The following are commonly regarded as the top ten colleges in the United States: Princeton University, Harvard University, Swarthmore College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The College of William & Mary, Williams College, Amherst College, Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, and Yale University are the top ten universities in the country.¹⁾

While others argue that it makes little difference where a person attends college, graduates of the most selective institutions frequently earn more than graduates of less selective public universities. They are also more likely to be hired than community college graduates and receive more calls from potential employers than graduates of online universities.²⁾

In the previous three decades, Harvard University has produced more presidential contenders than any other university.³⁾