2024 College Hopes & Worries Press Release

Princeton Review

Common App Report

The 10 schools most named by surveyed students as their "dream" colleges were:

 

1. Harvard College (MA)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Princeton University (NJ)
4. Stanford University (CA)
5. University of Michigan
6. Yale University (CT)
7. University of Texas—Austin
8. Columbia University (NY)
9. New York University
10. Brown University (RI)

The 10 schools most named by surveyed parents as their "dream" colleges for their children were:

 

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Princeton University (NJ)
3. Harvard College (MA)
4. Stanford University (CA)
5. Duke University (NC)
6. University of Michigan
7. Yale University (CT)
8. New York University
9. Cornell University (NY)
10. Brown University (RI)