A pedestrian walks past Harkness Gate on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., on Friday, June 12, 2015.

Yale’s 2019 freshman class already knew they were attending an elite institution. Unknown to them was exactly how elite the institution is.
Its 1,364 incoming freshmen are officially attending the top school in the USA, according to new data released today by College Factual.
Last year’s top choice, the University of Pennsylvania, dropped to second place, while Duke held firm in third. Rounding out the remaining seven spots were more familiar institutions — all schools that made an appearance on the 2015 list. This year’s list is similar in composition, but placement within the top ten shuffled. Click here for complete story