Harvard University
Harvard University was founded in 1636. Located in Massachusetts, USA, it is a world-renowned private research university, formerly known as New Citizen College, founded by the colonial legislature of Massachusetts, and is a member of the famous Ivy League school.
Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. To commemorate the generous support given by Pastor john harvard in the early days of the college's establishment, the school was renamed "Harvard College" on March 1639, and Harvard College was officially renamed "Harvard University" on March 1780. Harvard University consists of ten colleges and an advanced research institute, and has the largest university library system in the world.
Harvard University has a lofty academic status and extensive influence in the fields of literature, medicine, law and commerce, and is recognized as one of the top higher education and research institutions in the world today. 20 19-20, Harvard University ranked first in academic ranking of world universities, first in USNews World University, third in QS World University and sixth in Times Higher Education World University. On June 9th, 20021year, the QS World University Ranking was released in 2022, and Harvard University ranked fifth.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 186 1, is located in Massachusetts, USA. It is a world-famous private research university, famous for its top engineering and computer science, and among the best in academic ranking of world universities.
After World War II, the school rose rapidly to meet the needs of national defense science and technology research in the United States, and made important contributions to the scientific and technological development of computers, radars and inertial navigation systems. On June 9, 2002 1 year, the QS World University Ranking was released in 2022, and the MIT Ranking was1.
Stanford University
Stanford University, 1885 was established, 189 1 officially enrolled, located in Palo Alto, southern San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, near the world-famous high-tech park Silicon Valley, is a world-famous private research university.
Stanford is a founding member of association of american universities 65,438+02 and a member of QuestBridge. It covers an area of about 33 square kilometers (865,438+080 acres) and is 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. By April of 20021year, 84 alumni, professors and researchers of Stanford University had won the Nobel Prize (the seventh in the world), 29 had won the Turing Prize (the first in the world) and 8 had won the Fields Prize (the seventh in the world). Stanford alumni have established many well-known companies around the world, such as Google, Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Nike, Sun Microsystems, TSMC, NVIDIA and EA.
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology, founded in 189 1, is located in California, USA. It is a world-famous private research university, recognized as one of the most typical elite universities, and has a long-standing reputation in the world scientific and technological circles. Its dominant disciplines include physics, chemistry, astronomy and space science.
California Institute of Technology 20 16- 17 academic ranking of world universities No.5 in Physics, No.4 in Chemistry and No.6 in Basic Science, assisting NASA in managing the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Caltech is very small, with only about 2000 people. But as of 2065,438+08,65,438+00, 73 alumni, professors and researchers have won the Nobel Prize (ranking eighth in the world), and one graduate per thousand people has won the prize (22 alumni), which is the highest in the world. Among its alumni, professors and researchers, the school has also produced six Turing Prize winners (the ninth in the world) and four Fields Prize winners (the sixteenth in the world). On June 9th, 20021year, the QS World University Ranking was released in 2022, and California Institute of Technology ranked 6th.
Yale University
Yale University, founded in 170 1, is located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It is a world-famous private research university, the third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, one of the founding institutions of association of american universities 14, and a famous member of the Ivy League.
Yale University was originally founded by the congregational society of Connecticut and moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 17 16. As one of the most influential private universities in the United States, Yale University is the third university established in American history. Its undergraduate schools are as famous as Harvard University and Princeton University. In recent years, * * * has been competing for the top three universities in the United States, and American news ranked third on 20 19-20. In addition, Yale University has also trained five American presidents, including Bill Clinton and George Bush, as well as 19 US Supreme Court justices, 16 billionaires and so on.
The 260 buildings on the Yale campus cover the design styles of various historical periods, and were once praised as "the most beautiful urban campus in America" by an architectural critic. On June 9, 20021year, the QS World University Ranking was released in 2022, and Yale University ranked 14.
Princeton University
Princeton University, founded in 1746, is located in Princeton, New Jersey on the east coast of the United States. It is a world-famous private research university, one of the founding institutions of association of american universities 14, and a famous member of the Ivy League. Formerly known as New Jersey College, it was officially renamed as 1896.
Dawn Presbyterian Church was founded in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1746. It is the fourth institution of higher learning established during the American colonial period. 1747 school moved to New Jersey, 1756 moved to the scenic city of Princeton (between Philadelphia and new york).
As of July, 20 19, Princeton University * * * has trained two American presidents, 12 US Supreme Court justices and several US congressmen. [1] At the same time, Princeton University and the nearby Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) have become world-famous theoretical research centers, bringing together a number of academic masters such as Albert Einstein, von Neumann, Kurt G?del and Robert Oppenheimer, which have a far-reaching impact on the development of basic mathematics, theoretical physics, computer science and economics.
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley), founded on March 23rd, 1868, is located in Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area, USA. It is a world-famous public research university and enjoys a high reputation in academic circles. It is one of the most important research and teaching centers in the world and one of the most liberal and inclusive universities in the United States. In the academic ranking of world universities of 20 18- 19, USNews world university ranks 4th in the world, and ARWU ranks 5th.
Berkeley is the founding campus of the University of California. The "freedom of speech movement" initiated by its students in 1964 has had a far-reaching impact on American society and changed the views of generations on politics and morality. ARWU ranks among the top five in physics, chemistry, computer science, economics and social sciences in the world, and together with Stanford University in South Bay, San Francisco, it has become an academic center in the western United States.
By the end of June, 20 18, 10, among Berkeley alumni, professors and researchers, * * came out of 107 Nobel Prize winners (the third in the world), 14 Fields Prize winners (the fourth in the world) and 25 Turing Prize winners (the world) Chen Shengshen, a master of mathematics, established the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences here. Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb", and others led the Manhattan Project here and made the first atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb.
Columbia University
Columbia University, officially named new york University in new york City, was founded in 1754 and located in Manhattan, new york, USA. It is a world-class private research university, located in Manhattan, new york, USA. It is one of the 14 founding institutions in association of american universities and one of the Ivy League schools. Its predecessor was King's College, which was established according to the King's Charter promulgated by King George II of England. 1896, the school officially changed its name to Columbia University (1784-1896 is Columbia College) and moved to the present Morning Heights campus.
Columbia University is one of the five oldest universities in the United States. 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. The Pulitzer Prize awarded by Columbia University School of Journalism is the highest honor of American journalism. Columbia University is also one of the important research institutions in the United States, which invented the brain-computer interface. , laser, maser? , nuclear magnetic resonance? . Completing the fruit fly experiment has become the origin of modern genetics. Prove the theory of plate tectonics of the earth. During World War II, the Manhattan Project to make atomic bombs was born at Columbia University.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago, founded in 1890, is 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. Its predecessor was a missionary school established by American Baptist Church.
Since the Manhattan Project, a large number of scientists have gathered here. Under the leadership of Fermi, the "father of atomic energy", the school established the world's first nuclear reactor (Chicago No.1 reactor), successfully opened the era of human atomic energy, and founded the first national laboratory in the United States-Argonne National Laboratory and later the famous Fermi Laboratory, which established its important position in the field of natural science.
The University of Chicago was founded by john rockefeller, an oil magnate. 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 at the University of Chicago, and Li Yuanzhe, winner of the Chinese Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was a chemistry professor at the University of Chicago. In addition, 9 Fields Prize winners (the seventh in the world), 4 Turing Prize winners and 25 Pulitzer Prize winners have all worked or studied at the University of Chicago. On June 9, 20021year, the 2022 QS World University Ranking was released, and the University of Chicago ranked 10.
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University (PSU), founded in 1855, is a world-renowned top public research university. Its main campus is located in Colicci, Pennsylvania, USA, and there are 23 joint campuses in the state. The school is a national first-class university in the United States, a member of the top ten leagues and associations of American universities, and is known as the public Ivy League. Together with the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Michigan at ann arbor, it represents the highest level of public universities in the United States.
This school is the birthplace of American industrial engineering. According to the national professional ranking of 20 19U.S. News, its industrial engineering undergraduate education ranks ninth and graduate education ranks sixth in the United States. The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences ranks sixth among similar universities in the United States, with geography major ranking 1 for a long time and geology major ranking third in the United States. Meteorology majors rank 1 in the United States all the year round.
The Park Campus of the University ranks 98th in the 20 19 academic ranking of world universities, 78th in the 2020 World University, 93rd in the 2020QS World University and 72nd in the 2020 News World University.