Carnegie Mellon University



Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a private research institution. It was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1900. The university’s main campus, which is 140 acres, is approximately 3 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh. It has seven independent schools and colleges, including the College of Fine Arts, Tepper School, College of Science, and the School of Computer Science.  ...
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Duke University



Duke University is a private university situated in Durham, North Carolina. The university has symbolic, formal, historical, and on-going ties with the United Methodist Church, but is an independent and non-sectarian institution. According to U.S. News rankings, Duke is one of the top 20 universities in the world. In 2012, Forbes magazine came out with a list of “power factories”, and ranked...
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Johns Hopkins University



Johns Hopkins University, usually referred to as Hopkins, is a private researched university situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It also maintains campuses in Washington, D.C., China, Italy, and Singapore. Hopkins was responsible for creating the concept of the modern research university, and throughout its history has ranked among the world’s best research universities. It is currently ranked by...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology



The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (referred to as MIT) is a private research university situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of the top universities in the world. It places a strong emphasis on engineering, technological, and scientific education and research. MIT became part of the Association of American Universities in 1934, and enrols over 10 000 undergraduate and graduate...
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Rutgers University



Rutgers University in New Jersey is a public research university. It is the 8th oldest college in the United States and the largest in New Jersey. It was also founded before the American Revolution, making it one of the nine Colonial Colleges. Rutgers was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church and was originally a private university before becoming a public research university. The College of...
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Villanova University



Villanova University is a private university situated in a suburb northwest of Philadelphia called Radnor Township. It is named after Saint Thomas of Villanova, who was a Spanish friar in the 16th century. Villanova is the oldest Catholic university in Pennsylvania and is directly connected to the Order of Saint Augustine. It has an undergraduate enrolment of 7111 students, and is ranked by U.S....
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