Top 50 Universities for Applied Mathematics in the World (2026)
Exploring Applied Mathematics programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Applied Mathematics education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
5
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
6
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
7 World
2 Europe
2
United Kingdom
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
21%
Publications
375031
Citations
17393792
7
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
8
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
9
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
10
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
11
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
12
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
13
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
14
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
15
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
16
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
17
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
18
Princeton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
26 World
22 North America
21
United States
1 Princeton
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
187660
Citations
10659460
19
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
20
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
21
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
22
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
23
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
24
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
25
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
26
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
27
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
28
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
29
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
30
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
31
Zurich, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
52 World
6 Europe
1
Switzerland
1 Zurich
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
194539
Citations
7750041
32
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
33
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
34
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
35
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
36
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816
37
Raleigh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
67 World
50 North America
46
United States
3 Raleigh
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
162533
Citations
4892590
38
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
69 World
51 North America
47
United States
1 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
16%
Publications
175703
Citations
6414474
39
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
40
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
41
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
42
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
43
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
81 World
5 Asia
1
Singapore
1 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
231992
Citations
8035566
44
Santa Barbara, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
82 World
56 North America
52
United States
10 Santa Barbara
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
122845
Citations
6288850
45
Athens, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
83 World
57 North America
53
United States
3 Athens
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
126214
Citations
4929170
46
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
47
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
48
Leeds, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
96 World
21 Europe
9
United Kingdom
7 Leeds
University Information
Acceptance
48%*
Publications
164359
Citations
5493762
49
Medford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
98 World
61 North America
57
United States
4 Medford
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
102916
Citations
4626139
50
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Mathematics
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598