Harvard University, usually called Harvard directly, is a private research university with its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Because of its history, academic status, influence and wealth, it is rated as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Harvard was founded by the local colonial legislature on 1636. So far, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the oldest enterprise institution in North America.

2. Cambridge University

Cambridge University is a federal university of the research institute in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, it is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the third oldest continuing university in the world. The university's predecessor was the Association of Scholars established in Cambridge.

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was established by 186 1 in response to American industrialization, and adopted the mode of running a university of technology. At first, it mainly focused on the development of applied science and technology, so teaching is closely related to the industrial field. Later, under the leadership of Karl Taylor Compton and Nevard Bush, the school carried out curriculum reform and re-emphasized basic scientific research.

4. Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, usually directly called Stanford University, is a private research university located in Stanford, California, USA. This university was founded by railroad tycoon Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Laslop Stanford, when he was a senator and governor of California. This is in memory of their son, who died of typhoid fever on the eve of 16 birthday.

5. University of California at Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public research university in the United States. Located on Mount Berkeley in the East Bay of San Francisco, it is the most outstanding and prestigious public institution of higher learning in the world. It ranks among the top ten universities in the world all the year round, and the best public university in the United States ranks first. Berkeley University is the flagship university of the University of California, with the longest history and one of the founding members of association of american universities.