The 3 Most Prestigious Universities for the 21 Major CSA/PSAs (only those in Top 100 Nationally are included)
Source:
National University Rankings | Top National Universities | US News Best Colleges
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Atlanta CSA:
#1-Emory University (Atlanta MSA)
#2-Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta MSA)
#3-University of Georgia (Athens MSA)
Boston CSA:
#1-Harvard University (Boston MSA)
#2-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston MSA)
#3-Brown University (Providence MSA)
Chicago CSA:
#1-University of Chicago (Chicago MSA)
#2-Northwestern University (Chicago MSA)
#3-Loyola University Chicago (Chicago MSA)
Cleveland CSA:
#1-Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland MSA)
Dallas CSA:
#1-Southern Methodist University (Dallas MSA)
#2-Texas Christian University (Fort Worth Division, Dallas MSA)
Denver CSA:
#1-Colorado School of Mines (Denver MSA)
#2-University of Denver (Denver MSA)
#3-University of Colorado-Boulder (Boulder MSA)
Detroit CSA:
#1-University of Michigan (Ann Arbor MSA)
Houston CSA:
#1-Rice University (Houston MSA)
Los Angeles CSA:
#1-California Institute of Technology (Los Angeles MSA)
#2/3-University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles MSA)
#2/3-University of Southern California (Los Angeles MSA)
Miami CSA:
#1-University of Miami (Miami MSA)
Minneapolis CSA:
#1-University of Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA)
New York CSA:
#1-Princeton (Trenton MSA)
#2-Yale University (New Haven MSA)
#3-Columbia University (New York MSA)
Philadelphia CSA:
#1-University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia MSA)
#2-Drexel University (Philadelphia MSA)
San Diego MSA:
#1-University of California, San Diego (San Diego MSA)
#2-University of San Diego (San Diego MSA)
San Francisco CSA:
#1-Stanford University (San Jose MSA)
#2-University of California, Berkeley (San Francisco MSA)
#3-University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz MSA)
Seattle CSA:
#1-University of Washington (Seattle MSA)
Washington CSA:
#1-Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore MSA)
#2-Georgetown University (Washington MSA)
#3-George Washington University (Washington MSA)
17 of the Biggest 21 Cities in the US have AT LEAST 1 University Within the Top 100. Those who don't have any are: Orlando, Phoenix, Portland and Tampa