| According to US News and World Report's 2006 | | | | you your undergraduate coursework. |
| rankings of America's Best Colleges, the top five list | | | | The University of Pennsylvania is a great institution |
| of undergraduate programs breaks down as follows: | | | | for interdisciplinary studies. The university has many |
| 1. Harvard University | | | | joint-degree programs, interdisciplinary majors and |
| 1. Princeton University | | | | institutions. The Institute for Medicine and Engineering |
| 3. Yale University | | | | is major intersection of innovative thinking and original |
| 4. University of Pennsylvania | | | | research. The Management and Technology program |
| 5. Duke University | | | | combines economic study with degree programs in |
| 5. Stanford University | | | | engineering or applied science. If you are looking to |
| The top three undergraduate schools hail from the | | | | combine disciplines, Pennsylvania has plenty to offer. |
| Ivy League. Harvard and Princeton are tied for first. | | | | Duke University has excellent programs in law, |
| Duke and Stanford both occupy slot number five. | | | | business and medicine, and it's undergoing massive |
| Harvard University is a world renowned center for | | | | construction and expansion efforts. Duke is a fine |
| higher education. Its admission requirements are | | | | institution. Admission is very competitive. Duke has |
| strict, and competition for enrollment is highly | | | | some of the lowest acceptance rates around, but if |
| competitive. If you do get in though, you are virtually | | | | you get in you'll have a very worthwhile experience. |
| guaranteed a premium and diverse college | | | | Stanford University is beautiful school tucked away in |
| experience. Harvard has a wide selection of liberal | | | | Palo Alto, California. It has excellent degree programs |
| arts majors, and over 3500 different courses to | | | | all across the board. The creative writing, history, |
| explore. | | | | government, psychology and communications |
| Princeton University refuses to be ranked second. | | | | programs are first rate, as are the medical and |
| Located in New Jersey, Princeton has a rich tradition | | | | sciences courses. Stanford is the throbbing heart of |
| of challenging coursework and rewarding research | | | | the Silicon Valley revolution, so there are plenty of |
| opportunities. The faculty members are among the | | | | opportunities to learn about new technologies and |
| most respected members of their individual fields. If | | | | their every day applications. |
| you want to focus on your own independent | | | | If you are looking to get into the best programs in |
| research, Princeton offers plenty of individual study | | | | the country, make sure you have what it takes to |
| options with faculty advising and encouragement. | | | | excel in these highly competitive environments. If you |
| Yale University is a highly respected place to get | | | | take your high school experience seriously, there's no |
| your undergraduate degree. Yale has plenty of | | | | reason why you can't get into any school in the |
| funding opportunities and a supportive residential | | | | country. When you make your final decision, make |
| college housing system. You can take virtually any | | | | sure it's based on personal preference and not |
| major, and you will have tenured professors teaching | | | | popular rankings. |