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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E

Emory University

Atlanta · United States · QS World #161
32
C

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland · United States · QS World #162
33
U

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · United States · QS World #165
34
T

Texas A&M University

Dallas · United States · QS World #169
35
U

University of Minnesota

Moorhead · United States · QS World #188
36
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover · United States · QS World #192
37
U

University of Otago

United States · QS World #197
38
A

Arizona State University

Show Low · United States · QS World #217
39
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville · United States · QS World #219
40
U

University of Virginia

Charlottesville · United States · QS World #230
41
U

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst · United States · QS World #248
42
G

Georgetown University

Washington · United States · QS World #249
43
U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder · United States · QS World #252
44
U

University of Arizona

Tucson · United States · QS World #270
45
N

North Carolina State University

Raleigh · United States · QS World #301
46
I

Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington · United States · QS World #312
47
U

University of Miami

Miami · United States · QS World #314
48
N

Northeastern University

Oakland · United States · QS World #343
49
U

University of Utah

Salt Lake City · United States · QS World #362
50
U

University of Kansas

Lawrence · United States · QS World #388
51
U

University at Buffalo

Buffalo · United States · QS World #389
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University of California

University of California

San Francisco · United States · QS World #406
53
C

Colorado State University

Fort Collins · United States · QS World #431
54
T

Tulane University

New Orleans · United States · QS World #437
55
B

Brandeis University

Waltham · United States · QS World #455
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U

University of Iowa

Iowa City · United States · QS World #457
57
F

Florida State University

Tallahassee · United States · QS World #475
58
U

University of Missouri

Joplin · United States · QS World #476
59
U

University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson · United States · QS World #479
60
I

Iowa State University

Ames · United States · QS World #498