https://www.princetonreview.com/press/college-hopes-worries-press-release-2023
Students' and Parents' "Dream" Colleges
The survey’s first question—“What 'dream' college do you wish you (your child) could attend if acceptance and cost weren't issues?”—invites a fill-in-the-blank answer. The names of several hundred institutions were cited as “dream” colleges. Among them were all the Ivies, dozens of flagship state schools, large community colleges, tech and nursing schools, well-known private universities, and lesser-known gems.
The top 10 schools named by surveyed students as their "dream" colleges were:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University (CA)
Harvard College (MA)
New York University
University of California—Los Angeles
Princeton University (NJ)
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University (NY)
University of Michigan
University of Texas—Austin
The top 10 schools named by surveyed parents as their "dream" colleges for their children were:
Princeton University (NJ)
Harvard College (MA)
Stanford University (CA)
New York University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Duke University (NC)
Yale University (CT)
University of Michigan
Brown University (RI)
University of California—Los Angeles