National Universities

The definitive ranking of America's top national universities offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Use this list to compare academic reputation, research output, faculty quality, and campus resources, helping you identify the best institution for a world-class education and strong career prospects.

394 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchool
#1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ, 08544
#2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA, 02139
#3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA, 02138
#4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA, 94305
#4Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, 06520
#6University of ChicagoChicago, IL, 60637
#7Duke UniversityDurham, NC, 27708
#7Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21218
#7Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL, 60208
#7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA, 19104
#11California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, 91125
#12Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, 14853
#13Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, 02912
#13Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH, 03755
#15Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, 10027
#15University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, 94720
#17Rice UniversityHouston, TX, 77005
#17University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA, 90095
#17Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN, 37240
#20Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15213
#20University of Michigan--Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, 48109
#20University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN, 46556
#20Washington University in St. LouisLouis, MO, 63130
#24Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, 30322
#24Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC, 20057
#26University of North Carolina--Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC, 27599
#26University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA, 22904
#28University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, 90089
#29University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA, 92093
#30University of FloridaGainesville, FL, 32611
#30The University of Texas--AustinAustin, TX, 78705
#32Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA, 30332
#32New York UniversityNew York, NY, 10012
#32University of California, DavisDavis, CA, 95616
#32University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA, 92697
#36Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA, 02467
#36Tufts UniversityMedford, MA, 02155
#36University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL, 61820
#36University of Wisconsin--MadisonMadison, WI, 53706
#40University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA, 93106
#41The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, 43210
#42Boston UniversityBoston, MA, 02215
#42Rutgers University--New BrunswickPiscataway, NJ, 08854
#42University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD, 20742
#42University of WashingtonSeattle, WA, 98195
#46Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA, 18015
#46Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA, 02115
#46Purdue University--Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN, 47907
#46University of GeorgiaAthens, GA, 30602
#46University of RochesterRochester, NY, 14627
#51Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH, 44106
#51Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, 32306
#51Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, 77843
#51Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA, 24061
#51Wake Forest UniversitySalem, NC, 27109
#51William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA, 23185
#57University of California, MercedMerced, CA, 95343
#57Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA, 19085
#59George Washington UniversityWashington, DC, 20052
#59The Pennsylvania State University--University ParkUniversity Park, PA, 16802
#59Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA, 95053
#59Stony Brook University--SUNYStony Brook, NY, 11794
#59University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, 55455
#64Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, 48824
#64North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC, 27695
#64Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY, 12180
#64University of Massachusetts--AmherstAmherst, MA, 01003
#64University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL, 33146
#69Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA, 02454
#69Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA, 70118
#69University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, 06269
#69University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA, 15260
#73Binghamton University--SUNYBinghamton, NY, 13902
#73Indiana University--BloomingtonBloomington, IN, 47405
#75Clemson UniversityClemson, SC, 29634
#75Rutgers University--NewarkNewark, NJ, 07102
#75Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY, 13244
#75University at Buffalo--SUNYBuffalo, NY, 14260
#75University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA, 92521
#80Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO, 80401
#80Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19104
#80New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ, 07102
#80Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ, 07030
#84Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA, 90263
#84University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL, 60607
#84Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA, 01609
#84Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY, 10033
#88American UniversityWashington, DC, 20016
#88Baylor UniversityWaco, TX, 76798
#88Howard UniversityWashington, DC, 20059
#88Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI, 53233
#88Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY, 14623
#88Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX, 75205
#88University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA, 95064
#88University of DelawareNewark, DE, 19716
#88University of South FloridaTampa, FL, 33620
#97Florida International UniversityMiami, FL, 33199
#97Fordham UniversityNew York, NY, 10023
#97Rutgers University--CamdenCamden, NJ, 08102
#97Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX, 76129
#97University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO, 80309
#102Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL, 36849
#102Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA, 99258
#102Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA, 90045
#102Saint Louis UniversityLouis, MO, 63103
#102Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19122
#102University of IowaIowa City, IA, 52242
#102University of MissouriColumbia, MO, 65211
#102University of Tennessee--KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN, 37996
#110Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT, 84602
#110Chapman UniversityOrange, CA, 92866
#110The University of OklahomaNorman, OK, 73019
#110University of OregonEugene, OR, 97403
#110University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA, 92110
#110University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA, 94117
#110The University of Texas--DallasRichardson, TX, 75080
#117Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ, 85287
#117Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE, 68178
#117Elon UniversityElon, NC, 27244
#117George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA, 22030
#117Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL, 60616
#117Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyAmes, IA, 50011
#117San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA, 92182
#117University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, 32816
#117University of DenverDenver, CO, 80208
#117University of New HampshireDurham, NH, 03824
#127California State University, Long BeachLong Beach, CA, 90840
#127University at Albany--SUNYAlbany, NY, 12222
#127University of ArizonaTucson, AZ, 85721
#127University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD, 21250
#127University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC, 29208
#132Clark UniversityWorcester, MA, 01610
#132CUNY--City CollegeNew York, NY, 10031
#132Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL, 60660
#132Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
#132University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL, 35294
#132University of HoustonHouston, TX, 77204
#132University of VermontBurlington, VT, 05405
#139California State University--FullertonFullerton, CA, 92831
#139Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT, 06824
#139University of the PacificStockton, CA, 95211
#139Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA, 23284
#143Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY, 13699
#143Miami University--OxfordOxford, OH, 45056
#143Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR, 97331
#143Touro UniversityNew York, NY, 10036
#143University of DaytonDayton, OH, 45469
#143University of KansasLawrence, KS, 66045
#143University of KentuckyLexington, KY, 40506
#143University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC, 28223
#151Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO, 80523
#151James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA, 22807
#151Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA, 98122
#151St. John's University (NY)Queens, NY, 11439
#151University of Massachusetts--LowellLowell, MA, 01854
#151University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI, 02881
#151University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT, 84112
#158Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS, 66506
#158Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI, 49931
#158Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ, 07043
#158Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ, 07079
#158Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ, 08205
#158SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY, 13210
#158University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH, 45221
#158University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, 40292
#158University of Nebraska -- LincolnLincoln, NE, 68588
#158University of St. Thomas (MN)St Paul, MN, 55105
#158University of TulsaTulsa, OK, 74104
#169The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC, 20064
#169DePaul UniversityChicago, IL, 60604
#169Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15282
#169Florida A&M UniversityTallahassee, FL, 32307
#169Louisiana State University--Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA, 70803
#169Mercer UniversityMacon, GA, 31207
#169Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ, 08028
#169The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL, 35487
#169University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI, 96822
#169University of MississippiUniversity, MS, 38677
#179California State University--San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA, 92407
#179Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT, 06518
#179Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL, 35229
#179Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI, 48202
#183Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL, 61625
#183California State University--FresnoFresno, CA, 93740
#183Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA, 50311
#183Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL, 33431
#183Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY, 11549
#183Simmons UniversityBoston, MA, 02115
#183University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR, 72701
#183University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI, 48221
#183University of IdahoMoscow, ID, 83844
#192East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC, 27858
#192Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN, 46202
#192Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO, 65409
#192St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY, 14618
#192University of Nevada--RenoReno, NV, 89557
#192Washington State UniversityPullman, WA, 99164
#198Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY, 11530
#198Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC, 20002
#198Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA, 30302
#198Ohio UniversityAthens, OH, 45701
#198Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK, 74078
#198Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX, 79409
#198University of North Carolina--GreensboroGreensboro, NC, 27402
#198University of North Carolina--WilmingtonWilmington, NC, 28403
#198University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston, TX, 77006
#198Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN, 46383
#208Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS, 39762
#208Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA, 15108
#208San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA, 94132
#208University of North TexasDenton, TX, 76203
#208Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH, 45207
#213Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN, 47306
#213Belmont UniversityNashville, TN, 37212
#213Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15232
#213The New SchoolNew York, NY, 10011
#213Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY, 12180
#213University of La VerneLa Verne, CA, 91750
#213University of Massachusetts--BostonBoston, MA, 02125
#213The University of Texas--Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX, 78539
#213The University of Texas--San AntonioSan Antonio, TX, 78249
#222Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL, 61790
#222Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN, 37207
#222Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA, 70118
#222New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM, 88003
#222Portland State UniversityPortland, OR, 97207
#222St. Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN, 55105
#222University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL, 32224
#222The University of Texas--ArlingtonArlington, TX, 76019
#222University of WyomingLaramie, WY, 82071
#222West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV, 26506
#232Bethel University (MN)Paul, MN, 55112
#232Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL, 32901
#232Kent State UniversityKent, OH, 44242
#232North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityGreensboro, NC, 27411
#232North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND, 58108
#232Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR, 97116
#232University of Colorado DenverDenver, CO, 80217
#232University of Missouri--Kansas CityKansas City, MO, 64110
#232University of Nevada--Las VegasLas Vegas, NV, 89154
#232Winston-Salem State UniversitySalem, NC, 27110
#242Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MI, 49104
#242Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA, 90639
#242D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY, 14201
#242Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI, 49401
#242Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ, 86011
#242Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT, 06825
#242Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA, 98119
#242Union UniversityJackson, TN, 38305
#242University of Alabama at HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL, 35899
#242University of Massachusetts DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA, 02747
#242University of Missouri--St. LouisSaint Louis, MO, 63121
#242University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM, 87131
#242University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND, 58202
#242Utah State UniversityLogan, UT, 84322
#242West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA, 19383
#257California State University--East BayHayward, CA, 94542
#257Gannon UniversityErie, PA, 16541
#257La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19141
#257Marian University (IN)Indianapolis, IN, 46222
#257Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN, 37132
#257Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL, 33328
#257Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IN, 47660
#257Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX, 77340
#257South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD, 57007
#257Springfield CollegeSPRINGFIELD, MA, 01109
#257Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA, 02108
#257Tennessee Tech UniversityCookeville, TN, 38505
#257Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX, 78666
#257University of MaineOrono, ME, 04469
#257The University of Texas--El PasoEl Paso, TX, 79968
#257Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC, 28723
#273Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA, 30912
#273Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA, 19437
#273Hampton UniversityHampton, VA, 23668
#273Marymount UniversityArlington, VA, 22207
#273The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CA, 91321
#273Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA, 18612
#273Pace UniversityNew York, NY, 10038
#273Regis UniversityDenver, CO, 80221
#273University of MemphisMemphis, TN, 38152
#273Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS, 67260
#283Aurora UniversityAurora, IL, 60506
#283Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA, 91702
#283Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI, 48859
#283The College of St. ScholasticaDuluth, MN, 55811
#283DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA, 18034
#283George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR, 97132
#283Maryville University of St. LouisSt Louis, MO, 63141
#283Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN, 55987
#283University of South DakotaVermillion, SD, 57069
#283Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA, 01119
#293Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH, 43403
#293Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA, 23529
#293University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME, 04005
#293University of Puerto Rico--Rio PiedrasRio Piedras, PR, 00931
#293University of St. FrancisJoliet, IL, 60435
#293University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX, 78209
#293The University of ToledoToledo, OH, 43606
#293Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI, 49008
#301Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY, 40205
#301Boise State UniversityBoise, ID, 83725
#301Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY, 10962
#301East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN, 37614
#301Edgewood UniversityMadison, WI, 53711
#301Harding UniversitySearcy, AR, 72149
#301Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA, 19345
#301Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA, 02138
#301Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL, 60115
#301Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK, 73106
#301Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VA, 22601
#301Southern Illinois University--CarbondaleCarbondale, IL, 62901
#301University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT, 06117
#301University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN, 46227
#301University of Nebraska OmahaOmaha, NE, 68182
#301University of Wisconsin--MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI, 53201
#301Widener UniversityChester, PA, 19013
#318Concordia University IrvineIrvine, CA, 92612
#318Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL, 33965
#318Kean UniversityUnion, NJ, 07083
#318Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA, 71272
#318Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV, 25755
#318Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT, 59717
#318Oakland UniversityRochester, MI, 48309
#318Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15222
#318University of Houston--Clear LakeHouston, TX, 77058
#318University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS, 39406
#318Wilkes UniversityBarre, PA, 18766
#329Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX, 79699
#329Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA, 30314
#329Concordia University WisconsinMequon, WI, 53097
#329Eastern Kentucky UniversityRIchmond, KY, 40475
#329Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI, 49307
#329Husson UniversityBangor, ME, 04401
#329Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA, 15705
#329Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21251
#329Radford UniversityRadford, VA, 24142
#329Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX, 76204
#329University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, HI, 96720
#329University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA, 24501
#329University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN, 37403
#329The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX, 75799
#343Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC, 27506
#343Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH, 44115
#343Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA, 30460
#343Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN, 37752
#343Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH, 45233
#343Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico--PoncePonce, PR, 00717
#343Prairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View, TX, 77446
#343University of MaryBismarck, ND, 58504
#343University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO, 80639
#352Alvernia UniversityReading, PA, 19607
#352Arkansas State UniversityState University, AR, 72467
#352Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA, 52001
#352St. Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA, 52803
#352Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX, 78363
#352University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI, 54901
#358Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN, 37760
#358Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY, 14226
#358Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS, 39058
#358Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MO, 65897
#358University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA, 71209
#363Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN, 47809
#363Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS, 39217
#363Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL, 33309
#363Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL, 62026
#363Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN, 37210
#363University of Central ArkansasConway, AR, 72035
#363University of MontanaMissoula, MT, 59812
#363University of South AlabamaMobile, AL, 36688
#363Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH, 44720
#363Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY, 42101
#373Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI, 48197
#373Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA, 30144
#373Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY, 11548
#373Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA, 23464
#373Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX, 76402
#373The University of AkronAkron, OH, 44325
#373University of FindlayFindlay, OH, 45840
#373University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA, 70504
#373University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA, 30118
#373William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS, 39401
#373Wingate UniversityWingate, NC, 28174
#384Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS, 66006
#384Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA, 51104
#384Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD, 20708
#384Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX, 75211
#384East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX, 75429
#384Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC, 28017
#384Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA, 24401
#384Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY, 41099
#384Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, FL, 33401
#384University of Arkansas--Little RockLittle Rock, AR, 72204
#384University of Michigan--FlintFlint, MI, 48502