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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between Top 100 Colleges by Niche including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.

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Special Learning Opportunities Comparison Between Top 100 Colleges By Niche
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	Yale University	Under, Grad	NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,576)	✔ ($7,950)
2	Stanford University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (14,162)	✔ ($6,937)
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,000)	✔ ($6,810)
4	Harvard University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,748)	✔ ($7,446)
5	Princeton University	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,594)	✔ ($7,670)
6	Columbia University in the City of New York	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (13,109)	✔ ($6,300)
7	University of Pennsylvania	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,316)	✔ ($6,134)
8	Dartmouth College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,873)	✔ ($6,693)
9	Rice University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,701)	✔ ($4,800)
10	Brown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,196)	✔ ($6,472)
11	Harvey Mudd College	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (918)	✔ ($8,916)
12	Georgetown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,493)	✔ ($7,280)
13	Duke University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,699)	✔ ($7,156)
14	Vanderbilt University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,966)	✔ ($7,142)
15	Northwestern University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,456)	✔ ($7,692)
16	Washington University in St Louis	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,032)	✔ ($5,772)
17	California Institute of Technology	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,572)	✔ ($7,791)
18	Pomona College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,675)	✔ ($8,212)
19	University of California-Los Angeles	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (22,884)	✔
20	Carnegie Mellon University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,587)	✔ ($6,486)
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,493)	✔
22	Cornell University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,954)	✔ ($6,612)
23	University of Chicago	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,573)	✔
24	Johns Hopkins University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,737)	✔ ($7,420)
25	Claremont McKenna College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,244)	✔ ($8,653)
26	University of Southern California	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,500)	✔ ($6,930)
27	University of Notre Dame	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,831)	✔
28	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,805)	✔ ($5,424)
29	Bowdoin College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,886)	✔ ($8,722)
30	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,429)	✔ ($5,810)
31	Davidson College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,810)	✔ ($7,800)
32	Williams College	✗	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,173)	✔ ($7,630)
33	Swarthmore College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,580)	✔ ($8,922)
34	Tufts University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,216)	✔ ($7,636)
35	Barnard College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,367)	✔ ($7,626)
36	Emory University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (4,813)	✔ ($7,346)
37	Wellesley College	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,190)	✔ ($9,136)
38	Boston University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,649)	✔ ($6,140)
39	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
40	Middlebury College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,700)	✔ ($7,780)
41	Washington and Lee University	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,478)	✔ ($7,975)
42	The University of Texas at Austin	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,953)	✔
43	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,925)	✔ ($5,240)
44	Boston College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,619)	✔ ($6,000)
45	New York University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,622)	✔ ($5,612)
46	Northeastern University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,278)	✔ ($8,180)
47	University of California-Berkeley	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,765)	✔
48	Wake Forest University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,132)	✔ ($8,334)
49	University of Georgia	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,218)	✔ ($4,094)
50	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔
51	Amherst College	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,000)	✔ ($7,700)
52	University of Miami	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($7,450)
53	Florida State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,709)	✔ ($5,148)
54	Hamilton College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,057)	✔ ($7,220)
55	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,300)	✔ ($5,456)
56	Villanova University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,400)	✔ ($7,500)
57	University of California-Irvine	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,693)	✔
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,074)	✔ ($7,400)
59	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
60	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (10,310)	✔
61	Texas A & M University-College Station	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,306)	✔
62	Macalester College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,349)	✔ ($6,482)
63	Babson College	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,130)	✔ ($6,736)
64	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (170)	✔
65	University of California-San Diego	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (18,165)	✔
66	William & Mary	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,755)	✔ ($5,246)
67	University of South Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,422)	✔ ($4,452)
68	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,082)	✔
69	University of California-Santa Barbara	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,441)	✔
70	Haverford College	✗	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,435)	✔ ($7,082)
71	Lehigh University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,952)	✔ ($6,540)
72	Wesleyan University	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,006)	✔
73	Vassar College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,435)	✔
74	Case Western Reserve University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,494)	✔ ($7,350)
75	University of California-Davis	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,290)	✔
76	University of Central Florida	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,582)	✔ ($4,600)
77	Colgate University	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (3,010)	✔ ($8,328)
78	Trinity University	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,038)	✔ ($6,079)
79	Purdue University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,056)	✔ ($5,398)
80	Colby College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,398)	✔ ($7,870)
81	Carleton College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,865)	✔ ($7,551)
82	Bates College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,731)	✔
83	Grinnell College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,419)	✔ ($7,940)
84	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,813)	✔ ($5,130)
85	Brigham Young University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,697)	✔
86	Michigan State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (17,517)	✔ ($6,452)
87	Florida International University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,403)	✔ ($3,836)
88	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (9,394)	✔ ($5,316)
89	Smith College	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (2,479)	✔ ($10,140)
90	National University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✗	✔
91	Clemson University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,800)	✔ ($4,626)
92	University of Richmond	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,875)	✔ ($8,020)
93	University of Maryland-College Park	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,465)	✔ ($6,036)
94	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,558)	✔ ($5,240)
95	Southern Methodist University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,403)	✔ ($6,776)
96	George Washington University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,274)	✔ ($4,325)
97	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,286)	✔ ($4,550)
98	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (15,838)	✔ ($5,494)
99	Colorado College	✗	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,739)	✔ ($6,000)
100	Colorado School of Mines	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,483)	✔ ($6,800)

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between Top 100 Colleges by Niche including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.

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On-campus Student Services Between Top 100 Colleges By Niche
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	Yale University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	Stanford University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
4	Harvard University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
5	Princeton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
6	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
7	University of Pennsylvania	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
8	Dartmouth College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
9	Rice University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
10	Brown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
11	Harvey Mudd College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	Georgetown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Duke University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
14	Vanderbilt University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
15	Northwestern University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
16	Washington University in St Louis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
17	California Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
18	Pomona College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
19	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
20	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
22	Cornell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
23	University of Chicago	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
24	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
25	Claremont McKenna College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
26	University of Southern California	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
27	University of Notre Dame	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
28	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
29	Bowdoin College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	University of Virginia-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
31	Davidson College	✔	✗	✗	✗	Own Library
32	Williams College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
33	Swarthmore College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
34	Tufts University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
35	Barnard College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
36	Emory University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
37	Wellesley College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
38	Boston University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
39	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
40	Middlebury College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
41	Washington and Lee University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
42	The University of Texas at Austin	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
43	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
44	Boston College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
45	New York University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
46	Northeastern University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
47	University of California-Berkeley	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
48	Wake Forest University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
49	University of Georgia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
50	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
51	Amherst College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
52	University of Miami	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
53	Florida State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
54	Hamilton College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
55	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
56	Villanova University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
57	University of California-Irvine	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
59	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
60	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
61	Texas A & M University-College Station	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
62	Macalester College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
63	Babson College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
64	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
65	University of California-San Diego	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
66	William & Mary	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
67	University of South Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
68	Ohio State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
69	University of California-Santa Barbara	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
70	Haverford College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
71	Lehigh University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
72	Wesleyan University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
73	Vassar College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
74	Case Western Reserve University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
75	University of California-Davis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
76	University of Central Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
77	Colgate University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
78	Trinity University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
79	Purdue University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
80	Colby College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
81	Carleton College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
82	Bates College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
83	Grinnell College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
84	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
85	Brigham Young University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
86	Michigan State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
87	Florida International University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
89	Smith College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
90	National University	✔	✔	✗	✗	Own Library
91	Clemson University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
92	University of Richmond	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
93	University of Maryland-College Park	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
94	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
95	Southern Methodist University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
96	George Washington University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
97	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
98	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
99	Colorado College	✔	✗	✗	✔	Own Library
100	Colorado School of Mines	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of Top 100 Colleges by Niche. Among 100 Top 100 Colleges by Niche, 98 schools are member of NAA, and 98 schools are member of NCAA.

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Athletic Teams In Top 100 Colleges By Niche
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	Yale University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
2	Stanford University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	22 athletic programs
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	19 athletic programs
4	Harvard University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
5	Princeton University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
6	Columbia University in the City of New York	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
7	University of Pennsylvania	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
8	Dartmouth College	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
9	Rice University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	9 athletic programs
10	Brown University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
11	Harvey Mudd College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	-
12	Georgetown University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
13	Duke University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
14	Vanderbilt University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
15	Northwestern University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
16	Washington University in St Louis	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	11 athletic programs
17	California Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
18	Pomona College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	12 athletic programs
19	University of California-Los Angeles	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
20	Carnegie Mellon University	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	-	8 athletic programs
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	17 athletic programs
22	Cornell University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	20 athletic programs
23	University of Chicago	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	University Athletic Association	Midwest Conference	10 athletic programs
24	Johns Hopkins University	NAA, NCAA	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	13 athletic programs
25	Claremont McKenna College	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	13 athletic programs
26	University of Southern California	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	15 athletic programs
27	University of Notre Dame	NAA, NCAA	Division I-A Independents	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
28	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
29	Bowdoin College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
30	University of Virginia-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
31	Davidson College	NAA, NCAA	Pioneer Football League	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	12 athletic programs
32	Williams College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	19 athletic programs
33	Swarthmore College	NAA, NCAA	-	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	12 athletic programs
34	Tufts University	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
35	Barnard College	NAA, NCAA	-	Ivy League	-	-
36	Emory University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
37	Wellesley College	NAA, NCAA	-	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	-	-
38	Boston University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	12 athletic programs
39	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
40	Middlebury College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
41	Washington and Lee University	NAA, NCAA	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	15 athletic programs
42	The University of Texas at Austin	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
43	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	16 athletic programs
44	Boston College	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	17 athletic programs
45	New York University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
46	Northeastern University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
47	University of California-Berkeley	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	17 athletic programs
48	Wake Forest University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
49	University of Georgia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
50	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs
51	Amherst College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	14 athletic programs
52	University of Miami	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
53	Florida State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
54	Hamilton College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
55	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
56	Villanova University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
57	University of California-Irvine	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	10 athletic programs
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
59	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
60	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
61	Texas A & M University-College Station	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
62	Macalester College	NAA, NCAA	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	12 athletic programs
63	Babson College	NAA, NCAA	-	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	13 athletic programs
64	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	Athletic Information is not available
65	University of California-San Diego	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
66	William & Mary	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
67	University of South Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
68	Ohio State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	21 athletic programs
69	University of California-Santa Barbara	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
70	Haverford College	NAA, NCAA	-	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	11 athletic programs
71	Lehigh University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
72	Wesleyan University	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	17 athletic programs
73	Vassar College	NAA, NCAA	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
74	Case Western Reserve University	NAA, NCAA	Presidents' Athletic Conference	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
75	University of California-Davis	NAA, NCAA	Big Sky Conference	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	14 athletic programs
76	University of Central Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
77	Colgate University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	-	14 athletic programs
78	Trinity University	NAA, NCAA	Southern Athletic Association	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
79	Purdue University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	11 athletic programs
80	Colby College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	18 athletic programs
81	Carleton College	NAA, NCAA	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
82	Bates College	NAA, NCAA	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	New England Small College Ath Conf	16 athletic programs
83	Grinnell College	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	Midwest Conference	Midwest Conference	12 athletic programs
84	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
85	Brigham Young University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
86	Michigan State University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
87	Florida International University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	11 athletic programs
88	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
89	Smith College	NAA, NCAA	-	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	-	-
90	National University	Athletic Information is not available
91	Clemson University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
92	University of Richmond	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	11 athletic programs
93	University of Maryland-College Park	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
94	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
95	Southern Methodist University	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	-	12 athletic programs
96	George Washington University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	15 athletic programs
97	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	10 athletic programs
98	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
99	Colorado College	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	-	10 athletic programs
100	Colorado School of Mines	NAA, NCAA	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

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Additional Characteristics Of Top 100 Colleges By Niche
Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	Yale University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
2	Stanford University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
4	Harvard University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
5	Princeton University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
6	Columbia University in the City of New York	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	University of Pennsylvania	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
8	Dartmouth College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
9	Rice University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
10	Brown University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
11	Harvey Mudd College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
12	Georgetown University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Duke University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
14	Vanderbilt University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
15	Northwestern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
16	Washington University in St Louis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
17	California Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
18	Pomona College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
19	University of California-Los Angeles	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
20	Carnegie Mellon University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
22	Cornell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
23	University of Chicago	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
24	Johns Hopkins University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
25	Claremont McKenna College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
26	University of Southern California	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
27	University of Notre Dame	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
28	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
29	Bowdoin College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
30	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
31	Davidson College	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
32	Williams College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
33	Swarthmore College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
34	Tufts University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
35	Barnard College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
36	Emory University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
37	Wellesley College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
38	Boston University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
39	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
40	Middlebury College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
41	Washington and Lee University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
42	The University of Texas at Austin	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
43	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
44	Boston College	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
45	New York University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
46	Northeastern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
47	University of California-Berkeley	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
48	Wake Forest University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
49	University of Georgia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
50	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	Amherst College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
52	University of Miami	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
53	Florida State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
54	Hamilton College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
55	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
56	Villanova University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
57	University of California-Irvine	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
58	Tulane University of Louisiana	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
59	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
60	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
61	Texas A & M University-College Station	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
62	Macalester College	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
63	Babson College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
64	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
65	University of California-San Diego	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
66	William & Mary	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
67	University of South Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
68	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
69	University of California-Santa Barbara	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
70	Haverford College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
71	Lehigh University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
72	Wesleyan University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
73	Vassar College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
74	Case Western Reserve University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
75	University of California-Davis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
76	University of Central Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
77	Colgate University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
78	Trinity University	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
79	Purdue University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
80	Colby College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
81	Carleton College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
82	Bates College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
83	Grinnell College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
84	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
85	Brigham Young University	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	✗	✗	✗	✗
86	Michigan State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
87	Florida International University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
88	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
89	Smith College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
90	National University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
91	Clemson University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
92	University of Richmond	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
93	University of Maryland-College Park	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
94	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
95	Southern Methodist University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
96	George Washington University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
98	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
99	Colorado College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
100	Colorado School of Mines	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗

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