Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | California

Stanford University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

2

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in North America #2 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

3

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in North America #3 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

4

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in North America #4 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

5

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in North America #5 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

8

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in North America #6 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

10

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

11

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#9 in North America #8 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

12

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in North America #9 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

13

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in North America #10 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

16

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in North America #11 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

17

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in North America #12 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

18

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Asia #2 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

19

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

20

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Asia #1 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

21

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Asia #2 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

22

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in North America #14 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

23

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#16 in North America #15 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

24

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#17 in North America #16 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

25

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#18 in North America #17 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

26

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#19 in North America #18 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

27

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in Asia #3 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

28

United States | New York State

New York University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in North America #19 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

29

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#21 in North America #20 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

30

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#22 in North America #21 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

31

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#23 in North America #22 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

32

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

33

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

34

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

35

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

36

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#25 in North America #23 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

37

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Asia #5 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

38

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

39

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

40

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#26 in North America #24 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

41

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#27 in North America #25 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

42

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

43

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#9 in Asia #6 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

44

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#28 in North America #26 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

45

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in Asia #7 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

46

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

47

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Asia #8 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

48

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#9 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

49

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in North America #27 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

50

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#30 in North America #28 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

51

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#31 in North America #29 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

52

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#32 in North America #3 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

53

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

54

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Europe #1 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

55

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in North America #30 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

56

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in North America #31 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

57

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#35 in North America #32 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

58

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#36 in North America #33 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

59

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Asia #10 in China

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

60

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#37 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

61

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

62

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

63

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#38 in North America #5 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

65

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#39 in North America #34 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

66

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Asia #1 in Israel

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

67

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

68

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Asia #11 in China

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

69

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#16 in Asia #12 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

70

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#17 in Asia #13 in China

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

71

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#18 in Asia #14 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

72

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#19 in Asia #15 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Asia #16 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

74

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#40 in North America #35 in United States

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

75

United States | California

University of California – Davis

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#41 in North America #36 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

76

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#21 in Asia #17 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

77

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#42 in North America #37 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

78

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#22 in Asia #1 in South Korea

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

79

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#43 in North America #38 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

80

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#44 in North America #39 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

81

Canada | Quebec State

University of Montreal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#45 in North America #6 in Canada

41% Acceptance

66,972 Enrollment

1878 Founded

82

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#23 in Asia #2 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

83

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#46 in North America #40 in United States

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

84

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

85

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Asia #2 in Israel

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

86

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#47 in North America #41 in United States

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

87

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Europe #2 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

88

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in North America #42 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

89

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#25 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

90

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#26 in Asia #18 in China

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

91

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#49 in North America #43 in United States

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

92

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

93

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#27 in Asia #19 in China

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

94

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#28 in Asia #20 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

95

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in Asia #2 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

96

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

97

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

98

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#30 in Asia #21 in China

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

99

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#50 in North America #44 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

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