2009年聯合國開發計畫署的人類發展指數中的教育指數將美國的教育水準列為世界第21。目前有7660萬的美國人正在接受教育(從幼稚園直到大學都包括在內)。
美國的許多高等院校也非常有競爭力，無論是公立或私立的。全美保守估計有約3400所大學，因此在全美大學排名能在前50名的都是非常優秀的學校。
美國文化最大的特色是異中有同。美國文化是一個同化各種文化，而又讓各種文化獨立自存的一種多元性文化。
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 253-1000
Website: http://www.mit.edu/
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-2300
Website: https://www.stanford.edu/
Vanderbilt University
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235
(615) 322-7311
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University of California - Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-4321
Website: http://www.ucla.edu/
Emory University
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-6123
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Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-2000
Website: https://www.cmu.edu/
University of Michigan
500 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 764-1817
Website: https://umich.edu/
New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-1212
Website: https://www.nyu.edu/
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
153A Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 962-2211
Website: https://www.unc.edu/
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 552-8000
Website: https://www.bc.edu/
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 373-2000
Website: https://www.northeastern.edu/
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4000
Website: https://www.pepperdine.edu/
University of Texas - Austin
110 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 471-3434
Website: https://www.utexas.edu/
Ohio State University
281 W. Lane Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-6446
Website: https://www.osu.edu/
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-4700
Website: https://www.psu.edu/
University of Washington
1410 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-2100
Website: https://www.washington.edu/
Texas A&M University
400 Bizzell St.
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-3211
Website: https://www.tamu.edu/