Access to some of the latest technological advancements await students who attend the most high-tech colleges in the country. Specifically, there are “15 national universities that provide students with high-tech features and programs to help improve functionality and inspire innovation,” according to U.S. News & World Report.
Arizona State University is ranked #1 by U.S. News as the Most Innovative National University. Some of its initiatives focus on smart climate devices, solar-powered trackers, and advanced data analytics.
Georgia Institute of Technology is ranked #2. It hosts an “Invention Studio” where students can develop prototypes of products and then compete, on local public television, for the Inventure Prize. This competition has been referred to as the “American Idol” for engineers.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked #3, as its “maker culture” permeates student life. Its renowned Hobby Shop has been a launching pad for generations of MIT students since 1938.
Carnegie Mellon University, ranked #4 as the Most Innovative National University, is particularly advanced in robotics. It claims to house the world’s first academic cloud lab, and its students created and controlled a nano rover that traveled to the moon on the United Launch Alliance rocket last year.
Georgia State University ranked #5 and proudly features its InteractWall – a 24 feet wide touch screen designed for its students’ visual and data-centered research projects.
Stanford University, ranked #6, houses the Frontier Technology Lab where students conduct research in fields such as artificial intelligence and blockchain.
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), ranked #7, benefits from its Pasadena location which is home to more than 300 tech companies. Caltech students generate so many inventions that the school hosts a department to help them patent and market their creations.
Purdue and Johns Hopkins universities also rank in the Top 10 “most innovative” schools. Among the impressive facilities at Purdue is the Hypersonic Ground Test Center where students seeking to enter the aerospace industry can research hypersonic vehicles with the potential to travel five times faster than the speed of light.
At Johns Hopkins, its Technology Ventures and FastForward U support students developing new technologies and startups.
Other national universities ranking high on the “most innovative” chart include Tuskegee University, Colorado School of Mines, the University of California at Los Angeles and Davis, University of Florida, and University of Texas at Austin.
Students seeking high-tech opportunities for their college education have many impressive options.
Susan Alaimo is the founder & director of Collegebound Review, offering PSAT/SAT® preparation & private college advising by Ivy League educated instructors. Visit CollegeboundReview.com or call 908-369-5362
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