How these universities are ranked
11 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #28 (University of California, Berkeley) 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. 1 university 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 79 public to 0 private institutions. By location, California (1) and Texas (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.
Levels, lengths and start dates
The usual length is 4–6 years and 5 – 6 Years. 91% are full-time and 11 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (2% of courses with a stated intake). National University offers the widest choice, with 9 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. The University of Texas at Dallas is the least expensive at USD 40,144 a year and University of California, Berkeley the most at USD 44,000; the middle of the range is about USD 44,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
