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Arts and Humanities
Engineering & Technology
Life Sciences & Medicine
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences & Management

Arts and Humanities

Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Notre Dame	Indiana (IN)
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
7	Boston College	Massachusetts (MA)
8	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
12	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
14	Emory University	Georgia (GA)
16	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
18	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
20	Stanford University	California (CA)
24	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
26	Boston University	Massachusetts (MA)
35	Fordham University	New York (NY)
39	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
40	Columbia University	New York (NY)
45	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
49	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
50	Catholic University of America	Washington DC (DC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Archaeology

#	University Name	Location of School
5	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	Stanford University	California (CA)
9	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
11	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
15	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
18	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
19	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
20	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
22	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
24	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
27	Columbia University	New York (NY)
28	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
34	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri (MO)
48	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Architecture & Built Environment

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
5	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
14	Columbia University	New York (NY)
17	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
23	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
26	Cornell University	New York (NY)
28	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
31	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
34	Stanford University	California (CA)
40	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Art & Design

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Rhode Island School of Design	Rhode Island (RI)
3	Parsons School of Design	New York (NY)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
7	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
8	Pratt Institute	New York (NY)
10	Art Center College of Design	California (CA)
17	California Institute of the Arts	California (CA)
18	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
19	Stanford University	California (CA)
29	California College of the Arts	California (CA)
32	School of Visuals Arts	New York (NY)
33	Savannah College of Art and Design	Georgia (GA)
37	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
41	Columbia University	New York (NY)
44	Maryland Institute College of Art	Maryland (MD)
45	New York University	New York (NY)
46	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
47	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Classics & Ancient History

#	University Name	Location of School
6	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
10	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
11	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
13	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
17	Stanford University	California (CA)
24	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
34	Brown University	Rhode Island (RI)
36	Cornell University	New York (NY)
40	City University of New York	New York (NY)
43	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
48	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
50	Columbia University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

English Language & Literature

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
6	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
9	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
10	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
15	New York University	New York (NY)
17	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
21	Cornell University	New York (NY)
22	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
26	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
29	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
33	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
39	Brown University	Rhode Island (RI)
53	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
56	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
57	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
66	University of California–Irvine	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

History

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
6	Columbia University	New York (NY)
7	Stanford University	California (CA)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
10	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
11	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
12	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
18	Cornell University	New York (NY)
21	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
24	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
27	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
28	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
30	New York University	New York (NY)
34	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
39	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Linguistics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
6	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
10	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
16	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
19	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
21	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
28	University of Hawaii–Manoa	Hawaii (HI)
28	University of Connecticut	Connecticut (CT)
35	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
39	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
40	New York University	New York (NY)
41	University of California–Santa Barbara	California (CA)
41	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
45	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
47	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
52	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Modern Languages

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
7	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
8	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
11	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
14	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
17	New York University	New York (NY)
31	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
35	Cornell University	New York (NY)
38	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
40	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
48	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
66	Brown University	Rhode Island (RI)
93	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
95	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Performing Arts

#	University Name	Location of School
1	The Juilliard School	New York (NY)
6	New York University	New York (NY)
12	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
16	University of Rochester	New York (NY)
17	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
20	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
22	Columbia University	New York (NY)
24	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
24	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
26	Curtis Institute of Music	Pennsylvania (PA)
28	University of Southern California	California (CA)
29	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
37	Stanford University	California (CA)
41	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Philosophy

#	University Name	Location of School
1	New York University	New York (NY)
2	Rutgers University	New Jersey (NJ)
3	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (PA)
8	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
10	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
13	University of Notre Dame	Indiana (IN)
16	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
17	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
18	Stanford University	California (CA)
24	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
25	Columbia University	New York (NY)
33	University of Southern California	California (CA)
39	Boston College	Massachusetts (MA)
41	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
45	City University of New York	New York (NY)
50	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Engineering & Technology

Game Design

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
1	University of Southern California	California (CA)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	New York University	New York (NY)
3	University of Utah	Utah (UT)
6	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York (NY)
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
7	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York (NY)
9	University of California–Santa Cruz	California (CA)
9	Cornell University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Petroleum Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
1	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
3	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado (CO)
3	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma (OK)
5	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
5	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma (OK)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Materials Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
6	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
7	Cornell University	New York (NY)
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
8	Stanford University	California (CA)
10	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
11	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
12	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
12	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
2	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
3	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
3	Virginia Tech	Virginia (VA)
5	Cornell University	New York (NY)
6	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
9	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
10	Stanford University	California (CA)
11	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
11	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
6	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
7	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
8	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
9	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
10	Cornell University	New York (NY)
11	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
12	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biomedical Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
4	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
8	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
9	Boston University	Massachusetts (MA)
10	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
11	Rice University	Texas (TX)
12	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio (OH)
12	Cornell University	New York (NY)
12	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biological/ Agricultural Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
2	Iowa State University	Iowa (IA)
2	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
4	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
5	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
6	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
6	North Carolina State University	North Carolina (NC)
6	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
6	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
10	Cornell University	New York (NY)
11	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Nebraska (NE)
12	University of Florida	Florida (FL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Science Theory

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	Cornell University	New York (NY)
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
7	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
9	Columbia University	New York (NY)
10	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
11	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
12	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mobile/ Web Applications

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
4	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
8	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
8	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
10	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mineral & Mining Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado (CO)
10	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
22	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
26	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia (VA)
31	University of Colorado–Boulder	Colorado (CO)
35	University of Utah	Utah (UT)
46	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
48	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri (MO)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mechanical Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
6	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
7	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
8	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
9	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
10	Cornell University	New York (NY)
11	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
12	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Software Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
5	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
6	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
7	University of California–Irvine	California (CA)
8	Stanford University	California (CA)
9	North Carolina State University	North Carolina (NC)
9	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
11	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
12	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
12	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
12	University of Washington	Washington (WA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Programming Languages

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Cornell University	New York (NY)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
6	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
7	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
7	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
7	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
10	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
11	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
12	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Data Analytics/ Science

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
6	Cornell University	New York (NY)
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
8	Columbia University	New York (NY)
9	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
10	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
11	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
12	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Cybersecurity

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
7	Cornell University	New York (NY)
8	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
9	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
10	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
11	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
12	Columbia University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Artificial Intelligence

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	Cornell University	New York (NY)
6	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
7	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
8	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
9	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
10	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
11	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
12	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Science

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
5	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
5	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
5	Cornell University	New York (NY)
5	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
5	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Chemical Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
5	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
8	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
9	University of Delaware	Delaware (DE)
10	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
11	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
12	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Civil Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
3	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
5	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
6	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
7	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
8	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
9	Stanford University	California (CA)
10	Virginia Tech	Virginia (VA)
10	Cornell University	New York (NY)
12	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Civil Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
3	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
4	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
6	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
9	Cornell University	New York (NY)
10	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
11	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Electrical/ Electronic/ Communications Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
3	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
4	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
6	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
9	Cornell University	New York (NY)
10	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
11	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Environmental/ Environmental Health Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
2	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
3	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
7	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
9	Cornell University	New York (NY)
9	Virginia Tech	Virginia (VA)
11	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
12	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
3	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
4	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
5	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Florida (FL)
5	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
8	Stanford University	California (CA)
9	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
10	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
10	University of Colorado–Boulder	Colorado (CO)
12	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biocomputing/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
1	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
3	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
4	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
9	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
10	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
10	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
10	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Life Sciences & Medicine

Agriculture & Forestry

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
5	Cornell University	New York (NY)
8	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
9	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
10	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
14	Iowa State University	Iowa (IA)
15	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
16	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
19	Oregon State University	Oregon (OR)
24	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
25	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
29	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
31	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
33	North Carolina State University	North Carolina (NC)
35	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
36	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
37	University of Georgia	Georgia (GA)
40	Kansas State University	Kansas (KS)
44	Washington State University	Washington (WA)
46	Colorado State University	Colorado (CO)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Anatomy & Physiology

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
4	Columbia University	New York (NY)
4	Columbia University	New York (NY)
5	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
7	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
8	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
8	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
9	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
9	Baylor College of Medicine	Texas (TX)
10	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Texas (TX)
11	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri (MO)
11	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee (TN)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
13	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
13	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
13	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
14	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
15	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio (OH)
16	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
18	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
21	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
26	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
31	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
39	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Texas (TX)
41	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee (TN)
42	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio (OH)
45	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
46	University of Florida	Florida (FL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biological Science

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Stanford University	California (CA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
9	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
10	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
11	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
12	Cornell University	New York (NY)
13	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
19	Columbia University	New York (NY)
21	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
23	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
24	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
29	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
29	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
33	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
37	The Rockefeller University	New York (NY)
41	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
44	New York University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Dentistry (Graduate)

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
7	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
8	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
11	University of Southern California	California (CA)
15	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
16	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
17	New York University	New York (NY)
21	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
22	University of Iowa	Iowa (IA)
25	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
28	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
32	Boston University	Massachusetts (MA)
41	Columbia University	New York (NY)
47	University at Buffalo The State University of New York	New York (NY)
50	Tufts University	Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Medicine (Graduate)

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
7	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
8	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
11	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
12	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
13	Columbia University	New York (NY)
15	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
16	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
20	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
22	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
26	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
27	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
33	Cornell University	New York (NY)
33	New York University	New York (NY)
36	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri (MO)
46	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (PA)
47	Baylor College of Medicine	Texas (TX)
49	Emory University	Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Nursing

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
4	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
6	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
7	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
8	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
10	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
17	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
18	Emory University	Georgia (GA)
18	Columbia University	New York (NY)
21	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (PA)
24	New York University	New York (NY)
27	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
34	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
43	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
43	University of Illinois–Chicago	Illinois (IL)
47	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee (TN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Pharmacy & Pharmacology

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
8	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)
9	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
17	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
20	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
23	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
23	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
30	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
33	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
36	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
42	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
47	Columbia University	New York (NY)
52	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee (TN)
53	University of Illinois–Chicago	Illinois (IL)
54	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (PA)
57	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
67	University of Southern California	California (CA)
71	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
73	University of Kentucky	Kentucky (KY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Psychology

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
6	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
7	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
8	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
10	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
12	Columbia University	New York (NY)
13	New York University	New York (NY)
14	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
18	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
22	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
28	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
32	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
36	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
37	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
40	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
45	Cornell University	New York (NY)
46	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Veterinary Science (Graduate)

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
4	Cornell University	New York (NY)
6	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
11	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
14	Colorado State University	Colorado (CO)
15	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
20	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
21	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
27	Iowa State University	Iowa (IA)
28	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
29	University of Georgia	Georgia (GA)
31	North Carolina State University	North Carolina (NC)
43	Washington State University	Washington (WA)
46	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia (VA)
48	Kansas State University	Kansas (KS)
50	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Natural Sciences

Geology

#	University Name	Location of School
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
6	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Stanford University	California (CA)
10	University of Colorado–Boulder	Colorado (CO)
10	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
14	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
15	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
15	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
18	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
22	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
24	University of Hawaii–Manoa	Hawaii (HI)
24	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
28	Colorado State University	Colorado (CO)
31	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
32	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
37	Oregon State University	Oregon (OR)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Geophysics

#	University Name	Location of School
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
5	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
5	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	Stanford University	California (CA)
10	University of Colorado–Boulder	Colorado (CO)
11	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
14	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
16	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
16	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
16	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
21	Colorado State University	Colorado (CO)
22	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
26	University of Hawaii–Manoa	Hawaii (HI)
26	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
29	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
29	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
36	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Chemistry

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
11	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
14	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
15	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
18	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
21	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
25	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
26	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
28	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
33	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
34	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
34	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
41	Cornell University	New York (NY)
42	Columbia University	New York (NY)
45	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
51	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
53	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Earth & Marine Science

#	University Name	Location of School
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
5	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
10	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
13	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
14	University of Colorado–Boulder	Colorado (CO)
15	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
17	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
18	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
21	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
25	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado (CO)
29	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
30	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
34	Colorado State University	Colorado (CO)
34	University of Hawaii–Manoa	Hawaii (HI)
37	Oregon State University	Oregon (OR)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Environmental Science

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
1	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
9	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
15	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
15	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
18	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
20	Cornell University	New York (NY)
23	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
26	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
27	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
31	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
35	Columbia University	New York (NY)
36	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
39	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
44	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
48	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
49	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
56	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
59	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Materials Science

#	University Name	Location of School
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
5	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
11	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
19	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
21	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
23	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
25	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
31	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
32	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
33	University of California–Santa Barbara	California (CA)
34	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
42	Rice University	Texas (TX)
44	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
46	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
47	Cornell University	New York (NY)
69	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
69	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Geography

#	University Name	Location of School
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
6	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
17	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
28	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
29	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
31	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
39	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
41	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
48	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mathematics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
10	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
12	New York University	New York (NY)
15	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
16	Columbia University	New York (NY)
17	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
20	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
21	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
27	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
28	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
30	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
32	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
33	Cornell University	New York (NY)
39	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
39	Brown University	Rhode Island (RI)
52	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Physics & Astronomy

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
8	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
16	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
16	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
18	Columbia University	New York (NY)
18	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
24	Cornell University	New York (NY)
25	University of California–Santa Barbara	California (CA)
29	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
34	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
34	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
43	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
52	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
53	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
55	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Social Sciences & Management

Supply Chain Management/ Logistics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Stanford University	California (CA)
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
8	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
16	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
16	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
18	Columbia University	New York (NY)
18	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
24	Cornell University	New York (NY)
25	University of California–Santa Barbara	California (CA)
29	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
34	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
34	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
43	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
52	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
53	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
55	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Real Estate

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	New York University	New York (NY)
4	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
6	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
7	University of Southern California	California (CA)
8	Florida State University	Florida (FL)
8	University of Georgia	Georgia (GA)
10	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
11	Cornell University	New York (NY)
11	University of San Diego	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Quantitative Analysis

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
5	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
6	New York University	New York (NY)
7	Cornell University	New York (NY)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
10	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Production/ Operation Management

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	The Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
3	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
4	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
5	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
5	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
7	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
7	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
7	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
10	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
10	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Marketing

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
2	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
4	New York University	New York (NY)
4	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
8	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
9	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
10	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
11	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
12	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Management Information Systems

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
3	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
4	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
5	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
6	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
7	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minnesota (MN)
8	Georgia State University	Georgia (GA)
9	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
9	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
11	New York University	New York (NY)
12	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Entrepreneurship

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Babson College	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
5	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
7	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
8	University of Utah	Utah (UT)
9	Baylor University	Texas (TX)
9	Santa Clara University	California (CA)
9	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
12	Fordham University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

International Business

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of South Carolina	South Carolina (SC)
2	Florida International University	Florida (FL)
3	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
4	New York University	New York (NY)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
6	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
7	George Washington University	Washington DC (DC)
8	San Diego State University	California (CA)
8	American University	Washington DC (DC)
10	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
11	Fordham University	New York (NY)
12	University of Southern California	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Insurance

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Georgia	Georgia (GA)
1	Florida State University	Florida (FL)
3	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
4	Georgia State University	Georgia (GA)
5	Temple University	Pennsylvania (PA)
6	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
6	Saint Joseph’s University	Pennsylvania (PA)
8	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
8	St. John’s University	New York (NY)
8	Illinois State University	Illinois (IL)
11	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Business Analytics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
3	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
4	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
5	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
5	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
7	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	New York University	New York (NY)
10	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
11	Saint Joseph’s University	Pennsylvania (PA)
12	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Finance

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	New York University	New York (NY)
3	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
5	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
6	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	Boston College	Massachusetts (MA)
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
9	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
10	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
11	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
11	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Accounting

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
2	Brigham Young University	Utah (UT)
3	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
4	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
5	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
6	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
7	University of Notre Dame	Indiana (IN)
8	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
9	University of Southern California	California (CA)
10	New York University	New York (NY)
11	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
12	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
12	Boston College	Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Anthropology

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
9	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
11	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
12	Columbia University	New York (NY)
13	Stanford University	California (CA)
15	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
17	New York University	New York (NY)
26	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
29	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
35	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)
38	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
40	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
41	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
44	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
44	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
47	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Management

#	University Name	Location of School
1	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
2	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
3	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
4	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
5	New York University	New York (NY)
6	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
7	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
7	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
7	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
10	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
11	Cornell University	New York (NY)
12	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Communication & Media Studies

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of Southern California	California (CA)
4	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	New York University	New York (NY)
8	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
9	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
10	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
14	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
15	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
18	Columbia University	New York (NY)
18	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
20	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
25	University of California–Santa Barbara	California (CA)
28	Cornell University	New York (NY)
28	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
31	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
33	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
37	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
38	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Development Studies

#	University Name	Location of School
3	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Stanford University	California (CA)
14	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
16	Columbia University	New York (NY)
19	Cornell University	New York (NY)
20	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
22	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
36	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
39	University of California–Davis	California (CA)
42	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
43	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
50	Arizona State University	Arizona (AZ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Economics & Econometrics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
4	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
5	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
7	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
8	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
11	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	New York University	New York (NY)
13	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
14	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
15	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
19	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
20	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
21	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
28	Boston University	Massachusetts (MA)
35	Cornell University	New York (NY)
38	California Institute of Technology	California (CA)
44	Brown University	Rhode Island (RI)
50	University of California–Davis	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Education & Training

#	University Name	Location of School
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
11	Columbia University	New York (NY)
12	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
13	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
17	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
18	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
19	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
20	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
21	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee (TN)
31	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
36	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
41	New York University	New York (NY)
41	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
44	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
44	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
53	University of Illinois–Chicago	Illinois (IL)
55	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
55	Boston College	Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Hospitality & Leisure Management

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of Nevada–Las Vegas	Nevada (NV)
12	Cornell University	New York (NY)
20	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
22	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia (VA)
25	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
27	University of Central Florida	Florida (FL)
29	Michigan State University	Michigan (MI)
31	University of Houston	Texas (TX)
33	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
34	Florida State University	Florida (FL)
35	Florida International University	Florida (FL)
35	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)
37	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
39	University of South Florida	Florida (FL)
46	Washington State University	Washington (WA)
50	Clemson University	South Carolina (SC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Law & Legal Studies (Graduate)

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	Columbia University	New York (NY)
8	New York University	New York (NY)
9	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
11	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
19	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
26	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
30	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
31	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
32	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
38	Cornell University	New York (NY)
46	University of Virginia	Virginia (VA)
49	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
75	George Washington University	Washington DC (DC)
98	Boston University	Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Library & Information Management

#	University Name	Location of School
2	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
3	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign	Illinois (IL)
5	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
6	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
8	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Syracuse University	New York (NY)
11	Rutgers University	New Jersey (NJ)
12	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
13	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (PA)
15	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
17	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
26	University of Arizona	Arizona (AZ)
30	University of Southern California	California (CA)
33	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Wisconsin (WI)
35	University at Buffalo The State University of New York	New York (NY)
37	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
43	Drexel University	Pennsylvania (PA)
45	Cornell University	New York (NY)
47	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
50	University of California–San Francisco	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Politics

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
7	Stanford University	California (CA)
8	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
10	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
12	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
13	Columbia University	New York (NY)
14	New York University	New York (NY)
14	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
16	University of California–San Diego	California (CA)
17	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
19	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
23	George Washington University	Washington DC (DC)
24	Cornell University	New York (NY)
28	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
32	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
39	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Social Policy & Administration

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
6	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
8	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
9	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
10	Columbia University	New York (NY)
16	Syracuse University	New York (NY)
16	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
18	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
19	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
20	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
25	Indiana University–Bloomington	Indiana (IN)
27	Georgetown University	Washington DC (DC)
30	University of Southern California	California (CA)
46	New York University	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Sports-related Subjects

#	University Name	Location of School
10	University of Florida	Florida (FL)
17	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (PA)
17	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
21	Ohio State University	Ohio (OH)
26	University of Massachusetts–Amherst	Massachusetts (MA)
39	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
44	Texas A&M University	Texas (TX)
48	University of Southern California	California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Sociology

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
4	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
5	Stanford University	California (CA)
8	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
9	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
10	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
11	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
11	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
15	Columbia University	New York (NY)
16	New York University	New York (NY)
17	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
24	Cornell University	New York (NY)
28	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
34	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill	North Carolina (NC)
43	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
48	University of Texas–Austin	Texas (TX)
53	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
55	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
77	University of Maryland–College Park	Maryland (MD)
81	City University of New York	New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Statistics & Operational Research

#	University Name	Location of School
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts (MA)
2	Harvard University	Massachusetts (MA)
3	Stanford University	California (CA)
7	University of California–Berkeley	California (CA)
9	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia (GA)
11	Columbia University	New York (NY)
11	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania (PA)
14	Princeton University	New Jersey (NJ)
15	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Michigan (MI)
17	University of California–Los Angeles	California (CA)
17	Cornell University	New York (NY)
19	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (PA)
22	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Wisconsin (WI)
23	University of Chicago	Illinois (IL)
24	University of Washington	Washington (WA)
34	Duke University	North Carolina (NC)
35	Northwestern University	Illinois (IL)
42	Yale University	Connecticut (CT)
44	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland (MD)
46	Purdue University	Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Subject Ranking

Arts and Humanities

Engineering & Technology

Life Sciences & Medicine

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences & Management