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Browse universities worldwide by country, subject and world ranking — with their professors, research areas, funding and open PhD and Masters positions.

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15 universities · Mathematics · private universities

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 #5 (2026)

Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

Private · Founded 1636 · 24,555 students

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

46 professors 3 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 #13 (2026)

University of Chicago (UC)

Chicago, United States

Private · Founded 1890 · 18,504 students

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

60 professors 8 open positions

QS #14 (2026)

Columbia University (CU)

New York, United States

Private · Founded 1754 · 33,413 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 2 open positions

QS #15 (2026)

Princeton University

Princeton, United States

Private · Founded 1746 · 8,799 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

60 professors 3 open positions

QS #26 (2026)

Duke University

Durham, United States

Private · Founded 1838 · 18,003 students

  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • +8 more

60 professors 13 open positions

QS #42 (2026)

Northwestern University (NU)

Evanston, United States

Private · Founded 1851 · 20,360 students

  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering
  • +8 more

50 professors 4 open positions

QS #88 (2026)

Boston University (BU)

Boston, United States

Private · Founded 1869 · 30,009 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • +8 more

40 professors 2 open positions

QS #146 (2026)

University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, United States

Private · Founded 1880 · 48,500 students

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

60 professors 1 open position

QS #294 (2026)

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, United States

Private · Founded 1842 · 12,946 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Social Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Medicine
  • +8 more

60 professors 3 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

Not ranked

Amherst College

Amherst Center, United States

Private · Founded 1821 · 1,971 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Social Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 1 open position

Not ranked

Harvey Mudd College (HMC)

Claremont, United States

Private · Founded 1955 · 903 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • +7 more

14 professors 1 open position

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