Top Universities in the USA

The USA is one of the most popular overseas study destinations, with over a million international students pursuing their dreams in different universities and colleges.

A number of American institutions are ranked highly by university ranking providers such as QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings, achieving high consistency in aspects like research output and stellar contributions to respective industries.

Apart from its excellent higher education offerings, the USA offers an abundance of activities—both city-bound and nature-themed—to satisfy those who wish to explore and immerse themselves in new experiences.

For those who are seeking to pursue your foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate pathways in the USA, university rankings can provide a sense of whether the institution is right for you.

Ranking providers like the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World (THE) University Rankings are globally recognized, often used by students as part of their research before applying to study abroad.

With that, we’ve compiled the top universities in the USA for 2024 below, with data from the latest QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings.

QS top universities in the USA 2024

Rank	University	Global Rank
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	1
2	Harvard University	4
3	Stanford University	5
4	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	10
5	University of Chicago	11
6	University of Pennsylvania	12
7	Cornell University	13
8	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	15
9	Yale University	16
10	Princeton University	17
11	Columbia University	23
12	Johns Hopkins University	28
13	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	29
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	33
15	New York University (NYU)	38
16	Northwestern University	47
17	Carnegie Mellon University	52
18	Duke University	57
19	University of Texas at Austin	58
20	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)	62

THE top universities in the USA 2024

Rank	University	Global Rank
1	Stanford University	2
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3
3	Harvard University	4
4	Princeton University	6
5	California Institute of Technology	7
6	University of California, Berkeley	9
7	Yale University	10
8	The University of Chicago	13
9	Johns Hopkins University	15
10	University of Pennsylvania	16
11	Columbia University	17
12	University of California, Los Angeles	18
13	Cornell University	20
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	23
15	Carnegie Mellon University	24
16	University of Washington	25
17	Duke University	26
18	New York University	27
19	Northwestern University	28
20	University of California, San Diego	34

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