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2025 Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

280 Colleges in the United States
18,951 Bachelor's Degrees
General Mathematics is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #24 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 280 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general mathematics. Combined, these schools handed out 18,951 bachelor's degrees in general mathematics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of general mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Mathematics in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Mathematical Sciences

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
181 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Chicago

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
139 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general mathematics needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Cornell University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Vanderbilt University

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Dartmouth College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Northwestern University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Tufts University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
211 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Annual Graduates

Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Duke University

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
24 Annual Graduates

Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Brown University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Boston College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
27 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Annual Graduates

WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Washington University in St Louis

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Notre Dame

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
191 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Maryland - College Park

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
237 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Villanova University

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Annual Graduates

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from New York University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
308 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
151 Annual Graduates

UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
152 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rest of the Top Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Rice University
Houston, TX
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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Boston University
Boston, MA
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
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Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 280 different United States general mathematics schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
52 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
53 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
54 Williams College Williamstown, MA
55 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
56 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
57 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
58 University of Delaware Newark, DE
59 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
60 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
61 Clemson University Clemson, SC
62 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
63 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
64 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
65 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
66 Iowa State University Ames, IA
67 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
68 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN
69 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
70 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
71 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
72 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
73 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
74 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
75 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
76 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
77 Carleton College Northfield, MN
78 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
79 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
80 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
81 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
82 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
83 University of Georgia Athens, GA
84 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
85 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
86 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
87 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
88 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
89 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
90 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
91 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
92 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
93 St Lawrence University Canton, NY

General Mathematics by Region

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