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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