Colleges
Ranked by the AskSchool Outcomes Index, which blends graduation rate, earnings, retention and selectivity. Unranked North Carolina colleges are listed after. Try searching “NC public”, “liberal arts” or a city.
353 schools
- #1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · University4.5% admitted
- #2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private nonprofit · University4.6% admitted
- #3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · University5.4% admitted
- #4Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · University3.6% admitted
- #5Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Private nonprofit · University3.9% admitted
- #6Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit · University4.0% admitted
- #7California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · Private nonprofit · University2.6% admitted
- #8Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private nonprofit · University8.8% admitted
- #9University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private nonprofit · University4.5% admitted
- #10Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private nonprofit · University5.7% admitted
- #11Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private nonprofit · University5.4% admitted
- #12Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private nonprofit · University5.4% admitted
- #13Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Private nonprofit · University3.6% admitted
- #14University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit · University11.3% admitted
- #15Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit · University11.7% admitted
- #16Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Private nonprofit · University12.9% admitted
- #17Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · Public · University14.1% admitted
- #18Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · Private nonprofit · University7.7% admitted
- #19Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · Private nonprofit · Liberal arts9.6% admitted
- #20Rice UniversityHouston, TX · Private nonprofit · University8.0% admitted
- #21Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · University6.4% admitted
- #22Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA · Private nonprofit · Liberal arts12.7% admitted
- #23Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Private nonprofit · University5.9% admitted
- #24Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · Private nonprofit · Liberal arts14.0% admitted
- #25Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · Private nonprofit · Liberal arts8.3% admitted
- #26University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Public · University11.0% admitted
- #27Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private nonprofit · University5.2% admitted
- #28University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · Public · University16.8% admitted
- #29Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · Private nonprofit · Liberal arts7.1% admitted
- #30University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · University9.8% admitted