In the United States, university's can be privately owned or publicly owned. Some of the most prestigious schools in the country, including many Ivy League schools, are private.
Harvard University in Cambridge, MA is the oldest university in the U.S. and also the first corporations chartered in America. Harvard is an Ivy League school and one of the top universities in the world today.
Yale,another Ivy League School, is the third oldest university in America and second oldest private university. It was established in New Haven, CT in 1701. Yale had an endowment of nearly $20 Billion in 2011.
Columbia University is located in New York City and is the oldest university in New York State. Established in 1754, it had an endowment of $7.8 billion in 2011 and operates campus today in seven countries outside the U.S.
Stanford University in California was established in 1891 is a major research university. In 2011, the university had an endowment of over $16.5 billion and $25.1 billion in consolidated net assets.
The University of Chicago was founded by the American Baptist Educational Society in 1890. It is now a nondenominational, coeducational university and one of the top research universities in the country.
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