Top 100 Universities
Below is a list of the top 100 universities based on a variety of factors and scores. These range from acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, GPA, etc.
Alabama
- AU (Auburn University) – Auburn
- UAB (The University of Alabama Birmingham) – Birmingham
Arizona
- UA (University of Arizona) – Tucson
California
- Academy of Art University – San Francisco
- CSLA (California State Los Angeles) – Los Angeles
- Caltech – Pasadena
- CDU (Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science) – Los Angeles
- Claremont Lincoln University – Claremont
- CSUDH (California State University Dominguez Hills) – Carson
- CSUEB (California State University East Bay) – East Bay
- CSUF (California State University Fullerton) – Fullerton
- CSUSB (California State University San Bernardino) – San Bernardino
- CUI (Concordia University Irvine) – Irvine
- University of La Verne – La Verne
- LMU (Loyola Marymount University) – Los Angeles
- Pepperdine University – Malibu
- SCU (Santa Clara University) – Santa Clara
- SJSU (San Jose State University) – San Jose
- Stanford University – Stanford
- UCB (University of California Berkeley) – Berkeley
- UCD (University of California Davis) – Davis
- UCI (University of California Irvine) – Irvine
- UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) – Los Angeles
- UCLA Extension – Los Angeles
- UCR (University of California Riverside) – Riverside
- UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara) – Santa Barbara
- UCSC (University of California Santa Cruz) – Santa Cruz
- UCSD (University of California San Diego) – San Diego
- USC (University of Southern California) – Los Angeles
- USD (University of San Diego) – San Diego
- USFCA (University of San Francisco) – San Francisco
Colorado
- CSU (Colorado State University) – Fort Collins
- Colorado School of Mines – Golden
- DU (University of Denver) – Denver
Connecticut
- UConn (University of Connecticut) – Mansfield
- University of New Haven – West Haven
- Yale – New Haven
Delaware
- UDEL (University of Delaware) – Newark
Florida
- FSU (Florida State University) – Tallahassee
- UFL (University of Florida) – Gainesville
- UM (University of Miami) – Miami
- USF (University of South Florida) – Tampa
Georgia
- EU (Emory University) – Atlanta
- UGA (University of Georgia) – Athens
- GIT (Georgia Institute of Technology) – Atlanta
Illinois
- ISU (Illinois State University) – Normal
- NU (Northwestern University) – Evanston
- UC (University of Chicago) – Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Champaign County
Illinois
- ISU (Illinois State University) – Normal
- NU (Northwestern University) – Evanston
- UC (University of Chicago) – Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Champaign County
Idaho
Indiana
- IU (Indiana University Bloomington) – Bloomington
- ND (University of Notre Dame) – Notre Dame
- PU-WL (Purdue University West Lafayette) – West Lafayette
Iowa
- IU (Indiana University Bloomington) – Bloomington
- ND (University of Notre Dame) – Notre Dame
- PU-WL (Purdue University West Lafayette) – West Lafayette
Louisiana
- TU (Tulane University) – New Orleans
Maryland
- JHU (John Hopkins University) – Baltimore
- UMCP (University of Maryland College Park) – College Park
Massachusetts
- Brandeis University) – Waltham
- BU (Boston University) – Boston
- CU (Clark University) – Worcester
- Harvard – Cambridge
- MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) – Cambridge
- NEU (Northeastern University) – Boston
- Suffolk University of Boston – Boston
- TU (Tufts University) – Middlesex County
- UML (University of Massachusetts Lowell) – Lowell
- UMass (University of Massachusetts Amherst) – Amherst
- WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) – Worcester
Michigan
- MSU (Michigan State University) – East Lansing
- UMICH (University of Michigan–Ann Arbor) – Ann Arbor
Minnesota
- UMN (University of Minnesota Twin Cities) – Minneapolis
Missouri
- SBU (Stony Brook University) – Bolivar
- SLU (Saint Louis University of Missouri) – St. Louis
- UCM (University of Central Missouri) – Warrensburg
- WUSTL (Washington University in St. Louis) – St. Louis
New Jersey
- NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) – Newark
- Princeton University – Princeton
- RU (Rutgers University-New Brunswick) – New Brunswick
- SIT (Stevens Institute of Technology) – Hoboken
New York
- Binghamton (Binghamton University-SUNY) – Binghamton
- Columbia – New York City
- Cornell – Ithaca
- FU (Fordham University) – Bronx
- Hofstra – Long Island
- NYFA (New York Film Academy) – New York City
- NYU (New York University) – New York City
- Rochester – Monroe County
- RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) – Troy
- SBU (Stony Brook University-SUNY) – Stony Brook
- SU (Syracuse University) – Syracuse
- SUNY (State University of New York) – New York City
- UB (University at Buffalo-SUNY) – Buffalo
- UR (University of Rochester) – Monroe County
- YU (Yeshiva University) – New York City
North Carolina
- Duke University – Durham
- Elon University – Elon
- NCSU (North Carolina State University Raleigh) – Raleigh
- UNCCH (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill) – Chapel Hill
- UNCC Charlotte (University of North Carolina Charlotte) – Charlotte
- WFU (Wake Forest University) – Winston-Salem
Ohio
- CWRU (Case Western Reserve University) – Cleveland
- MU (Miami University Oxford) – Oxford
- OSU (Ohio State University Columbus) – Columbus
Oklahoma
- OSU (Oklahoma State University) – Stillwater
Oregon
- OSU (Oregon State University) – Corvallis
Pennsylvania
- CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) – Pittsburgh
- DU (Drexel University) – Philadelphia
- LU (Lehigh University) – Bethlehem
- PENN (University of Pennsylvania) – Centre County
- Pitt (University of Pittsburgh) – Pittsburgh
- VU (Villanova University) – Villanova
Rhode Island
- Brown University – Providence
- JWU (Johnson & Wales University) – Providence
South Carolina
- CU (Clemson University) – Clemson
Tennessee
- VU (Vanderbilt University) – Nashville
Texas
- BU (Baylor University) – Waco
- Rice University – Houston
- SMU (Southern Methodist University) – Dallas
- TCU (Texas Christian University) – Fort Worth
- UT Austin (University of Texas–Austin) – Austin
- TAMUS (Texas A&M University) – College Station
Utah
- BYU (Brigham Young University) – Provo
Virginia
- GMU George Mason University – Fairfax
- UVA (University of Virginia) – Charlottesville
- VT (Virginia Tech) – Blacksburg
Washington
- GU (Gonzaga University) – Spokane
- UW (University of Washington) – Seattle
- WSU (Washington State University) – Pullman
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
- Marshall (University of West Virginia) – Huntington
Wisconsin
- MU (Marquette University) – Milwaukee
- UWM (University of Wisconsin Madison) – Madison
