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Top 100 Universities in USA

Raghuram Sukumar —  January 26, 2009 — 199 Comments

Here’s list of top 100 universities in USA. But, if you look at the list of universities, you will not find some of the best colleges and universities.

So, you will wonder based on what criteria this top 100 universities in America is listed.

Top 100 Universities in USA

You will have to scroll all the way to end of the article  see the ranking criteria for Best Colleges in USA.

  1. Harvard University
  2. University of Virginia
  3. University of Michigan
  4. Cornell University
  5. University of Washington
  6. Stanford University
  7. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  8. University of Florida
  9. Yale University
  10. Duke University
  11. The University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona
  12. Columbia University in the City of New York
  13. The University of Utah
  14. Princeton University – Welcome
  15. USC – University of Southern California
  16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  17. New York University
  18. Boston University
  19. The University of Texas at Austin – Web Central
  20. Purdue University
  21. Northwestern University
  22. University of Pennsylvania
  23. University of Colorado at Boulder
  24. The University of Chicago
  25. Arizona State University
  26. University of Miami
  27. The Ohio State University
  28. The University of Iowa
  29. The University of Maine
  30. Utah State University
  31. University of South Florida
  32. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  33. University of California, Berkeley
  34. Clemson University
  35. Northeastern University
  36. University of California, Davis
  37. The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  38. The Pennsylvania State University
  39. North Carolina State University
  40. University of Minnesota
  41. The Johns Hopkins University
  42. University of Massachusetts Amherst
  43. The University of Maryland
  44. Florida State University
  45. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  46. The University of Akron : Home Page
  47. The University of New Mexico
  48. University of Kentucky
  49. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  50. Oakland University
  51. University of Houston
  52. The University of Tennessee – Knoxville
  53. Louisiana State University
  54. Carnegie Mellon University
  55. University of California, Los Angeles
  56. Baylor University
  57. Ohio University
  58. Brandeis University
  59. Michigan State University
  60. Lamar University
  61. University of Pittsburgh
  62. University of California, Irvine
  63. Florida Atlantic University
  64. Fordham University
  65. Humboldt State University
  66. University of South Carolina
  67. Oregon State University
  68. George Mason University
  69. The George Washington University
  70. University of Rochester
  71. Creighton University
  72. Kansas State University
  73. Binghamton University – Home
  74. UC San Diego: Home
  75. University of Connecticut
  76. Virginia Tech | Invent the Future
  77. New Mexico State University
  78. The University of Kansas
  79. University of Nevada, Reno
  80. University of Wyoming
  81. University of Alaska Fairbanks
  82. Kennesaw State University
  83. Brown University
  84. University of Phoenix
  85. University of Missouri
  86. University of Delaware
  87. Mississippi State University
  88. Thomas Jefferson University
  89. Montana State University
  90. University of Denver – Home
  91. University at Albany – SUNY
  92. Georgia Southern University
  93. Portland State University
  94. Rice University
  95. University of Louisville
  96. University of Idaho
  97. University of Arkansas
  98. Andrews University
  99. Wake Forest University
  100. Suffolk University Homepage

Top 100 Universities in USA – Ranking

If you search in google for the keyword University, you will find above top 100 universities – schools listed. Google used its search algorithm to rank the best universities in USA. There were few other universities (like 5), which I have not included in the above list. Don’t you think its interesting to see MIT is not in the list? Think about it.

Part 2 of this article Top 100 Universities in USA talks about various factors used by US News to Rank Universities and why that might not help you in selecting universities.

Now, you have seen Best Colleges in USA.

Next – Does College and University Rankings Really Matter?

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199 responses to Top 100 Universities in USA

  1. Abigail F Shipley January 2, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    Quality of education in America was always the best compared to other countries. We have seen many students from around the world go to USA just to study and make a better future for themselves. This blog has given all Top 100 Universities in USA which would be very useful to every candidate who is about to take admission in USA.

  2. Hi,
    i just gave gre and my score is 315/340…nw will give toefl but all tofel dates are booked till 16feb…so m little confused what to do nw ..bcs if i give toefl in feb it will be too late to apply for universities…is it possible to apply without toefl score ? will submitt my toefl score later …is this fine with universities… can u please just tell me these things

  3. hello sir, iam v.koteswara Rao(India, Andara Pradesh)
    can u say the total cost i.e(Tution fee,Living Expenses,Rental expenses,Rental expenses) for 2 years to study MS in US

  4. hello sir
    I want countinue my lesson in the U.S I come from the iran please help me

  5. prasannanjaneyareddy gopavarapu November 16, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    sir
    my name is prasannanjaneyareddy gopavarapu my education details is Inter CEC Degree B.com PG MBA complete I am in trusted M.sc eligible or not eligible please send me sir

  6. Hi HSB!

    I got a score of 292(Q-148, V-144), And i am yet to take TOEFL, can you Pls suggest some of the Universities which i will get the Visa. I have Background of BSc(computers) And MBA In hyderabad.

    Thanks

  7. DO we need to have good Programming skills to study MS computer science…Or can we pickup there itself while doing our MS>??

  8. peter mwakalinga September 7, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Hi,
    I have complited a barchelor degree in computer engineering,but i want to advance my education in the united state of mamerica.i’m interesting in taking masterss of network security. So which universities z best for what i want???

  9. Hi! I scored 314/340 in GRE and a year’s work exp. I would like to know about all universities on west coast only which offers M.S. in Computer Science Degree.

    • Hi
      I noticed we have the same GRE score and I’m looking forward to studying MS in the west coast as well – somewhere close by LA would be preferable. And I’m looking for MS in Computer Science with specialization in Computer Networks.
      You can look up University of Southern California if you’d like.
      Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

  10. I wonder why Loma Linda University is not in your list while in other lists is among the 20 best?

  11. i have completed my B.C.A and i am looking forward to do M.S in computer science.
    can u plz suggest some of the reputed universities for M.S and entire details.
    Thank you

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