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What are the various types of US colleges?
Research university

- usually larger and offer a wider range of academic disciplines such as engineering, business, humanities, fine arts and natural science programs

- research is a top priority for many faculty members

- many of the classes could be taught by teaching assistants who are themselves graduate students

- research universities sometimes do not require students to complete a core curriculum since many programs require specialization

Top National Universities in the US
1 Princeton University (NJ)
2 Harvard University (MA)
3 Yale University (CT)
4 California Institute of Technology
5 Duke University (NC)
6 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MA)
7 Stanford University (CA)
8 University of Pennsylvania
9 Dartmouth College (NH)
10 Columbia University (NY)
11 Northwestern University (IL)
12 University of Chicago
13 Washington University in St. Louis
14 Cornell University (NY)
15 Johns Hopkins University (MD)
16 Rice University (TX)
17 Brown University (RI)
18 Emory University (GA)
19 University of Notre Dame (IN)
20 University of California - Berkeley
* Source: US News and World Report

Liberal arts college

- generally a small school with broad academic offerings within the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and fine arts.

- often require students to take the "core curriculum" - a collection of general education courses in a variety of disciplines

- faculty members usually focus more on their teaching rather than research

- undergraduates often have opportunities in assisting faculty members in research projects

Top Arts Colleges in the US
1 Amherst College (MA)
2 Swarthmore College (PA)
3 Williams College (MA)
4 Wellesley College (MA)
5 Carleton College (MN)
6 Pomona College (CA)
7 Bowdoin College (ME)
8 Middlebury College (VT)
9 Davidson College (NC)
10 Haverford College (PA)
11 Wesleyan University (CT)
12 Grinnell College (IA)
13 Claremont McKenna College (CA)
14 Smith College (MA)
15 Harvey Mudd College (CA)
16 Vassar College (NY)
17 Washington and Lee University (VA)
18 Colby College (ME)
19 Colgate University (NY)
20 Hamilton College (NY)
* Source: US News and World Report

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