Princeton University - University in New Jersey

Latin: Universitas Princetoniensis
Former names	College of New Jersey (1746–1896)
Motto	Deī sub nūmine viget
Motto in English	Under God's Power She Flourishes
Established	1746
Type	Private
Endowment	$21.0 billion
President	Christopher L. Eisgruber
Academic staff	1,172
Administrative staff	1,103
Students	8,010
Undergraduates	5,336
Postgraduates	2,674
Location	Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Campus	Suburban, 500 acres (2.0 km2) (Princeton Borough and Township)
Colors	Orange and black
Athletics	NCAA Division I Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, EARC, EIVA MAISA
Sports	38 varsity teams
Nickname	Tigers
Affiliations	AAU URA NAICU
Website	Princeton.edu

Yale University - University in New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University Seal
Latin: Universitas Yalensis
Former names	Collegiate School (1701–1718) Yale College (1718–1887)
Motto	אורים ותמים (Hebrew) (Urim V'Thummim) Lux et veritas (Latin)
Motto in English	Light and truth
Established	1701
Type	Private
Endowment	$23.9 billion
President	Peter Salovey
Academic staff	4,171
Students	12,223
Undergraduates	5,414
Postgraduates	6,809
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Campus	Urban/College town, 837 acres (339 ha) including Yale Golf Course
Colors	Yale Blue
Athletics	NCAA Division I FCS Ivy League
Nickname	Bulldogs
Mascot	Handsome Dan
Affiliations	Ivy League AAU IARU NAICU
Website	Yale.edu

Dartmouth College- University in Hanover, New Hampshire

Collegium Dartmuthensis
Motto	Vox clamantis in deserto
Motto in English	The voice of one crying out in the wilderness
Established	December 13, 1769; 245 years ago
Type	Private research university
Endowment	US$ 4.5 billion (As of 2014)
President	Philip J. Hanlon
Academic staff	1059
Students	6,342 (Fall 2013)
Undergraduates	4,276 (Fall 2013)
Postgraduates	2,066 (Fall 2013)
Location	Hanover, NH, United States
Campus	Rural, Total 31,869 acres (128.97 km2) 269 acres (1.09 km2), Hanover campus 4,600 acres (19 km2), Mount Moosilauke 27,000 acres (110 km2), Second College Grant
Colors	Dartmouth green
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League, ECAC Hockey
Sports	34 varsity teams
Nickname	Big Green
Mascot	Keggy the Keg, Moose & Indian (1922-1974) (All unofficial)
Affiliations	University of the Arctic Matariki Network of Universities 568 Group NAICU
Website	dartmouth.edu

Cornell University - University in Ithaca, New York

Emblem of Cornell University
Latin: Universitas Cornelliana
Motto	"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." -Ezra Cornell, 1865
Established	1865; 150 years ago
Type	Private Land-grant
Endowment	US$ 6.2 billion
President	David J. Skorton (outgoing) Elizabeth Garrett (designated, assuming office July 2015)
Provost	W. Kent Fuchs (outgoing)
Academic staff	1,639 – Ithaca 1,235 – New York City 34 Doha
Students	20,939
Undergraduates	13,935 – Ithaca
Postgraduates	7,004 – Ithaca 865 – New York City 135 Doha
Location	Ithaca, NY, United States
Campus	Small city, 4,800  acres
Colors	Carnelian      White
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League
Sports	36 varsity teams
Nickname	Big Red
Mascot	Touchdown the Bear
Affiliations	AAU APLU NAICU
Website	www.cornell.edu

Columbia University - University in New York City, New York

Latin: Universitas Columbia in Urbe Novi Eboraci
Former names	King's College (1754-1784) Columbia College (1784–1896)
Motto	In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen
Motto in English	In Thy light shall we see light
Established	1754
Type	Private
Endowment	$9.2 billion
Chairman	William Campbell and Jonathan Schiller
President	Lee C. Bollinger
Provost	John Henry Coatsworth
Academic staff	3,763 (fall 2013; full-time)
Students	29,250 (fall 2013)
Undergraduates	8,365 (fall 2013)
Postgraduates	18,568 (fall 2013; excludes SCE degree candidates)
Location	Upper Manhattan, New York, NY, US
Campus	Urban, total 299 acres (1.21 km2)
Newspaper	Columbia Daily Spectator
Colors	Columbia blue and White
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC MAISA (sailing)
Sports	31 varsity teams
Mascot	Columbia Lions
Affiliations	AAU URA 568 Group NAICU
Website	www.columbia.edu

Brown University - University in Providence, Rhode Island

The Brown University Coat of Arms
Latin: Universitas Brunensis
Motto	In Deo Speramus
Motto in English	In God We Hope
Established	1764
Type	Private
Endowment	US$ 3.2 billion (2014)
Chancellor	Thomas J. Tisch
President	Christina Hull Paxson
Provost	Vicki Leigh Colvin
Academic staff	736 full-time 217 Humanities 163 Life/Medical Sciences 197 Physical Sciences 159 Social Sciences
Students	8,619
Undergraduates	6,182
Postgraduates	1,974
Other students	463 (medical)
Location	Providence, RI, US
Campus	Urban 143 acres (579,000 m²)
Newspaper	The Brown Daily Herald
Colors	Seal brown      Cardinal red      White
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, EARC/EAWRC
Sports	38 varsity teams
Nickname	Brown Bears
Mascot	Bruno the Bear
Affiliations	AAU URA NAICU 568 Group
Website	brown.edu

Student Enrollment

Full-time students and part-time degree-seeking students as of Nov. 2014:
    Undergraduate: 6,264
    Graduate: 2,094
    Medical: 490
    Total: 8,848
Total faculty (does not include adjunct, visiting, clinical, and other "non-regular" faculty): 718

Admission

Number of applicants, Undergraduate Class of 2018: 30,431
Admitted: 2,660 (8.7%)
Ninety-four percent of students admitted to the Class of 2017 were in the top 10% of their high school class.
In 2014, the Graduate School received more than 9,616 applications. Brown admitted 1,716, or 18% of applicants, yielding a matriculating class of 678. Selectivity for Ph.D. programs was 10%.

Tuition & Fees

Undergraduate tuition for academic year 2014-15: $46,408
Room, board, and required fees: $11,994
Total cost: $59,428

University of Pennsylvania - University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Arms of the University of Pennsylvania
Latin: Universitas Pennsylvaniensis
Motto	Leges sine moribus vanae
Motto in English	Laws without morals are useless
Established	1740
Type	Private
Endowment	$9.6 billion
Budget	$6.007 billion
President	Amy Gutmann compensation $2,473,952 rank 4th among USA private university presidents in 2012
Provost	Vincent Price
Academic staff	4,246 faculty members
Administrative staff	2,347
Students	24,630 (2013)
Undergraduates	10,301
Postgraduates	11,028
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban, 992 acres (4.01 km2) total: 302 acres (1.22 km2), University City campus; 600 acres (2.4 km2), New Bolton Center; 92 acres (0.37 km2), Morris Arboretum
Colors	Red      Blue
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League Philadelphia Big 5
Nickname	Quakers
Affiliations	AAU COFHE NAICU 568 Group URA
Website	Upenn.edu

Stanford University - University in California

Leland Stanford Junior University

Motto	Die Luft der Freiheit weht (German)
Motto in English	The wind of freedom blows
Established	1891
Type	Private
Endowment	$21.4 billion (2014)
President	John L. Hennessy
Provost	John Etchemendy
Academic staff	2,118
Administrative staff	11,128 excluding SHC
Students	15,877
Undergraduates	6,980
Postgraduates	8,897
Location	Stanford, California, U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 8,180 acres (3,310 ha)
Newspaper	The Stanford Daily
Colors	Cardinal and white
Athletics	NCAA Division I (FBS) Pac-12
Nickname	Cardinal
Mascot	Stanford Tree (unofficial)
Website	www.stanford.edu

Student Enrollment

• Undergraduates: 7,018
• Graduates: 9,118

Campus

• 8,180 contiguous acres in six governmental jurisdictions
• 700 major buildings
• 96% of undergraduates live on campus

Research

• 5,300 externally sponsored projects
• $1.33 billion total budget

Faculty

• 2,118 faculty members
• 21 Nobel laureates are currently members of the Stanford community
• 4:1 student to faculty ratio

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Address: 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
Acceptance rate: 7.7% (2014)
Founder: William Barton Rogers
Founded: 1861, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Phone: +1 617-253-1000
Mascot: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tim the Beaver
Colors: Grey, Cardinal

University of Cambridge

University in Cambridge, England
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's third-oldest surviving university.
Address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Color: Cambridge Blue
Acceptance rate: 21.9% (2012)
Phone: +44 1223 337733
Founded: 1209, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Imperial College London

College in London, England
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, which specialises in science, engineering, medicine and business. Wikipedia
Address: London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Acceptance rate: 15.2% (2013)
Phone: +44 20 7589 5111

Harvard University

University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636. Its history, influence and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Address: Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
Motto: Veritas
Acceptance rate: 5.9% (2014)
Founder: Massachusetts General Court
Founded: September 8, 1636, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Mascot: Harvard University John Harvard

University College London

University in London Borough of Camden, England
University College London, formerly styled University College, London, is a public research university in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
Address: Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7679 2000
Enrollment: 26,698 (2012)

University of Oxford

University in Oxford, England
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. While having no known date of foundation, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest.

Address: University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
Founded: Oxford, United Kingdom
Acceptance rate: 20.5% (2012)
Color: Oxford Blue
Phone: +44 1865 270000
Enrollment: 22,116 (2013)
Motto: Dominus Illuminatio Mea, The Lord is my Light

Stanford University

University in California
Leland Stanford Junior University, or more commonly Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, and one of the world's most prestigious institutions, with the highest.
Address: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Acceptance rate: 5.1% (2014)
Founded: March 9, 1885
Enrollment: 15,877 (2013)
Founders: Leland Stanford, Jane Stanford
Motto: The wind of freedom blows, Die Luft der Freiheit weht

California Institute of Technology

Address: 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
Phone:+1 626-395-6811

Princeton University

University in New Jersey
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton was the fourth chartered institution. .Address: Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
Acceptance rate: 7.4% (2014)
Mascot: Princeton University Princeton Tigers
Enrollment: 8,014 (2013)
Motto: Under the Protection of God She Flourishes., Dei Sub Numine Viget
Founders: John Witherspoon, Jonathan Dickinson, William Tennent, Aaron Burr, Sr.

Yale University

University in New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate School" by a group of Congregationalist ministers and chartered by the Colony.
Address: New Haven, CT 06520, United States
Motto: Lux et veritas
Acceptance rate: 6.3% (2014)
Founded: October 9, 1701, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Color: Yale Blue
Founders: Timothy Woodbridge, Samuel Andrew, James Noyes, more.