Worlds largest international higher education network, QS, has published its second annual list of the QS USA University Rankings 2021. Harvard University has retained the top spot, followed by Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at their second and third spots respectively.
The list has been developed based on four different metrics, leading to an overall score for 351 universities. In fact, this years rankings are the biggest rankings for the US, rising from 302 universities last year to 351 in 2021.
With a total of 42 institutions, the most represented US state is New York followed by California with 38 universities, Pennsylvania with 18 universities and Massachusetts with 16 universities.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) moved up a ranking, from its sixth spot last year to the fifth place in this years rankings.
While Yale University retained its sixth spot, Columbia University dropped from fifth to sixth place this year.
Notably, Princeton University also rose from its ninth spot last year to eighth place this year.
The University of Pennsylvania dropped two spots this year from eight to tenth, whereas New York University climbed two spots from 11th to ninth.
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Top 10 Universities in the QS USA University Rankings 2021
Here are the top 10 list of universities in the 2021 edition of QS USA University Rankings:
|
Name of the University |
Location |
Total Index Score |
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Harvard University |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
93.3 |
|
Stanford University |
Stanford, California |
88.9 |
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
85.6 |
|
Berkeley, California |
77.7 |
|
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UCLA |
Los Angeles, California |
77.5 |
|
Yale University |
New Haven, Connecticut |
75.4 |
|
Columbia University |
New York City, New York |
75.1 |
|
Princeton University |
Princeton, New Jersey |
74.1 |
|
New York City, New York |
73.3 |
|
|
University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
73.2 |
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