Top 5 Best Universities in USA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

In the past, MIT research has fueled scientific breakthroughs like the development of radar, the invention of magnetic core memory, and the idea of the expanding universe. MIT researchers are currently at the forefront of developments in artificial intelligence, climate adaptation, HIV, cancer, and poverty alleviation.

However, there are other strands to MIT's bow besides science and technology. A total of 33 varsity sports are offered at MIT, making it one of the largest intercollegiate athletic programmes in the world. About 20% of undergraduate students participate in sports there.

The campus overlaps with a number of Cambridge districts along its outskirts, notably Kendall Square, one of the world's most inventive square miles. The tight connection between business and research has assisted MIT graduates in starting more than 30,000 active businesses that now employ 4.6 million people and bring in an estimated $1.9 trillion annually. It makes sense that a country with MIT graduates would have an economy that is comparable to the tenth largest in the world.

Stanford University

Leland Stanford, a senator from California, and his wife Jane established Stanford University in 1885 with the goal of "promot[ing] the public welfare] by exert[ing] an influence in favour of humanity and civilization." The couple decided to establish a university on their farm as a monument after learning that their only kid had passed away from typhoid. The institution was non-sectarian, co-educational, and reasonably priced from the beginning. It taught both the old liberal arts and the technology and engineering that were then forming the new America.

In less than a century, Stanford has produced 19 Nobel laureates and is consistently rated as one of the top three universities in the world. Stanford's campus, known as "The Farm" because of the time when horses grazed freely there, is now a thriving community of more than 11,000 accomplished and creative people from all over the world. It is hardly unexpected that there are over 625 organised student groups because nearly all undergraduate students and 60% of graduate students live on campus.

Students, instructors, and staff enjoy cutting-edge recreational facilities and wellness programmes, and sport is quite popular. Baseball, football, basketball, and squash are just a few of the 36 varsity and 32 club sports that Stanford students participate in. 

Harvard University

The oldest university in the country, Harvard was founded in 1636 and is considered as a top university not just in the US but also in the rest of the globe due to its stature, reputation, and academic credentials.

On its 209-acre campus, which is three miles northwest of Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard is home to 10 degree-granting colleges, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, two theatres, and five museums. With 18 million volumes, 180,000 serial titles, an estimated 400 million manuscript pieces, and 10 million photos, it also has the largest academic library system in the entire world.

Harvard was established to educate clergy, as were the majority of American institutions before the American Civil War. However, the school's curriculum and student body gradually became secular, and in the 20th century, the admissions process was liberalised to attract a more varied group of students.

The university now enrols 21,000 students, each of whom can be seen rushing by the well-known statue of John Harvard, the institution's first patron and founder, who stands indifferently in the campus's middle. The bronze statue's shining foot is the result of nearly constant rubbing by tourists and students who think doing so will bring them luck.

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

In Pasadena, California, about 11 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, sits the renowned science and engineering research and education centre known as the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (owned by NASA), the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, and the International Observatory Network are just a few of the top-notch facilities that Caltech has to offer. It is one of a select few technology institutes in the United States that concentrate on teaching technical arts and applied sciences, and because of its intensely tough admissions process, only a small percentage of the most talented students get admitted.

Amos G. Throop established the university in 1891 as a preparatory and vocational school with the goal of "expanding human knowledge and advancing society via research combined with education." Early in the 20th century, it developed into a significant hub for US scientific research, and during World War II, it was crucial to the country's war effort.

The Einstein Papers Project, a project to preserve, translate, and publish some of Albert Einstein's papers, is now based there. Additionally, it has created an energy innovation centre with the goal of uncovering ground-breaking strategies for producing fuels directly from sunshine.

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago, a private research university founded in 1856, is located in the heart of Chicago, the third-most populated city in the country. Chicago is one of the best institutions in the country outside of the Ivy League and consistently ranks in the top 10 globally and nationally.

Beyond the arts and sciences, Chicago is renowned for its professional schools, such as the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, the Booth School of Business, and the Pritzker School of Medicine. Alumni of the University of Chicago are indebted for the advancement of numerous academic fields, including sociology, economics, law, and literary criticism.

More than 400 clubs and societies are organised by students, and they include a normal mix of athletic teams, artistic, cultural, and religious groups, intellectual and political organisations, and societies that support a variety of shared interests. The University of Chicago's competitive Model UN team was the top-ranked team in North America in 2013–14 and 2014–2015, and the University of Chicago bowl squad is among the more well-known examples. Together, they have won 118 competitions and 15 national championships.

If you're interested in media and cinema, you're in good hands at the institution, which also publishes multiple newspapers and publications and is home to the longest-running student film association, Doc Films. Those with an interest in theatre can join the renowned Off-Off Campus company or gain broadcasting experience at the university-run radio station WHPK.