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2012 College Rankings List - U.S. News University Directory

Browse the 2012 College Rankings list below or search for a top ranked on-campus or online college program that specializes in your area of interest.

Top ranked national universities, such as Princeton and MIT, offer a wide variety of majors and award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Many of these universities also produce groundbreaking research in one or more fields. Browse the 2012 college rankings list below for top school rankings or select a specific ranking category from the list on the left.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA Total undergraduates: 6,641 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,633
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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ Total undergraduates: 5,220 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,142
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Yale University

New Haven, CT Total undergraduates: 5,310 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,279
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Columbia University

New York, NY Total undergraduates: 5,888 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,888
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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA Total undergraduates: 967 Total full-time undergraduates: 967
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA Total undergraduates: 4,299 Total full-time undergraduates: 4,241
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Stanford University

Stanford, CA Total undergraduates: 6,940 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,887
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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL Total undergraduates: 5,238 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,180
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA Total undergraduates: 9,865 Total full-time undergraduates: 9,590
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Duke University

Durham, NC Total undergraduates: 6,664 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,506