Be Notre Dame-Bound with IvyBound! University of Notre Dame — #18 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) University of Notre Dame is a private institution that was founded in 1842 in South Bend, IN. (100 miles outside of Chicago) by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, …
Be Rice-Bound with IvyBound! Rice University– #16 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Rice University is a private institution that was founded in 1912, twelve years after the murder of William Marsh Rice who chartered the William Marsh Rice Institute (in 1891) for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art as a gift …
Be Cornell-Bound with IvyBound! Cornell University– #16 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Cornell University is a private, Ivy League university founded in 1865, and the land-grant university for New York state. For that reason, Cornell has a unique responsibility within the Ivy League—to make contributions in all fields of knowledge in a …
Be Vanderbilt-Bound with IvyBound! Vanderbilt University– #14 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Vanderbilt University is a private institution that was founded in 1873. It was named in honor of New York shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million endowment despite having never been to the South. …
Be Brown-Bound with IvyBound! Brown University– #14 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Brown is an elite private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 6,666 undergraduate students. Admission is highly competitive as the Brown acceptance rate is only 8%. Brown is known for offering …
Be Dartmouth-Bound with IvyBound! Dartmouth College– #12 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Dartmouth College is a private institution that was founded in 1769, in Hanover, New Hampshire. It is one of the oldest and most respected institutions of higher learning in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Dartmouth has …
Be CalTech-Bound with IvyBound! California Institute of Technology — #12 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) California Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1891. In 1907, astronomer George Ellery Hale, the first director of the Mount Wilson Observatory and a member of the school’s board of trustees, began …
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Be Northwestern-Bound with IvyBound! Northwestern University — #10 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Northwestern University is a private institution that was founded in 1851, outside of Chicago, after nine men gathered to begin planning a university that would serve the Northwest Territory. Given that they had little money, no land and limited …
Be John Hopkins University-Bound with IvyBound! Johns Hopkins #10 National University (US News & World Report) Johns Hopkins University is a private institution that was founded in 1876 in Baltimore, Maryland on the principle that by pursuing big ideas and sharing what we learn will make the world a better place. For more than 140 …
Be University of Pennsylvania-Bound with IvyBound! University of Pennsylvania– #8 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) University of Pennsylvania is a private institution that was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Inspired by the intellectual audacity and educational ideals of our founder, Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) offers a compelling mixture …
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