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2011 Top College Rankings List – U.S. News University Directory

National universities, such as Princeton and MIT, offer a wide variety of majors and award undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees. Many of these top ranked institutions also produce groundbreaking research in one or more fields. Our college and university directory is here to help you find a perfect accredited online college to start or continue your education. Search the list of top schools for 2011 below, or review a specific college or university by searching the 2011 top colleges list using the school search form.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA Total undergraduates: 6,655 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,650
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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ Total undergraduates: 5,113 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,029
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Yale University

New Haven, CT Total undergraduates: 5,275 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,254
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Columbia University

New York, NY Total undergraduates: 7,743 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,762
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Stanford University

Stanford, CA Total undergraduates: 6,602 Total full-time undergraduates: 6,564
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA Total undergraduates: 9,768 Total full-time undergraduates: 9,490
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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA Total undergraduates: 951 Total full-time undergraduates: 951
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA Total undergraduates: 4,232 Total full-time undergraduates: 4,190
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Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH Total undergraduates: 4,196 Total full-time undergraduates: 4,090
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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL Total undergraduates: 5,066 Total full-time undergraduates: 5,014
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