Top 10 U.S. Colleges/Universities

1. Top 10 U.S. Colleges/Universities By Nick Dykema

2. 10. Duke University • Durham, NC • Gothic architecture • Duke Chapel • Well known basketball team • Middle ACT 31-34

3. 9. Northwestern University • Evanston, IL • On Lake Michigan • Founded by John Evans in 1851 • Elite Management, Engineering, and Communication schools • Satellite campus in Qatar

4. 8. University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA • The Wharton school of Business #1 undergraduate • 12 schools • Ivy League • 1st school with undergraduate and graduate programs

5. 7. University of Chicago • Chicago, Illinois (Hyde park community, South Chicago) • Shaping Minds with emphasis on critical thinking • Discussions in class spread throughout the campus • 85 Nobel Peace Prizes among alumni

6. 6. Stanford University • Stanford, CA • Prepare students personal success and direct usefulness • Prepare to be next generation of leaders • More than 75% get financial aid • Private research university • Fraternities and sororities very popular

7. 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA • Focused on Advancement of Technology • Professors Include • 8 Nobel Peace Prize • 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners • Looking for New Future of American Manufacturing

8. 4. Columbia University • New York City, NY • Most Nobel Peace Prize Winners in World • Encompasses twenty schools • First school to grant Masters Degrees • Established in 1754

9. 3. Yale University • New Haven, CT • Major research university • Buildings by distinguished architects from all times • 35 Varsity Athletic Teams • Known for creating clubs

10. 2. Princeton University • Princeton, NJ • World-renowned research university • 6:1 undergraduate student to faculty ratio • Average financial aid is $36,650 • Countless Nobel Peace Prize Winners • Excepting of all Religions

11. 1. Harvard University • Cambridge, MA • Founded in 1636 • Oldest Institution of higher education in U.S. • 60% of undergraduates receive aid • Students from all social and geographical backgrounds • 97% of Undergraduates stay on campus (close community)

12. In the end, all of these schools will get you an elite education

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