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#1Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa4.52%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $69.7K/YrLiving$21.3K/YrAdmission PhD Biomedical EngineeringGRE330IELTS7$86.5K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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Ranked 2 by THE in 2026Ranked 1 by QS in 2026
#2Princeton University logo

Princeton University, Princeton

New Jersey, Usa5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.3K/YrLiving$21.2K/YrAdmission PhD EconomicsDuolingo125TOEFL108$65.1K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 3 by THE in 2026Ranked 25 by QS in 2026
#3Harvard University logo

Harvard University, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $57.1K/YrLiving$13.6K/YrAdmission PhD Business AdministrationDuolingo145TOEFL100PTE75$57.3K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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6.5/10(5 Users)Ranked 5 by THE in 2026Ranked 5 by QS in 2026
#4Stanford University logo

Stanford University, Stanford

California, Usa4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $62.6K/YrLiving$34.3K/YrAdmission PhD Computer ScienceTOEFL90$42.4K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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7.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 5 by THE in 2026Ranked 3 by QS in 2026
#5California Institute of Technology logo

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

California, Usa3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.5K/YrLiving$21K/YrAdmission Ph.D BiologyDuolingo130IELTS7$65.6K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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8.3/10(3 Users)Ranked 7 by THE in 2026Ranked 10 by QS in 2026
#6UC-Berkeley logo

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

California, Usa11.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $13K/YrLiving$7.8K/YrAdmission PhD Computer ScienceDuolingo115IELTS7.0$13.1K/Yr
Course duration: 6 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 9 by THE in 2026Ranked 17 by QS in 2026
#7Yale University logo

Yale University, New Haven

Connecticut, Usa4.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $59.7K/YrLiving$19.9K/YrAdmission PhD PharmacologyIELTS7.0PTE70$69.9K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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8.2/10(3 Users)Ranked 10 by THE in 2026Ranked 21 by QS in 2026
#8University of Pennsylvania logo

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, Usa5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $41.2K/YrLiving$19K/YrAdmission Ph.D StatisticsGRE332TOEFL100$43.2K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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7.3/10(6 Users)Ranked 14 by THE in 2026Ranked 15 by QS in 2026
#9University of Chicago logo

University of Chicago, Chicago

Illinois, Usa
Tuition:  $75.8K/YrLiving$29K/YrAdmission Ph.D FinanceIELTS7$75.8K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 15 by THE in 2026Ranked 13 by QS in 2026
#10Johns Hopkins University logo

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Maryland, Usa6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $57K/YrLiving$15.4K/YrAdmission Ph.D ChemistryIELTS7$57K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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3.8/10(9 Users)Ranked 16 by THE in 2026Ranked 24 by QS in 2026
#11Cornell University logo

Cornell University, Ithaca

New York, Usa8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.8K/YrLiving$18.6K/YrAdmission PhD PsychologyIELTS7.0$20.8K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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5.7/10(11 Users)Ranked 18 by THE in 2026Ranked 16 by QS in 2026
#12UC-Los Angeles logo

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

California, Usa9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.3K/YrLiving$27.4K/YrAdmission PhD PsychologyIELTS7.0$30K/Yr
Course duration: 6 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 18 by THE in 2026Ranked 46 by QS in 2026
#13Columbia University logo

Columbia University, New York City

New York, Usa4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $68.8K/YrAdmission Ph.D Material Science and Engine...GRE311TOEFL100$62K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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7.0/10(22 Users)Ranked 20 by THE in 2026Ranked 38 by QS in 2026
#14Umich-Ann Arbor logo

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

Michigan, Usa16%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $105K/YrLiving$21K/YrAdmission Ph.D Social Work and Social Scie...IELTS7.0PTE68$57.4K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.7/10(17 Users)Ranked 23 by THE in 2026Ranked 45 by QS in 2026
#15Carnegie Mellon University logo

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania, Usa12%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.9K/YrLiving$15.4K/YrAdmission Ph.D Civil and Environmental Eng...Duolingo115IELTS7.0$51.2K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.2/10(9 Users)Ranked 24 by THE in 2026Ranked 52 by QS in 2026
#16Duke University logo

Duke University, Durham

North Carolina, Usa
Tuition:  $64.4K/YrAdmission Ph.D Business AdministrationGRE321IELTS7.0$64.4K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 28 by THE in 2026Ranked 62 by QS in 2026
#17Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University, Evanston

Illinois, Usa
Tuition:  $61.5K/YrLiving$2.1K/YrAdmission Ph.D Accounting Information and ...IELTS7$66.9K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.0/10(5 Users)Ranked 30 by THE in 2026Ranked 42 by QS in 2026
#18Georgia Institute of Technology logo

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Georgia, Usa14%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.1K/YrLiving$17.7K/YrAdmission Ph.D Information Technology Mana...IELTS7$35K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.7/10(12 Users)Ranked 41 by THE in 2026Ranked 123 by QS in 2026
#19UI-Urbana logo

UI-Urbana, Urbana

Illinois, Usa43.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $46.5K/YrLiving$14.5K/YrAdmission Ph.D FinanceTOEFL104$46.5K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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9.0/10(19 Users)Ranked 41 by THE in 2026Ranked 70 by QS in 2026
#20UC-San Diego logo

UC-San Diego, San Diego

California, Usa25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.2K/YrLiving$26.5K/YrAdmission Ph.D Data ScienceIELTS7$30.7K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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6.0/10(9 Users)Ranked 47 by THE in 2026Ranked 66 by QS in 2026