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Best Universities for STEM 2026

Top-ranked universities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

50 universities ranked • Source: US Dept of Education
#1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
B+
#2
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private
B+
#3
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
B+
#4
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private
B
#5
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
B
#6
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private
B-
#7
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private
B-
#8
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private
B
#9
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · Private
C+
#10
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
B+
#11
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
B+
#12
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
B+
#13
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
B
#14
Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT · Private
C+
#15
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private
B
#16
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Private
C
#17
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public
C
#18
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private
B
#19
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, MA · Private
C
#20
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private
B
#21
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private
B
#22
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
B+
#23
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
B+
#24
Vanderbilt University
Nashville-Davidson, TN · Private
B+
#25
George Washington University
Washington, DC · Private
C+
#26
Trinity College
Hartford, CT · Private
C+
#27
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · Private
B-
#28
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private
C+
#29
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
B+
#30
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private
B
#31
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI · Private
C
#32
Union College
Schenectady, NY · Private
C+
#33
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private
B
#34
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
B+
#35
Providence College
Providence, RI · Private
C+
#36
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private Non-profit
C
#37
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private
C+
#38
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private
B+
#39
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private
C+
#40
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ · Public
B-
#41
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL · Private
C
#42
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL · Private
C
#43
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY · Private
B
#44
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
B+
#45
Boston University
Boston, MA · Private
B
#46
University of Portland
Portland, OR · Private
C
#47
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA · Private
C
#48
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · Private
C
#49
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · Private
B-
#50
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
A-

Methodology: Rankings are generated from verified data provided by the US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. We use real outcome data — not surveys. Each university is scored based on the specific criteria for this ranking category. Last updated: March 2026.

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