How these universities are ranked
28 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #70 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Washington has the largest research record in this group, with 98,078,141 citations and an h-index of 3,639. 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 528 public to 3 private institutions. By location, Massachusetts (3), Ohio (2) and Missouri (2) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Inside the course list
The usual length is 4 years and null. 95% are full-time and 37 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Pennsylvania State University offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 22 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and The Catholic University of America the most at USD 58,378; the middle of the range is about USD 19,531. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
