Overall Ranking of Elite American Colleges and Universities
Overall ranking of American colleges and universities. Based on selectivity, academic reputation and academic quality at the undergraduate level (and graduate level where applicable).
The Elites
- Harvard University (MA)
- Stanford University (CA)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Yale University (CT)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- University of California at Berkeley (CA); California Institute of Technology (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD); Duke University (NC); University of Chicago (IL)
- Amherst College (MA); Columbia University (NY)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA); Pomona College (CA); Swarthmore College (PA)
- Dartmouth College (NH); Brown University (RI); Rice University (TX)
- University of California at Los Angeles (CA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO); Williams College (MA)
- Harvey Mudd College (CA)
- Northwestern University (IL)
- University of Michigan (MI); Emory University (GA)
