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Harvard University logoHarvard University

Cambridge, MA

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 4%

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Stanford University logoStanford University

Stanford, CA

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 4%

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Yale University logoYale University

New Haven, CT

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 5%

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Princeton University logoPrinceton University

Princeton, NJ

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 4%

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Columbia University in the City of New York logoColumbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 4%

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University of Pennsylvania UPENN logoUniversity of Pennsylvania UPENN

Philadelphia, PA

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 6%

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California Institute of Technology CalTech logoCalifornia Institute of Technology CalTech

Pasadena, CA

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 4%

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Duke University logoDuke University

Durham, NC

Student to Faculty Ratio : N/A

Admit Rate : 6%

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