The top universities for the study of mathematics vary greatly in rankings depending on which organization is doing the grading. The rankings also differ between United States rankings, and worldwide rankings. This will cover both of those sets of ratings, with the United States rankings first.

The number one university for the study of mathematics in the Unites States, according to the US News & World Report, is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is located in Cambridge, near Harvard, and is generally accepted as one of the best US universities. Tied for second place are Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley. And last on their list is the University of Chicago.

In worldwide rankings, three American Universities came out on top. Rated number one worldwide by the Academic Ranking of World Universities is Princeton University in New Jersey. Ranked second is the University of California, Berkeley, with Harvard University coming in third.