How Fennie supports students at top universities.
60 colleges across the Ivies, top privates, UC system, and public flagships — each with academic culture notes and how Fennie fits.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA • Private R1
Liberal arts breadth • Law and medical graduate schools
Stanford University
Stanford, CA • Private R1
Tech entrepreneurship • CS program scale
MIT
Cambridge, MA • Private R1
STEM intensity • Problem-set culture
Yale University
New Haven, CT • Private R1
Humanities and law • Residential college system
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ • Private R1
Undergraduate focus • Senior thesis tradition
Columbia University
New York, NY • Private R1
Core Curriculum • Pre-law and journalism
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA • Private R1
Wharton School • Pre-professional culture
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY • Private/Public Hybrid R1
Large Ivy with diverse colleges • Hotel school
Brown University
Providence, RI • Private R1
Open Curriculum • Independent concentrations
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH • Private R1
Smallest Ivy • Tuck School (MBA)
Top Private (Non-Ivy)
Duke University
Durham, NC • Private R1
Pre-med pipeline • Engineering (Pratt)
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL • Private R1
Journalism (Medill) • Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD • Private R1
Pre-med powerhouse • Biomedical engineering
Caltech
Pasadena, CA • Private R1
Smallest top STEM school • Honor code
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL • Private R1
Economics (Chicago School) • Core Curriculum
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN • Private R1
Strong pre-med • Music industry program (Blair School)
Rice University
Houston, TX • Private R1
Engineering • Pre-med
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN • Private R1
Catholic identity • Strong alumni network
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO • Private R1
Pre-med (Olin Medical School proximity) • Architecture
Emory University
Atlanta, GA • Private R1
Pre-med (CDC proximity) • Public health
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA • Private R1
Computer Science (top-3 nationally) • Drama and acting
UC System
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA • Public R1
Engineering (top-tier) • Computer Science (EECS)
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA • Public R1
Film and theater • Pre-med (David Geffen School)
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA • Public R1
Engineering and STEM • Biology and medical research (Salk, Scripps)
UC Davis
Davis, CA • Public R1
Veterinary medicine (#1) • Agriculture and life sciences
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA • Public R1
Computer Science • Pre-med
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA • Public R1
Marine biology • Computer Science (growing)
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA • Public R1
Physics (Nobel laureates) • Beach culture
Top Public Flagships
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI • Public R1
Engineering • Business (Ross)
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC • Public R1
Journalism (Hussman School) • Public health (Gillings)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA • Public R1
Business (McIntire) • Engineering
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA • Public R1
Engineering (top-tier) • Computer Science
UT Austin
Austin, TX • Public R1
Engineering and CS • Business (McCombs)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL • Public R1
Engineering (Herbert Wertheim) • Pre-med
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI • Public R1
Engineering • Business (WSB)
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA • Public R1
Second-oldest US college • Liberal arts focus
UIUC (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Urbana-Champaign, IL • Public R1
Engineering (top-5) • Computer Science (top-5)
Large Public Universities
Penn State
University Park, PA • Public R1
Football tradition • Engineering
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH • Public R1
Largest US college by enrollment • Football
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN • Public R1
Business (Kelley) • Music (Jacobs School)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN • Public R1
Engineering (top-10) • Computer Science
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI • Public R1
Big Ten flagship (with U-M) • Business (Broad)
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX • Public R1
Engineering • Aggie culture (traditions)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ • Public R1
Innovation reputation (Crow era) • Online programs
University of Washington
Seattle, WA • Public R1
Computer Science (top-10) • Engineering
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ • Public R1
Business • Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD • Public R1
Computer Science (top-20) • Business (Smith)
Other Notable Private
New York University
New York, NY • Private R1
Stern School of Business • Tisch School (Arts)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA • Private R1
Film school (cinematic arts) • Marshall Business School
Georgetown University
Washington, DC • Private R1
Foreign Service (Walsh School) • Law school
Boston University
Boston, MA • Private R1
Communications (COM) • Business (Questrom)
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA • Private R1
Carroll School of Management • Jesuit identity
Tufts University
Medford, MA • Private R1
International Relations (Fletcher School proximity) • Pre-med
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC • Private R1
Strong undergraduate focus • Pre-med pipeline
Northeastern University
Boston, MA • Private R1
Co-op program (most-developed in US) • Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA • Private R1
Public health • Pre-med
HBCU & Other
Howard University
Washington, DC • Private R1 / HBCU
Top HBCU • Strong professional schools
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL • Public R1
Film school • Criminology
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL • Private R1
Pre-med (Miller School) • Marine science
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA • Public R1
Medical and health professions • Engineering