Association of American Universities (AAU) Member Institutions
AAU member universities—69 in the United States and two in Canada—are on the leading edge of innovation, scholarship, and solutions that contribute to scientific progress, economic development, security, and well-being.
Among the 69 American AAU members, 31 are private institutions and 38 are public institutions.
Private (Year Admitted) | Public (Year Admitted) |
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Boston University (2012) M | Arizona State University (2023) |
Brandeis University (1985) | Georgia Institute of Technology (2010) |
Brown University (1933) M | Indiana University Bloomington (1909) |
California Institute of Technology (1934) | Michigan State University (1964) M,L |
Carnegie Mellon University (1982) | Ohio State University (1916) M,L |
Case Western Reserve University (1969) M | Pennsylvania State University (1958) M,L |
Columbia University (1900) M | Purdue University (1958) L |
Cornell University (1900) M,L | Rutgers University - New Brunswick (1989) M,L |
Dartmouth College (2019) M | Stony Brook University - The State Univ. of New York (2001) M |
Duke University (1938) M | Texas A&M University (2001) M,L |
Emory University (1995) M | University at Buffalo - The State Univ. of New York (1989) M |
George Washington University (2023) M | University of Arizona (1985) M,L |
Harvard University (1900) M | University of California, Berkeley (1900) L |
Johns Hopkins University (1900) M | University of California, Davis (1966) M,L |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1934) | University of California, Irvine (1996) M |
New York University (1950) M | University of California, Los Angeles (1974) M |
Northwestern University (1917) M | University of California, San Diego (1982) M |
Princeton University (1900) | University of California, Riverside (2023) M |
Rice University (1985) | University of California, Santa Barbara (1995) |
Stanford University (1900) M | University of California, Santa Cruz (2019) |
Tufts University (2021) M | University of Colorado Boulder (1966) |
Tulane University (1958) M | University of Florida (1985) M,L |
University of Chicago (1900) M | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1908) L |
University of Miami (2023) M | University of Iowa (1909) M |
University of Notre Dame (2023) | University of Kansas (1909) M |
University of Pennsylvania (1900) M | University of Maryland, College Park (1969) L |
University of Rochester (1941) M | University of Michigan (1900) M |
University of Southern California (1969) M | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1908) M,L |
Vanderbilt University (1950) M | University of Missouri, Columbia (1908) M,L |
Washington University in St. Louis (1923) M | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1922) M |
Yale University (1900) M | University of Oregon (1969) |
University of Pittsburgh (1974) M | |
University of South Florida (2023) M | |
Canadian (Year Admitted) | University of Texas at Austin (1929) M |
McGill University (1926) | University of Utah (2019) M |
University of Toronto (1926) | University of Virginia (1904) M |
University of Washington (1950) M | |
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1900) M,L |
M indicates universities with a medical center
L indicates land grant institutions