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World 8,402 Private Universities Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years Citations)
AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,659) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (18,812), Public Universities (10,410), and Private Universities (8,402). The system also includes research institutions (3,493), companies (2,017), and hospitals (348). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
3,379
Top 30
7,497
Top 50
10,974
Top 70
12,249
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,315
Top 30
4,956
Top 50
7,398
Top 70
8,591
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,614
Top 30
3,867
Top 50
5,791
Top 70
6,300
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,273
Top 30
2,432
Top 50
3,336
Top 70
4,107
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,145
Top 30
2,306
Top 50
2,783
Top 70
3,298
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,068
Top 30
2,140
Top 50
2,419
Top 70
2,562
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
951
Top 30
1,780
Top 50
2,246
Top 70
2,658
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
821
Top 30
1,592
Top 50
1,904
Top 70
2,214
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
790
Top 30
1,937
Top 50
2,653
Top 70
3,151
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
794
Top 30
1,675
Top 50
2,024
Top 70
2,400
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
612
Top 30
1,187
Top 50
1,479
Top 70
1,814
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
674
Top 30
1,315
Top 50
1,912
Top 70
2,342
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
610
Top 30
1,233
Top 50
1,699
Top 70
2,041
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
636
Top 30
1,297
Top 50
1,512
Top 70
1,646
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
551
Top 30
1,009
Top 50
1,394
Top 70
1,746
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
536
Top 30
1,349
Top 50
1,687
Top 70
2,043
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
535
Top 30
1,238
Top 50
1,684
Top 70
1,995
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
425
Top 30
906
Top 50
1,040
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
370
Top 30
875
Top 50
1,240
Top 70
1,451
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
388
Top 30
874
Top 50
1,625
Top 70
2,150
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
California Institute of Technology Caltech
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
272
Top 30
590
Top 50
915
Top 70
1,136
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
336
Top 30
810
Top 50
929
Top 70
1,037
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
308
Top 30
727
Top 50
1,133
Top 70
1,466
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
304
Top 30
728
Top 50
983
Top 70
1,192
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Houston ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
275
Top 30
623
Top 50
926
Top 70
1,162
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