Top Ten Universities in USA

Following is the list of Top 10 US universities as ranked by the international league table - Webometrics:

National Rank, Institution
1 Harvard University
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3 Stanford University
4 University of California Berkeley
5 Cornell University
6 University of Washington
7 University of Minnesota
8 Johns Hopkins University
9 University of Michigan
10 University of Wisconsin Madison
Source: Webometrics (January 2010)

USNWR Top 10 National Universities in USA 2009:
1 Harvard University|Cambridge, MA
2 Princeton University|Princeton, NJ
3 Yale University|New Haven, CT
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology |Cambridge, MA
4 Stanford University |Stanford, CA
6 California Institute of Technology|Pasadena, CA
6 University of Pennsylvania |Philadelphia, PA
8 Columbia University |New York, NY
8 Duke University |Durham, NC
8 University of Chicago |Chicago, IL

League Table 2006:
Rank, University
1 Harvard University
1 Princeton University
3 Yale University
4 University of Pennsylvania
5 Duke University
5 Stanford University
7 California Institute of Technology
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9 Columbia University
9 Dartmouth College

Source: US News

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