相信很多人在尋找美國大學排名時，很容易就會搜尋到由 U.S.News & World Report 所發佈的大學排名，這裡我們根據2020年版的排名提供參考，選擇大學還是要從自己的興趣、優勢等多方去考量。
| 排名 | 學校 | 地點 | 熱門主修 | |
| 1 | Princeton Univ. | Princeton, NJ | Social Science, Engineering, Bio | |
| 2 | Harvard Univ. | Cambridge, MA | NM | |
| 3 | Columbia Univ. | New York, NY | Social Science, Engineering | |
| 3 | MIT | Cambridge, MA | Engineering, Computer Science | |
| 3 | Yale Univ. | New Haven, CT | Social Science, Area and Ethnic Studies, Bio | |
| 6 | Stanford Univ. | Stanford, CA | Social Science, Engineering | |
| 6 | Univ. of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Social Science, Bio, Math | |
| 6 | Univ. of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Biusiness, Social Science, Engineering | |
| 9 | Northwestern Univ. | Evanston, IL | Communication, Social Science | |
| 10 | Duke Univ. | Durham, NC | Social Science, Engineering, Bio | |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins Univ. | Baltimore, MD | Health, Engineering, Biology | |
| 12 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Engineering, Physical Science | |
| 12 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Social Science, Bio | |
| 14 | Brown Univ. | Providence, RI | Social Science, Bio | |
| 15 | Univ. of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Business, Social Science, Engineering | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt Univ. | Nashville, TN | Social Science, Engineering | |
| 17 | Cornell Univ. | Ithaca, NY | Engineering, Business | |
| 17 | Rice Univ. | Houston, TX | Engineering, Social Science | |
| 19 | Washington Univ. in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | Social Science, Engineering, Business | |
| 20 | UC, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Social Science, Bio, Psy | |
| 21 | Emory Univ. | Atlanta, GA | Social Science, Business, Bio | |
| 22 | UC, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Social Science, Bio, Engineering | |
| 22 | USC | Los Angeles, CA | Business, Communication, Engineering | |
| 24 | Georgetown Univ. | Washington, DC | Social Science, Business | |
| 25 | Carnegie Mellon Univ. | Pittsburgh, PA | Engineering, Computer Science, Arts | |
| 25 | Univ. of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Engineering, Social Science, Psy. | |
| 27 | Wake Forest Univ. | Winston-Salem, NC | Social Science, Business | |
| 28 | Univ. of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Social Science, Engineering | |
| 29 | Georgia Institute of Tech. | Atlanta, GA | Engineering, Business | |
| 29 | New York Univ. | New York, NY | Arts, Social Science, Business | |
| 29 | Tufts Univ. | Medford, MA | Social Science, Engineering, Arts | |
| 29 | Univ. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill , NC | Social Science, Communication, Psy | |
| 29 | Univ. of Rochester | Rochester, NY | Social Science, Bio, Health, Arts | |
| 34 | UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Social Science, Business | |
| 34 | Univ. of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Engineering, Business,Law,Medicine | |
| 36 | UC Irvine | Irvine, CA | Social Science, Bio, Psy, Business, | |
| 37 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Business, Social Science, Psy | |
| 37 | UC San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Social Science, Bio, Engineering | |
| 39 | UC Davis | Davis, CA | Bio, Social Science, Psy | |
| 40 | Boston Univ. | Boston, MA | Business, Social, Communication | |
| 40 | Brandeis Univ. | Waltham, MA | Social Sceince, Ethic, Business | |
| 40 | Case Western Reserve Univ. | Cleveland, OH | Engineering, Bio, Social | |
| 40 | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | Social Science, Business, Bio | |
| 40 | Northeastern Univ. | Boston, MA | Business, Engineering, Health | |
| 40 | Tulane Univ. | New Orleans, LA | Business, Social | |
| 46 | Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Social Science, Business, Bio | |
| 46 | Villanova Univ. | Villanova, PA | ||
| 48 | Univ. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | Engineering, Business | |
| 48 | Univ. of Texas–Austin | Austin, TX | Business, Communication, Engineering | |
| 50 | Lehigh Univ. | Bethlehem, PA | Business, Engineering | |
| 50 | Pepperdine Univ. | Malibu, CA | Business, Communication | |
| 50 | Univ. of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Social,Business, Engineering | |
| 50 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Engineering | |
| 50 | Univ. of Georgia | Athens, GA | Business, Communication, Social | |
| 54 | Ohio State Univ.–Columbus | Columbus, OH | Business, Social, Engineering | |
| 54 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | Business, Law, Engineering | |
| 54 | Syracuse Univ. | Syracuse, NY | Business, Communication, Arts | |
| 57 | Florida State Univ. | Tallahassee, FL | Business, Social Science | |
| 57 | Penn State Univ.–Univ. Park | Univ. Park, PA | Business, Engineering | |
| 57 | Purdue Univ. | West Lafayette, IN | Engineering, Business, Health | |
| 57 | Univ. of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | Business, Bio, Social, Communication | |
| 57 | Univ. of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Business, Social, Health | |
| 62 | Rutgers-New Brunswick | Piscataway, NJ | Social Science, Communication, Engineering | |
| 62 | Univ. of Washington | Seattle, WA | Social Science, Business, Bio, Arts | |
| 64 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | Business ,Law, Education | |
| 64 | Southern Methodist Univ. | Dallas, TX | Business, Social, Communication | |
| 64 | Univ. of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | Business, Social, Health | |
| 64 | Univ. of Maryland | College Park, MD | Social Science, Business, Engineering | |
| 64 | Univ. of Mass, Amherst | Amherst, MA | Arts | |
| 64 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | Engineering, Bio | |
| 70 | Clemson Univ. | Clemson, SC | Business, Engineering | |
| 70 | George Washington Univ. | Washington, DC | Law, Education | |
| 70 | TAMU, College Station | College Station, TX | Business, Engineering, Agriculture | |
| 70 | Univ. of Minn. Twin City | Minneapolis, MN | Social Science, Engineering | |
| 74 | Fordham Univ. | New York, NY | Business, Social, Communication | |
| 74 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | Engineering, Art | |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | Engineering, Business | |
| 77 | American Univ. | Washington, DC | Social Science, Business | |
| 77 | Brigham Young Univ. | Provo, UT | Business, Bio | |
| 79 | Baylor Univ. | Waco, TX | Business, Health, Bio | |
| 79 | Binghamton Univ.–SUNY | Binghamton, NY | Business, Social Science, Psy | |
| 79 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | Law | |
| 79 | Indiana Univ.–Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | Business, Communication | |
| 79 | University at Buffalo–SUNY | Buffalo, NY | Engineering,Computer Science | |
| 84 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Engineering | |
| 84 | Elon University | Elon, NC | Computer Science,Business | |
| 84 | Marquette Univ. | Milwaukee, WI | Business, Communication, Bio | |
| 84 | Michigan State Univ. | East Lansing | Business, Social, Communication | |
| 84 | North Carolina State University–Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Engineering, Business | |
| 84 | Univ. of Califonia-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | Engineering, Business, Computer Science | |
| 84 | Univ.of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Engineering, Business, Computer Science | |
| 91 | Clark Univ. | Worcester, MA | Social Science, Psy | |
| 91 | Miami University-Oxford | Oxford, OH | Engineering, Business, Computer Science | |
| 91 | Stony Brook Univ.–SUNY | Stony Brook, NY | Health, Bio, Social Science, Psy | |
| 91 | Unvi of California-Riverside | Riverside, CA | Engineering, Business, Computer Science | |
| 91 | Univ. of Delaware | Newark, DE | Business, Social Science | |
| 91 | Univ. of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Business, Social Science, communication | |
| 97 | Drexel Univ. | Philadelphia, PA | Business, Health, Engineering | |
| 97 | New Jeresy Institude of Technology | Newark, NJ | Engineering, Computer Science | |
| 97 | St. Louis University | St. Louis, MO | Business, Health Profession | |
| 97 | Texas Christian Univ. | Fort Worth, TX | Health, Bio, Social Science, Psy | |
| 97 | Univ. of Denver | Denver, CO | Business, Social Science | |
| 97 | Univ. of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Health Professions, Computer Science, Business | |
| 97 | Yeshiva Univ. | New York, NY | Business, Psychology | |
| 104 | Auburn Univ. | Auburn Univ., AL | Business, Engineering | |
| 104 | Loyola University | Chicago, IL | Business, Bio, Psy, Social Science | |
| 104 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | Social Science, Business, Communication | |
| 104 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | Business, Social Science, Psy | |