kensington · United States · QS World #97
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill · United States · QS World #101
24
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Boston University

Boston · United States · QS World #114
25
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University of Southern California

Costa Mesa · United States · QS World #116
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Purdue University

Fort Wayne · United States · QS World #117
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Ohio State University

Wooster · United States · QS World #121
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University of California Davis

Davis · United States · QS World #140
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University of Rochester

Rochester Hills · United States · QS World #155
30
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Michigan State University

East Lansing · United States · QS World #158