TOP 25 USA UNIVERSITIES FOR 2009
Before we get to the list, here are some other facts.
* Each one of the eight “Ivy League” universities is on the list (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale), with Brown ranked the lowest at number 16.
* The top 3 are all Ivy League schools.
* The cheapest university is number 25 UCLA at $26k a year.
* The most expenive is the number 8, Columbia University lin NY at $39k a year.
* Number 1 Harvard is $36k year.
* Only three universities offer tuition discounts. UC Berkeley ($9k a year), UVA ($9,300 a year) & UCLA (just over $7k a year).
* Smallest enrollment in 2007 was number 6 CalTech at 2,133.
* Largest number 25 UCLA, with 38,896.
The Top 25 Universities
- Harvard University
- Princeton University
- Yale University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- University of Pennsylvania
- California Institute of Technology
- Columbia University
- Duke University
- University of Chicago
- Dartmouth College
- Northwestern University
- Washington University
- Cornell University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Brown University
- Rice University
- Emory University (T-18th)
- University of Notre Dame (T-18th)
- Vanderbilt University (T-18th)
- University of California at Berkeley
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Georgetown University
- University of Virginia
- University of California at Los Angeles
(List compiled by US News)
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