| US Rank 2018 | World University Rank 2018 | University | State | City |
| =1 | =3 | California Institute of Technology | California | Pasadena |
| =1 | =3 | Stanford University | California | Stanford |
| 3 | 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | Cambridge |
| 4 | 6 | Harvard University | Massachusetts | Cambridge |
| 5 | 7 | Princeton University | New Jersey | Princeton |
| 6 | 9 | University of Chicago | Illinois | Chicago |
| 7 | =10 | University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| 8 | 12 | Yale University | Connecticut | New Havem |
| 9 | 13 | Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | Baltimore |
| 10 | 14 | Columbia University | New York State | New York City |
| 11 | 15 | University of California, Los Angeles | California | Los Angeles |
| 12 | 17 | Duke University | North Carolina | Durham |
| 13 | 18 | University of California, Berkeley | California | Berkelely |
| 14 | 19 | Cornell University | New York State | Ithaca |
| 15 | 20 | Northwestern University | Illinois | Evanston |
| 16 | 21 | University of Michigan | Michigan | Ann Arbor |
| 17 | 24 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| 18 | =25 | University of Washington | Washington | Seattle |
| 19 | =27 | New York University | New York State | New York City |
| 20 | 31 | University of California, San Diego | California | San Diego |
| 21 | 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia | Atlanta |
| 22 | 37 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Champaign |
| 23 | 43 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Wisconsin | Madison |
| 24 | 49 | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Austin |
| =25 | =50 | Brown University | Rhode Island | Providence |
| =25 | =50 | Washington University in St Louis | Missouri | St. Louis |
| 27 | 53 | University of California, Santa Barbara | California | Santa Barbara |
| 28 | =54 | University of California, Davis | California | Davis |
| =29 | =56 | University of Minnesota | Minnesota | Minneapolis |
| =29 | =56 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Chapel Hill |
| 31 | 60 | Purdue University | Indiana | West Lafayette |
| 32 | 66 | University of Southern California | California | Los Angeles |
| 33 | 69 | University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | College Park |
| =34 | =70 | Boston University | Massachusetts | Boston |
| =34 | =70 | Ohio State University | Ohio | Columbus |
| 36 | 77 | Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | State College |
| 37 | =83 | Michigan State University | Michigan | East Lansing |
| 38 | =86 | Rice University | Texas | Houston |
| 39 | 89 | Dartmouth College | New Hampshire | Hanover |
| 40 | 98 | Emory University | Georgia | Atlanta |
| 41 | 99 | University of California, Irvine | California | Irvine |
| =42 | =100 | University of Colorado Boulder | Colorado | Boulder |
| =42 | =100 | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvia | Pittsburgh |
| 44 | =105 | Vanderbilt University | Tennessee | Nashville |
| 45 | =113 | University of Virginia | Virginia | Charlottesville |
| 46 | =117 | Indiana University | Indiana | Bloomington |
| 47 | =123 | Georgetown University | - | Washington D.C |
| 48 | =126 | Arizona State University | Arizona | Tempe |
| 49 | =143 | University of Florida | Florida | Gainesville |
| 50 | =150 | University of Notre Dame | Indiana | Notre Dame |
| 51 | =153 | University of Rochester | New York State | Rochester (NY) |
| 52 | 158 | Case Western Reserve University | Ohio | Cleveland |
| 53 | =159 | Texas A&M University | Texas | College Station |
| 54 | 161 | University of Arizona | Arizona | Tucson |
| 55 | =162 | University of California, Santa Cruz | California | Santa Cruz |
| 56 | 168 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | Birmingham |
| 57 | =169 | Tufts University | Massachusetts | Medford |
| 58 | 172 | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | New Jersey | New Brunswick |
| 59 | 186 | University of Miami | Florida | Coral Gables |
| 60 | 191 | University of Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Worcester |
| 61 | 193 | Northeastern University | Massachusetts | Boston |
| 62 | =198 | University of California, Riverside | California | Riverside |
| =63 | 201–250 | Brandeis University | Massachusetts | Waltham |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Cincinnati | Ohio | Cincinnati |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Delaware | Delware | Newark (DE) |
| =63 | 201–250 | Florida State University | Florida | Tallahassee |
| =63 | 201–250 | George Washington University | - | Washington D.C |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa | Hawai'i | Honolulu |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Iowa | Iowa | Iowa City |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Texas at Dallas | Texas | Richardson |
| =63 | 201–250 | University of Utah | Utah | Salt Lake City |
| =72 | 251–300 | University at Buffalo | New York State | Buffalo |
| =72 | 251–300 | Clark University | Massachusetts | Worcester |
| =72 | 251–300 | University of Colorado Denver | Colorado | Denver |
| =72 | 251–300 | Colorado School of Mines | Colarado | Golden |
| =72 | 251–300 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Illinois | Chicago |
| =72 | 251–300 | North Carolina State University | North Carolina | Raleigh |
| =72 | 251–300 | University of Oregon | Oregon | Eugene |
| =72 | 251–300 | Oregon Health and Science University | Oregon | Portland |
| =72 | 251–300 | University of South Florida | Florida | Tampa |
| =72 | 251–300 | Stony Brook University | New York State | Stony Brook |
| =72 | 251–300 | Syracuse University | New York State | Syracuse |
| =72 | 251–300 | Wake Forest University | North Carolina | Winston-Salem |
| =72 | 251–300 | William & Mary | Virginia | Williamsburg |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | Fairbanks |
| =85 | 301–350 | Boston College | Massachusetts | Newton |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Connecticut | Connecticut | Mansfield |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Denver | Colorado | Denver |
| =85 | 301–350 | George Mason University | Virginia | Fairfax |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Houston | Texas | Houston |
| =85 | 301–350 | Iowa State University | Iowa | Ames |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Nebraska | Lincoln |
| =85 | 301–350 | Oregon State University | Oregon | Corvallis |
| =85 | 301–350 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | New York State | Troy |
| =85 | 301–350 | Rush University | Illinois | Chicago |
| =85 | 301–350 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Tennessee | Knoxville |
| =85 | 301–350 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Virginia | Blacksburg |
| =85 | 301–350 | Washington State University | Washington | Pullman |
| =99 | 351–400 | University of Alabama | Alabama | Tuscaloosa |
| =99 | 351–400 | American University | - | Washington D.C |
| =99 | 351–400 | Colorado State University | Colorado | Fort Collins |
| =99 | 351–400 | Drexel University | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| =99 | 351–400 | University of Georgia | Georgia | Athens |
| =99 | 351–400 | Georgia State University | Georgia | Atlanta |
| =99 | 351–400 | University of Kansas | Kansas | Lawrence |
| =99 | 351–400 | University of South Carolina | South Carolina | Columbia |
| =99 | 351–400 | Temple University | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| =99 | 351–400 | Tulane University | Louisiana | New Orleans |
| =99 | 351–400 | University of Vermont | Vermont | Burlington |
| =99 | 351–400 | Wayne State University | Michigan | Detroit |
| =111 | 401–500 | Binghamton University, State University of New York | New York State | Binghampton |
| =111 | 401–500 | Florida International University | Florida | Miami |
| =111 | 401–500 | Hofstra University | New York State | Hempstead |
| =111 | 401–500 | Louisiana State University | Louisiana | Baton Rouge |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Maryland | Baltimore |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Missouri | Missouri | Columbia (MO) |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Montana | Montana | Missoula |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Nebraska Medical Center | Nebraska | Omaha |
| =111 | 401–500 | Northern Arizona University | Arizona | Flagstaff |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Northern |
| =111 | 401–500 | Saint Louis University | Missouri | St. Louis |
| =111 | 401–500 | San Diego State University | California | San Diego |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Texas at San Antonio | Texas | San Antonio |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Tulsa | Oklahoma | Tulsa |
| =111 | 401–500 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Milwaukee |
| =126 | 501–600 | University of Arkansas | Arkansa | Fayetteville |
| =126 | 501–600 | Creighton University | Nebraska | Omaha |
| =126 | 501–600 | Kent State University | Ohio | Kent |
| =126 | 501–600 | Lehigh University | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem |
| =126 | 501–600 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Missouri | Rolla |
| =126 | 501–600 | Montana State University | Montana | Bozeman |
| =126 | 501–600 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | New Jersey | Newark (NJ) |
| =126 | 501–600 | Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | Stillwater |
| =126 | 501–600 | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Vermillion |
| =126 | 501–600 | Stevens Institute of Technology | New Jersey | Hoboken |
| =126 | 501–600 | University of Texas at Arlington | Texas | Arlington |
| =126 | 501–600 | Texas Tech University | Texas | Lubbock |
| =126 | 501–600 | University of Toledo | Ohio | Tuledo |
| =139 | 601–800 | Auburn University | Alabama | Auburn |
| =139 | 601–800 | Baylor University | Texas | Waco |
| =139 | 601–800 | University of Dayton | Ohio | Dayton |
| =139 | 601–800 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Florida | Daytona Beach |
| =139 | 601–800 | Florida Atlantic University | Florida | Boca Raton |
| =139 | 601–800 | Florida Institute of Technology | Florida | Melbourne |
| =139 | 601–800 | Kansas State University | Kansas | Manhattan |
| =139 | 601–800 | Marquette University | Wisconsin | Milwaukee |
| =139 | 601–800 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi | Starkville |
| =139 | 601–800 | New Mexico State University | New Mexico | Las Cruces |
| =139 | 601–800 |