Top Research Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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#2/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE330IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$83.4K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.S.E Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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Tuition:  
$66.7K/Yr
Living
$21.2K/Yr
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#9/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate
MEng Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$20.8K/Yr
Living
$7.8K/Yr
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#18/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
B.S Operations Research and Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$46K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#20/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
B.S Operations Research - Financial Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL5.5
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Tuition:  
$68.7K/Yr
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#24/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$47K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#50/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
M.S Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE334IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$19.3K/Yr
Living
$17.1K/Yr
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#73/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

7.7(Based on 37 User Reviews)California, USA10%Acceptance Rate
M.S Operations Research Engineering
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
Programs
Tuition:  
$22.3K/Yr
Living
$22.4K/Yr
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#108/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Pennsylvania State University, State College

10.0(Based on 18 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA54%Acceptance Rate
M.Eng Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$46.8K/Yr
Living
$11.3K/Yr
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#112/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Umass-Amherst, Amherst

8.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA
M.S Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL80PTE53
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Tuition:  
$37.3K/Yr
Living
$28.3K/Yr
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#145/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

10.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Ohio, USA26%Acceptance Rate
M.S Operations Research and Supply Chain Management
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE61
Programs
Tuition:  
$52.6K/Yr
Living
$6.5K/Yr
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#251/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

9.7(Based on 5 User Reviews)Virginia, USA55%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$34.6K/Yr
Living
$17K/Yr
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#301/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

8.0(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA74%Acceptance Rate
M.S Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE309IELTS6.5PTE55
Programs
Tuition:  
$25K/Yr
Living
$18.1K/Yr
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#301/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

7.3(Based on 13 User Reviews)Illinois, USA55.4%Acceptance Rate
M.S Computational Decision Science and Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$33.3K/Yr
Living
$13.6K/Yr
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#301/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Rutgers University - New Jersey, New Brunswick

6.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA65%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
$33.7K/Yr
Living
$12.5K/Yr
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#401/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

9.3(Based on 2 User Reviews)Virginia, USA93%Acceptance Rate
M.S Mathematical Sciences (Concentration in Operations Research)
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110IELTS7PTE65
Programs
Tuition:  
$40.4K/Yr
Living
$11.5K/Yr
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#801/3118 THE Ranking 2026

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg

8.7(Based on 1 User Reviews)Virginia, USA30%Acceptance Rate
M.S Computer Science, Computational Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo95IELTS6PTE51
Programs
Tuition:  
$29.4K/Yr
Living
$11.8K/Yr
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#1001/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Southern Methodist University, Dallas

10.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)Texas, USA48.9%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
Programs
Tuition:  
$2.5K/Yr
Living
$16.5K/Yr
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#49/100 Financial Times Ranking 2025

Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania, USA27%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Operations Research
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$47K/Yr
Living
$17.9K/Yr
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#1505/2000 CWUR Ranking 2025

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

Ohio, USA81%Acceptance Rate
M.S Applied Statistics & Operations Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE300IELTS6.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
$5.6K/Yr
Living
$8.9K/Yr
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