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USA flag Study in USA 2026

Explore top US universities, MS/MBA programs, tuition fees, IELTS/TOEFL requirements, scholarships and F-1 visa process for Indian students.

60 Universities
Universities mapped
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Live USA shortlist
Ranked options
60
QS · THE · US News signals
Tuition range
$13K/yr - $71K/yr
Based on listed annual tuition
Application focus
IELTS · TOEFL · GRE
Test and document planning

Study in USA: admission planning map

1. Shortlist universities

Use rankings, course fit, city, tuition and scholarship probability to separate dream, target and safe universities in USA.

2. Match tests and documents

Plan IELTS/TOEFL, GRE/GMAT where needed, SOP, LORs, transcripts and financial documents before priority deadlines.

3. Compare total cost

Evaluate tuition, living costs, application fee, visa proof-of-funds and part-time work rules before finalising applications.

Computer ScienceEngineeringArts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciencesArchitecture & Design

Top Universities in USA

USA flagUSA
QS
#1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT

Cambridge, USA

Tuition from
$56K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #3 US #2
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+PTE 65+GRE 310+GMAT
Computer ScienceEngineering
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#4
Harvard University

Harvard University

Cambridge, USA

Tuition from
$18K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #4 US #3
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 90+GRE 326+GMAT 620+SAT 1460+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#5
Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford, USA

Tuition from
$71K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #2 US #3
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 600+SAT 1440+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#10
University of California

UC Berkeley

Berkeley, USA

Tuition from
$26K/yr
Type
Public
THE #9 US #15
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GRE 310+GMAT 680+SAT 1330+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#11
University of Chicago

UChicago

Chicago, USA

Tuition from
$55K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #13 US #12
IELTS 7+TOEFL 104+GREGMAT 570+SAT 1500+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#12
University of Pennsylvania

UPENN

Philadelphia, USA

Tuition from
$52K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #16 US #6
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+GREGMAT 540+SAT 1450+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#13
Cornell University

Cornell University

Ithaca, USA

Tuition from
$29K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #20 US #12
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+GMAT 720+SAT 1400+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#15
California Institute of Technology

CalTech

Pasadena, USA

Tuition from
$55K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #7 US #7
SAT 1530+
Computer ScienceEngineering
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#16
Yale University

Yale University

New Haven, USA

Tuition from
$44K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #10 US #5
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GRE 315+GMAT 700+SAT 1460+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#17
Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton, USA

Tuition from
$48K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #6 US #1
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GRE 308+GMATSAT 1460+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#23
Columbia University

Columbia University

New York City, USA

Tuition from
$52K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #17 US #12
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 680+SAT 1410+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#28
Johns Hopkins University

JHU

Baltimore, USA

Tuition from
$53K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #15 US #9
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 600+SAT 1450+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#29
University of California

UCLA

Los Angeles, USA

Tuition from
$26K/yr
Type
Public
THE #18 US #15
IELTS 7+TOEFL 87+GMAT 680+SAT 1330+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#33
University of Michigan

UMich

Ann Arbor, USA

Tuition from
$21K/yr
Type
Public
THE #23 US #21
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+PTE 68+GREGMAT 620+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#38
New York University

NYU

New York City, USA

Tuition from
$57K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #27 US #35
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+PTE 70+GREGMAT 700+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#47
Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Evanston, USA

Tuition from
$55K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #28 US #9
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 95+GMAT 660+SAT 1440+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#52
Carnegie Mellon University

CMU

Pittsburgh, USA

Tuition from
$48K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #24 US #24
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 102+GMATSAT 1430+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#57
Duke University

Duke University

Durham, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #26 US #7
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+GMAT 660+SAT 1480+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#58
University of Texas

UTAUS

Austin, USA

Tuition from
$27K/yr
Type
Public
THE #52 US #32
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 79+SAT 1220+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#62
University of California

UCSD

San Diego, USA

Tuition from
$29K/yr
Type
Public
THE #34 US #28
IELTS 7+TOEFL 64+PTE 65+GRE 213+GMAT 510+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#63
University of Washington

UW

Seattle, USA

Tuition from
$31K/yr
Type
Public
THE #25 US #40
IELTS 6+TOEFL 76+GMAT 560+SAT 1190+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#64
University of Illinois

UIUC

Urbana, USA

Tuition from
$27K/yr
Type
Public
THE #42 US #35
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 92+SAT 1340+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#73
Brown University

Brown University

Providence, USA

Tuition from
$58K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #64 US #9
IELTS 8+TOEFL 100+SAT 1500+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#83
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State

State College, USA

Tuition from
$35K/yr
Type
Public
THE #122 US #60
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GREGMATSAT 1160+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#93
Boston University

BU

Boston, USA

Tuition from
$57K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #78 US #43
IELTS 7+TOEFL 84+GMAT 650+SAT 1360+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#97
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, USA

Tuition from
$29K/yr
Type
Public
THE #36 US #33
IELTS 7+TOEFL 95+GRE 305+GMAT 620+SAT 1300+
Computer ScienceEngineering
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#99
Purdue University

Purdue University

West Lafayette, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #86 US #43
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+SAT 1150+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#102
University of Wisconsin

UW-Madison

Madison, USA

Tuition from
$25K/yr
Type
Public
THE #63 US #35
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 680+SAT 1280+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#116
University of Southern California

USC

Los Angeles, USA

Tuition from
$25K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #74 US #28
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+PTE 68+GRE 306+GMAT 690+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#132
University of North Carolina

UNC

Chapel Hill, USA

Tuition from
$16K/yr
Type
Public
THE #72 US #22
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+GMATSAT 1270+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#132
University of California

UC DAVIS

Davis, USA

Tuition from
$26K/yr
Type
Public
THE #59 US #28
IELTS 7+TOEFL 80+SAT 1130+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#134
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

College Station, USA

Tuition from
$20K/yr
Type
Public
THE #118 US #47
IELTS 6+TOEFL 80+PTE 53+GMAT 690+SAT 1140+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#136
Michigan State University

MSU

East Lansing, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #116 US #60
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 70+PTE 80+GMAT 600+SAT 1100+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#145
Rice University

Rice University

Houston, USA

Tuition from
$49K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #119 US #17
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+GMAT 680+SAT 1490+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#151
Ohio State University

OSU

Columbus, USA

Tuition from
$36K/yr
Type
Public
THE #99 US #43
IELTS 7+TOEFL 79+GMATSAT 1260+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#154
Washington University

WUSTL

St. Louis, USA

Tuition from
$55K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #68 US #24
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 680+SAT 1470+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#163
University of California

UCSB

Santa Barbara, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #69 US #35
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+SAT 1190+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#168
University of Florida

UF

Gainesville, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #132 US #28
IELTS 6+TOEFL 80+SAT 1310+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#169
University of Maryland

UMD

College Park, USA

Tuition from
$19K/yr
Type
Public
THE #114 US #46
IELTS 7+TOEFL 80+GMAT 600+SAT 1280+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#179
Arizona State University

ASU

Tempe, USA

Tuition from
$25K/yr
Type
Public
THE #182 US #105
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GREGMAT 650+SAT 1180+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#195
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

UMN

Minneapolis, USA

Tuition from
$13K/yr
Type
Public
THE #85 US #53
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 79+GMATSAT 1270+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#199
Emory University

Emory University

Atlanta, USA

Tuition from
$42K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #106 US #24
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+GMAT 640+SAT 1360+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#222
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, USA

Tuition from
$32K/yr
Type
Public
THE #145 US #67
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 580+SAT 1260+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#224
University of Rochester

University of Rochester

Rochester, USA

Tuition from
$51K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #133 US #47
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+GMAT 680+SAT 1300+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#237
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Hanover, USA

Tuition from
$52K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #161 US #18
IELTS 7+TOEFL 105+GMATSAT 1430+
Architecture & DesignArts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBA
CollegeDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#245
University of Massachusetts

UMass Amherst

Amherst, USA

Tuition from
$34K/yr
Type
Public
THE #123 US #67
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GRE 291+GMAT 570+SAT 1180+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#255
Case Western Reserve University

CWRU

Cleveland, USA

Tuition from
$43K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #164 US #53
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+GRE 328+GMAT 610+SAT 1340+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#260
University of Virginia

UVA

Charlottesville, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #166 US #24
IELTS 7+TOEFL 90+GMAT 640+SAT 1340+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#261
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, USA

Tuition from
$35K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #92 US #18
IELTS 7+TOEFL 80+GMAT 670+SAT 1440+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#264
University of Colorado

CU

Boulder, USA

Tuition from
$33K/yr
Type
Public
THE #138 US #105
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 83+GMAT 693+SAT 1150+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#268
University of California

UCI

Irvine, USA

Tuition from
$30K/yr
Type
Public
THE #92 US #33
IELTS 7+TOEFL 80+GMAT 630+SAT 1510+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#274
North Carolina State University

NC State

Raleigh, USA

Tuition from
$24K/yr
Type
Public
THE #251 US #60
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+PTE 62+GREGMAT
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#278
University of Miami

umiami

Coral Gables, USA

Tuition from
$48K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #201 US #67
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GMATSAT 1230+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#285
University of Arizona

UA

Tucson, USA

Tuition from
$36K/yr
Type
Public
THE #155 US #115
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 79+PTE 53+GREGMAT
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#297
Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Washington, USA

Tuition from
$50K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #187 US #22
IELTS 7+TOEFL 100+GMAT 680+SAT 1380+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#299
Rutgers University - New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Jersey

New Brunswick, USA

Tuition from
$14K/yr
Type
Public
THE #201 US #40
IELTS 6+TOEFL 79+GMATSAT 1190+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#302
Virginia Tech

VT

Blacksburg, USA

Tuition from
$23K/yr
Type
Public
US #47
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 90+GMAT 600+SAT 1180+
Computer ScienceEngineering
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#304
University of Notre Dame

UND

Notre Dame, USA

Tuition from
$57K/yr
Type
Private (Not for Profit)
THE #199 US #20
IELTS 7.5+TOEFL 100+PTE 70+GMAT 671+SAT 1370+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#313
Indiana University

IU

Bloomington, USA

Tuition from
$37K/yr
Type
Public
THE #198 US #73
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 79+GRE 309+GMAT 670+SAT 1140+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails
USA flagUSA
QS
#323
University of Illinois

UIC

Chicago, USA

Tuition from
$28K/yr
Type
Public
THE #201 US #82
IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 80+GRE 299+GMAT 500+SAT 1080+
Arts & HumanitiesBusiness & MBASciences
UniversityDetails

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