College of William and Mary

Founded in 1693, the College of William & Mary is the second-largest university in the U.S. after Harvard, and has produced many influential Americans, including George Washington, the Founding Father of the United States; Thomas Jefferson, the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States; and William Barton Rogers, the founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (who did not earn a degree). Tied with Brandeis University, New York University, and the University of Rochester for 32nd place in the 2024 USNEWS Comprehensive Ranking of U.S. Universities.