Discover the top 30 universities in the US with our comprehensive rankings resource.
This table features the latest QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education Rankings, and US News & World Report Rankings, providing a clear and concise comparison in the rankings of the leading institutions. Whether you’re planning your academic journey or simply exploring your options, this resource will help you make informed decisions about your higher education choices.
| S.No | University Name | QS World Ranking 2025 | Times Higher Education Ranking 2024 | US World News Ranking 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Harvard University | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Stanford University | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| 6 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Cornell University | 16 | 20 | 19 |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 21 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | Princeton University | 22 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Yale University | 23 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Johns Hopkins University | 32 | 15 | 13 |
| 12 | Columbia University | 34 | 17 | 9 |
| 13 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 42 | 18 | 11 |
| 14 | New York University (NYU) | 43 | 27 | 32 |
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 44 | 23 | 19 |
| 16 | Northwestern University | 50 | 28 | 24 |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon University | 58 | 24 | |
| 18 | Duke University | 61 | 26 | 26 |
| 19 | University of Texas at Austin | 66 | 52 | 56 |
| 20 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 69 | 42 | 100 |
| 21 | University of California, San Diego | 72 | 34 | 21 |
| 22 | University of Washington | 76 | 25 | 7 |
| 23 | Brown University | 79 | = 64 | 153 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania State University | = 89 | - | 96 |
| 25 | Purdue University | = 89 | - | 167 |
| 26 | Boston University | 108 | 78 | 73 |
| 27 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 114 | 36 | 70 |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 116 | 63 | 74 |
| 29 | University of Southern California | 125 | 74 | 79 |
| 30 | University of California, Davis | 130 | 59 | 89 |
