Top three universities in California 2018
1. Stanford University
Stanford University, or Leland Stanford Junior University (to give it its full name) is a private research university founded in 1891 by the railroad tycoon and former senator Leland Stanford and his wife Jane Stanford.
The university sits at the heart of Silicon Valley and its graduates have been responsible for founding some of the world’s leading technology companies including Hewlett-Packard, Snapchat, PayPal and Yahoo. The founders of Google also met while studying there.
The university’s faculty and alumni have made a huge contribution to science, politics and business in the USA and Stanford boasts 30 billionaires among its alumni, the second highest of any university.
Stanford is home to the National Accelerator Laboratory which undertakes advanced research in particle physics. The university was also instrumental in creating some of the networks which became the basis of the early internet.
The university’s role in creating the US tech sector has led to its reputation as one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the world and the rankings place Stanford among the top few universities globally.
The main campus covers over 8,000 acres in Palo Alto between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. The main campus is one of the largest in the US and is home to most of the undergraduate student body.
2018加州最顶尖的三所大学
第一位、斯坦福大学
斯坦福大学全名为小利兰·斯坦福大学，是一所私立研究型大学。斯坦福大学成立于1891年，由利兰·斯坦福和他的妻子珍妮·斯坦福创立。利兰·斯坦福是铁路巨头，也当过参议员。
斯坦福大学位于硅谷的中心，世界一些顶尖的科技公司均由其毕业生成立，包括惠普、色拉布、贝宝、雅虎等。谷歌的创始者们在学生时代也曾在斯坦福大学碰面。
斯坦福大学的老师和校友对美国的科学、政治和商业做出了巨大贡献。其校友中就有30名亿万富翁，这个数目在全球排名第二。
斯坦福大学是国家加速器实验室的所在地。该实验室负责从事粒子物理学高端研究。此外，斯坦福大学也帮助建立了一些网络，这些网络构成了早期互联网的基础。
斯坦福大学在美国科技部门中扮演重要角色，这种角色使其成为世界上最著名的高等教育机构之一。多个排名机构均将它纳入全球稀有的顶尖大学之列。
主校区位于旧金山和圣何塞之间的帕洛阿尔托市，占地八千多英亩。该校区是美国最大的校区之一，斯坦福大学大部分本科生都在这里。
2. California Institute of Technology
Caltech is one of the world’s leading science and engineering higher education institutions. The private research and teaching university was founded in 1891 in Pasadena just northeast of Los Angeles.
Caltech has had a strong focus on science since the early 1900s and has turned out many great scientific minds. The alumni and faculty include 34 winners of the Nobel Prize and six recipients of the Turing Award for computer science. As well as a reputation for world-leading research, Caltech is also renowned for the quality of its teaching and is ranked first in the USA for the number of graduates who go on to study a PhD.
The university also operates the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the research and development centre for US space agency which builds and operates robotic space craft. Many Caltech faculty are affiliated with NASA and several astronauts are counted among its alumni.
The Caltech campus covers 124 acres and is home to most of the undergraduate population.
第二位、加州理工学院
加州理工学院是一所世界顶尖的理工类学府，也是一所私立的研究和教学兼顾的大学。加州理工学院成立于1891年，位于洛杉矶北部的帕萨迪纳市。
自20世纪初以来，学校非常重视科学，已培养出了许多伟大的科学家。其校友和师资队伍中有34人获得诺贝尔奖，6人获得图灵计算机奖。加州理工学院以世界顶尖的研究著称，也有优质的教学，其毕业生中读博士的人数在美国排名第一。
此外，加州理工学院也负责经营美国航空航天局喷气推进实验室。该实验室打造和运行机器人太空飞船。加州理工学院的许多教员都是美国航空航天局成员，其校友中也有宇航员。
加州理工学院校园占地124英亩，本科生主要也集中在这里。
3. University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private research university in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1880 and is one of the oldest private universities in California.
The university's official mascot is Traveler, a white Andalusian horse. It first appeared at a football game in 1961 and was known as Traveler I. The current horse is now known as Traveler VII.
Due to its proximity to Hollywood, the university's campus has featured in many films including Forrest Gump, Ghostbusters, The Social Network and Legally Blonde. A number of TV shows have also used the USC campus as a filming location.
The Daily Trojan is the student newspaper and was first established in 1912. It is the primary source of news and information for the campus and is published from Monday to Friday during autumn and spring.
第三位、南加州大学
南加州大学位于洛杉矶，是一所私立研究型大学。学校成立于1880年，是加州最古老的私立大学之一。
南加州大学大学的官方吉祥物是安达卢西亚白马。该吉祥物最早出现在1961年的足球赛中，也被称作“旅人一号”。而目前采用的白马是“旅人七号”。
由于里好莱坞很近，因此南加州大学的校园多次出现在好莱坞电影中，比如《阿甘正传》《 捉鬼敢死队》《社交网络》和《律政俏佳人》。许多电视剧也采用南加州大学校园作为拍摄地。
学生报《特洛伊日报》首次出现于1912年。它是学校新闻信息的主要来源。在春季、秋季的周一到周五发布。
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