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Top Universities in United States: 161 Ranked Universities in 2026
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews
#1
Worldwide 47 PhDs On-campus Online
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States •4,1153 Reviews
#2
Worldwide 3 PhDs On-campus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States •4,150 Reviews
#3
Worldwide 73 PhDs On-campus Online
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews
#6
Worldwide 89 PhDs On-campus Online
California Institute of Technology - Caltech
Pasadena, United States •4,137 Reviews
#7
Worldwide 2 PhDs On-campus
Princeton University
Princeton, United States •4,436 Reviews
#9
Worldwide 42 PhDs On-campus
Yale University
New Haven, United States •4,353 Reviews
#10
Worldwide 78 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States •4,322 Reviews
#12
Worldwide 108 PhDs On-campus Online
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States +1•4,343 Reviews
#15
Worldwide 75 PhDs On-campus Online
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States +3•4,643 Reviews
#16
Worldwide 95 PhDs On-campus Online
Columbia University
Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews
#18
Worldwide 65 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Toronto
San Francisco, United States +7•4,1295 Reviews
#20
Worldwide 87 PhDs On-campus Online
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews
#21
Worldwide 85 PhDs On-campus Online
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States •4,352 Reviews
#25
Worldwide 90 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Washington
Seattle, United States +1•4,258 Reviews
#26
Worldwide 113 PhDs On-campus Online
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, United States •4,316 Reviews
#28
Worldwide 46 PhDs On-campus Online
New York University
New York City, United States +2•4,3118 Reviews
#29
Worldwide 143 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Urbana, United States •4,528 Reviews
#54
Worldwide 89 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, United States •4,18 Reviews
#56
Worldwide 130 PhDs On-campus Online
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States •4,414 Reviews
#59
Worldwide 77 PhDs On-campus Online