英文名称 中文名称 1 Princeton University(NJ) 普林斯顿大学 2 Harvard University(MA) 哈佛大学 3 Yale University(CT) 耶鲁大学 4 California Institute of Technology 加州理工学院 4 Stanford University(CA) 斯坦福大学 4 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 麻省理工学院 7 University of Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚大学 8 Duke University(NC) 杜克大学 9 Dartmouth College(NH) 达特茅斯学院 10 Columbia University(NY) 哥伦比亚大学 11 University of Chicago 芝加哥大学 12 Cornell University(NY) 康奈尔大学 12 Washington University in St. Louis 华盛顿大学 14 Northwestern University(IL) 西北大学 15 Brown University(RI) 布朗大学 16 Johns Hopkins University(MD) 约翰·霍普金斯大学 17 Rice University(TX) 莱斯大学 18 Vanderbilt University(TN) 范德比大学 19 Emory University(GA) 埃默里大学 20 University of Notre Dame(IN) 圣母大学 21 Carnegie Mellon University(PA) 卡耐基·梅隆大学 21 University of California—Berkeley * 加州大学伯克利分校 23 Georgetown University(DC) 乔治敦大学 24 University of Virginia * 弗吉尼亚大学 24 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor * 密西根大学安娜堡分校 26 Univ. of California—Los Angeles * 加州大学洛杉矶分校 27 U. of North Carolina—Chapel Hill * 北卡罗莱纳大学教堂山分校 27 Univ. of Southern California 南加州大学 27 Tufts University(MA) 塔夫斯大学 30 Wake Forest University(NC) 维克森林大学 31 College of William and Mary(VA) * 31 Brandeis University(MA) 33 Lehigh University(PA) 34 Univ. of Wisconsin—Madison * 34 Boston College 34 New York University 34 University of Rochester(NY) 38 Case Western Reserve Univ.(OH) 38 Univ. of California—San Diego * 38 Georgia Institute of Technology * 41 U. of Illinois—Urbana - Champaign * 42 University of Washington * 42 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.(NY) 44 University of California—Irvine * 44 Tulane University(LA) 44 Yeshiva University(NY) 47 Pennsylvania State U.—University Park * 47 University of Texas—Austin * 47 University of California—Davis * 47 Univ. of California—Santa Barbara * 47 University of Florida * 52 George Washington University(DC) 52 Syracuse University(NY) 54 Pepperdine University(CA) 54 University of Miami(FL) 54 Univ. of Maryland—College Park * 57 Ohio State University—Columbus * 57 University of Pittsburgh * 57 Boston University 60 Miami University—Oxford(OH) * 60 Texas A&M Univ.—College Station * 60 University of Georgia * 60 Rutgers—New Brunswick(NJ) * 64 Purdue Univ.—West Lafayette(IN) * 64 University of Iowa * 64 Worcester Polytechnic Inst.(MA) 67 University of Connecticut * 67 University of Delaware * 67 Univ. of Minnesota—Twin Cities * 70 Clemson University(SC) * 70 Southern Methodist University(TX) 70 Brigham Young Univ.—Provo(UT) 70 Indiana University—Bloomington * 70 Michigan State University * 70 Fordham University(NY) 76 Univ. of California—Santa Cruz * 77 Virginia Tech * 77 University of Colorado—Boulder * 77 St. Louis University 77 Stevens Institute of Technology(NJ) 81 North Carolina State U.—Raleigh * 81 Baylor University(TX) 81 Marquette University(WI) 81 Iowa State University * 81 Clark University(MA) 86 American University(DC) 86 SUNY—Binghamton * 88 University of Tulsa(OK) 88 University of Tennessee * 88 University of Vermont * 88 University of Alabama * 88 Auburn University(AL) * 88 Univ. of California—Riverside * 88 University of Denver 88 Howard University(DC) 88 University of Kansas * 88 Univ. of Missouri—Columbia * 98 University of Arizona * 98 University of the Pacific(CA) 98 Northeastern University(MA) 98 Univ. of Massachusetts—Amherst * 98 Univ. of Nebraska—Lincoln * 98 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry * 98 SUNY—Stony Brook * 105 University of New Hampshire * 105 Texas Christian University 105 University of Dayton(OH) 105 University of San Diego 105 Illinois Institute of Technology 110 Ohio University * 110 Florida State University * 112 University of Missouri—Rolla * 112 University of Kentucky * 112 Loyola University Chicago 112 Washington State University * 112 University of San Francisco 112 Univ. of South Carolina—Columbia * 112 Drexel University(PA) 112 University of Oklahoma * 120 University of Utah * 120 University of Oregon * 120 Catholic University of America(DC) 120 University at Buffalo—SUNY * 124 Colorado State University * 124 Kansas State University * 124 New Jersey Inst. of Technology * 125 Adelphi University(NY) 126 Andrews University(MI) 127 Arizona State University * 128 Ball State University(IN) * 129 Bowling Green State University(OH) * 130 Clarkson University(NY) 131 DePaul University(IL) 132 Duquesne University(PA) 133 East Carolina University(NC) * 134 Florida Institute of Technology 135 George Mason University(VA) * 136 Hofstra University(NY) 137 Illinois State University * 138 Louisiana State U.—Baton Rouge * 139 Louisiana State U.—Baton Rouge * 140 Michigan Technological University * 141 Mississippi State University * 142 N.M. Inst. of Mining and Tech. * 143 New School University(NY) 144 North Dakota State University * 145 Oklahoma State University * 146 Oregon State University * 147 Pace University(NY) 148 Polytechnic University(NY) 149 Rutgers—Newark(NJ) * 150 SUNY—Albany * 151 Seton Hall University(NJ) 152 South Dakota State University * 153 Southern Illinois U.—Carbondale * 154 St. John’s University(NY) 155 Temple University(PA) * 156 Texas Tech University * 157 U. of Colo.—Denver and Health Sci. Center * 158 U. of Maryland—Baltimore County * 159 U. of North Carolina—Greensboro * 160 Univ. of Massachusetts—Lowell * 161 Univ. of Missouri—Kansas City * 162 University of Alabama—Birmingham * 163 University of Alabama—Huntsville * 164 University of Arkansas * 165 University of Cincinnati * 166 University of Hawaii—Manoa * 167 University of Idaho * 168 University of Illinois—Chicago * 169 University of La Verne(CA) 170 University of Louisville(KY) * 171 University of Maine—Orono * 172 University of Mississippi * 173 University of Montana * 174 University of Nevada—Reno * 175 University of New Mexico * 176 University of North Dakota * 177 University of Rhode Island * 178 University of South Dakota * 179 University of South Florida * 180 University of St. Thomas(MN) 181 University of Texas—Dallas * 182 University of Wyoming * 183 Utah State University * 184 Virginia Commonwealth University * 185 West Virginia University * 186 Western Michigan University * 187 Widener University(PA) 188 Alabama A&M University * 189 Alliant International University(CA) 190 Biola University(CA) 《美国新闻与世界报导》（US News & World Report）自一九八三年以来开始对全美大学与研究院所进行排名，以供国内外学生选择学校时参考，排名项目除了包括综合排名，还考量到各校专业领域、国际学生数目、录取学生比例与学生毕业率、平均入学考试分数、学生入学申请被接受比例、师生比例，与每个学生每年花费等资料，同时透过大学校长、院长及招生主任对学生素质、教授素质、学校财务状况以及学生对学校的满意程度进行自评与各校互评，以达到多方面评估的目的。

除了生物医学专业领域外，还包括商学院、法学院、工程学科、教育学、公共事务专业等研究所的排名，评估对象为162所公立大学与86所私立大学共计248所综合大学，一般人耳熟能详的多属美国东北部八所学术地位崇高且拥有自十六世纪以来的悠久发展历史的长春藤联盟名校，其中包括布朗大学（Brown University）、哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University）、康乃尔大学（Cornell University）、达特茅斯学院（Dartmouth College）、哈佛大学（Harvard University）、宾州大学（Pennsylvania University）、普林斯顿大学（Princeton University）、耶鲁大学（Yale University）等。在这份名单中哈佛大学与普林斯顿大学并列榜首，耶鲁大学居次