US Top 100 101 Colleges Campus Life Comparison

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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between US Top 100 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 US Top 100
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	Princeton University	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,594)	✔ ($7,670)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,000)	✔ ($6,810)
3	Harvard University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,748)	✔ ($7,446)
4	Stanford University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (14,162)	✔ ($6,937)
4	Yale University	Under, Grad	NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,576)	✔ ($7,950)
6	University of Chicago	Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,573)	✔
7	Duke University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,699)	✔ ($7,156)
7	Johns Hopkins University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,737)	✔ ($7,420)
7	Northwestern University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,456)	✔ ($7,692)
7	University of Pennsylvania	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,316)	✔ ($6,134)
11	California Institute of Technology	✗	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (1,572)	✔ ($7,791)
12	Cornell University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,954)	✔ ($6,612)
13	Brown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,196)	✔ ($6,472)
13	Dartmouth College	Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,873)	✔ ($6,693)
15	Columbia University in the City of New York	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (13,109)	✔ ($6,300)
15	University of California-Berkeley	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,765)	✔
17	Rice University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,701)	✔ ($4,800)
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (22,884)	✔
17	Vanderbilt University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,966)	✔ ($7,142)
20	Carnegie Mellon University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,587)	✔ ($6,486)
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,493)	✔
20	University of Notre Dame	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,831)	✔
20	Washington University in St Louis	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,032)	✔ ($5,772)
24	Emory University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (4,813)	✔ ($7,346)
24	Georgetown University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,493)	✔ ($7,280)
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,925)	✔ ($5,240)
26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,429)	✔ ($5,810)
28	University of Southern California	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,500)	✔ ($6,930)
29	University of California-San Diego	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (18,165)	✔
30	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
30	The University of Texas at Austin	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,953)	✔
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,805)	✔ ($5,424)
32	New York University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,622)	✔ ($5,612)
32	University of California-Davis	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,290)	✔
32	University of California-Irvine	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,693)	✔
36	Boston College	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,619)	✔ ($6,000)
36	Tufts University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,216)	✔ ($7,636)
36	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
40	University of California-Santa Barbara	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,441)	✔
41	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,082)	✔
42	Boston University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,649)	✔ ($6,140)
42	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (15,838)	✔ ($5,494)
42	University of Maryland-College Park	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,465)	✔ ($6,036)
42	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (10,310)	✔
46	Lehigh University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,952)	✔ ($6,540)
46	Northeastern University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,278)	✔ ($8,180)
46	Purdue University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,056)	✔ ($5,398)
46	University of Georgia	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,218)	✔ ($4,094)
46	University of Rochester	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,084)	✔ ($7,230)
51	Case Western Reserve University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,494)	✔ ($7,350)
51	Florida State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,709)	✔ ($5,148)
51	Texas A & M University-College Station	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,306)	✔
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,300)	✔ ($5,456)
51	Wake Forest University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,132)	✔ ($8,334)
51	William & Mary	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,755)	✔ ($5,246)
57	University of California-Merced	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (4,351)	✔
57	Villanova University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,400)	✔ ($7,500)
59	George Washington University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,274)	✔ ($4,325)
59	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (14,275)	✔ ($5,610)
59	Santa Clara University	Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,797)	✔
59	Stony Brook University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,315)	✔ ($6,154)
59	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,558)	✔ ($5,240)
64	Michigan State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (17,517)	✔ ($6,452)
64	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (9,394)	✔ ($5,316)
64	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✗	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,930)	✔ ($7,610)
64	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (14,484)	✔ ($6,283)
64	University of Miami	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($7,450)
69	Brandeis University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,950)	✔ ($7,550)
69	Tulane University of Louisiana	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,074)	✔ ($7,400)
69	University of Connecticut	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,921)	✔ ($6,186)
79	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,813)	✔ ($5,130)
73	Binghamton University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,562)	✔ ($5,900)
73	Indiana University-Bloomington	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,467)	✔ ($4,430)
75	Clemson University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,800)	✔ ($4,626)
75	Rutgers University-Newark	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,453)	✔ ($5,248)
75	Syracuse University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,580)	✔ ($7,650)
75	University at Buffalo	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,737)	✔ ($7,080)
75	University of California-Riverside	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (8,600)	✔
80	Colorado School of Mines	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,483)	✔ ($6,800)
80	Drexel University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,411)	✔ ($6,351)
80	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,583)	✔
80	Stevens Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,036)	✔ ($7,400)
84	Pepperdine University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,579)	✔
84	University of Illinois Chicago	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,289)	✔ ($4,895)
84	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,369)	✔ ($7,206)
84	Yeshiva University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (1,645)	✔ ($4,400)
88	American University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,214)	✔ ($6,630)
88	Baylor University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,768)	✔ ($6,247)
88	Howard University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,010)	✔
88	Marquette University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,295)	✔ ($5,030)
88	Rochester Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,875)	✔ ($7,000)
88	Southern Methodist University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,403)	✔ ($6,776)
88	University of California-Santa Cruz	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (9,440)	✔
88	University of Delaware	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,220)	✔ ($5,752)
88	University of South Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,422)	✔ ($4,452)
97	Florida International University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,403)	✔ ($3,836)
97	Fordham University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,844)	✔
97	Rutgers University-Camden	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (832)	✔ ($3,600)
97	Texas Christian University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,304)	✔ ($5,850)
97	University of Colorado Boulder	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,500)	✔

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between US Top 100 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 US Top 100
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	Princeton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
3	Harvard University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
4	Stanford University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
4	Yale University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
6	University of Chicago	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
7	Duke University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
7	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
7	Northwestern University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
7	University of Pennsylvania	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
11	California Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	Cornell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Brown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Dartmouth College	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
15	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
15	University of California-Berkeley	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
17	Rice University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
17	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
17	Vanderbilt University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
20	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
20	University of Notre Dame	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
20	Washington University in St Louis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
24	Emory University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
24	Georgetown University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
28	University of Southern California	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
29	University of California-San Diego	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	The University of Texas at Austin	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
32	New York University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
32	University of California-Davis	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
32	University of California-Irvine	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
36	Boston College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
36	Tufts University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
36	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
40	University of California-Santa Barbara	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
41	Ohio State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
42	Boston University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
42	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
42	University of Maryland-College Park	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
42	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	Lehigh University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	Northeastern University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	Purdue University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	University of Georgia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	University of Rochester	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	Case Western Reserve University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	Florida State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
51	Texas A & M University-College Station	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	Wake Forest University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
51	William & Mary	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
57	University of California-Merced	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
57	Villanova University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
59	George Washington University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
59	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
59	Santa Clara University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
59	Stony Brook University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
59	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
64	Michigan State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
64	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
64	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
64	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
64	University of Miami	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
69	Brandeis University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
69	Tulane University of Louisiana	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
69	University of Connecticut	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
79	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
73	Binghamton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
73	Indiana University-Bloomington	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
75	Clemson University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
75	Rutgers University-Newark	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
75	Syracuse University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
75	University at Buffalo	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
75	University of California-Riverside	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
80	Colorado School of Mines	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
80	Drexel University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
80	New Jersey Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
80	Stevens Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
84	Pepperdine University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
84	University of Illinois Chicago	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
84	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
84	Yeshiva University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
88	American University	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
88	Baylor University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
88	Howard University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
88	Marquette University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	Rochester Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	Southern Methodist University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	University of California-Santa Cruz	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
88	University of Delaware	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
88	University of South Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
97	Florida International University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
97	Fordham University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
97	Rutgers University-Camden	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
97	Texas Christian University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
97	University of Colorado Boulder	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of US Top 100. Among 101 US Top 100, all schools are NAA members, 100 schools are NCAA members, and 1 school is a member of NAIA.

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Athletic Teams In US Top 100
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	Princeton University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
2	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
3	Harvard University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
4	Stanford University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	22 athletic programs
4	Yale University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	19 athletic programs
6	University of Chicago	NAA, NCAA	Midwest Conference	University Athletic Association	Midwest Conference	10 athletic programs
7	Duke University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
7	Johns Hopkins University	NAA, NCAA	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	13 athletic programs
7	Northwestern University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
7	University of Pennsylvania	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
11	California Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf	10 athletic programs
12	Cornell University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	20 athletic programs
13	Brown University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	21 athletic programs
13	Dartmouth College	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
15	Columbia University in the City of New York	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
15	University of California-Berkeley	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	17 athletic programs
17	Rice University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	9 athletic programs
17	University of California-Los Angeles	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
17	Vanderbilt University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
20	Carnegie Mellon University	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	-	8 athletic programs
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	17 athletic programs
20	University of Notre Dame	NAA, NCAA	Division I-A Independents	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
20	Washington University in St Louis	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	11 athletic programs
24	Emory University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
24	Georgetown University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	16 athletic programs
26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
28	University of Southern California	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	15 athletic programs
29	University of California-San Diego	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
30	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
30	The University of Texas at Austin	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
32	New York University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
32	University of California-Davis	NAA, NCAA	Big Sky Conference	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	14 athletic programs
32	University of California-Irvine	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	10 athletic programs
36	Boston College	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	17 athletic programs
36	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
36	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
40	University of California-Santa Barbara	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	12 athletic programs
41	Ohio State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	21 athletic programs
42	Boston University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	12 athletic programs
42	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
42	University of Maryland-College Park	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
42	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
46	Lehigh University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
46	Northeastern University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
46	Purdue University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	11 athletic programs
46	University of Georgia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
46	University of Rochester	NAA, NCAA	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	14 athletic programs
51	Case Western Reserve University	NAA, NCAA	Presidents' Athletic Conference	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
51	Florida State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
51	Texas A & M University-College Station	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
51	Wake Forest University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	9 athletic programs
51	William & Mary	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
57	University of California-Merced	NAA, NAIA	-		-	4 athletic programs
57	Villanova University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
59	George Washington University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	15 athletic programs
59	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	16 athletic programs
59	Santa Clara University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
59	Stony Brook University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
59	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
64	Michigan State University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
64	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
64	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NAA, NCAA	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	12 athletic programs
64	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	NAA, NCAA	Independent Northeast Region	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	12 athletic programs
64	University of Miami	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
69	Brandeis University	NAA, NCAA	-	University Athletic Association	University Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
69	Tulane University of Louisiana	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
69	University of Connecticut	NAA, NCAA	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
79	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
73	Binghamton University	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	11 athletic programs
73	Indiana University-Bloomington	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
75	Clemson University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
75	Rutgers University-Newark	NAA, NCAA	-	New Jersey Athletic Conference	New Jersey Athletic Conference	7 athletic programs
75	Syracuse University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	-	11 athletic programs
75	University at Buffalo	NAA, NCAA	Mid-American Conference	Mid-American Conference	-	11 athletic programs
75	University of California-Riverside	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	8 athletic programs
80	Colorado School of Mines	NAA, NCAA	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
80	Drexel University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	-	11 athletic programs
80	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	8 athletic programs
80	Stevens Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	14 athletic programs
84	Pepperdine University	NAA, NCAA	-	West Coast Conference	West Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
84	University of Illinois Chicago	NAA, NCAA	-	Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri Valley Conference	10 athletic programs
84	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	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	11 athletic programs
84	Yeshiva University	NAA, NCAA	-			10 athletic programs
88	American University	NAA, NCAA	-	Patriot League	-	8 athletic programs
88	Baylor University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
88	Howard University	NAA, NCAA	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-	10 athletic programs
88	Marquette University	NAA, NCAA	-	Big East Conference	-	7 athletic programs
88	Rochester Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	14 athletic programs
88	Southern Methodist University	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	-	12 athletic programs
88	University of California-Santa Cruz	NAA, NCAA	-	Division III Independents	-	8 athletic programs
88	University of Delaware	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
88	University of South Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
97	Florida International University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	11 athletic programs
97	Fordham University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	13 athletic programs
97	Rutgers University-Camden	NAA, NCAA	-	New Jersey Athletic Conference	New Jersey Athletic Conference	12 athletic programs
97	Texas Christian University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
97	University of Colorado Boulder	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	-	9 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

NAIA: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	Princeton University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
3	Harvard University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
4	Stanford University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
4	Yale University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
6	University of Chicago	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	Duke University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
7	Johns Hopkins University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	Northwestern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	University of Pennsylvania	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
11	California Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
12	Cornell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Brown University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Dartmouth College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
15	Columbia University in the City of New York	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
15	University of California-Berkeley	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
17	Rice University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
17	Vanderbilt University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
20	Carnegie Mellon University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
20	University of Notre Dame	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
20	Washington University in St Louis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
24	Emory University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✔	✔
24	Georgetown University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✔
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
28	University of Southern California	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
29	University of California-San Diego	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
30	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
30	The University of Texas at Austin	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
32	New York University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
32	University of California-Davis	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
32	University of California-Irvine	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
36	Boston College	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
36	Tufts University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
36	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
40	University of California-Santa Barbara	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
41	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
42	Boston University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
42	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
42	University of Maryland-College Park	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
42	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
46	Lehigh University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
46	Northeastern University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
46	Purdue University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
46	University of Georgia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
46	University of Rochester	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
51	Case Western Reserve University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	Florida State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	Texas A & M University-College Station	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	Wake Forest University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
51	William & Mary	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
57	University of California-Merced	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
57	Villanova University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
59	George Washington University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
59	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
59	Santa Clara University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
59	Stony Brook University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
59	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
64	Michigan State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
64	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
64	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
64	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
64	University of Miami	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
69	Brandeis University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
69	Tulane University of Louisiana	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
69	University of Connecticut	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
79	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
73	Binghamton University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
73	Indiana University-Bloomington	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	Clemson University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	Rutgers University-Newark	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	Syracuse University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
75	University at Buffalo	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
75	University of California-Riverside	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
80	Colorado School of Mines	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
80	Drexel University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
80	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
80	Stevens Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
84	Pepperdine University	Churches of Christ	✗	✗	✗	✗
84	University of Illinois Chicago	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
84	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
84	Yeshiva University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	American University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	Baylor University	Baptist	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	Howard University	Not affiliated	✔	✗	✔	✔
88	Marquette University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✔
88	Rochester Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	Southern Methodist University	United Methodist	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	University of California-Santa Cruz	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	University of Delaware	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
88	University of South Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	Florida International University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	Fordham University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗
97	Rutgers University-Camden	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
97	Texas Christian University	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	✗	✗	✗	✔
97	University of Colorado Boulder	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗

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