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1. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
4. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
5. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA
6. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
7. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
8. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
9. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
10. Washington UniversitySt. Louis, MO
11. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
12. Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA
13. Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA
14. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
15. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
16. Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
17. Rice UniversityHouston, TX
18. Duke UniversityDurham, NC
19. Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
20. Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA
21. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
22. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
23. Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
24. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
25. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
26. University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
27. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
28. Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA
29. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
30. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
31. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
32. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
33. University of ChicagoChicago, IL
34. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY
35. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC
36. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
37. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
38. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
39. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
40. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
41. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
42. Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA
43. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
44. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
45. Brigham Young University-Hawaii CampusLaie, HI
46. Macalester CollegeSt. Paul, MN
47. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
48. Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH
49. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
50. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA