QS Rankings 2026

Best Universities in United States

Discover and compare the top 192 universities in United States by QS World Rankings 2026

192

Ranked Universities

Highest Rank

27.0

Avg. Score

29.7

Academic Rep.

192 universities in United StatesPage 5 / 7

World	Local	University	City	Score	Academic	Employer
#851-900	#121	University of Colorado, Denver	Denver	—	10.5	11.7
#851-900	#122	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester	—	3.7	15.3
#901-950	#123	Kansas State University	Manhattan	—	9.1	11.9
#901-950	#124	Michigan Technological University	Houghton	—	6.2	10.2
#901-950	#125	The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	—	12.1	29.6
#901-950	#126	University at Albany SUNY	Albany	—	10.1	9.7
#901-950	#127	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks	—	3.4	3.5
#901-950	#128	University of North Texas	Denton	—	10.1	9.7
#901-950	#129	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	—	9.5	9.9
#951-1000	#130	Clarkson University	Potsdam	—	1.0	4.0
#951-1000	#131	Clemson University	Clemson	—	9.6	15.2
#951-1000	#132	George Mason University	Fairfax	—	12.0	11.6
#951-1000	#133	Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)	Rochester	—	10.0	28.4
#951-1000	#134	Saint Louis University	St. Louis	—	5.7	4.2
#951-1000	#135	University of Massachusetts Boston	Boston	—	13.8	23.5
#1001-1200	#136	Baylor University	Waco	—	8.7	20.9
#1001-1200	#137	Binghamton University SUNY	Binghamton	—	10.1	14.1
#1001-1200	#138	Brigham Young University	Provo	—	7.7	13.5
#1001-1200	#139	The City College of New York	New York City	—	11.8	8.0
#1001-1200	#140	Clark University	Worcester	—	2.5	3.6
#1001-1200	#141	William & Mary	Williamsburg	—	10.0	14.9
#1001-1200	#142	Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton	Boca Raton	—	6.6	15.2
#1001-1200	#143	Fordham University	New York City	—	9.1	16.8
#1001-1200	#144	Howard University	Washington D.C.	—	8.3	16.1
#1001-1200	#145	Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis)	Indianapolis	—	8.9	8.4
#1001-1200	#146	Kent State University	Kent	—	7.0	4.8
#1001-1200	#147	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago	—	12.2	21.2
#1001-1200	#148	Mississippi State University	Starkville	—	7.2	8.7
#1001-1200	#149	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff	—	9.5	16.2
#1001-1200	#150	Ohio University	Athens	—	10.9	13.3