USA UNIVERSITIES

The world’s most popular study destination, US universities consistently dominate the QS World University Rankings, and the 2018 edition is no exception with 31 top US universities featuring in the top 100 and a further 28 institutions in the global top 300. Read on to discover the top 10 universities in the US this year, plus the ranking positions of the remaining 147 universities.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked first, both in the world and in the US for the sixth year in a row.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is highly selective, with only 8% of u

ndergraduate applicants receiving a place in 2016.

The Rank second in both the QS World University Rankings and the US this year is Stanford University. Stanford is based in the heart of Silicon Valley in California and is renowned for its entrepreneurial spirit and business courses. 

Harvard University retains its position of third in the QS World University Rankings this year. The oldest university in the country, dating back to 1636, Harvard now has around 22,000 students at its large, residential campus in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Harvard is well respected in a broad range of fields, including law, business and medicine. 

Up one place this year to rank fourth in the world, California Institute of Technology, commonly known as Caltech, concludes the uninterrupted quartet of US universities at the top of this year’s QS World University Rankings.Known as a leading tech school, Caltech is located in the city of Pasadena, California and is the smallest university in the US top 10, with only 2,240 students.

Also up one place in the QS World University Rankings® 2018, the University of Chicago is now ranked ninth in the world overall. 

Established in 1890, the university is known for its strong focus on research. For example, the 

university’s physics department is known for developing the world’s first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction.