Princeton, New Jersey, USA is a famous private research university in the United States and one of the eight Ivy League schools. The school was established in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1746. It was the fourth higher education college established during the American colonial period, and was then called "New Jersey College".

Princeton University has always been the hometown of scholars, scientists, writers and politicians. Princeton University offers bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree in a wide range of specialties.

The main majors offered are: anthropology, astrophysics, chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, comparative literature, computer science, East Asian studies, economics, electrical engineering, English, earth science, history, mathematics, molecular biology, music, Near East studies, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology, religion, sociology and so on.

2. Harvard University

Founded in 1636, it is the first institution of higher learning in North America and the sixth institution of higher learning in the English-speaking world. It is located in the eastern American town of Cambridge, near Boston. It is one of the eight Ivy League schools in the United States and is regarded as a model of the world's institutions of higher learning.

Harvard University 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. Originally named "New College", it was later renamed "Harvard College" to thank a young pastor john harvard for his donation.

After the American Civil War, charles eliot, then president of Harvard University, integrated various academic institutions into a research university, and added small class teaching and entrance examination. These models also influenced the national higher education policy in the United States, and later merged with Radcliffe College to become a coeducational school.

3. Columbia University

It was established in 1754 according to the King's Charter promulgated by King George II of England. Originally known as King's College, 1896 officially changed its name to Columbia University (1784- 1896 is Columbia College) and moved to the present Chenbian Highland Campus.

Columbia University is one of the five oldest universities in the United States and one of the universities that have produced the most Nobel Prize winners. There are also five founding fathers of the United States, four American presidents including Obama and Roosevelt, 34 heads of state and government, and 10 Supreme Court justices on the campus of Columbia University.

Columbia University has world-class law schools, business schools, medical schools, journalism schools, international relations schools and engineering schools. The Pulitzer Prize awarded by Columbia University School of Journalism is the highest honor of American journalism. 1767, Columbia University awarded the first medical doctor's degree, which is also the first professional doctor's degree in American history.

4. Yale University

Founded in 170 1, it is the third institution of higher learning in American history, one of the Ivy League schools and one of the nine colonial colleges in the United States. It is located in New Haven, the second largest city in Connecticut.

Yale University, formerly known as Collegiate School, was originally located in Clinton, Connecticut, and later moved to Old Sebrook (Old? Sebrook), and then to Weathers field.

Finally 17 18 moved to New Haven. In the same year, after lobbying by many parties, businessman Elihu Yale promised to donate 9 packages of goods and 4 17 books, plus a portrait of King George I, which was converted into 560 pounds, which was quite a donation at that time, so the school was renamed Yale College.

1887, renamed Yale university due to the expansion of the role of the school. Yale University College of Arts and Sciences accepted female students' applications at 1892, but it was not until 1969 that Yale University really turned into a coeducational school. Previously, Yale University had been trying to merge Wassal College and introduce girls. After years of failure, the two schools finally changed to co-education at 1969.

5. University of Chicago

Located in Chicago, the international financial center of the United States, it is a world-famous private research university and ranks among the top ten universities in the world all the year round. Many Chicago schools, such as Chicago School of Economics, were born here. About 40% of the Nobel Prize winners in economics are related to the University of Chicago, which is one of the most important research and teaching centers in economics, law, sociology and other disciplines in the world.

Since the Manhattan Project, a large number of scientists have gathered here. Under the leadership of Fermi, the "father of atomic energy", the world's first nuclear reactor (Chicago No.1 reactor) was established, which successfully opened the era of human atomic energy, and established the first national laboratory in the United States, Argonne National Laboratory, and later the famous Fermilab, thus establishing the important position of the University of Chicago in the field of natural science.

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by john rockefeller, an oil magnate, and is famous for its numerous Nobel Prize winners. By the end of 20 18, 10, * * * 98 Nobel Prize winners had worked or studied in the University of Chicago, ranking fourth in the world.

Yang Zhenning, Li Zhengdao and Cui Qi, winners of the Chinese Nobel Prize in Physics, all received their Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Chicago, and Li Yuanzhe, winner of the Chinese Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was a chemistry professor at the University of Chicago.

6. Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, referred to as Stanford for short, is located in Palo Alto, south of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, close to the world-famous high-tech park Silicon Valley, and is a world-famous private research university.

Founded in 1885, Stanford University officially enrolled students in 189 1 year, covering an area of about 33 square kilometers (8 180 mu), making it the sixth largest university in the United States.

Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco North Bay have become academic centers in the western United States, responsible for the operation and management of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Hoover Institute and other institutions.