Top 5 Universities in the United States as per THE World University Rankings 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Established in 1861, MIT follows the motto of 'Mens et manus' which means 'mind and hand'. Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman in the United States to earn a degree in STEM, graduated from MIT in 1870
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Harvard University | On October 28, 1636, Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded. As per the official website, there are 19,639 faculty and staff associated with the university and 400k+ alumni worldwide
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Princeton University | Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. The University has been led by 20 presidents, spanning colonial times to the 21st century, as per the official website
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Stanford University | Stanford was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, 'to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization'
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California Institute of Technology | Caltech is an independent, privately supported institution with a 124-acre campus located in Pasadena, California
