How these universities are ranked
18 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #15 (Princeton University) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Berkeley has the largest research record in this group, with 58,388,527 citations and an h-index of 1,903. 10 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 201 public to 3 private institutions. By location, New York (3), Texas (2) and California (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of California, Berkeley, founded in 1868. University of California, Berkeley is the largest, with 45,000 students.
What the courses look like
The most common subjects are Medicine & Health Sciences (151), Education (93), Engineering (85) and Social Sciences & Psychology (80). The usual length is 4–6 years and null. 94% are full-time and 32 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (0% of courses with a stated intake). New Mexico State University offers the widest choice, with 29 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 10 of these universities. Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at USD 6,410 a year and The Catholic University of America the most at USD 58,378; the middle of the range is about USD 33,671. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
