The Most Technologically Advanced Colleges

Cornell's top-of-the-line laboratories and research centers land it on this list. This renowned university emphasizes research in its undergraduate and graduate courses, giving learners the high-tech tools they need to enhance studies.

Cornell does not limit technologically advanced labs to engineering degree candidates; students from many disciplines use these tools. One new lab allows degree candidates to work with virtual reality. Researchers can develop applications for this technology in diverse areas, such as gaming and medicine. The Connected Experience Lab helps advertising and marketing students use technology to create better connections between brands and consumers. The Social Technologies Lab gives researchers tools to learn how to use data from online media to create social good.

With all of these research labs, many students create inventions. They can either start new businesses with these products or sell them to big companies. Cornell helps learners make these decisions and apply their technology.

MIT has more than 50 research labs and centers, each with the technology that learners need to make breakthroughs. MIT does not limit laboratories to graduate students; 85% of undergraduate learners assist faculty in research projects. For example, the MIT Energy Initiative has scholars of all levels working to create a more sustainable future.

The Lincoln Laboratory on the MIT campus is another leading center for technology. This lab focuses on interactive supercomputing where researchers find solutions for technology problems in areas such as cybersecurity, big data, and 3D printing.

MIT also has a mobile app for students. Learners can get campus news, track the university's transport systems, search the campus map, and find nearby events. The school can also alert users about emergencies through the app and hungry students can find dining hall menus and hours.

UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine is one of the most technologically advanced medical centers in the country. From the labs in which students conduct research to the hospital in which they earn clinical hours, learners at this school have access to cutting-edge technology.

Scholars who conduct research on the campus can access the Core Technology Centers Gateway. These centers have groundbreaking technology for medical professionals in areas like medical imaging, genetics, biostatistics, and analytical chemistry. Students in each field have access to several labs that meet different needs. For example, scholars who need imaging machines can choose between four labs that each cater to different needs, such tissue samples, small animal subjects, and human cadavers.

On the clinical side of the campus, students learn to practice on some of the most advanced machines in medicine. UCLA is on the forefront of advancements that can change patient lives around the world, including robotic surgery, telemedicine, and health information technology.

Georgia Tech made the campus a test facility for the smart cities of the future. People at the university call it the "living laboratory," testing cutting-edge technology on school grounds. The school's Smart Campus Project includes several smart tools to make school facilities more efficient and engaging. For example, administrators can see smart maps of the campus that show which buildings need maintenance and where they can save on energy costs.

This program coincides with the university's Smart Energy Campus plan, which allows students and researchers to develop software to make the campus and cities countrywide more efficient. Even the institution's police force joined in the living laboratory movement with its ISyE collaboration. Learners who want to work on the internet of things and create smart cities can join The Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies.

Princeton boasts world-class research facilities, an official mobile app, and several student-made apps. Princeton's research laboratories feature cutting-edge technology. STEM learners enjoy resources like a research computing lab and the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility.

The university's official mobile app includes maps, directories, information on dining services, campus events, sports scores, and emergency alerts. Princeton degree candidates make apps for their classmates to use as well. This collection, called TigerApps, includes everything students need to stay connected. Learners can download apps to browse courses, get alerts when spots open up in coveted classes, and plan the perfect schedule. Other apps let students trade goods, see building floor plans, and find one another in directories. Degree candidates are always updating and adding to these offerings.

Michigan's most prominent tech offering is its student life app, The Michigan App. With this app, learners can find available computers, search bus routes, check dining hall menus, and receive emergency alerts. Degree candidates can also see class schedules, academic calendars, and directories.

Michigan gives every student free cloud storage so that learners can complete classwork from any computer. This system also keeps information secure. Learners can choose between several types of cloud storage depending on their needs. All degree candidates also get access to U-M Box, which makes group projects easier to manage. Learners can access all of these services from any of Michigan's 17 computer sites on the main campus.

Villanova started a wireless expansion program to accommodate the growing population of connected devices. The university boasts reliable, secure, scalable, and fast internet throughout campus. Villanova also has an impressive suite of apps for students.

Students, parents, and faculty can use Nova Now, which allows users to find dining halls, manage their ID and payment cards, view final grades, and access class schedules. Villanova University Guides help learners find on-campus events, learn about orientation, and get through graduation. To keep students safe, Villanova created SaVUr for those who experience sexual violence on campus and Nova Safe to receive emergency services quickly. The university also introduced CBORD Mobile ID, which functions as an official student ID students can access from their phones.

UTSA is the first higher learning campus in the U.S. to open a library without books. The Applied Engineering and Technology Library opened in 2010 and offers hundreds of thousands of digital volumes and journals.

The school's library also boasts up-to-date technology. Students can rent hardware like laptops, cameras, and headphones for several hours at a time. Learners who want to purchase their own tech can head to the campus technology store, which sells the latest versions of Apple and Microsoft products. UTSA also has an app that allows students to manage their account balances, register for courses, see their schedules, and find available parking.

As a research-focused institution, RPI has some of the most advanced technology in the country. The campus has labs for subjects like advanced computational research, intelligent systems and automation, nanoengineering, and fluid dynamics. The O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory allows students to apply skills and collaborate to solve problems in areas of design, engineering, and science.

RPI also has a campus app. Rensselaer Mobile features the campus directory, map, events, news, graduation status updates, schedules, and grades. Students with iPhones or Android devices can use the app.

Unlike many schools, RPI requires each student to own a laptop. While the institution does not provide these machines, it does offer steep discounts on bundles. These packages include new machines and all the software students need to get started.

The technology feature that generates a lot of buzz for Seton Hill is Mobile Learning @ the Hill Technology, which offers full-time, traditional undergraduate students an iPad and MacBook for free. Graduate physician assistant students get the same equipment. Graduate learners in other programs can get one piece of technology or the other, depending on the program.

The university offers AppleCare on campus for each of the school-issued devices. Experts fix any problems with the tablets and laptops while the students use loaned technology. Degree candidates with questions can contact the Solutions Center. Apple continues to recognize Seton Hill for its innovation.

Chatham University gives each incoming student a MacBook Air during orientation. Learners also receive backpacks and cases to fit the laptops. To ensure degree candidates keep their computers for the length of an undergraduate program, laptops come with four-year theft protection, accidental damage coverage, and AppleCare.

The Information Technology Services office provides plenty of updates and services for students with these computers. Because each student has the same computer, the professionals in this office are experts on the MacBook Air and can troubleshoot many problems.

The school also uses technology in other interesting ways. For example, candidates who want to know more about the campus but cannot attend an in-person visit can take virtual tours anytime.

Although many people know Notre Dame for its football team and legacies, the school is also technologically advanced. The school website is mobile-friendly and one of the first sites to function well on smartphones. The university is social-media savvy as well. Students from all programs learn to brand themselves and accelerate their careers with social media.

The ND Mobile App lets learners find menus, maps, sports highlights, and campus news. Notre Dame also has high-speed WiFi in all residential and academic buildings. On-campus learners can use any of the 255 public computers.

This university in Oklahoma is one of the first to promote physical fitness with wearable technology. The institution gave learners free Fitbit watches beginning in 2015 and is the first university to implement such a program. Students can use Fitbit data to improve their health.

Before implementing the Fitbit program, the university upgraded its network to support the extra bandwidth needed for the program. This project included upgraded switches, more access points, and modified configurations. While most ORU students never see the upgraded system, they can feel the effects. Together, the Fitbits and the improved network helped create an internet of things at ORU.

This university boasts a suite of apps for students. Among the most useful of these apps is the UT Mobile app. With this official app, learners can check grades, see transportation schedules, get parking permits, view the campus map, and receive live updates from the institution.

Students and faculty at UT can also get the RAVEGuardian app for free. When users call the police with this app, it automatically sends vital information such as name, photographs, medical information, and location.

UT partnered with Lime to bring motorized scooters to the campus. Anyone on the grounds can download the Lime app to get started. The app shows where available scooters are and unlocks them when students choose to use them. Students pay one dollar to rent the scooters initially and 15 cents for each minute they ride.

Harvey Mudd rounds out this list with several high-tech laboratories. The Orwin Lab allows engineering students to use technology to explore types of engineering that basic courses do not cover. Undergraduate engineering degree candidates can also use several other labs at Harvey Mudd. The campus has technologically advanced spaces for bioengineering, communication technology, dynamics, and energy.

Engineering learners are not the only ones on campus with access to great tech. The chemistry department has the Jacobs Hall of Science and Keck Laboratories, with more than 25,000 square feet of lab space filled with exciting technology.

All learners can print documents for free anywhere on campus. They can also access the school's various computer labs, most of which have PCs. When students need laptops or other gear for short periods, they can use the loaner program.