Studying in the universities of the United States of America has been a dream of many students. Education in the USA is popular in the world. People from different countries come here for higher education. If you are looking to study in the USA, make sure to check out some of the top universities of the USA posted below.

Harvard University

In the QS World University Rankings of 2020, Harvard University stood in first place among the top 300 colleges of the United States of America. The university not only tops the QS charts but also ranks as number one under research and employability ranking indicators. Built-in 1836, Harvard is the oldest university of the US. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University has given many notable personalities who are famous in the world. Harvard’s alumni include 8 U.S. presidents and about 188 living billionaires, 18 Fields Medal winners, 161 Nobel laureates, 14 Turing Award laureates as students and staff members. The alumni also have 48 Pulitzer Prizes, 108 Olympic medals, and 10 Academy Awards.

Courses offered: 134 graduate degrees, 50 undergraduate majors and 32 professional degrees.

Cornell University

Cornell University also stands among the top 10 universities of the USA in QS World University Rankings of 2020. It also ranks good in the employability ranking indicator. Spread over an area of 2,300 acres, the main campus is located in East Hill in Ithaca, New York.  The university was established in 1865. In broader terms, Cornell has 7 undergraduate colleges and 7 graduate divisions. It has also given many notable people to the world including  61 Nobel laureates, 1 Field Medalist, 55 Olympic Medalists, 10 current CEOs, 35 billionaire, and 4 Turing Award winners.

Courses offered: 7 undergraduate and 7 postgraduate and several certificate courses.

Princeton University

Ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings of 2020, Princeton University is one of the prestigious higher education colleges in the USA. This university is located in New Jersey, US. Founded in 1746, it is the 4th oldest university of the USA and earlier known as the College of New Jersey. The alumni of Princeton includes 69 Nobel laureates, 14 Turing Award laureates, 15 Field Medalist, 5 Abel Prize winners, 21 National Medal of Science winners, 5 National Humanities Medal recipients, 2 U.S. Presidents, eight Secretaries of State, twelve U.S. Supreme Court Justices and many other notable figures.

Courses offered: Undergraduate and Graduate courses

Stanford University

Standford University is one of the prestigious higher education universities of the USA. It ranks second place in QS World University Ranking in 2020. Not only in this but the university also ranks in 2nd place in the employability and research ranking indicators. Spread over an area of 8,180 acres, it is regarded as one of the largest university campuses in the USA. Standford University has 7 schools and 18 interdisciplinary research institutes. The 7 schools of Standford are Law School; School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; School of Humanities and Sciences; Graduate School of Business; Graduate School of Education; School of Engineering; and School of Medicine.

Courses offered: Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses.

Yale University

Taking the rank of 6th best university in the USA, Yale University also ranked 4th in the country for employability. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, it was founded by English Puritans in the year 1701. This is the 3rd oldest institution in the United States for higher education. Yale University divided into 14 constituent schools which include: the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the undergraduate college, and 12 professional schools. The notable figures and alumni of this university include 65 Nobel laureates, 3 Turing Award Winners, 5 Field Medalists, 5 U.S Presidents, 31 living billionaires, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and many more.

Courses offered: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses

University of Pennsylvania

Among all the prestigious universities of the USA, the one which ranked in eighth place according to QS World University Rankings is the University of Pennsylvania. The university is located in Philadelphia was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740 and ranked fifth in the country for employability.

Penn University has 4 undergraduate schools,  12 graduate and professional schools. The university alumni include 3 U.S. Supreme Court justices, 163 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 32 U.S. senators, 2 presidents of the United States, 46 U.S. governors, 36 Nobel laureates, 64 billionaires, 16 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 80 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Courses offered: Undergraduate, graduate and professional courses.

Columbia University

Columbia University is a higher education institution located in New York City. Established in the year 1754, the university ranks the fifth place in the QS University World Rankings. It is the 5th oldest university in the USA.  Columbia University is known to have produced many notable alumni which include 3 US presidents; 11 Olympic medalists; 5 Fields Medalists; 125 Pulitzer Prize recipients; 96 Nobel laureates; 53 living billionaires; 101 National Academy of Sciences members; and 33 Academy Award winners.

Courses offered: Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses.

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley is also commonly known as UCB. This prestigious university of higher education ranks 4th on the list of top universities of the USA. It also ranks 3rd on the research indicator.  The university has 14 colleges and schools. Berkeley has been a renowned name in the US and has given many notable figures in the world which includes: 110 Nobel laureates;  28 Wolf Prize winners; 25 Turing Award winners; 103 MacArthur Fellows; 14 Fields Medalists; 19 Academy Award winners; 30 Pulitzer Prize recipients and many more.

Courses offered: 350 degrees in undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT or Massachusetts Institute of Technology is also a higher education institution in Massachusetts. The university is one of the prestigious universities of the USA and ranks third in the top universities of the USA. It also ranks 4th in the research indicator and 3rd in the employability indicator. The researchers of MIT have been a great contributor to the development of artificial intelligence, HIV, poverty alleviation, cancer, climate adaptation.  The university’s alumni include: 26 Turing Award winners, 97 Nobel laureates, 8 Fields Medalists, 58 National Medal of Science recipients, 41 astronauts, 50 MacArthur Fellows, 16 Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force, and 73 Marshall Scholars.

Courses offered: Graduate and Undergraduate degree courses

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

University of California, Los Angeles is more commonly referred to as UCLA. Located in Los Angeles, UCLA ranks 6th place of the top universities of the USA. It also bags the 5th rank in research indicator. The university was founded in 1882. The alumni of the University of California, Los Angeles include: 25 Nobel laureates, 3 Fields Medalists, 2 Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force, 5 Turing Award winners, and many faculty members of the university has been a member of many National Academies.

Courses offered: 337 undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs