Campus Life Comparison Between Top National Universities

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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between Top 100 National Universities 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 2024-2025.

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Special Learning Opportunities Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	Stanford University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (14,162)	✔ ($6,937)
2	Harvard University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,748)	✔ ($7,446)
3	Princeton University	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,594)	✔ ($7,670)
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,000)	✔ ($6,810)
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (13,109)	✔ ($6,300)
6	Yale University	Under, Grad	NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,576)	✔ ($7,950)
7	California Institute of Technology	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,572)	✔ ($7,791)
8	University of Chicago	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,573)	✔
9	University of Pennsylvania	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,316)	✔ ($6,134)
10	Brown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,196)	✔ ($6,472)
11	Northwestern University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,456)	✔ ($7,692)
12	Dartmouth College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,873)	✔ ($6,693)
13	Duke University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,699)	✔ ($7,156)
14	Cornell University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,954)	✔ ($6,612)
15	Rice University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,701)	✔ ($4,800)
16	Vanderbilt University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,966)	✔ ($7,142)
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (22,884)	✔
18	University of California-Berkeley	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,765)	✔
19	Georgetown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,493)	✔ ($7,280)
20	University of Southern California	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,500)	✔ ($6,930)
21	Johns Hopkins University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,737)	✔ ($7,420)
22	Washington University in St Louis	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,032)	✔ ($5,772)
23	University of Notre Dame	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,831)	✔
24	Tufts University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,216)	✔ ($7,636)
25	Carnegie Mellon University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,587)	✔ ($6,486)
26	Emory University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (4,813)	✔ ($7,346)
27	New York University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,622)	✔ ($5,612)
28	Lehigh University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,952)	✔ ($6,540)
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,429)	✔ ($5,810)
30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,925)	✔ ($5,240)
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,493)	✔
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,805)	✔ ($5,424)
33	Boston University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,649)	✔ ($6,140)
34	Boston College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,619)	✔ ($6,000)
35	Northeastern University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,278)	✔ ($8,180)
36	Brigham Young University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,697)	✔
37	Tulane University of Louisiana	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,074)	✔ ($7,400)
38	University of California-San Diego	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (18,165)	✔
39	University of Rochester	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,084)	✔ ($7,230)
40	George Washington University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,274)	✔ ($4,325)
41	University of California-Santa Barbara	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,441)	✔
42	Yeshiva University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (1,645)	✔ ($4,400)
43	Stevens Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,036)	✔ ($7,400)
44	University of California-Irvine	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,693)	✔
45	Brandeis University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,950)	✔ ($7,550)
46	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
47	Villanova University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,400)	✔ ($7,500)
48	University of California-Davis	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,290)	✔
49	University of Maryland-College Park	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,465)	✔ ($6,036)
50	Case Western Reserve University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,494)	✔ ($7,350)
51	American University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,214)	✔ ($6,630)
52	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,930)	✔ ($7,610)
53	University of Miami	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($7,450)
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
55	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (10,310)	✔
56	Santa Clara University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,797)	✔
57	University of Georgia	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,218)	✔ ($4,094)
58	William & Mary	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,755)	✔ ($5,246)
59	Pepperdine University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,579)	✔
60	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔
61	Chapman University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,714)	✔ ($5,592)
62	Purdue University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,056)	✔ ($5,398)
63	Florida State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,709)	✔ ($5,148)
64	The University of Texas at Austin	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,953)	✔
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,082)	✔
66	University of Tulsa	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,733)	✔ ($5,366)
67	University of Delaware	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,220)	✔ ($5,752)
68	University of California-Santa Cruz	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (9,440)	✔
69	Illinois Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (1,722)	✔ ($7,564)
70	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,300)	✔ ($5,456)
71	University of San Diego	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,484)	✔
72	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (9,394)	✔ ($5,316)
73	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (14,275)	✔ ($5,610)
74	Gallaudet University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (893)	✔ ($6,800)
75	Loyola Marymount University	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,681)	✔
76	Southern Methodist University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,403)	✔ ($6,776)
77	University of Connecticut	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,921)	✔ ($6,186)
78	Fordham University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,844)	✔
79	Texas A & M University-College Station	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,306)	✔
80	Wake Forest University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,132)	✔ ($8,334)
81	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,179)	✔ ($5,610)
82	Syracuse University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,580)	✔ ($7,650)
83	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,813)	✔ ($5,130)
84	The University of Texas at Dallas	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,543)	✔ ($4,172)
85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,535)	✔
86	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (15,838)	✔ ($5,494)
87	University of Central Florida	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,582)	✔ ($4,600)
88	Colorado School of Mines	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,483)	✔ ($6,800)
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,570)	✔ ($5,520)
90	Texas Christian University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,304)	✔ ($5,850)
91	Baylor University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,768)	✔ ($6,247)
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,558)	✔ ($5,240)
93	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,209)	✔ ($4,030)
94	The New School	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (2,333)	✔ ($6,400)
95	Michigan State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (17,517)	✔ ($6,452)
96	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,323)	✔ ($5,994)
97	San Diego State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,288)	✔ ($6,688)
98	Florida International University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,403)	✔ ($3,836)
99	University of Denver	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,647)	✔ ($5,925)
100	Harding University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,818)	✔ ($4,818)

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between Top 100 National Universities 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 National Universities
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	Stanford University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	Harvard University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
3	Princeton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
6	Yale University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
7	California Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
8	University of Chicago	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
9	University of Pennsylvania	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
10	Brown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
11	Northwestern University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	Dartmouth College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Duke University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
14	Cornell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
15	Rice University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
16	Vanderbilt University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
17	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
18	University of California-Berkeley	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
19	Georgetown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
20	University of Southern California	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
21	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
22	Washington University in St Louis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
23	University of Notre Dame	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
24	Tufts University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
25	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
26	Emory University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
27	New York University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
28	Lehigh University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
33	Boston University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
34	Boston College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
35	Northeastern University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
36	Brigham Young University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
37	Tulane University of Louisiana	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
38	University of California-San Diego	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
39	University of Rochester	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
40	George Washington University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
41	University of California-Santa Barbara	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
42	Yeshiva University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
43	Stevens Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
44	University of California-Irvine	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
45	Brandeis University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
46	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
47	Villanova University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
48	University of California-Davis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
49	University of Maryland-College Park	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
50	Case Western Reserve University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	American University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
52	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
53	University of Miami	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
55	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
56	Santa Clara University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
57	University of Georgia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
58	William & Mary	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
59	Pepperdine University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
60	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
61	Chapman University	✔	✔	✗	✗	Own Library
62	Purdue University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
63	Florida State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
64	The University of Texas at Austin	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
66	University of Tulsa	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
67	University of Delaware	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
68	University of California-Santa Cruz	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
69	Illinois Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
70	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
71	University of San Diego	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
72	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
73	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
74	Gallaudet University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
75	Loyola Marymount University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
76	Southern Methodist University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
77	University of Connecticut	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
78	Fordham University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
79	Texas A & M University-College Station	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
80	Wake Forest University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
81	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
82	Syracuse University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
83	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
84	The University of Texas at Dallas	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
86	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
87	University of Central Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	Colorado School of Mines	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
90	Texas Christian University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
91	Baylor University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
93	Missouri University of Science and Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
94	The New School	✔	✔	✗	✗	Own Library
95	Michigan State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
96	University of Hawaii at Manoa	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
97	San Diego State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
98	Florida International University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
99	University of Denver	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
100	Harding University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of Top 100 National Universities. Among 100 Top 100 National Universities, 99 schools are NAA members, and 99 schools are NCAA members.

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Athletic Teams In Top 100 National Universities
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	Stanford University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	22 athletic programs
2	Harvard University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
3	Princeton University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
4	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
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
6	Yale University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
7	California Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
8	University of Chicago	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	University Athletic Association	Midwest Conference	10 athletic programs
9	University of Pennsylvania	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
10	Brown University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
11	Northwestern University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
12	Dartmouth College	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
13	Duke University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
14	Cornell University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	20 athletic programs
15	Rice University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	9 athletic programs
16	Vanderbilt University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
17	University of California-Los Angeles	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
18	University of California-Berkeley	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	17 athletic programs
19	Georgetown University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
20	University of Southern California	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	15 athletic programs
21	Johns Hopkins University	NAA, NCAA	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	13 athletic programs
22	Washington University in St Louis	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	11 athletic programs
23	University of Notre Dame	NAA, NCAA	Division I-A Independents	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
24	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
25	Carnegie Mellon University	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	-	8 athletic programs
26	Emory University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
27	New York University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
28	Lehigh University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	16 athletic programs
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	17 athletic programs
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
33	Boston University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	12 athletic programs
34	Boston College	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	17 athletic programs
35	Northeastern University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
36	Brigham Young University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
37	Tulane University of Louisiana	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
38	University of California-San Diego	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
39	University of Rochester	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	14 athletic programs
40	George Washington University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	15 athletic programs
41	University of California-Santa Barbara	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
42	Yeshiva University	NAA, NCAA	-			10 athletic programs
43	Stevens Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	14 athletic programs
44	University of California-Irvine	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	10 athletic programs
45	Brandeis University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
46	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
47	Villanova University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
48	University of California-Davis	NAA, NCAA	Big Sky Conference	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	14 athletic programs
49	University of Maryland-College Park	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
50	Case Western Reserve University	NAA, NCAA	Presidents' Athletic Conference	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
51	American University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	8 athletic programs
52	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NAA, NCAA	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
53	University of Miami	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
55	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
56	Santa Clara University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
57	University of Georgia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
58	William & Mary	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
59	Pepperdine University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
60	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs
61	Chapman University	NAA, NCAA	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	13 athletic programs
62	Purdue University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	11 athletic programs
63	Florida State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
64	The University of Texas at Austin	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	21 athletic programs
66	University of Tulsa	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	-	11 athletic programs
67	University of Delaware	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
68	University of California-Santa Cruz	NAA, NCAA	-	Division III Independents	-	8 athletic programs
69	Illinois Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	9 athletic programs
70	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
71	University of San Diego	NAA, NCAA	Pioneer Football League	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
72	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
73	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	16 athletic programs
74	Gallaudet University	NAA, NCAA	Eastern Collegiate Football Conference			9 athletic programs
75	Loyola Marymount University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
76	Southern Methodist University	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	-	12 athletic programs
77	University of Connecticut	NAA, NCAA	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
78	Fordham University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	13 athletic programs
79	Texas A & M University-College Station	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
80	Wake Forest University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
81	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
82	Syracuse University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	-	11 athletic programs
83	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
84	The University of Texas at Dallas	NAA, NCAA	-	American Southwest Conference	American Southwest Conference	8 athletic programs
85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
86	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
87	University of Central Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
88	Colorado School of Mines	NAA, NCAA	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	9 athletic programs
90	Texas Christian University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
91	Baylor University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
93	Missouri University of Science and Technology	NAA, NCAA	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Great Lakes Valley Conference	8 athletic programs
94	The New School	Athletic Information is not available
95	Michigan State University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
96	University of Hawaii at Manoa	NAA, NCAA	Mountain West Conference	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	13 athletic programs
97	San Diego State University	NAA, NCAA	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	13 athletic programs
98	Florida International University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	11 athletic programs
99	University of Denver	NAA, NCAA	-	The Summit League	-	10 athletic programs
100	Harding University	NAA, NCAA	Great American Conference	Great American Conference	Great American Conference	9 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

Additional Characteristics

The following table compares and describes additional facts of Top 100 National Universities including religious affiliation, specialized schools, and medical degree offer, and other facts.

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Additional Characteristics Of Top 100 National Universities
Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	Stanford University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
2	Harvard University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
3	Princeton University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
6	Yale University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	California Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
8	University of Chicago	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
9	University of Pennsylvania	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
10	Brown University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
11	Northwestern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
12	Dartmouth College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Duke University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
14	Cornell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
15	Rice University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
16	Vanderbilt University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
18	University of California-Berkeley	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
19	Georgetown University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✔
20	University of Southern California	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
21	Johns Hopkins University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
22	Washington University in St Louis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
23	University of Notre Dame	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
24	Tufts University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
25	Carnegie Mellon University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
26	Emory University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
27	New York University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
28	Lehigh University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
33	Boston University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
34	Boston College	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
35	Northeastern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
36	Brigham Young University	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	✗	✗	✗	✗
37	Tulane University of Louisiana	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
38	University of California-San Diego	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
39	University of Rochester	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
40	George Washington University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
41	University of California-Santa Barbara	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
42	Yeshiva University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
43	Stevens Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
44	University of California-Irvine	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
45	Brandeis University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
46	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
47	Villanova University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
48	University of California-Davis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
49	University of Maryland-College Park	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
50	Case Western Reserve University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	American University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
52	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
53	University of Miami	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
55	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
56	Santa Clara University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
57	University of Georgia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
58	William & Mary	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
59	Pepperdine University	Churches of Christ	✗	✗	✗	✗
60	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
61	Chapman University	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	✗	✗	✗	✗
62	Purdue University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
63	Florida State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
64	The University of Texas at Austin	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
66	University of Tulsa	Presbyterian Church (USA)	✗	✗	✗	✗
67	University of Delaware	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
68	University of California-Santa Cruz	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
69	Illinois Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
70	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
71	University of San Diego	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
72	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
73	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
74	Gallaudet University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	Loyola Marymount University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
76	Southern Methodist University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
77	University of Connecticut	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
78	Fordham University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
79	Texas A & M University-College Station	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
80	Wake Forest University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
81	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
82	Syracuse University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
83	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
84	The University of Texas at Dallas	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
86	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
87	University of Central Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
88	Colorado School of Mines	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
90	Texas Christian University	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	✗	✗	✗	✔
91	Baylor University	Baptist	✗	✗	✗	✗
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
93	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
94	The New School	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
95	Michigan State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
96	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	San Diego State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
98	Florida International University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
99	University of Denver	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
100	Harding University	Churches of Christ	✗	✗	✗	✗