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All countries🇺🇸 United States 7

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All subjectsMedicine 26Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 25Physics and Astronomy 25Engineering 24Materials Science 24Environmental Science 23Neuroscience 23Psychology 23Computer Science 22Economics, Econometrics and Finance 20Immunology and Microbiology 20Social Sciences 20Chemistry 19Business, Management and Accounting 17Earth and Planetary Sciences 15Mathematics 15Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13Health Professions 12Decision Sciences 9Energy 7Arts and Humanities 6Chemical Engineering 4Nursing 4Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 4Dentistry 3
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QS #1 (2026)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States

Private · Founded 1861 · 11,836 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • +8 more

60 professors 10 open positions

QS #3 (2026)

Stanford University (SU)

Stanford, United States

Private · Founded 1885 · 17,246 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Engineering
  • +8 more

60 professors 8 open positions

QS #10 (2026)

California Institute of Technology (CIT)

Pasadena, United States

Private · Founded 1891 · 2,397 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering
  • +8 more

53 professors 5 open positions

QS #12 (2026)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States

Private · Founded 1740 · 26,552 students

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

37 professors 17 open positions

QS #13 (2026)

Cornell University (CU)

Ithaca, United States

Private · Founded 1865 · 24,900 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • +8 more

49 professors 15 open positions

QS #396 (2025)

Northeastern University (NEU)

Boston, United States

Private · Founded 1898 · 33,197 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • +8 more

60 professors 19 open positions

QS #497 (2023)

Brandeis University

Waltham, United States

Private · Founded 1948 · 5,800 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Computer Science
  • +8 more

58 professors 1 open position

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