National Rank #1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University is a private institution that was founded in 1636. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,657 and its setting is city. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Harvard University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Princeton University is a private institution that was founded in 1746. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,249, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 600 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Princeton University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #3

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,349, its setting is city, and the campus size is 315 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #4

Columbia University
New York, NY

Columbia University is a private institution that was founded in 1754. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,027, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 36 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Columbia University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Ran # 5

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

University of Chicago is a private institution that was founded in 1892. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,388, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 215 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. University of Chicago’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1861. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,384, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 168 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #7

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford University is a private institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,988, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 8,180 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Stanford University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #8

Duke University
Durham, NC

Duke University is a private institution that was founded in 1838. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,680, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 8,709 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Duke University’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #9

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is a private institution that was founded in 1740. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,779, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 279 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Pennsylvania’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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National Rank #10

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

California Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 978, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of Technology’s ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

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