1. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded in 1636 and was first created by the colonial legislature in Massachusetts. Formerly known as "New Citizen College".
2. The University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin on 1740, is the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the first modern institution of higher learning in the United States to engage in science, technology and humanities education.
Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, is a world-famous private research university and the third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
4. Columbia University, officially named new york University in new york City, is located in Manhattan, new york, USA. It is a world-class private research university and one of the 14 founding institutions in association of american universities.
5. Princeton University, founded in 1746, is located in Princeton, New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States. It is one of the founding colleges of association of american universities 14 and a famous member of the Ivy League.
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