U.S. University Ranking Criteria
50% of World’s Top 20; 30% of World’s Top 100 universities are from U.S. Amongst the 4,589 U.S. universities, some are Nationally ranked while some are Regionally ranked. Regionally ranked universities usually do not confer doctoral degrees.
U.S. News is the most sought after ranking and its ranking criteria are: Faculty resources, student selectivity, student retention rates, academic reputation, spending per student, graduation rate, alumni giving rate
Subject rankings tend to be more qualitative focus on parameters such as academic reputation.
The tuition fee for the United States International Year 1 is US$30,000 per year, for community college is US$20,000 per year. For direct entry to university, it would be US$38,000 to US$64,000 per year.
50% of World’s Top 20; 30% of World’s Top 100 universities are from U.S. Amongst the 4,589 U.S. universities, some are Nationally ranked while some are Regionally ranked. Regionally ranked universities usually do not confer doctoral degrees.
U.S. News is the most sought after ranking and its ranking criteria are: Faculty resources, student selectivity, student retention rates, academic reputation, spending per student, graduation rate, alumni giving rate
Subject rankings tend to be more qualitative focus on parameters such as academic reputation.
The tuition fee for the United States International Year 1 is US$30,000 per year, for community college is US$20,000 per year. For direct entry to university, it would be US$38,000 to US$64,000 per year.
#1
College: Princeton University
Number of Enrolment: 8,088
Admission Rate: 7.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1400-1600
#2
College: Harvard University
Number of Enrolment: 19,929
Admission Rate: 6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1410-1600
#3
College: Yale University
Number of Enrolment: 12,336
Admission Rate: 6.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1410-1600
#4
College: Columbia University
Number of Enrolment: 24,221
Admission Rate: 7%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1600
#4
College: Stanford University
Number of Enrolment: 16,795
Admission Rate: 5.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1380-1570
#4
College: University of Chicago
Number of Enrolment: 12,558
Admission Rate: 8.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1430-1590
#7
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 11,319
Admission Rate: 7.9%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1420-1570
#8
College: Duke University
Number of Enrolment: 15,856
Admission Rate: 11.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1370-1550
#9
College: University of Pennsylvania
Number of Enrolment: 21,296
Admission Rate: 10.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1550
#10
College: California Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 2,209
Admission Rate: 8.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1500-1600
#10
College: Johns Hopkins University
Number of Enrolment: 21,484
Admission Rate: 15%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1530
#12
College: Dartmouth College
Number of Enrolment: 6,298
Admission Rate: 11.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1550
#12
College: Northwestern University
Number of Enrolment: 20,336
Admission Rate: 13.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1560
#14
College: Brown University
Number of Enrolment: 9,181
Admission Rate: 8.7%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1330-1550
#15
College: Cornell University
Number of Enrolment: 21,850
Admission Rate: 14.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1330-1510
#15
College: Vanderbilt University
Number of Enrolment: 12,686
Admission Rate: 13.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#15
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Number of Enrolment: 14,348
Admission Rate: 17.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#18
College: Rice University
Number of Enrolment: 6,621
Admission Rate: 15.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1550
#18
College: University of Notre Dame
Number of Enrolment: 12,179
Admission Rate: 21.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#20
College: University of California— Berkeley
Number of Enrolment: 37,581
Admission Rate: 16%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1290-1490
#21
College: Emory University
Number of Enrolment: 14,769
Admission Rate: 26.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1280-1460
#21
College: Georgetown University
Number of Enrolment: 17,858
Admission Rate: 17.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1320-1520
#23
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Number of Enrolment: 13,285
Admission Rate: 24.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1340-1540
#23
College: University of California— Los Angeles
Number of Enrolment: 43,239
Admission Rate: 18.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1190-1460
#23
College: University of Southern California
Number of Enrolment: 42,469
Admission Rate: 18%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1280-1480
#26
College: University of Virginia
Number of Enrolment: 23,732
Admission Rate: 29%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1250-1460
#27
College: Tufts University
Number of Enrolment: 10,907
Admission Rate: 17.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1520
#27
College: Wake Forest University
Number of Enrolment: 7,788
Admission Rate: 34.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1210-1420
#29
College: University of Michigan— Ann Arbor
Number of Enrolment: 43,625
Admission Rate: 32.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 29-33(ACT)
#30
College: Boston College
Number of Enrolment: 13,575
Admission Rate: 33.9%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1460
#30
College: University of North Carolina— Chapel Hill
Number of Enrolment: 29,135
Admission Rate: 28.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1210-1400
#32
College: New York University
Number of Enrolment: 49,274
Admission Rate: 35.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1240-1450
#33
College: University of Rochester
Number of Enrolment: 11,060
Admission Rate: 36.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1240-1450
#34
College: Brandeis University
Number of Enrolment: 5,945
Admission Rate: 35.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1250-1480
#34
College: College of William and Mary
Number of Enrolment: 8,437
Admission Rate: 33%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1470
#36
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 23,109
Admission Rate: 33.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1310-1490
#37
College: Case Western Reserve University
Number of Enrolment: 10,771
Admission Rate: 38.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1470
#37
College: University of California— Santa Barbara
Number of Enrolment: 23,051
Admission Rate: 36.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1120-1380
#39
College: University of California— Irvine
Number of Enrolment: 30,051
Admission Rate: 37.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1040-1310
#39
College: University of California— San Diego
Number of Enrolment: 29,909
Admission Rate: 33.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1180-1420
#41
College: Boston University
Number of Enrolment: 32,112
Admission Rate: 34.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1190-1410
#41
College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Number of Enrolment: 7,028
Admission Rate: 37.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1300-1490
#41
College: Tulane University
Number of Enrolment: 13,531
Admission Rate: 28%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 29-32(ACT)
#41
College: University of California— Davis
Number of Enrolment: 34,508
Admission Rate: 40.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1080-1350
#41
College: University of Illinois— Urbana- Champaign
Number of Enrolment: 45,140
Admission Rate: 59%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 26-32(ACT)
#41
College: University of Wisconsin— Madison
Number of Enrolment: 43,193
Admission Rate: 49.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 26-31(ACT)
#47
College: Lehigh University
Number of Enrolment: 7,119
Admission Rate: 34.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1230-1410
#47
College: Northeastern University
Number of Enrolment: 19,798
Admission Rate: 32.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1340-1500
#47
College: Pennsylvania State University— University Park
Number of Enrolment: 47,040
Admission Rate: 50.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1090-1290
#47
College: University of Florida
Number of Enrolment: 50,350
Admission Rate: 47.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1170-1360
#51
College: University of Miami
Number of Enrolment: 16,774
Admission Rate: 38.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1220-1420
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
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College: Princeton University
Number of Enrolment: 8,088
Admission Rate: 7.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1400-1600
#2
College: Harvard University
Number of Enrolment: 19,929
Admission Rate: 6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1410-1600
#3
College: Yale University
Number of Enrolment: 12,336
Admission Rate: 6.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1410-1600
#4
College: Columbia University
Number of Enrolment: 24,221
Admission Rate: 7%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1600
#4
College: Stanford University
Number of Enrolment: 16,795
Admission Rate: 5.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1380-1570
#4
College: University of Chicago
Number of Enrolment: 12,558
Admission Rate: 8.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1430-1590
#7
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 11,319
Admission Rate: 7.9%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1420-1570
#8
College: Duke University
Number of Enrolment: 15,856
Admission Rate: 11.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1370-1550
#9
College: University of Pennsylvania
Number of Enrolment: 21,296
Admission Rate: 10.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1550
#10
College: California Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 2,209
Admission Rate: 8.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1500-1600
#10
College: Johns Hopkins University
Number of Enrolment: 21,484
Admission Rate: 15%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1530
#12
College: Dartmouth College
Number of Enrolment: 6,298
Admission Rate: 11.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1550
#12
College: Northwestern University
Number of Enrolment: 20,336
Admission Rate: 13.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1560
#14
College: Brown University
Number of Enrolment: 9,181
Admission Rate: 8.7%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1330-1550
#15
College: Cornell University
Number of Enrolment: 21,850
Admission Rate: 14.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1330-1510
#15
College: Vanderbilt University
Number of Enrolment: 12,686
Admission Rate: 13.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#15
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Number of Enrolment: 14,348
Admission Rate: 17.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#18
College: Rice University
Number of Enrolment: 6,621
Admission Rate: 15.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1390-1550
#18
College: University of Notre Dame
Number of Enrolment: 12,179
Admission Rate: 21.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 32-34(ACT)
#20
College: University of California— Berkeley
Number of Enrolment: 37,581
Admission Rate: 16%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1290-1490
#21
College: Emory University
Number of Enrolment: 14,769
Admission Rate: 26.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1280-1460
#21
College: Georgetown University
Number of Enrolment: 17,858
Admission Rate: 17.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1320-1520
#23
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Number of Enrolment: 13,285
Admission Rate: 24.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1340-1540
#23
College: University of California— Los Angeles
Number of Enrolment: 43,239
Admission Rate: 18.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1190-1460
#23
College: University of Southern California
Number of Enrolment: 42,469
Admission Rate: 18%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1280-1480
#26
College: University of Virginia
Number of Enrolment: 23,732
Admission Rate: 29%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1250-1460
#27
College: Tufts University
Number of Enrolment: 10,907
Admission Rate: 17.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1360-1520
#27
College: Wake Forest University
Number of Enrolment: 7,788
Admission Rate: 34.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1210-1420
#29
College: University of Michigan— Ann Arbor
Number of Enrolment: 43,625
Admission Rate: 32.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 29-33(ACT)
#30
College: Boston College
Number of Enrolment: 13,575
Admission Rate: 33.9%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1460
#30
College: University of North Carolina— Chapel Hill
Number of Enrolment: 29,135
Admission Rate: 28.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1210-1400
#32
College: New York University
Number of Enrolment: 49,274
Admission Rate: 35.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1240-1450
#33
College: University of Rochester
Number of Enrolment: 11,060
Admission Rate: 36.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1240-1450
#34
College: Brandeis University
Number of Enrolment: 5,945
Admission Rate: 35.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1250-1480
#34
College: College of William and Mary
Number of Enrolment: 8,437
Admission Rate: 33%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1470
#36
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Number of Enrolment: 23,109
Admission Rate: 33.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1310-1490
#37
College: Case Western Reserve University
Number of Enrolment: 10,771
Admission Rate: 38.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1270-1470
#37
College: University of California— Santa Barbara
Number of Enrolment: 23,051
Admission Rate: 36.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1120-1380
#39
College: University of California— Irvine
Number of Enrolment: 30,051
Admission Rate: 37.4%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1040-1310
#39
College: University of California— San Diego
Number of Enrolment: 29,909
Admission Rate: 33.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1180-1420
#41
College: Boston University
Number of Enrolment: 32,112
Admission Rate: 34.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1190-1410
#41
College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Number of Enrolment: 7,028
Admission Rate: 37.5%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1300-1490
#41
College: Tulane University
Number of Enrolment: 13,531
Admission Rate: 28%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 29-32(ACT)
#41
College: University of California— Davis
Number of Enrolment: 34,508
Admission Rate: 40.6%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1080-1350
#41
College: University of Illinois— Urbana- Champaign
Number of Enrolment: 45,140
Admission Rate: 59%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 26-32(ACT)
#41
College: University of Wisconsin— Madison
Number of Enrolment: 43,193
Admission Rate: 49.8%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 26-31(ACT)
#47
College: Lehigh University
Number of Enrolment: 7,119
Admission Rate: 34.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1230-1410
#47
College: Northeastern University
Number of Enrolment: 19,798
Admission Rate: 32.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1340-1500
#47
College: Pennsylvania State University— University Park
Number of Enrolment: 47,040
Admission Rate: 50.3%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1090-1290
#47
College: University of Florida
Number of Enrolment: 50,350
Admission Rate: 47.1%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1170-1360
#51
College: University of Miami
Number of Enrolment: 16,774
Admission Rate: 38.2%
SAT/ACT (25-75%): 1220-1420
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
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