The university or college you choose to go to can have a major impact on the rest of your life, so it's probably a good idea to do some research first. To help with the process, we've compiled a ranking of the best 100 US universities and colleges, according to the QS World University Rankings® 2018. Also, for the first time ever, we've broken down the list of top US universities by state, so you can find a leading study destination that's close to home (and probably more affordable than expensive out-of-state options).
Top US universities by state
Alabama - 0
Alaska - 0
Arizona - 2 (Arizona State University (above), The University of Arizona)
Arkansas - 0
California - 11 (Stanford University (below), Caltech, UCB, UCLA, UCSD, University of California Davis, UCSB, University of Southern California, University of California Irvine, University of California Riverside, University of California Santa Cruz)
Colorado - 3 (University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado State University)
Connecticut - 2 (Yale University, University of Connecticut)
Delaware - 1 (University of Delaware)
Florida - 4 (University of Florida (below), University of Miami, Florida State University, University of South Florida)
Georgia - 3 (Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, The University of Georgia)
Hawaii - 1 (University of Hawai'i at Mañoa)
Idaho - 0
Illinois - 5 (University of Chicago (below), Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UIC, Illinois Institute of Technology)
Indiana - 3 (Purdue University, University of Notre Dame, Indiana University Bloomington)
Iowa - 2 (University of Iowa, Iowa State University)
Kansas - 1 (University of Kansas)
Kentucky - 0
Louisiana - 1 (Tulane University (above))
Maine - 0
Maryland - 3 (Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County)
Massachusetts - 9 (MIT, Harvard University, Boston University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston College, Northeastern University, Brandeis University, Clark University)
Michigan - 3 (University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University)
Minnesota - 1 (University of Minnesota (above))
Mississippi - 0
Missouri - 1 (Washington University in St. Louis)
Montana - 0
Nebraska - 1 (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Nevada - 0
New Hampshire - 1 (Dartmouth College)
New Jersey - 2 (Princeton University (above), Rutgers University - New Brunswick)
New Mexico - 1 (University of New Mexico)
New York - 10 (Cornell University, Columbia University, NYU, University of Rochester, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, The Katz School at Yeshiva University, University at Buffalo SUNY, Stony Brook University, State University of New York, City University of New York, Syracuse University)
North Carolina - 4 (Duke University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Wake Forest University)
North Dakota - 0
Ohio - 3 (Ohio State University (above), Case Western Reserve University, University of Cincinnati)
Oklahoma - 1 (University of Oklahoma)
Oregon - 1 (Oregon State University)
Pennsylvania - 6 (University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Lehigh University, Drexel University)
Rhode Island - 1 (Brown University)
South Carolina - 0
South Dakota - 0
Tennessee - 2 (Vanderbilt University (above), The University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Texas - 4 (University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Texas A&M University, University of Texas Dallas)
Utah - 1 (University of Utah)
Vermont - 0
Virginia - 2 (University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Washington - 2 (University of Washington, Washington State University)
Washington D.C. - 3 (Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University)
West Virginia - 0
Wisconsin - 1 (University of Wisconsin-Madison (above))
Wyoming - 0
Hopefully, this ranking will be able to help you make a decision about where to study. For more information about US universities, sign up to our site (it's free and takes less than two minutes) and enjoy exclusive member benefits, including access to helpful tips and guides.
This article was originally published in April 2017 and was updated in June 2017 to reflect the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings.
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