Top Private Universities in the USA

Harvard University

• Established in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest university in America. The school is home to approximately 6,700 undergraduate and 13,600 graduate and professional students, as reported in the fall of 2009. The university is comprised of the undergraduate college, Harvard College, and 13 graduate and professional schools, including a business school, a divinity school and a law school.

  In 2010, Harvard University tied with Princeton for the number one spot on the "U.S. News & World Report" list of American universities. Of the applicants who applied to Harvard College for fall 2009, only 7.9 percent were accepted.

  Harvard University
  Massachusetts Hall
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1000
  harvard.edu

Princeton University

• As of the fall of 2009, Princeton University was home to 5,047 undergraduate and 2,520 graduate students. According to the school's website, 98 percent of undergraduate students reside on the Princeton campus. In addition to the undergraduate school, Princeton includes a school of architecture, school of engineering and applied science, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

  In 2010, Princeton University tied with Harvard University as the best school in the nation, according to the "U.S. News & World Report" ranked list. Only 9.9 percent of undergraduate applicants for the fall of 2009 were accepted to Princeton.

  Princeton University
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  609-258-3000
  princeton.edu

Yale University

• Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University was officially established in 1701. The university, which received the number 3 ranking on the 2010 "U.S. News & World Report" list of America's top colleges and universities, is home to 5,247 undergraduate and 6,169 graduate and professional students, as reported in the fall of 2009. The university system includes the Yale College, the undergraduate school, as well as a graduate school of arts and sciences and 13 different professional schools. The Yale professional schools include the School of Art, the School of Divinity, the Law School and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The undergraduate acceptance rate for the 2009-2010 school year was 8.6 percent.

  Yale University
  100 Wall Street
  New Haven, CT 06511-8913
  203-432-2324
  yale.edu