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10 Most-Buzzed-About Schools

Harvard beats out Columbia for most internet references

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(Newser) – Institutions of higher learning care about their brand as much as any business, so the Global Language Monitor has ranked universities and colleges for the amount of buzz they command on the internet. The winners:

  1. Harvard University
  2. Columbia University
  3. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  4. University of California, Berkeley
  5. Stanford University

  1. University of Chicago
  2. University of Wisconsin, Madison
  3. Yale University
  4. Princeton University
  5. Cornell University
  • The top 3 most publicized colleges were: Colorado College, Williams College, and the College at the University of Richmond.

Columbia ran a narrow second to Ivy League rival Harvard in internet buzz.
Columbia ran a narrow second to Ivy League rival Harvard in internet buzz.   (AP Photo)
Students walk through the Harvard Law School area on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
Students walk through the Harvard Law School area on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.   (AP Photo)
Stanford is the fifth-most mentioned university, the study finds.
Stanford is the fifth-most mentioned university, the study finds.   (AP Photo)
The University of Michigan was third in the study.
The University of Michigan was third in the study.   ((c) jstealth03)
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