How these universities are ranked
63 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #596 (University of Iowa); 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. 41 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 1,089 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New York (4), Texas (3) and Massachusetts (3) 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
By level: 2,808 bachelor's, 837 master's, 369 diploma and 180 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (5,128), Business Administration (MBA) (65), Accounting (38) and Marketing (14). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 89% are full-time and 525 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (96% of courses with a stated intake). Columbia College (MO) offers the widest choice, with 42 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 28 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 19,531. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
