Association of American Universities (AAU) Member Institutions
AAU member universities—63 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.
28 AAU member universities are private and 35 are public.
Private (Year Admitted) | Public (Year Admitted) |
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Boston University (2012) M | Georgia Institute of Technology (2010) |
Brandeis University (1985) | Indiana University Bloomington (1909) |
Brown University (1933) M | Michigan State University (1964) M,L |
California Institute of Technology (1934) | Ohio State University (1916) M,L |
Carnegie Mellon University (1982) | Pennsylvania State University (1958) M,L |
Case Western Reserve University (1969) M | Purdue University (1958) L |
Columbia University (1900) M | Rutgers University - New Brunswick (1989) M,L |
Cornell University (1900) M,L | Stony Brook University - The State Univ. of New York (2001) M |
Dartmouth College (2019) M | Texas A&M University (2001) M,L |
Duke University (1938) M | University at Buffalo - The State Univ. of New York (1989) M |
Emory University (1995) 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, Santa Barbara (1995) |
Rice University (1985) | University of California, Santa Cruz (2019) |
Stanford University (1900) M | University of Colorado Boulder (1966) |
Tufts University (2021) M | University of Florida (1985) M,L |
Tulane University (1958) M | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1908) L |
University of Chicago (1900) M | University of Iowa (1909) M |
University of Pennsylvania (1900) M | University of Kansas (1909) M |
University of Rochester (1941) M | University of Maryland, College Park (1969) L |
University of Southern California (1969) M | University of Michigan (1900) M |
Vanderbilt University (1950) M | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1908) M,L |
Washington University in St. Louis (1923) M | University of Missouri, Columbia (1908) M,L |
Yale University (1900) M | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1922) M |
University of Oregon (1969) | |
University of Pittsburgh (1974) 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