Top 10 Private Universities

Harvard University

• Harvard University was founded in 1636 by the legislature of Massachusetts. It holds a reputation as one of the best universities in the world by virtue of its high standard of teaching and appears in most top ten lists of private US universities.

  Harvard University

  Massachusetts Hall

  Cambridge, MA 02138

  617-495-1000

  harvard.edu

Yale University

• Yale University was founded in 1701 by the Colony of Connecticut General Court. Its campus lies in New Haven, Connecticut.

  Yale University

  Office of Undergraduate Admissions

  38 Hillhouse Avenue

  New Haven, CT 06511

  203-432-9300

  yale.edu

Princeton University

• Princeton University was founded in 1746 by New Light Presbytarians. As its name suggest, it lies in the town of Princeton, New Jersey.

  Princeton University

  Princeton, NJ 08544

  609-258-3060

  princeton.edu

University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. It is located, as the name would suggest, in the state of Pennsylvania, in the city of Philadelphia.

  University of Pennsylvania

  3451 Walnut Street

  Philadelphia, PA 19104

  215-898-5000

  upenn.edu

Columbia University

• Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by Royal Charter from King George the Second of England. It stands in the middle of New York City.

  Columbia University

  2960 Broadway

  New York, NY 10027-6902

  212-854-1754

  columbia.edu

Brown University

• Brown University was founded in 1764 by, amongst others, Stephen Hopkins (1707 to 1785) a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. Brown University stands in Providence, Rhode Island.

  Brown University

  Office of College Admission

  45 Prospect Street

  Box 1876

  Providence, RI 02912

  401-863-2378

  brown.edu

Duke University

• Duke University was founded in 1838 by Quakers and Methodists in the town of Durham, North Carolina.

  Duke University

  Durham, NC 27708

  919-684-8111

  duke.edu

Stanford University

• Stanford University was founded near San Francisco in 1891 by Leland Stanford (1824 to 1893), a businessman and politician.

  Stanford University

  Office of Undergraduate Admission

  355 Galvez Street -- Montag Hall

  Stanford, CA 94305-6106

  650-723-2300

  stanford.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was founded in 1861 by William Barton Rogers. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and consistently ranks in the upper echelons of academic institutions for research.

  MIT

  77 Massachusetts Avenue

  Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

  617-253-1000

  web.mit.edu

California Institute of Technology

• The California Institute of Technology (Caltech)--located in Pasadena, California--was founded in 1891 by Amos G. Throop.

  Caltech Undergraduate Admissions

  383 S. Hill Avenue MC 10-90

  Pasadena, CA 91125-3405

  626-395-6341

  caltech.edu