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#1 Princeton University
Higher Education Princeton Educational
A vibrant community of learning that endeavors to fulfill its informal motto, ''in the nation's service and the service of humanity.''…
Higher Education Durham Educational
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#3 University of Pennsylvania
Higher Education Philadelphia Educational
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the oldest universities in America and, as a member of the Ivy League, one of the most prestigious…
#4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Higher Education Cambridge Educational
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT is devoted to…
#5 Cornell University
Higher Education Ithaca Educational
Cornell is a privately endowed research university and a partner of the State University of New York. As the federal land-grant institution…
#6 Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a…
Higher Education Babson Park Educational
The global leader in entrepreneurship education. The No. 1 undergraduate school and MBA for entrepreneurship 30 and 32 times in a row…
#8 University of Notre Dame
Higher Education Notre Dame Educational
The University of Notre Dame is the premier global Catholic research university in the U.S. and a force for good since 1842 It offers an…
#9 Dartmouth College
Higher Education Hanover Educational
Dartmouth educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a…
#10 Stanford University
Higher Education Stanford Educational
Stanford University pursues its founding mission of research and education with a spirit of optimism and possibility. Stanford catalyzes…
#11 Northwestern University
Higher Education Evanston Educational
Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly…
#12 University of Virginia
Higher Education Charlottesville Educational
The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 as the model for modern universities that has since been emulated all over the world. After…
#13 Vanderbilt University
Higher Education Nashville Educational
Vanderbilt University is a top-ranked teaching and research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Powered by collaboration. Follow…
#14 Brown University
Higher Education Providence Educational
Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island and founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh-oldest college in the United States…
#15 Bentley University
Higher Education Waltham Educational
Bentley University is more than just one of the nation's top business schools. It is a lifelong-learning community that creates successful…
#16 Tufts University
Higher Education Medford Educational
With four campuses in Massachusetts, Tufts is a research university committed to helping students and faculty generate bold ideas…
#17 Lehigh University
Higher Education Bethlehem Educational
Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a…
#18 Columbia University
Higher Education New York Educational
For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range…
Higher Education New Haven Educational
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people…
#20 Carnegie Mellon University
Higher Education Pittsburgh Educational
Carnegie Mellon University founder Andrew Carnegie said: "My heart is in the work." No statement better captures the passion and drive…
#21 Bucknell University
Higher Education Lewisburg Educational
Bucknell University is a private, undergraduate, liberal arts university in the heart of Pennsylvania. Our more than 3,700 students can…
Higher Education Chestnut Hill Educational
The official page of Boston College, a Jesuit Catholic university dedicated to uniting academic excellence with leadership and service to…
#23 Villanova University
Higher Education Villanova Educational
Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova's Augustinian Catholic tradition is the…
#24 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Higher Education Champaign Educational
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to building upon its tradition of excellence in education, research, public…
#25 Wake Forest University
Higher Education Winston-Salem Educational
Wake Forest is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wake Forest offers the personal attention of a…
#26 University of Chicago
Higher Education Chicago Educational
One of the world’s great intellectual destinations, the University of Chicago empowers scholars and students to ask tough questions, cross…
#27 University of Southern California
Higher Education Los Angeles Nonprofit
The University of Southern California is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles, the capital of the Pacific…
#28 Fairfield University
Higher Education Fairfield Educational
Fairfield University is a Jesuit Catholic institution that prepares undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and continuing education students for…
#29 Washington and Lee University
Higher Education Lexington Educational
Founded in 1749, Washington and Lee is one of the preeminent liberal arts colleges in the country. Mission: Washington and Lee University…
#30 University of California, Berkeley
Higher Education Berkeley Educational
A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley. UC Berkeley, also known as Cal, was established…
Higher Education Houston Educational
Rice is a private, independent university dedicated to the "advancement of letters, science, and art." Rice attracts a diverse group of…
#32 Georgetown University
Higher Education Washington Educational
Georgetown University is the oldest and largest Catholic and Jesuit university in America. Georgetown today is a major student-centered…
#33 Purdue University
Higher Education West Lafayette Educational
At Purdue University, we keep going. For over 150 years, generations of Boilermakers have left their mark in small steps and giant leaps.…
#34 University of Michigan
Higher Education Ann Arbor Educational
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating…
#35 Miami University
Higher Education Oxford Educational
Strong academics, highly personal instruction, energetic campus life, successful graduates — Miami University sets the standard for public…
#36 Colgate University
Higher Education Hamilton Educational
Colgate University is defined by its unsurpassed liberal arts education. For more than 200 years, Colgate University has cultivated…
#37 Southern Methodist University
Higher Education Dallas Educational
A nationally ranked private university with seven degree-granting schools, SMU is a distinguished center for teaching and research located…
#38 Bryant University
Higher Education Smithfield Educational
For more than 160 years, Bryant University has earned a distinguished reputation for innovative academic programs and certifications that…
#39 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Higher Education Worcester Educational
WPI has a lot to offer - extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty members at the top of their fields, state-of-the-art research…
#40 Penn State University
Higher Education University Park Educational
There’s a reason Penn State consistently ranks among the top one percent of the world’s universities. Across 24 campuses, our nearly 88,000…
Higher Education Pasadena Educational
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where…
#42 Trinity College-Hartford
Higher Education Hartford Educational
Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduate students and…
#43 Boston University
Higher Education Boston Educational
Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with three primary campuses in the…
#44 University of Richmond
Higher Education University of Richmond Educational
The official LinkedIn of the University of Richmond. #URichmond #SpiderPride
#45 Stevens Institute of Technology
Higher Education Hoboken Educational
Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. Since our founding in 1870…
#46 The University of Texas at Austin
Higher Education Austin Educational
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States. Founded in 1883, the University has grown…
#47 Indiana University Bloomington
Higher Education Bloomington Educational
Indiana University Bloomington is the flagship residential, research-intensive campus of Indiana University. Its academic excellence is…
#48 Lafayette College
Higher Education Easton Educational
Inspired by the desire to honor Marquis de Lafayette and his service to the cause of freedom during the American Revolution, Lafayette…
#49 Providence College
A Catholic, liberal arts college in Providence, R.I. By exploring subjects through the complementary lenses of faith and reason, students…
#50 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Higher Education Madison Educational
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public,…