Best for a major
Best for mathematics & statistics
Where mathematics & statistics is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.
11.5%
#1 · Carnegie Mellon University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA
1.0%
Median
of 410 schools, Division III
11.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
6.9%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division III
#1 · Carnegie Mellon Universityevery school
The spread across 410 schools; the median is 1.0%.
How it is measured
First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Share of bachelor's degrees in mathematics & statistics | In this field | Bachelor's a year | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | 11.5% | 193 | 1,678 | 7,289 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 10.6% | 117 | 1,099 | 4,576 | |
| 3 | Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ | 9.0% | 78 | 871 | 4,092 | |
| 4 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 8.4% | 161 | 1,926 | 7,643 | |
| 5 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 8.2% | 40 | 486 | 1,910 | |
| 6 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 8.0% | 34 | 424 | 2,069 | |
| 7 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 7.9% | 39 | 493 | 2,112 | |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | 7.7% | 18 | 235 | 1,023 | |
| 9 | St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 7.7% | 50 | 646 | 3,074 | |
| 10 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 6.9% | 141 | 2,034 | 7,359 | |
| 11 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 6.8% | 29 | 426 | 1,644 | |
| 12 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | 6.3% | 109 | 1,734 | 6,764 | |
| 13 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 5.9% | 19 | 322 | 1,424 | |
| 14 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | 5.9% | 34 | 581 | 2,456 | |
| 15 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 5.8% | 26 | 451 | 1,664 | |
| 16 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 5.4% | 26 | 482 | 1,850 | |
| 17 | Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN | 5.4% | 10 | — | 845 | |
| 18 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 5.3% | 27 | 513 | 2,142 | |
| 19 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | 5.0% | 16 | — | 1,349 | |
| 20 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | 4.5% | 23 | 514 | 1,911 | |
| 21 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 4.5% | 17 | 374 | 2,184 | |
| 22 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 4.4% | 19 | 433 | 1,753 | |
| 23 | Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX | 4.4% | 26 | 588 | 2,531 | |
| 24 | Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA | 4.3% | 10 | 230 | 1,063 | |
| 25 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY | 4.3% | 54 | 1,247 | 5,954 | |
| 26 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | 4.3% | 21 | 491 | 2,060 | |
| 27 | Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN | 4.0% | 12 | — | 1,424 | |
| 28 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 3.9% | 15 | 383 | 1,775 | |
| 29 | New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY | 3.9% | 307 | 7,932 | 29,760 | |
| 30 | Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA | 3.7% | 11 | 294 | 1,231 | |
| 31 | Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference · Walla Walla, WA | 3.7% | 11 | 299 | 1,544 | |
| 32 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | 3.5% | 47 | 1,344 | 6,089 | |
| 33 | The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Ewing, NJ | 3.4% | 54 | 1,589 | 7,073 | |
| 34 | Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Lexington, KY | 3.4% | 7 | 207 | 1,022 | |
| 35 | Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% | 8 | 241 | 1,626 | |
| 36 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 3.3% | 25 | 753 | 3,675 | |
| 37 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | 3.3% | 10 | 299 | 1,356 | |
| 38 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | 3.3% | 17 | 518 | 2,119 | |
| 39 | The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH | 3.2% | 13 | 405 | 1,876 | |
| 40 | University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Morris, MN | 3.2% | 6 | 189 | 1,020 | |
| 41 | Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC | 3.1% | 6 | 195 | 919 | |
| 42 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Adams, MA | 3.1% | 5 | 161 | 836 | |
| 43 | Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL | 3.0% | 5 | 166 | 866 | |
| 44 | Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA | 3.0% | 15 | — | 2,209 | |
| 45 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | 3.0% | 12 | 401 | 1,615 | |
| 46 | Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference · Willimantic, CT | 2.9% | 23 | 806 | 3,839 | |
| 47 | Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Maryville, TN | 2.9% | 6 | 209 | 1,142 | |
| 48 | Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA | 2.9% | 18 | — | 2,506 | |
| 49 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 2.8% | 15 | 532 | 2,284 | |
| 50 | Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Louis, MO | 2.8% | 15 | 544 | 2,204 | |
| 51 | Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI | 2.7% | 14 | 524 | 2,642 | |
| 52 | Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL | 2.7% | 11 | 412 | 2,397 | |
| 53 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 2.7% | 13 | 488 | 2,048 | |
| 54 | Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Hampden-Sydney, VA | 2.7% | 5 | — | 876 | |
| 55 | Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | 2.7% | 6 | 226 | 1,130 | |
| 56 | Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC | 2.7% | 9 | — | 1,309 | |
| 57 | Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA | 2.7% | 11 | 401 | 1,854 | |
| 58 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 2.7% | 12 | 448 | 1,898 | |
| 59 | Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH | 2.6% | 33 | 1,268 | 6,186 | |
| 60 | Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN | 2.6% | 5 | 191 | 911 | |
| 61 | Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference · Decorah, IA | 2.6% | 9 | 343 | 1,463 | |
| 62 | Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Latrobe, PA | 2.6% | 7 | 268 | 1,280 | |
| 63 | Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX | 2.6% | 8 | 306 | 1,457 | |
| 64 | Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH | 2.6% | 7 | 273 | 1,288 | |
| 65 | Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Mount Berry, GA | 2.5% | 12 | 475 | 2,226 | |
| 66 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 2.5% | 14 | 552 | 2,145 | |
| 67 | Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN | 2.5% | 14 | 557 | 1,952 | |
| 68 | Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Staunton, VA | 2.5% | 7 | 282 | 1,217 | |
| 69 | State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY | 2.5% | 23 | 922 | 3,868 | |
| 70 | University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA | 2.5% | 9 | 366 | 1,792 | |
| 71 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | 2.5% | 15 | 597 | 2,418 | |
| 72 | Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Moorhead, MN | 2.4% | 9 | 375 | 1,799 | |
| 73 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | 2.4% | 12 | 505 | 2,405 | |
| 74 | Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Chicago, IL | 2.4% | 14 | 593 | 3,316 | |
| 75 | La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | 2.4% | 4 | 170 | 2,300 | |
| 76 | Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA | 2.4% | 14 | 595 | 2,393 | |
| 77 | St. Mary's College of Maryland Division III · United East Conference · St. Mary's City, MD | 2.4% | 8 | 336 | 1,577 | |
| 78 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | 2.4% | 13 | 533 | 2,237 | |
| 79 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | 2.4% | 40 | 1,634 | 6,877 | |
| 80 | Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA | 2.3% | 7 | 305 | 1,293 | |
| 81 | Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS | 2.3% | 3 | 128 | 582 | |
| 82 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | 2.3% | 10 | 429 | 1,936 | |
| 83 | Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference · Ripon, WI | 2.3% | 3 | 130 | 734 | |
| 84 | University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Greensburg, PA | 2.3% | 5 | 215 | 1,326 | |
| 85 | Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA | 2.3% | 8 | 342 | 1,492 | |
| 86 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA | 2.3% | 27 | 1,170 | 5,453 | |
| 87 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Steubenville, OH | 2.2% | 12 | 551 | 2,978 | |
| 88 | Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI | 2.2% | 8 | 364 | 1,410 | |
| 89 | Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 2.2% | 6 | 278 | 1,499 | |
| 90 | Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX | 2.2% | 7 | 313 | 1,290 | |
| 91 | Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Greenville, PA | 2.2% | 4 | 179 | 819 | |
| 92 | Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA | 2.1% | 34 | 1,628 | 8,172 | |
| 93 | Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Roanoke, VA | 2.1% | 3 | — | 673 | |
| 94 | Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR | 2.1% | 9 | 436 | 2,194 | |
| 95 | Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY | 2.1% | 7 | 336 | 1,897 | |
| 96 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 2.1% | 14 | 656 | 2,966 | |
| 97 | State University of New York at Potsdam Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Potsdam, NY | 2.1% | 9 | 439 | 2,211 | |
| 98 | University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA | 2.1% | 96 | 4,658 | 17,812 | |
| 99 | Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN | 2.0% | 10 | 489 | 2,445 | |
| 100 | Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS | 2.0% | 6 | 297 | 1,452 |
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