Top 50 College Ranking

Be Princeton-Bound with IvyBound! Princeton University– #1 National University (US News & World Report) Princeton University is one of the oldest universities in the US, specifically the fourth college to be established in the US in 1746 before America got its independence from England. Stemming from tradition, Princeton, with its beautiful buildings, carries the ambiance […]

Be MIT-Bound with IvyBound! Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)– #3 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) The story of MIT begins with a heartfelt belief that the American educational system of the 19th century was fundamentally broken. Instead of treating a scientific education and a practical education as fundamentally incompatible, its founders envisioned

Be Harvard-Bound with IvyBound! Harvard University– #2 National University (US News & World Report) Harvard University is the oldest university in the US, established in the US in 1636 before America got its independence from England. The name Harvard comes from the college’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown. Upon his death

Be Stanford-Bound with IvyBound! Stanford University– #6 National University (US News & World Report) In 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in memory of their son, Leland Junior. Their intent was to establish a “University of high degree” that would “qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life and promote the

Be Yale-Bound with IvyBound! Yale University- #3 (tied) National University (US News & World Report) Yale University traces its roots to the 1640s when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. In 1701 the charter was granted for a school

Be University of Pennsylvania-Bound with IvyBound! University of Pennsylvania– #6 (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

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

Be Duke-Bound with IvyBound! Duke University– #10 National University (US News & World Report) Duke University offers a unique and compelling combination of academic achievement, engagement with society, and athletic accomplishment at the highest levels. A private comprehensive teaching and research university, Duke traces its roots to 1838 when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened

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 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