Best Colleges for Mathematics
Mathematics majors build the foundational skills for careers in data science, actuarial science, finance, academia, and technology. These top colleges provide challenging curricula in pure and applied mathematics with strong research opportunities. Rankings consider academic quality, graduation rates, program enrollment strength, and earning potential.
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31 schools ranked in this list.
| Rank | School | Tuition | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, 02139 | $64,730 | 5% |
| #2 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA, 91711 | $73,100 | 13% |
| #3 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO, 80840 | - | 14% |
| #4 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME, 04011 | $71,740 | 7% |
| #5 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA, 19081 | $69,226 | 7% |
| #6 | Amherst College Amherst, MA, 01002 | $73,830 | 9% |
| #7 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA, 02138 | $64,796 | 4% |
| #8 | Williams College Williamstown, MA, 01267 | $72,510 | 8% |
| #9 | University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, 90095 | - | 9% |
| #10 | Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 | $74,550 | 5% |
| #11 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, 91125 | $68,208 | 3% |
| #12 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN, 47803 | $58,200 | 77% |
| #13 | Bryant University Smithfield, RI, 02917 | $54,404 | 68% |
| #14 | Bates College Lewiston, ME, 04240 | $70,146 | 13% |
| #15 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH, 03755 | $71,265 | 5% |
| #16 | St. Olaf College Northfield, MN, 55057 | $62,700 | 48% |
| #17 | Yale University New Haven, CT, 06520 | $69,900 | 4% |
| #18 | Pomona College Claremont, CA, 91711 | $68,670 | 7% |
| #19 | Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305 | $68,544 | 4% |
| #20 | University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, 93106 | - | 33% |
| #21 | Haverford College Haverford, PA, 19041 | $73,568 | 12% |
| #22 | Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA, 17604 | $73,210 | 28% |
| #23 | Dakota State University Madison, SD, 57042 | - | 88% |
| #24 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI, 49242 | $34,190 | 21% |
| #25 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, 12180 | $66,024 | 63% |
| #26 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ, 07030 | $65,606 | 48% |
| #27 | Fordham University New York, NY, 10023 | $67,452 | 59% |
| #28 | Indiana University East Richmond, IN, 47374 | - | 67% |
| #29 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA, 01609 | $63,046 | 60% |
| #30 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA, 15282 | $51,068 | 84% |
| #31 | Chipola College Marianna, FL, 32446 | - | 63% |