top 10 u.s. colleges/universities by nick dykema

Top 10 U.S. Colleges/Universities

By Nick Dykema

10. Duke University• Durham, NC• Gothic architecture– Duke Chapel

• Well known basketball team• Middle ACT 31-34

9. Northwestern University

• Evanston, IL• On Lake Michigan• Founded by John Evans in 1851• Elite Management, Engineering, and

Communication schools• Satellite campus in Qatar

8. University of Pennsylvania• Philadelphia, PA• The Wharton school of Business #1

undergraduate• 12 schools• Ivy League• 1st school with undergraduate and graduate

programs

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. 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

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

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

3. Yale University

• New Haven, CT• Major research university• Buildings by distinguished architects from all

times• 35 Varsity Athletic Teams• Known for creating clubs

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

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)

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

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http://www.harvard.edu/

http://www.princeton.edu/main/

http://www.yale.edu/

http://www.columbia.edu/index.html

http://web.mit.edu/

http://www.stanford.edu/

http://www.uchicago.edu/index.shtml

http://www.upenn.edu/

http://www.northwestern.edu/

http://www.duke.edu/