Institute for Advanced Study Competitors

Stanford University pursues its founding mission of research and education with a spirit of optimism and possibility – catalyzing discoveries, accelerating the human impact of its research, educating students in a culture of expansive inquiry and freedom of thought, and offering world-class medical care. An engine of innovation and economic growth, Stanford is at the frontier of new knowledge and breakthroughs that move from labs and classrooms out into the world. The university is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and first welcomed students in 1891. Its main campus is home to seven schools, along with interdisciplinary research and policy institutes, athletics, and the arts. More than 7,200 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students study at Stanford each year, and its 2,402 faculty members are leaders in their fields. The university is currently home to 20 living Nobel laureates.

One of the world’s great intellectual destinations, the University of Chicago empowers scholars and students to ask tough questions, cross disciplinary boundaries, and challenge conventional thinking to enrich human life around the globe. http://www.uchicago.edu/about/

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and education of students in areas that contribute to or prosper in an environment of science and technology.