Top 10 U.S. Universities

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These comprehensive universities offer graduate degrees in fields such asliberal arts, engineering, medicine, business and law. Schools in the NationalUniversities category, such as Princeton University and Duke University,offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and doctoralprograms. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking

research.


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1.Princeton University

The ivy-covered campusof Princeton University, aprivate institution, is

located in the quiet townof Princeton, New Jersey.Princeton was the firstuniversity to offer a "no

loan" policy to financiallyneedy students, givinggrants instead of loans toaccepted students whoneed help paying tuition.


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2.Harvard University

Harvard University is aprivate institution in

Cambridge,Massachusetts, justoutside of Boston. ThisIvy League school is the

oldest higher educationinstitution in the countryand has the largestendowment of any schoolin the world.


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3.Yale University

Yale University, located inNew Haven, Connecticut,offers a small college life

with the resources of amajor research institution.Yale students are dividedinto 12 residential colleges

that foster a supportiveenvironment for living,learning and socializing.


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4.Columbia University

Columbia University has threeundergraduate schools:Columbia College, The Fu

Foundation School ofEngineering and AppliedSciences (SEAS), and the Schoolof General Studies. This IvyLeague, private school

guarantees students housing forall four years on campus inManhattans MorningsideHeights neighborhood in New

York City.


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5.Stanford University

The sunny campus ofStanford University islocated in Californias Bay

Area, about 30 miles fromSan Francisco. The privateinstitution stresses amultidisciplinarycombination of teaching,learning, and research, andstudents have manyopportunities to get involvedin research projects.


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6.University of Chicago

The University of Chicago,situated in Chicagos HydePark community, offers a

rich campus life in a big-citysetting. Since 1987, theprivate institution has hostedthe University of ChicagoScavenger Hunt, a four-day

event that is regarded as thelargest scavenger hunt in theworld.


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7.Massachusetts Institute of

Technology Though the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology may bebest known for its math,

science and engineeringeducation, this private researchuniversity also offersarchitecture, humanities,management and social scienceprograms. The school is locatedin Cambridge, Massachusetts,just across the Charles Riverfrom downtown Boston.


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8.Duke University

Located in Durham, NorthCarolina, Duke University is aprivate institution that hasliberal arts and engineeringprograms for undergraduates.The Duke Blue Devils sportsteams have a fierce rivalry

with the University of NorthCarolinaChapel Hill TarHeels and are best known fortheir outstanding men's

basketball program.


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9.University of Pennsylvania

Founded by BenjaminFranklin, the University ofPennsylvania is a private

institution in the UniversityCity neighborhood ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.Students can study in one offour schools that grant

undergraduate degrees: Artsand Sciences, Nursing,Engineering and AppliedSciences, and Wharton.


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10.California Institute of Technology

The California Institute ofTechnology focuses onscience and engineeringeducation and has a low

student-to-faculty ratio of3:1. This private institutionin Pasadena, California, isactively involved inresearch projects with

grants from NASA, theNational ScienceFoundation and the U.S.Department of Health andHuman Services.


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