Top 5 universities in the US
=1. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
Relative to the tiny size of the student population, CalTech has an impressive number of successful graduates and affiliates, including 34 Nobel prizewinners, six Turing Award winners, five Fields Medalists and a number of national awards.
There are only approximately 2,000 students at CalTech, and the primary campus in Pasadena, near Los Angeles, covers 124 acres. Almost all undergraduates live on campus.
Across the six faculties there is a focus on science and engineering.
In addition to Nobel laureates and top researchers, the CalTech alumni community also includes a number of politicians and public advisers, particularly in positions that deal with science, technology and energy.
All first-year students belong to one of four houses as part of the university’s alternative model to fraternities. There are a number of house traditions and events associated with each house.
The university has the highest proportion of students who continue on to pursue a PhD, and the trope of the CalTech postgraduate has filtered into popular culture; all the main characters in the TV comedy The Big Bang Theory work or study at CalTech.
美国最顶尖的五所大学
——根据《泰晤士高等教育》2018年美国大学排名
并列第一、加州理工学院
加州理工学院学生人数相比其他顶尖大学要少得多，但是它的成功的毕业生和附属会员人数确实令人瞩目的。其中包括34位诺贝尔奖得主、6名图灵奖得主、五位菲尔兹奖得主和许许多多的国家奖获得者。
加州理工学院仅有近2千名学生，本部位于帕萨迪纳，临近洛杉矶，校园占地124英亩。几乎所有本科生都住校。
六个学院都强调理工教育。
除了诺贝尔奖得主和顶尖研究员，加州理工学院的校友群中还有许多政治家、公共顾问。科学、技术和能源领域的校友特别明显。
所有第一年学生都归属于任意一个house，这也是加州理工学院兄弟会备择模式的一部分。每个house都有许多的传统和活动。
加州理工学院继续博士深造的学生比例是最高的，其研究生的隐喻已渗入大众文化。电视喜剧片《生活大爆炸》中的所有主要人物都在加州理工学院工作或学习过。
=1. Stanford University
Based right next to Silicon Valley – or Palo Alto – Stanford has had a prominent role in encouraging the high-tech industry to develop in the area.
Many faculty members, students and alumni have founded successful technology companies and start-ups, including Google, Snapchat and Hewlett-Packard.
In total, companies founded by Stanford alumni make $2.7 trillion each year.
The university is often referred to as “the Farm”, as the campus was built on the site of the Stanford family’s Palo Alto Stock Farm. The campus covers 8,180 acres, but more than half of the land is not yet developed.
With distinctive sand-coloured, red-roofed buildings, Stanford’s campus is thought to be one of the most beautiful in the world. It contains a number of sculpture gardens and art museums in addition to faculty buildings and a public meditation centre.
As might be expected from one of the best universities in the world, Stanford is highly competitive. The admission rate currently stands at just over 5 per cent.
Of the 15,000 students – most of whom live on campus – 22 per cent are international.
并列第一、斯坦福大学
斯坦福大学毗邻硅谷，或帕洛阿尔托，是高科技产业在本区发展的突出动力来源。
斯坦福大学的许多教员、学生和校友成功创立了科技企业和新兴企业，比如谷歌、色拉布和惠普。
斯坦福校友创办的公司每年可盈利2.7万亿美元。
斯坦福大学经常被人叫做“牧场”，因为它是在斯坦福家族帕洛阿尔托的畜牧场遗址上建立的。斯坦福校园占地8180英亩，不过超过一半的土地尚未开发。
斯坦福校园是沙色的红屋顶建筑，不认为是世界最美的校园之一。校园内除了教学楼和一个禅修中心，还有有许许多多的雕塑公园和艺术品博物馆。
既然是世界上最好的大学之一，那么斯坦福的录取竞争自然也十分激烈。目前的录取率只在5%左右。
斯坦福大学大多数学生都住在校园里。在1万5千名学生中，22%属于留学生。
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A long-standing rival of CalTech, MIT also cultivates a strong entrepreneurial culture, which has seen many alumni found notable companies such as Intel and Dropbox.
Unusually, the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at MIT are not wholly separate; many courses can be taken at either level.
The undergraduate programme is one of the country’s most selective, admitting only 8 per cent of applicants. Engineering and computer science programmes are the most popular among undergraduates.
Thirty-three per cent of the 11,000 students are international, hailing from 154 different countries around the world.
Famous alumni include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and physicist Richard Feynman. Graduates are prevalent throughout science, politics, economics, business and media.
第三位、麻省理工学院
麻省理工学院是加州理工学院的老对手，自己也有强有力的创业文化。麻省理工学院的许多校友都是一些著名企业的创始人，创办了因特尔和Dropbox等企业。
和许多顶尖大学不同的是，麻省理工学院的本科生课程和研究生课程并不完全分开。相反，许多课程都适合本科生和研究生学。
麻省理工学院的本科生课程位于美国最优质课程之列，仅录取8%的申请者。工程和计算机科学在最热门本科生课程之列。
在麻省理工学院1万1千名学生中，33%属于留学生，来自154个不同国家和地区。
著名校友包括天文学家巴兹·奥尔德林、联合国前任秘书长科菲·安南和物理学家理查德·费曼。其毕业生遍及科学、政治、经济、商务和媒体等领域。
4. Harvard University
Harvard University is probably the best-known university in the world, coming top in the Times Higher Education reputation rankings most years.
It was founded in 1636, and is the oldest higher education institution in the US.
There are approximately 20,000 students enrolled, a quarter of whom are international. Although the cost of tuition is expensive, Harvard’s financial endowment allows for plenty of financial aid for students.
The Harvard Library system is made up of 79 different libraries and counts as the largest academic library in the world.
Among many famous alumni, Harvard can count eight US presidents, about 150 Nobel laureates, 13 Turing Award winners and 62 living billionaires.
Unlike some other universities at the top of the list, Harvard is at least equally as reputed for arts and humanities as it is for science and technology, if not more so.
第四位、哈佛大学
哈佛大学很可能是世界最著名的大学，多年来一直在《泰晤士高等教育》声誉指标排名中领先。
哈佛大学创办于1636年，是美国最古老的高等教育机构。
哈佛大学目前有大约2万名在校生，其中25%属于留学生。哈佛的学费虽然贵，但是它的捐赠基金也为学生提供了许许多多的援助。
哈佛的图书馆系统由79个不同的图书馆组成，被公认为世界上最大的学术图书馆。
哈佛大学有许许多多的著名校友，包括8位美国总统、约150位诺贝尔奖得主、13位图灵奖得主和62位健在的亿万富翁。
和排行榜上其他一些顶尖的大学不同的是，哈佛大学的教育均衡，其艺术人文领域的声誉不亚于(如果不超过的话)科学技术声誉。
5. Princeton University
Like Harvard, Princeton is a prestigious Ivy League university with a history stretching back more than 200 years.
Princeton’s distinctive social environment includes private “eating clubs” – which function as both social houses and dining halls. Many of the clubs are selective and competitive, but others simply require undergraduates to sign up.
There are fewer than 8,000 students enrolled at Princeton, and just over a quarter are international.
Princeton’s campuses, in New Jersey, are located about an hour away from both New York City and Philadelphia.
Degree courses have strictly specified requirements. All students are required to do independent research as part of their degrees, and some must take a foreign language course.
The application process is highly selective. Unlike most US universities, Princeton does not now offer an early decision application route.
Renowned Princeton alumni include US presidents, astronauts, businessmen, Olympians and numerous award-winners. Physicist Richard Feynman attended as a graduate student, as did mathematicians John Nash and Alan Turing.
第五位、普林斯顿大学
和哈佛大学一样，普林斯顿大学也是常春藤盟校中一所享有声望的大学，有2百多年的历史。
普林斯顿大学的特别的社团环境包括私人“饮食俱乐部”。饮食俱乐部兼扮演社会场所和食堂的角色。许多俱乐部都是选择性的和竞争性的，但是也有一些只要求本科生注册。
普林斯顿大学的在校生不到8千人，25%最有属于留学生。
普林斯顿大学各个校区都位于新泽西州，距离纽约市和费城有大约一个小时的距离。
学位课程有要求的入学要求。作为学位要求的一部分，所有学生都需要独立做研究。部分学生还必须学习外语课程。
普林斯顿大学的入学申请竞争十分激烈。和美国大部分学校不同的是，普林斯顿大学不提供提前录取申请。
著名校友包括美国总统、天文学家、商人、奥运会选手和许许多多的获奖者。物理学家理查德·费曼、数学家约翰·纳西和数学家阿兰·图灵都曾在普林斯顿大学就读研究生。
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