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Top 10 U.S. Colleges/Universities
By Nick Dykema
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10. Duke University• Durham, NC• Gothic architecture– Duke Chapel
• Well known basketball team• Middle ACT 31-34
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9. Northwestern University
• Evanston, IL• On Lake Michigan• Founded by John Evans in 1851• Elite Management, Engineering, and
Communication schools• Satellite campus in Qatar
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8. University of Pennsylvania• Philadelphia, PA• The Wharton school of Business #1
undergraduate• 12 schools• Ivy League• 1st school with undergraduate and graduate
programs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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3. Yale University
• New Haven, CT• Major research university• Buildings by distinguished architects from all
times• 35 Varsity Athletic Teams• Known for creating clubs
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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
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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)
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In the end, all of these schools will get you an elite education
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