Top 10 universities in the USA

The US rules over the world in educational institutions along with every other field of life. Here is the list of top 10 universities in the US, which almost maintain their rankings every year.

1- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

QS Ranking Score: 100

The world’s no. 1 educational and research institute is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was established on April 10, 1861. Since then, it has reached the peak in the fields of science and technology. Ninety-Seven (97) Nobel Prize Winners and 26 Alan Turing Award winners are the emblems of this institute.

Website: https://web.mit.edu/

2- Stanford University

QS Ranking Score: 98.4

Stanford University is also one of the oldest universities in the US. Stanford city was established in 1885 in the name of the only child of US Senator, Leland Stanford. University is located in the State of California and it admitted the first batch of students in 1891. The total number of academic staff, administrative staff, and the number of students are almost 2250, 12500, and 17500 respectively. It holds the honor of having 84 Nobel Prize winners and 29 Turing Award winners as alumni.

Website: https://www.stanford.edu/

3- Harvard University

QS Ranking Score: 97.9

Being the oldest higher education institute in the US, it has the highest Nobel Prize Winners (161) including 8 US presidents and also 14 Turing Award winners. Harvard University has become a prestige to the world. The university was established in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The total number of academic staff, administrative staff, and number of students is almost 2400, 10400, and 21000 respectively.

Website: http://harvard.edu/

4- California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

QS Ranking Score: 97

The university famously known as “Caltech” is located in Pasadena, California. It shares the credit for advancement in science and engineering with MIT. It also has 76 Nobel Laureates. It also ranked number 1 for the most Ph.D. graduates. Staff and students wise, it has very low numbers which emphasize on quality over quantity.

Website: http://www.caltech.edu/

5- University of Chicago

QS Ranking Score: 93.1

The University of Chicago was established in 1890 in the “Windy City” (Chicago), Illinois. It has 5 graduate colleges and 1 undergraduate college.  It has almost 100 Nobel Laureates till now. University has a huge number of academic and administrative staff which is almost 2900 and 16000 respectively. The total number of students is also touching to 17000.

Website: http://www.uchicago.edu/

6- Princeton University

QS Ranking Score: 91

The fourth oldest university in the US, the Princeton University, was established in 1746. It was established with the name of “College of New Jersey” and renamed it in 1896. It is situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It has 69 Nobel Prize winners and 14 Turing Award winners. It has almost 9000 students enrolled with a total of 1300 academic staff and 1100 administrative staff.

Website: http://princeton.edu/

7- University of Pennsylvania

QS Ranking Score: 88.6

Another oldest university in the US, the University of Pennsylvania, was founded by one of the forefathers Benjamin Franklin in 1740. It is world-famous for its Law School. It has contributed its 36 alumni in Noble Prize Laureates “hall of fame”. It has almost 22000 students enrolled with almost 5000 academic staff.

Website: http://upenn.edu/

8- Yale University

QS Ranking Score: 88

This university is located in the coastal city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is the third oldest university in the US established in 1701. It includes 5 US presidents in its alumni. It has almost 12000 students enrolled with 4900 academic staff.

Website: http://yale.edu/

9- Cornell University

QS Ranking Score: 87.6

The name Cornell was given to this university because of its founder Ezra Cornell, who was an American philanthropist and businessman. The university was established in 1865 in Ithaca, New York.

Website: http://cornell.edu/

10- Columbia University

QS Ranking Score: 86.5

The Columbia University is situated in New York City. It is the fifth oldest university in the US, established in 1754. Its first name was Kings College” and was renamed in 1784. It has almost 34000 students and 4300 faculty staff.

Website: http://columbia.edu/

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