by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 262 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21,062 bachelor's degrees in general mathematics to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.
The mathematical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Vanderbilt University
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general mathematics needs to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Harvard University
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Cornell University
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Northwestern University
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Dartmouth College
Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Notre Dame
Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Brown University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of California - Los Angeles
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from New York University
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of California - Berkeley
Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Emory University
Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Amherst College
SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Southern Methodist University
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Northeastern University
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY |
| 41 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 42 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 43 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 44 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 45 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 46 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 48 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 49 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 50 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 51 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 52 | Williams College | Williamstown, MA |
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General Mathematics is one of 5 different types of Mathematics programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Mathematics | 359 |
| Analysis & Functional Analysis | 4 |
