41 U.S. Colleges Rank in 2020 Top 100 World University Ranking

41 U.S. Colleges Rank in 2020 Top 100 World University Ranking
41 U.S. colleges and universities rank in the top 100 world university ranking that announced by Times Higher Education (THE) for year 2020. Stanford University rank in the highest position among us colleges and Massachusetts Institute of Technology followed it.

Academic Comparison Between Colleges In Top 100 World University Ranking

There are 19 public and 22 private schools in the top 100 world university ranking. For academic year 2021, the average acceptance rate of the schools is 24.44% where Stanford University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4% and Michigan State University has the highest rate of 78%. The average SAT score of the schools is 1,425 and California Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score with 1,555. Total 1,270,777 students including both undergraduate and graduate students are attending one of the schools. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest with 61,170 students and California Institute of Technology is the smallest with 2,233 students. The average graduation rate is 89.76% and the average students to faculty ratio is 11.63 to 1.

Next table compares the U.S. colleges in the top 100 world university ranking with admission rate, SAT score, and other academic facts.
Table. U.S. Colleges in 2020 Top 100 World University Ranking
RankNameAcceptance RateSAT ScoreGraduation RatePopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
3Stanford University
Stanford, CA
4%1,49594%17,3815:1
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
7%1,53594%11,5743:1
5California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
7%1,55592%2,2333:1
6Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
5%1,52098%31,5667:1
7Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
5%1,50596%8,3745:1
8Yale University
New Haven, CT
6%1,51597%13,4336:1
10University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
7%1,52094%17,0025:1
12Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
11%1,50593%26,1527:1
12University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
8%1,48595%25,8606:1
15University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
15%1,42591%42,50120:1
16Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
6%1,50596%31,0776:1
17University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
14%1,40591%44,53718:1
18Duke University
Durham, NC
9%1,51096%16,6066:1
19Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
11%1,46595%23,6009:1
20University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
23%1,42092%46,71611:1
24Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
17%1,50089%14,02910:1
25Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
8%1,49095%22,1276:1
27New York University
New York, NY
20%1,41085%51,8479:1
28University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
49%1,34084%47,40019:1
30University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
30%1,36586%37,88719:1
34Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
22%1,46587%32,72318:1
39The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
39%1,35583%51,83218:1
43University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
52%1,36587%43,46317:1
50University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
62%1,33084%49,70220:1
52University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
32%1,34582%25,97622:1
53Brown University
Providence, RI
8%1,48595%10,2576:1
54Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
15%1,52095%15,8527:1
56University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
23%1,37589%30,01113:1
59University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
41%1,28086%38,16720:1
64Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
58%1,29581%44,47413:1
66University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
13%1,44092%47,3109:1
71University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
52%1,37580%50,73417:1
71Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
52%1,34584%61,17019:1
74Boston University
Boston, MA
22%1,41588%34,65710:1
81Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
56%1,26085%46,81014:1
82University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
47%1,38086%41,20018:1
84Emory University
Atlanta, GA
19%1,43590%14,4589:1
86Rice University
Houston, TX
11%1,50595%7,1246:1
93Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
78%1,21080%50,35116:1
96University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
29%1,30083%36,03218:1
99Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
9%1,49095%6,5727:1
Average24.44% 1,42589.76%1,270,777 (Total)11.63:1

U.S. colleges in the top 100 world university ranking 2020 Tuition and 2021 Estimation

Next table and chart compare the 2020 tuition & fees between the U.S. colleges in the top 100 world university ranking and estimate 2021 costs. The 2019-2020 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2020-2021 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition change for last 2 years.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the top schools $47,937 where Columbia University in the City of New York is the most expensive with $61,788 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the cheapest tuition & fess of $28,794. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $41,494 where University of Chicago has the highest amount of tuition & fees of $61,548 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest amount of $22,966.
UndergraduateGraduate
Table. Best College In Us Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking 2020 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2021 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2020 Tuition & Fees2021 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
3Stanford University $53,529$55,796
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology $53,790$55,821
5California Institute of Technology $54,600$56,933
6Harvard University $51,925$53,474
7Princeton University $52,800$55,380
8Yale University $55,500$57,650
10University of Chicago $60,552$64,318
12Johns Hopkins University $55,350$57,008
12University of Pennsylvania $57,770$60,041
15University of California-Berkeley $14,253$44,007 $14,322$44,854
16Columbia University in the City of New York $61,788$71,460
17University of California-Los Angeles $13,240$42,994 $13,254$43,784
18Duke University $58,031$60,464
19Cornell University $57,222$59,330
20University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $15,558$51,200 $14,918$51,318
24Carnegie Mellon University $57,119$58,822
25Northwestern University $56,691$58,896
27New York University $53,308$54,830
28University of Washington-Seattle Campus $11,465$38,166 $11,729$39,812
30University of California-San Diego $14,415$44,169 $14,667$45,203
34Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $12,682$33,794 $12,945$34,586
39The University of Texas at Austin $10,824$38,326 $11,042$39,087
43University of Wisconsin-Madison $10,725$37,785 $10,898$38,791
50University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $15,122$32,264 $13,233$29,408
52University of California-Santa Barbara $14,391$44,145 $14,391$44,920
53Brown University $58,404$61,497
54Washington University in St Louis $55,292$57,252
56University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $8,980$36,159 $8,973$37,176
59University of California-Davis $14,495$44,249 $14,589$45,121
64Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992$28,794 $9,992$28,794
66University of Southern California $58,195$60,301
71University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $15,027$33,325 $15,369$36,566
71Ohio State University-Main Campus $11,084$32,061 $11,454$33,437
74Boston University $55,892$57,906
81Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $18,450$35,514 $18,446$36,182
82University of Maryland-College Park $10,779$36,891 $10,966$38,646
84Emory University $53,804$56,423
86Rice University $49,112$50,939
93Michigan State University $14,460$39,766 $13,442$39,157
96University of California-Irvine $13,727$43,481 $13,754$44,285
99Dartmouth College $57,638$60,364
Average$13,140$47,937$13,073$49,660
Table. Best College In Us Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking 2020 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2021 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2020 Tuition & Fees2021 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
3Stanford University $49,617$47,938
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology $57,059$59,220
5California Institute of Technology $54,537$56,942
6Harvard University $49,214$50,923
7Princeton University $53,770$56,413
8Yale University $43,300$44,534
10University of Chicago $61,548$64,240
12Johns Hopkins University $57,556$59,350
12University of Pennsylvania $40,182$41,796
15University of California-Berkeley $14,187$29,289 $14,243$29,345
16Columbia University in the City of New York $49,968$51,597
17University of California-Los Angeles $12,953$28,055 $12,960$28,062
18Duke University $56,888$59,150
19Cornell University $29,585$29,586
20University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $24,218$48,532 $25,005$50,108
24Carnegie Mellon University $45,909$47,185
25Northwestern University $56,567$58,583
27New York University $35,562$27,839
28University of Washington-Seattle Campus $19,293$33,534 $22,436$38,937
30University of California-San Diego $13,455$28,557 $13,513$28,615
34Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $16,088$31,164 $16,383$31,761
39The University of Texas at Austin $11,998$22,966 $12,260$23,375
43University of Wisconsin-Madison $12,180$25,506 $12,352$25,677
50University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $18,083$31,490 $18,040$31,702
52University of California-Santa Barbara $13,569$28,671 $13,584$28,686
53Brown University $58,180$61,174
54Washington University in St Louis $54,750$56,691
56University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $12,522$30,248 $12,840$31,096
59University of California-Davis $13,598$28,700 $13,626$28,728
64Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992$28,794 $9,992$28,794
66University of Southern California $47,107$48,705
71University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $19,221$28,845 $19,881$29,789
71Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,425$36,009 $12,425$37,122
74Boston University $55,502$57,501
81Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $22,994$38,728 $23,418$39,457
82University of Maryland-College Park $14,793$30,885 $15,065$32,353
84Emory University $43,642$44,680
86Rice University $49,403$63,495
93Michigan State University $18,858$37,056 $19,613$38,541
96University of California-Irvine $13,349$28,451 $13,354$28,456
99Dartmouth College $55,947$58,148
Average$15,462$41,494$15,842$42,837

List of Colleges Turned To Remote Education Due To COVID-19

Last update: March 19, 2020, 12:41 am EST
As the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic takes hold, U.S. colleges continue to closely monitor the spread of coronavirus and change their campus operation policies. As the situation continues to change rapidly, most institutes are immediately making decisions to protect their community. Most campuses remains open for the duration of the spring semester, but have immediate implications:
  • Extended Spring Break
  • Temporarily Closing
  • Remote Learning (Online Classes) at least two weeks
  • Remote Learning (Online Classes) Through the end of Spring Semester
  • Re-arrange the Spring Semester Schedule
For their students, employees, and visitors, schools have developed COVID-19 information page and put the link on their web. The pages provide information related to the coronavirus - the current status of campus operations, COVID-19 test results for community members, on-campus events, campus housing options, travel, visitor information, and more. Most schools update the page daily. If you plan to visit a school for admission event such as open house, it is better to check the school's COVID-19 response.
Many schools already suspended the person-to-person classes and started online classes last week and last Monday, March 16. Schools on spring break will resume class in remote way from Monday, March 23 / March 30. Schools that do not have online class platform and need time to prepare remote classes extend spring break or cancel class schedule and will begin the online classes from Monday, March 30.
The alternative online classes will continue to the end of spring semester in most schools while some schools mentioned "at least" 2-4 weeks for the remote teaching (but most likely extended).
Next table shows colleges that close its campus and move to online classes with effective date, duration, and COVID-19 page of the institute as of March 19, 2020, 12:41 am EST.
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U.S. Colleges Turned Online Classes Due to the COVID-19 Spread
NameLocationEffective DateUntilCOVID-19 ResponseOnline Degree/ Program Offered*
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo No
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY3/18Further NoticeInfo No
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA3/30End of Spring SemesterInfo No
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT3/10End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA3/174/7Info No
University of ChicagoChicago, IL3/30Further NoticeInfo No
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL3/16Further NoticeInfo No
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD3/1104/12Info Yes
Duke UniversityDurham, NC3/16Further NoticeInfo No
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH3/17Further NoticeInfo No
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI3/30End of Spring SemesterInfo No
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN3/234/13Info Yes
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY4/6Further NoticeInfo Yes
Rice UniversityHouston, TX3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO3/234/30Info Yes
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA3/1104/10Info Yes
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA3/10End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo No
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA3/18End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA3/19Further NoticeInfo Yes
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA3/30Further NoticeInfo Yes
New York UniversityNew York, NY3/22Further NoticeInfo Yes
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA3/25End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of RochesterRochester, NY3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of FloridaGainesville, FL3/1603/30Info Yes
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA3/19Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA3/13End of Spring SemesterInfo No
University of California-DavisDavis, CA3/14End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH3/13End of Spring SemesterInfo No
College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA3/16Further NoticeInfo Yes
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA3/16Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI3/2304/10Info Yes
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA3/164/14Info Yes
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, ILFurther NoticeInfo Yes
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX3/30Further NoticeInfo Yes
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA3/125/13Info Yes
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo No
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo No
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY3/30Further NoticeInfo Yes
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL3/2304/06Info Yes
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA3/1604/03Info Yes
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL3/235/6Info Yes
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ3/2304/03Info Yes
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA3/903/20Info Yes
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT3/2304/06Info Yes
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD3/3004/10Info Yes
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA3/255/13Info Yes
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC3/2303/30Info Yes
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC3/2304/05Info Yes
Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX3/2304/28Info Yes
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN3/18End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY3/30End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ3/165/18Info Yes
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VAFurther NoticeInfo Yes
American UniversityWashington, DC3/18End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Brigham Young University-ProvoProvo, UT3/18Further NoticeInfo Yes
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY3/19End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN3/30End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Elon UniversityElon, NC3/234/20Info Yes
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI3/184/10Info Yes
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI3/1604/20Info Yes
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of IowaIowa City, IA3/2304/03Info Yes
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH3/164/13Info Yes
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of DelawareNewark, DE3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo No
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA3/16End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ3/23Further NoticeInfo Yes
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO3/23End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX3/234/3Info Yes
University of DenverDenver, CO3/164/10Info Yes
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA3/18End of Spring SemesterInfo Yes
*The institute offers online degree/programs and has enrolled students in online courses regardless coronavirus situation.