The Top Colleges in the Northeast

Princeton University

• Princeton University is the fourth oldest college in the United States. This private university is among the top Ivy League schools in the northeast. U.S. News and World Report ranked Princeton as a Tier 1 school among national universities. Princeton facilitates 5,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students, and has a world-renowned research facility specializing in the fields of genomics, neuroscience and materials science. In 2009, Princeton received a grant of $232 million for research from government agencies, according to princeton.edu. The close-knit campus houses almost all of its students and campus activities provide students with cultural, athletics, and educational growth.

  Princeton University
  Princeton, New Jersey 08544
  609-258-3000
  princeton.edu

Harvard University

• Established in 1636 in Connecticut, Harvard University is now among the top colleges in the northeast. U.S. News and World Report ranked Harvard as Tier 1 among the best colleges in 2010. With only a 7.9 percent admission rate, Harvard is home to a select group of scholars. Students earn degrees in business, education, design, government, law, public health and many others. Harvard awarded 354 Ph.D. degrees and 66 master's degrees in their spring 2010 graduation. Harvard Medical School is also among the top in the region. Studies at the medical school range from cell biology and genetics to neurobiology and global health.

  Harvard University
  86 Brattle St.
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1551
  harvard.edu

Yale University

• Yale University is an Ivy League institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, this private institution ranks among the top colleges in the nation. U.S. News and World Report ranked Yale No. 3 among the best colleges of 2010. Yale is home to around 5,000 undergraduate, and 6,000 graduate students. African-American studies, biology, genetics and physics are just some of the academic programs offered to students.

  Yale University
  P.O. Box 208234
  New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-9316
  yale.edu

Columbia University

• Since its founding in 1754, Columbia University has been home to scholars in New York City. This school is among the best in the northeast with 5,600 undergraduate students, more than a dozen graduate and professional schools, and the Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science. U.S. News and World Report ranked Columbia eighth among the U.S. colleges of among the top academic and research facilities in the world, according to the school Web site. Groundbreaking research has emerged at Columbia in the fields of medicine, science, humanities and the arts. Columbia University Medical Center, located in northern Manhattan, is also a world leader in scientific research and health and medical education.

  Columbia University
  2960 Broadway
  New York, NY 10027
  212-854-2522
  columbia.edu