Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.

Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools.

California Institute of Technology.

MIT is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and education of students in areas that contribute to or prosper in an environment of science and technology.

The University of Pennsylvania is one of the oldest universities in America and, as a member of the Ivy League, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in all the world.

Cornell University contains seven undergraduate colleges plus the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Law School, the Johnson Graduate School of Management, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and Doha, Qatar, and the 93 fields of study in the Graduate School.

University of California, Berkeley home page. Gateway to information on studying, teaching, research and public service at UC Berkeley, flagship campus of the University of California system.

The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational institution of higher learning and research located in Hyde Park, Chicago.

Columbia University in the City of New York.

Princeton simultaneously strives to be one of the leading research universities and the most outstanding undergraduate college in the world.

Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College.

The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore in 1876, was the first university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the European research institution, where research and the advancement of knowledge were integrally linked to teaching. Its establishment began a revolution in U.S. higher education.

Stanford University is one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. It is located in Palo Alto, California.

University of Michigan is one of the great public universities of the world, a diverse and comprehensive public institution of higher learning that supports excellence in research, provides outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, and serves people and organizations in the community, region, state, nation and around the world through its many partnerships and collaborations.

Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university of more than 10,000 students, 70,000 alumni, and 4,000 faculty and staff. Recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines and innovative leadership in education, Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university.

Brown University, founded in 1764, is a member of the Ivy League and is renowned for the quality of its teaching, research, and unique curriculum. Providence, RI.

UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) is the largest UC campus in terms of enrollment, and one of the few public research universities located in a major city.

Northwestern combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries. It provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth in a setting enhanced by the richness of Chicago.

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University, which is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, occupies five major centers in Manhattan. It operates branch campus and research programs in other parts of the United States and abroad, as well as study abroad programs in more than 25 countries. New York University is also one of the largest employers in New York City, with over 16,000 employees.

Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.