World's Top Colleges List

MIT is heavily focused on scientific and technological research. Divided into five schools, MIT has a highly ranked School of Engineering and School of Management (Sloan), as well as strong programs in economics, psychology, biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, physics and mathematics. The MIT community is incredibly diverse with students coming from various backgrounds, across the country and around the world. Among academics, MIT allocates energy to over 450 student run organizations, 33 varsity sports, 18 intramural sports, 33 club sports, and over 60 music, theatre, visual arts, writing, and dance groups. MIT was usually known as the top engineering, science and technology university in the world, however their MBA Sloan program has come up as one of the top MBA programs in the world. MIT is located in Cambridge close to Harvard campus.

Stanford, located in California's Bay Area, is one of the most aesthetically pleasing universities in the world. Located just 30 miles away from San Francisco, Stanford offers a wide variety of student-run organizations including the Stanford Solar Car project where students have to create a solar car and race it every 2 years. Stanford has top programs in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, and Medicine.

Berkeley has more than 1000 student run organizations to choose from ranging from political groups to engineering clubs. It has highly ranked engineering, business, education, and law schools. Approximately 13% of students pursue engineering at Berkeley, and a vast majority of students choose to do something science related.

Cal Tech, located just 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is an institute primarily focused on science and engineering. Socially and academically, Cal Tech describes itself as "self-governing living groups" where, for example, dinners are served by student waiters in student houses. Cal Tech offers top graduate and undergraduate programs in engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics, and physics. Cal Tech also does lots of research, primarily funded by NASA and the NSF.

Georgia Tech has many nationally ranked programs; including degrees in architecture, computing, engineering, science, and business. As a leading technological universty, it has more than 100 centers focused on interdisciplinary research that contribute to the American government, industry, and business, Georgia Tech is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with high research activity.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne is located just a couple ours from Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis. The campus is split between two twin cities, Urbana and Champagne, hence the name. UIUC comprises of 17 schools and colleges, with top ranked programs in information science, engineering, and psychology. The school is classified as having high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Carnegie Melon is widely known for its programs in science and technology, but is not limited to that. Carnegie Melon has great programs in fine arts, humanities, and social sciences as well. Undergraduate students at CMU can participate in research and can receive grants or summer fellowships for supporting their respective fields of study.

University of Michigan boasts one of the best college towns in the US. The goal of UMich is to provide the people of Michigan and the world. This is done through creating, writing, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders who will enrich the future. Students can work with world renowned faculty and there are hundreds of groups, organizations, and clubs that address social, cultural, and academic interests.

Cornell is unique in the sense each of its colleges admit its own students and provide their on faculty, but everyone gets the same Cornell degree. Cornell's largest undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Cornell's breadth of study, ranging from an amazing humanities and arts program, to exquisit interdisciplinary research centers in nenotechnology, biotechnology, and genomics is what especially sets Cornell apart from its Ivy League peers. Cornell has also been aggressively expanding its international influence and is constantly setting up programs around the world.

Purdue offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 211 major areas of study, and is well known for its competitive engineering curricula. The university has also been highly influential in America's history of aviation, having established the first college credit offered in flight training, the first four-year bachelor's degree in aviation, and the first university airport (Purdue University Airport). Purdue's aviation technology and aeronautical engineering programs remain among the most competitive aviation-specific programs in the world. In the mid-20th century, Purdue's aviation program expanded to encompass advanced spaceflight technology giving rise to Purdue's nickname, Cradle of Astronauts. Twenty-three Purdue graduates have gone on to become astronauts, including Gus Grissom (one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts), Neil Armstrong (the first person to walk on the moon), and Eugene Cernan (the last person to walk on the moon). In addition to its strong engineering and science programs, the English Department at Purdue has achieved prominence for having created the first Online Writing Lab (OWL) in 1994. Many colleges and universities use the website for the Purdue OWL as a reference for the proper word usage, punctuation, grammar, and style in academic writing. Purdue is organized into ten colleges and schools. On July 1, 2010 the College of Health and Human Sciences was formed. The new college was created by combining existing academic units. These units include the School of Nursing, the School of Health Sciences, the College of Consumer and Family Sciences, and non-humanities majors from the College of Liberal Arts; namely psychology and hearing and speech pathology. The university also offers 19 master's degree programs offered exclusively online, including for subjects like aviation management, communication, computer science, construction management, education, economics, and engineering

Princeton is the fourth largest university in the US and offers a vast number of events, organizations, and activities. Students at Princeton have the opportunity to shape their own dynamic academic programs that prepare them for life and the work force. There are 47 interdisciplinary options for students at Princeton where students have the flexibility to pursue their intellectual interests while earning a bachelors degree in arts and sciences/engineering.

UT Austin is one of the largest schools in the nation, divided into 18 schools and colleges. UT Austin's size is probably one of its biggest strengths, as it is able to offer lots of educational varieties. There are over 350 programs in 17 colleges which are all nationally ranked, not to mention its abundance of intellectual resources. Graduates of UT Austin are fit to work in an inclusive, international environment that prepares them for life in the real world. UT was always strong in graduate programs, espeically in engineering, physics and science due to strength of faculty, research grants and number of chair positions at the university. Given this is the top public state college in oil rich state, the university tends to get good support and grants from the state, plus it has a large endowment. UT's undergraduate programs have increased in global reputation and with Austin becoming Silicon hills with number of technology companies, UT's placement and corporate reputation has grown too. The MBA program at UT is recognized as one of the top 25 programs in the nation and many corporate receruiters participating in campus receruitments.

Northwestern offers a wide range of academic choices and extensive undergraduate opportunities. With more than 4000 courses and over 190 majors, minors and concentrations, students are able to shape their own academic careers and move in their own direction. Northwestern's six undergrduate schools comprise of arts and sciences, communication, education and social policy, engineering and applies science, journalism and integrated marketing communications, and music. Students can avail of the 130 study abroad programs to 50 different countries.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the largest and most respected universities in the nation. It offers 134 undergraduate majors which expose students to world-class faculty and staff who not only teach, but use their skills and research to benefit the world. The school has a legacy of public service, that education should influence and improve people's lives beyond the classroom.

Johns Hopkins has four amin campuses within Baltimore. It is divided into nine schools, five of which serve undergraduate and graduate students. Students at Johns Hopkins are passionate about intellectual exploration and are eager for life in a community where classmates and professors are ambitious. Johns Hopkins exposes independent thinkers to new tools of analysis and new perspectives on the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences and engineering. Outside of the classroom, students are engaged in intellectural, cultural, service, and recreational pursuits that enrich their education and atmosphere.

Texas A&M is widely known for its research intitution which offers very unique programs. All students are not only expected to master the depth of knowledge required in their field, but also must be able to incorporate their knowledge in the outside world. Faculty engages students in high-impact learning experiences so that they can demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving, communication, personal and social responsibility, social, cultural, personal, cultural, and global competence to work collaboratively.

Virginia Tech has a highly ranked College of Engineering. It is also a research powerhouse with seven research institutes and two university research centers all available to undergraduates and graduates alike. Virginia Tech attemps and succeeds in striking balance among learning, discovery, and engagement. Offering almost 200 degree programs among eight colleges strong in science, technology, and engineering, Virginia Tech provides comprehensive education placing importance on professional development. The research at Virginia Tech is described as an experimental learning activity that synthesizes knowledge and creation.

Columbia is comprised of three undergraduate schools: Columbia College, The Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of General Studies. Columbia is also affiliated with Barnard College for women. The renowned Core Curriculum unites all Columbia undergraduates by providing a common fundation in literature, philosophy, science, art, history, and music. This, in a way, makes it harder for students to pursue their own unique intellectual interests. Class sizes are generally capped at 22 students for close interaction with faculty. Columbia Engineering is one of the oldest of its type in the US, developing future engineering leaders through its unique education approach which includes hands on design courses and thousands of research, internship, and job opportunities. Students can choose from over 100 majors and concentrations.

Duke University is divided into 10 schools and colleges, many of which serve both undergraduate and graduate students. Duke offers a unique and compelling combination of academic achievement, engagement with society, and athletic accomplishment at the highest levels. Duke is a private comprehensive teaching and research university. Characterized by innovation, entrepreneurship, energy, and ambition, Duke students have an unusually wide range of opportunities available and have freedom in choosing the academic pathway that best suits them. Duke students are encouraged to make a change in the world and do so by addressing society's problems with solutions through experimentation of ideas through its various organizations.

Penn State has a mission of teaching, research, and service. Many students start their degree programs at one of nineteen Penn State undergraduate campuses across teh state and complete their requirements at University Park, so there will be lots of commuting within Pennsylvania. The university also holds a unique responsibility for outreach and engages in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners around the world. Penn State undergraduates have a chance to work with world-class faculty conducting research that advances and serves the nation in extremely important ways. Internationally recognized work is done in many diverse fields. With fundamental science as a foundation, translating innovative ideas and technologies into practices that accelerate economic development and improve the quaility of life is a priority.

Rice is a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education. It aspires to groundbreaking research, amazing faculty, and contributions for the advancement of the world. To fulfill these missions, Rice cultivates a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor. Rice combines the advantages of a liberal arts college with the resources and facilities of a premier research institution. Rice, along with engineering, has greatly respected schools of architecture, business, continuing studies, humanities, music, natural sciences, and social sciences.

UCLA is rated "Most Selective" by U.S. News & World Report  and has an admissions selectivity rating of 98 out of 99 from the Princeton Review. For Fall 2016, it received 97,115 freshman applications, the highest number of any four-year university in the United States, and reached its record-low admission rate of 17.3% for Fall 2015.Admission rates vary according to the residency of applicants. For Fall 2015, the admission rate for California residents was 16%, while the admission rate for out-of-state U.S. residents was 23% and the admission rate for internationals was 14%.Admitted freshman applicants for Fall 2015 had an average weighted GPA of 4.33, an SAT interquartile range of 1760 - 2170, and an ACT interquartile range of 25 - 33.

UC San Diego is a large, primarily residential, public research university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges that offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree to undergraduate students.The full-time undergraduate program comprises the majority of enrollments at the university. The university offers 125 bachelor's degree programs organized into five disciplinary divisions: arts and humanities, biological sciences, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences, and social sciences.Students are also free to design special majors or engage in dual majors. 38% of undergraduates major in the social sciences, followed by 25% in biological sciences, 18% in engineering, 8% in sciences and math, 4% in humanities, and 3% in the arts.UC San Diego's comprehensive graduate program is composed of several divisions and professional schools, including the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, School of Medicine, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, School of Global Policy and Strategy, Jacobs School of Engineering, Rady School of Management, and Skaggs School of Pharmacy. The university offers 35 masters programs, 47 doctoral programs, five professional programs, and nine joint doctoral programs with San Diego State University and other UC campuses. UC San Diego has highly ranked graduate programs in biological sciences and medicine, economics, social and behavioral sciences, physics, and computer engineering. The university also offers a continuing and public education program through the UC San Diego Extension. Approximately 50,000 enrollees per year are educated in this branch of the university,which offers over 90 certificate and 12 specialized study programs. Courses are offered at Extension facilities, located both on the main campus and off-campus, and also online. UC San Diego Extension offers programs in the fields of Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, English Language, Foreign Languages, Humanities, IT, Law, Leadership, Life Sciences and Public Service.

UMD inspires its students' ideas and sparks their passions while bringing them deeply into the life-changing process of discovery, innovation, and entreprenearship. Classroom study is expanded toward living-learning environments, hands-on research, and experiential learning. Collaborations across discplines enable the understanding of complex national and global problems. UMD boosts educational opportunities, research, and combined degree programs. Students at UMD invent the future's technologies and find solutions to long-standing problems. UMD student researchers are heavily involved in transdisciplinary environmental research.

University of Minnesota was founded in the believe that all people are enriched by understanding and is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth. Knowledge is shared through education for a diverse community in order to benefit the state, nation, and world.

The University of Washington receives a large amount of federal funding each year to further its mission as a public research intitution. UW creates a diverse student body to become responsible global citizens and future leaders through a challenging learning environment informed by cutting-edge scholarship. Discovery is at the heart of UW. UW recruits the best, most diverse and innovative faculty and staff from arund the world, encouraging a vibrant intellectual community for students. Academic excelence is linked to cutting edge research through scholarly exploration and intellectual rigor.

Harvard, just outside Boston, has an extensive library system and houses the oldest collection in the United States and the largest private collection in the world. Harvard is made up of 13 other schools, all top ranked. Harvard also has the largest endowment of any school in the world of approximately $36.5 billion.

The Ohio State University is one of America's largest and most comprehensive academic intituions. Ohio State is one of the nations top 20 public universities. More than 56,000 students on the Columbus campus select from 14 colleges and 175 undergraduate mejors.

Penn’s Engineering program is also called SEAS. It is one of the 4 undergraduate schools of U Penn and is organized into 6 schools – Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. There are more than 300 courses that are offered across bachelors, masters, and PhD programs in contemporary fields of engineering study. Biochemical Engineering department is nationally ranked and is consequently the most popular program. One can also get a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics + Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering through a partnership with Wharton School. The school has a total faculty of 113.

USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering is ranked # 1 in graduate programs by US News and has the most number of women in the program. The program is elite, innovative and recognized internationally for creating new models of education, research and commercialization that meet the real world needs. This is complemented by applying engineering and technology to address societal challenges. The school boasts 185 tenure-track faculty, with 62 endowed chairs and professorships, more than 64 NSF Career Awardees, 8 winners of PECASE Early Career awards, 20 full-time, tenure-track NAE members (37 total), 7 NAS members, and 11 MIT TR35 winners.

Williams has three academic branches: languages and the arts, social sciences, and science and mathematics. It also had graduate programs in the history of art and economics. Williams has small class sizes with a 7 to 1 student-teacher ratio. The college also has Oxford-style tutorials which are heavily reliant on student participation. Talented and highly motivated students from around the world gather at Williams to create a community of learning both personal and powerful.

Amherst College offers degrees in more than 35 different majors. Widely regarded as one of the nation's best liberal arts colleges, Amherst enrolls almost 2,000 students from every state and 55 countries. Amherst features an open curriculum and offers BA's in 38 fields of study. They are part of the Five College Consortium with Smith College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Swarthmore students can take courses at Bryn Mawr College or Haverford College as they are all in the Tri-College Consortium. Swarthmore is one of the few liberal arts colleges that offers an undergraduate engineering program. Swarthmore is home to many unique traditions such as their Crum Regatta. Swarthmore empowers its students to pursue their intellectual interests through their own passion and interest.

Course distribution requirements were abolished in the 1970s, but were reinstated by a faculty majority vote in 1981, as a result of an initiative by oral communication and film professor Barbara Kaster. She insisted that distribution requirements would ensure students a more well-rounded education in a diversity of fields and therefore present them with more career possibilities. The requirements of at least two courses in each of the categories of Natural Sciences/Mathematics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities/Fine Arts, and Foreign Studies (including languages) took effect for the Class of 1987 and have been gradually amended since then. Current requirements require one course each in: Natural Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual and Performing Arts, International Perspectives and Exploring Social Differences. A small writing-intensive course, called a First Year Seminar, is also required.

Middlebury offers graduate programs in Arts and Modern Languages. They also have more than 40 schools in 16 countries to study abroad in. More than half of the college's juniors study abroad. MIddlebury College offers scenic mountain views and a rigorous liberal arts curriculum that is particularly strong in environmental studies, international studies, sciences, languages and literature.

Pomona has around 45 majors and an 8 to 1 student-faculty ratio. Pomona students can also take classes at the other six colleges in the Claremont Colleges consortium: Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Claremont Graduate University, and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences. More than half of Pomona students study abroad to the 30 countries Pomona offers 50 programs to.

Wellesley has a cross-registration program with MIT, offering students a greater range of courses. Also, students can spend a semester in another college in the Northeast as part of the Twelve College Exchange Program. The college has a strong science program, including the nation’s second oldest physics lab. Wellesley has a program called the Davis Degree Program, which allows women older than 24 to attend college. Wellesley is regarded as one of the nation's top women's colleges and provides its students with an array of opportunities creating a rich, educational environment.

Carleton is a small, liberal arts college offering 32 different majors and 17 interdisciplinary concentrations, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The academic calendar is unusual in that it follows a trimester system not commonly seen in institutions of higher learning, where students usually take 3 classes per term. In order to graduate with a degree from Carleton, students must take classes in a first year Argument & Inquiry Seminar, a writing course, three quantitative reasoning encounters, language, international studies, intercultural domestic studies, humanistic inquiry, literary/artistic inquiry, arts practice, natural science, formal or statistical reasoning, social inquiry, and physical educationThe average class size at Carleton is 17, in which 22.3% of all classes have 2-9 students, 48.6% have 10-19 students, and 19.8% have over 20-29 students, and 9.3% have 30+ students. The most popular areas of study are biology, political science & international relations, economics, chemistry, psychology, English, and computer science, respectively.

Although it is primarily an undergraduate college, Claremont McKenna offers a graduate master’s program in finance through the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance. Claremont McKenna was originally founded as Claremont Men’s College but became coeducational in 1976. While at Claremont McKenna, slightly over half of all students study abroad in locations all over the world. The school is home to 10 distinguished research institutes offering students the ability to conduct graduate-level research with faculty.

Davidson offers more than 20 undergraduate majors. In 2007, Davidson became the nation's first liberal arts college to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages with its initiative called The Davidson Trust, giving all students the chance to graduate free of debt. Close contact with professors brings an unusually high number of students into graduate-level research and publishing. Nearly 76 percent of students study abroad.

Haverford College offers students the opportunity to take classes atBryn Mawr, Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania. Haverford has one of the most extensive collections of Quaker history in the world. Haverford offers a number of study abroad programs through its International Academic Programs office, including programs designed specifically for pre-med students and science and math majors.

Vassar College is one of the first of the Seven Sisters, a group of historically women’s colleges in the northeast including Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, Smith, Radcliffe (now part of Harvard), Bryn Mawr and Barnard. In 1969, Vassar became the first of the Seven Sisters colleges to open its doors to men.The college does not have a core curriculum and students can declare a major by concentrating in a department, an interdepartmental program, a multidisciplinary program, or an individually tailored field of study in the Independent Program. This intellectual freedom produces original thinkers and has shaped the very essence of Vassar's academic life.

Hamilton is the third-oldest college in New York and was named after its former board of trustee and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton College was originally a men’s college until 1978 when it became coeducational after uniting with its sister institution, Kirkland College. Nearly half of students study abroad during their time at Hamilton through 180 programs around the world or the school’s consortium programs in Spain, India, France and China, as well as U.S. locations in New York, Boston and Washington.

Harvey Mudd College offers a Bachelor of Science degree in math, science and engineering majors. The school is part of the Claremont Colleges consortium, which includes Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College, Pitzer College, Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences. The founders of Harvey Mudd College envisioned a distinctive educational experience, combining unusual breadth in their technical education with a firm academic grounding in the humanities and social sciences.

Smith is part of the Five Colleges consortium, which includesAmherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Smith is also part of the Seven Sisters colleges, a group of seven northeastern liberal arts schools that were originally for women. Smith’s graduate programs are coeducational and offer master’s and doctorate degrees. Smith College is the largest independent women's liberal arts college in the United States and is committed to educating women of promise for lives of distinction.

Washington and Lee University has two undergraduate divisions: the College, and the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics. The school’s only graduate school is its highly ranked School of Law. Washington and Lee University, the nation's ninth oldest institution of higher education, is an independent liberal arts university that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity and civility. Washington and Lee prepares its graduates for a life of learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.

Wesleyan University’s Graduate Liberal Studies Program offers students a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. Wesleyan also grants other graduate degrees through its Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs. Wesleyan was one of the first colleges to attempt coeducation by admitting female students from 1872 to 1912; however, after 1912, women were not officially admitted again until 1970. Students of color were first admitted in the 1960s. Wesleyan is also among the oldest of the originally Methodist colleges in the country. Nearly 50 percent of student study abroad through 150 programs located in 50 countries worldwide.

Colby has more than 50 majors across more than 20 academic departments. The most popular majors are biology, economics, English, history, global studies, government and psychology. Colby’s 4-1-4 academic calendar features the Jan Plan, a four-week term during which students can pursue an internship, independent study or focused course work. Serving only undergraduates, Colby offers an academic program rooted in the deep exploration of ideas and enriched by partnerships with world-class faculty scholars. Students and professors work in tandem, pushing intellectual boundaries, testing hypotheses, and creating new approaches and solutions to complex scenarios.

Colgate’s academic departments and majors fall into one of four general divisions: humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, social sciences and university studies. Colgate has more than 20 off-campus study programs led by Colgate faculty, and the university also gives credit for programs offered by other universities. Arts programs include studies in theater, visual arts, film and media studies, and music. Colgate offers 54 majors and a renowned core curriculum. About 50% of students pursue research with faculty members, and it is not unusual for a student to co-author a peer-reviewed journal article prior to graduation.

The school is known for its strong social activism, ranking top among schools of its size in sending volunteers to the Peace Corps. Between 55 and 60 percent of students participate in study abroad programs during their time at Grinnell. As a teaching and learning community, the College holds that knowledge is a good to be pursued both for its own sake and for the intellectual, moral, and physical well-being of individuals and of society at large.

Macalester has a long history and tradition of providing an international education in a global community. That core value was strengthened over six decades ago when the president of the college wrote that "the high task of every returning Macalester student and every new student is to prepare for the duties of world citizenship." Today, the College is singularly positioned to educate students for success in a global economy. Students benefit from a rigorous curriculum designed to include international perspectives, study abroad with substantial academic and cultural experience, faculty with worldwide experience and a community engaged in issues that matter.

Oberlin is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music, which offers bachelor of music degrees and a number of master’s programs and is regarded as one of the best undergraduate music schools in the country. The four-week winter term in January enables students to pursue a specific topic through an individual or group project; past projects have included traveling to India to study Gandhi and an intensive group course on electronic music. Oberlin also has the Experimental College, which offers for-credit courses taught by students, administrators, townspeople and faculty that tend to focus on nontraditional subjects like the fundamentals of rock climbing or community organizing.

Bates offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in a number of subjects. The General Education requirement is intended to provide students with a well-rounded education, but students still choose a specialized field of study from more than 30 available majors. If none of those are appealing, students have the option to design their own interdisciplinary major. About two-thirds of students take advantage of study abroad programs, and Bates’ unique academic calendar incorporates a short five-week spring term during which students can focus on a single topic or partake in an off-campus program.

The small school hosts unique and engaging educational events throughout the year. The Creative Writing Program Reading Series, for example, is an opportunity for students to hear notable authors read excerpts of their famous works. First-year students attend Balch Seminars—intense writing, reading and discussion sessions meant to make Bryn Mawr women more critical thinkers and instill a bond among the freshmen class. Students can put the critical thinking skills they learned in class to work through the school’s Praxis Program, which allows students to earn credit for community-based work and research.

A faculty-student relationship is encouraged outside of the classroom. Faculty members are reimbursed by the university when they host students in their homes for dinner. Students are living their learning -- in the acquisition, in the sharing, and ultimately in the being out in the world. So is the faculty in their engaged, intensive, interdisciplinary teaching, their one-on-one advising, and their collaborative research with students. And so is the staff, who take students into their lives and serve as teachers in often important and unexpected ways.

Kenyon College, among the nation's finest liberal arts institutions, takes pride in exceptionally strong programs in English (Kenyon is the home of the internationally known Kenyon Review), the sciences, and drama. Student-faculty interaction, both in and out of the classroom, and community involvement are hallmarks of the Kenyon experience. Kenyon students, who come from all 50 states and many countries, enjoy an active extracurricular life, with more than 120 student organizations.

Barnard College aims to provide the highest quality liberal arts education to promising and high-achieving young women, offering the unparalleled advantages of an outstanding residential college in partnership with a major research university. With a dedicated faculty of scholars distinguished in their respective fields, Barnard is a community of accessible teachers and engaged students who participate together in intellectual risk-taking and discovery. Barnard students develop the intellectual resources to take advantage of opportunities as new fields, new ideas, and new technologies emerge. They graduate prepared to lead lives that are professionally satisfying and successful, personally fulfilling, and enriched by love of learning.

For the women of Scripps College, academic and extracurricular opportunities abound. Students work with a faculty of distinguished teachers, scholars, and researchers who believe their first responsibility is to stimulate and support undergraduate learning. Seminar-style classes taught only by professors--never teaching assistants--ensure that students share ideas in a supportive, interactive atmosphere. At the cornerstone of Scripps' academic program is the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities, which challenges Scripps women not only to think, but to think about the way they think.

Bucknell is divided into the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and the School of Management. The undergraduate curriculum is guided by a liberal arts core, and students can choose from more than 50 majors including professional programs in education, engineering, management and music. About 40 percent of students at Bucknell take advantage of more than 130 study-abroad programs. At Bucknell, you will connect with your professors both as mentors and as innovators in their fields, engage critically with diverse perspectives, learn to write well, present your ideas and apply what you learn.

As the nation’s only Jesuit institution solely for undergraduates, Holy Cross offers spiritual activities and retreats throughout the school year. The student body is predominantly Catholic, but all faiths are welcome. The College of the Holy Cross is one of 13 schools in the Worcester Consortium. As such, Holy Cross students can take classes at other schools and often receive discounted tickets to events around the city. Holy Cross is the only one that embraces a Catholic, Jesuit identity. And of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, Holy Cross stands alone in its exclusive commitment to undergraduate education. There are no graduate teaching assistants; students receive the complete attention of an outstanding faculty, nearly all of whom have either a doctorate or other terminal degree.

The University of Richmond's learning environment is unlike any other in higher education, combining the traditional liberal arts with law, business, leadership studies and continuing education. Richmond's undergraduate experience takes place inside and outside of the classroom, encouraging students to engage as a meaningful part of the community, nation and world. The relatively small number of students enjoys the personal attention of faculty and staff as well as a wealth of facilities--many new or recently modernized and expanded during the past five years.

One of the nation's finest research liberal arts institutions, Mount Holyoke is a highly selective, residential college for women enrolling 2,255 students from 45 states and 74 countries. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts--in one of the most culturally and intellectually vibrant regions of the country--Mount Holyoke was the first of the Seven Sisters, the female equivalent of the -once predominantly male Ivy League. Today, Mount Holyoke is recognized worldwide for educating women who become strong, confident leaders in a rapidly changing world. A broad and rigorous academic program empowers students to excel intellectually in the humanities, social sciences, and languages, and in the science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEM and STEAM) fields.

As a member of The Claremont College Consortium, Pitzer students have access to nearly all facilities available to students enrolled at the other colleges, in addition to all facilities administered by the Claremont College Consortium. Any student attending Pitzer can enroll in classes at the other four colleges, and can complete an off-campus major if the major is not offered by Pitzer.From 2010-2015, The Chronicle of Higher Education listed Pitzer first in Fulbright Fellowships among all undergraduate institutions nationwide. In 11 of the past 12 years, Pitzer received more Fulbright Fellowships per capita, than any other college or university nationwide.In 2015, Pitzer students and alums were awarded 21 Fulbrights. In its history, Pitzer students and alums have been awarded 217 Fulbright Scholarships 31 Watson Fellowships 47 Teach for America Corps 15 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships 16 McNair Scholarships 9 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships 12 Kemper Scholarships 12 Coro Fellowships 6 Udall Scholarships 4 American Sociological Association Minority Fellowships 3 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Fellowships 3 Princeton in Asia Teaching Fellowships 2 Freeman Foundation Asia Fellowships 1 Princeton in Africa 1 Truman Fellowship. 1 Rhodes Scholarship Pitzer offers over 40 majors, many of them cross-disciplinary, and each student is assigned a faculty advisor upon his/her arrival on campus. The College expects students to take an active part in planning that course of study, and has few distribution requirements.The student/faculty ratio is 10:1, and 100% of Pitzer's tenure-track faculty hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field

All the experiences students need to create their edge are built into their four years. It's an unparalleled platform from which to find their way forward into a complex, rapidly changing world. While remaining dedicated to programs in which students learn to think critically, to communicate effectively, and to relate seemingly unconnected ideas, Lafayette also provides an education that is valuable in its relevance, in which students cross disciplinary, cultural, and international boundaries to connect in meaningful and valuable ways with faculty, with each other, and with the world.

Skidmore is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college that prides itself on its creative approaches to just about everything. Hence, the college's core belief that creative thought matters. With a diverse student body of 2,400 from 45 states/territories and 60 countries and a faculty of 235 dedicated teacher-scholars, Skidmore offers nearly 50 majors in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, as well as in career-specific fields such as business, education, exercise science, and social work. Skidmore is known for its interdisciplinary approach to learning, faculty-student collaborative research, off-campus study (60% of students study abroad), and the prominence of the performing and visual arts.

Union College is a scholarly community dedicated to shaping the future and to understanding the past. Faculty, staff, and administrators welcome diverse and talented students into the community, work closely with them to provide a broad and deep education, and guide them in finding and cultivating their passions. This is done with a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal arts and engineering, as well as academic, athletic, cultural, and social activities, including opportunities to study abroad and to participate in undergraduate research and community service.

Dickinson has a robust academic program, offering forty-three majors plus minors, certificates, independent research, and internships. Their innovative programs range from neuroscience to security studies, and develop intellectual independence by actively engaging in research, fieldwork, lab work in state-of-the-art science programs and other experiential opportunities. The newest addition to the curriculum, a certificate in social innovation & entrepreneurship, is evidence of emphasis on being responsive in today's ever-changing economy. Dickinson's global curriculum includes international business and management, international studies, thirteen languages, and many globally oriented courses.

Franklin & Marshall is a residential undergraduate liberal arts college that aims to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social and cultural worlds in which they live. Historically known for the natural and social sciences, the College also boasts high quality humanities and arts programs, with outstanding facilities for music and theatrical performance and artistic exhibitions.

Undergraduate admission to Yale College is considered "most selective" by U.S. News. In 2016, Yale accepted 1,972 students to the Class of 2020 out of 31,455 applicants, for an acceptance rate of 6.27%. 98% of students graduate within six years.Through its program of need-based financial aid, Yale commits to meet the full demonstrated financial need of all applicants. Most financial aid is in the form of grants and scholarships that do not need to be paid back to the university, and the average need-based aid grant for the Class of 2017 was $46,395.15% of Yale College students are expected to have no parental contribution, and about 50% receive some form of financial aid.About 16% of the Class of 2013 had some form of student loan debt at graduation, with an average debt of $13,000 among borrowers.

Undergraduate admissions is highly selective, with an acceptance rate of 9 percent for the class of 2020, according to the university. The University comprises The College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health, and the School of Professional Studies (which includes the IE Brown Executive MBA program). Brown's international programs are organized through the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and the university is academically affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design. The Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program, offered in conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design, is a five-year course that awards degrees from both institutions.

As of fall 2014, Notre Dame had 12,292 students and employed 1,126 full-time faculty members and another 190 part-time members to give a student/faculty ratio of 8:1

West Point is a medium-sized, highly residential baccalaureate college, with a full-time, four-year undergraduate program that emphasizes instruction in the arts, sciences, and professions with no graduate program. There are forty-five academic majors, the most popular of which are foreign languages, management information systems, history, economics, and mechanical engineering.West Point is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Military officers compose 75% of the faculty, while civilian professors make up the remaining 25%

Dartmouth, a liberal arts institution, offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts and ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering degree to undergraduate students. The college has 39 academic departments offering 56 major programs, while students are free to design special majors or engage in dual majors. In 2008, the most popular majors were economics, government, history, psychological and brain sciences, English, biology, and engineering sciences. The Government Department, whose prominent professors include Stephen Brooks, Richard Ned Lebow, and William Wohlforth, was ranked the top solely undergraduate political science program in the world by researchers at the London School of Economics in 2003. The Economics Department, whose prominent professors include David Blanchflower and Andrew Samwick, also holds the distinction as the top-ranked bachelor's-only economics program in the world.

Undergraduate admission to Tufts is characterized by the Carnegie Foundation as "more selective, lower transfer-in. For the class of 2020, Tufts accepted 2,890 or 14.3% of 20,223 applicants, making Tufts the 17th most selective university in the U.S. According to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin, the admissions team still deemed 8,108 students, or 40 percent of the application pool, as potentially qualified for admission. Coffin went on to detail that the number of spots for enrollment at the university can offer is at 1,325 up from 1,310 last year. For the matriculating class of 2016, 91% of incoming freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their high school class (up one percent from the previous year)

The academic bodies of the University of Chicago consist of the College, five divisions of graduate research, six professional schools, and the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies. The university also contains a library system, the University of Chicago Press, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and the University of Chicago Medical Center, and holds ties with a number of independent academic institutions, including Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), Argonne National Laboratory, and the Marine Biological Laboratory. The university is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.The university runs on a quarter system in which the academic year is divided into four terms: Summer (June-August), Autumn (September-December), Winter (January-March), and Spring (April-June). Full-time undergraduate students take three to four courses every quarter for approximately eleven weeks before their quarterly academic breaks. The school year typically begins in late September and ends in mid-June

As of 2014, the university has 7,636 undergraduate students, and 10,213 graduate students. Bachelor's programs are offered through Georgetown College, the School of Nursing and Health Studies, the Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, the School of Continuing Studies, and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, which includes the Qatar campus. The now-defunct School of Dentistry closed in 1990 after 89 years in operation. Some high school students from Georgetown Visitation are permitted to attend classes for Advanced Placement credit.

For the class of 2016, BC received 34,061 applications, admitted 9,813 (28.8%), and enrolled 2,405. The middle half of the class of 2016 had test scores that ranged from 1930–2150 on the SAT and 29–32 on the ACT

The United States Naval Academy's campus is located in Annapolis, Maryland, at the confluence of the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay.In its 2016 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the U.S. Naval Academy as the No. 1 public liberal arts college and tied for the 9th best overall liberal arts college in the U.S.In the category of High School Counselor Rankings of National Liberal Arts Colleges, the Naval Academy is also tied for No. 1 with the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and is tied for the No. 5 spot for Best Undergraduate Engineering program at schools where doctorates not offered. In 2016, Forbes ranked the U.S. Naval Academy as No. 24 overall in its report "America's Top Colleges"

The Air Force Academy is an accredited four-year university offering bachelor's degrees in a variety of subjects. Active-duty Air Force officers make up approximately 70 percent of the faculty, with the balance long-term civilian professors, visiting professors from civilian universities and instructors from other U.S. and allied foreign military services. In recent years, civilians have become a growing portion of senior faculty.

UVA offers 48 bachelor's degrees, 94 master's degrees, 55 doctoral degrees, 6 educational specialist degrees, and 2 first-professional degrees (Medicine and Law) to its students. It has never bestowed an honorary degreeto any person.The Jefferson Scholars Foundation offers four-year full-tuition scholarships based on regional, international, and at-large competitions. Students are nominated by their high schools, interviewed, then invited to weekend-long series of tests of character, aptitude, and general suitability. Approximately 3% of those nominated successfully earn the scholarship. Echols Scholars (College of Arts and Sciences) and Rodman Scholars (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), which include 6-7% of undergraduate students, receive no financial benefits, but are entitled to special advisors, priority course registration, residence in designated dorms and fewer curricular constraints than other students.

The College of William & Mary is a medium-sized, highly residential, public research university.The focal point of the university is its four-year, full-time undergraduate program which comprises most of the institution's enrollment. The College has a strong undergraduate arts & sciences focus, with a select number of graduate programs in diverse fields ranging from American colonial history to marine science. The College offers four academic programs in its Washington, DC office, an undergraduate joint degree program in engineering with Columbia University, as well as a liberal arts joint degree program with the University of St Andrews in Scotland.The graduate programs are dominant in STEM fields and the university has a high level of research activity. For the 2013–14 school year, 1,573 undergraduate, 591 masters, and 287 doctoral degrees were conferredWilliam & Mary is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.William & Mary offers exchange programs with 15 foreign schools, drawing more than 12% of its undergraduates into these programs, and receives U.S. State Department grants to further expand its foreign exchange programs.

As of 2015, Vanderbilt had an enrollment of 6,851 undergraduate and 5,874 graduate and professional students, for a total of 12,725 students.A

From 1993 to 2011 UNC Chapel Hill offered independent study courses within the Department of African and Afro-American Studies that consistently awarded high grades regardless of the quality of the work submitted. The final research papers generally received only a cursory review by an administrator without faculty oversight.During the 18-year period the courses saw 3,100 enrollees, of which slightly fewer than half were athletes. A report released in October 2014 by former federal prosecutor Kenneth L. Wainstein showed that a number of faculty and administrators, including some members of the athletic support department and the director of the Parr Center for Ethics, had varying levels of knowledge about the nature of the courses. Members of the athletic support staff raised concerns with the College of Arts and Sciences on multiple occasions, but they were repeatedly rebuffed by an Associate Dean, who claimed that professors are free to run their classes as they see fit; nine employees were eventually terminated or placed under disciplinary review for their role in the classes

Whitman College focuses solely on undergraduate studies in the liberal arts. All students must take a two-semester course their first year, Encounters, which examines cultural interactions throughout history and gives students a grounding in the liberal arts. Students choose from courses in 46 major fields and 32 minor fields and have wide flexibility in designing independent study programs, electing special majors, and participating in internships and study-abroad programs. Whitman's most popular majors are Biology, Psychology and Economics. In addition, Whitman is noted for a strong science program. Degrees are awarded after successful completion of senior "comprehensive exams." These exams vary depending on the students' primary focus of study, but commonly include some combination of (i) a senior thesis, (ii) written examination, and (iii) oral examination. The oral examination is either a defense of the student's senior thesis, or is one or multiple exams of material the student is expected to have learned during their major. The written exam is either a GRE subject test or a test composed by the department.University rankingsNationalForbes53Liberal arts collegesU.S. News & World Report 41Washington Monthly94For students who are interested in foreign policy, Whitman is one of 16 institutions participating in the two-year-old Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship program.The State Department pays for fellows to obtain their master's degree at the university of their choice in return for three years of service as a Foreign Service Officer. Whitman has a number of alumni who serve in diplomatic corps

The University of Rochester's undergraduate enrollment consists of about 5,800 full-time and about 200 part-time students from across the U.S. and over 115 countries. Graduate enrollment comprises about 3,900 full-time and about 1,100 part-time graduate students. The university has more than 103,000 living alumni and employs nearly 2,300 tenure-track faculty, with more than 20,000 faculty and staff across the university and the Strong Health System. UR's faculty include fellows of all four National Academies of the U.S., Guggenheim Fellows, and recipients of many[weasel words] other awards and recognitions

Arts & Sciences at Washington University comprises three divisions: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and University College in Arts & Sciences. Barbara Schaal is Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. James E. McLeod was the Vice Chancellor for Students and Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences; according to a University news release he died at the University's Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 of renal failure as a result of a two-year-long struggle with cancer. Richard J. Smith is Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.The College of Arts & Sciences is the central undergraduate unit of the University with 330 tenured and tenure-track faculty along with over 100 research scientists, lecturers, artists in residence, and visitors serving more than 3,700 undergraduates in 40 academic departments divided into divisions of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The College of Arts & Sciences has an average class size of 18 students, with over 80% having fewer than 24. Almost one-half of the undergraduate classes have fewer than 10 students. The student-faculty ratio is 7:1.The Graduate School serves over 1,800 students pursuing Master's and PhD degrees.

Wake Forest's undergraduate education consists of a liberal arts curriculum in Wake Forest College and classes in the School of Business. The university offers 40 majors and 57 interdisciplinary minors across various fields of study. Students initially declare a major the second semester of their sophomore year.In order to graduate, a Wake Forest student must finish three requirements for 120 hours of credit: a core set of classes, a course of study related to a major, and electives. The core set of classes includes basic requirements (a first-year seminar, a writing seminar, health and PE classes, and foreign language literature) and divisional requirements (at least two classes in each of the humanities, social sciences and math/natural sciences and at least one in the fine arts and literatures)

Admission to Villanova is rated as "more selective" by U.S. News & World Report.For Fall 2015, Villanova received 16,206 freshmen applications; 7,761 were admitted (47.9%) and 1,700 enrolled.The average high school grade point average (GPA) of the enrolled freshmen was 3.99, while the middle 50% range of SAT scores were 590-690 for critical reading, 610-710 for math, and 590-690 for writing. The middle 50% range of the ACT Composite score was 29-32.

Reed categorizes its academic program into five Divisions and the Humanities program. Overall, Reed offers five Humanities courses, twenty-six department majors, twelve interdisciplinary majors, six dual-degree programs with other colleges and universities, and programs for pre-medical and pre-veterinary students.

The Emory College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S) undergraduate academic degrees. Academic Departments include African American Studies, African Studies, American Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Sciences, Film & Media Studies, French and Italian Studies, German Studies, Global Health, Culture, and Society, History, Human Health, Jewish Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Music, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Quantitative Theory and Methods, Religion, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, Theater and Dance, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. The Confucius Institute, a non-profit public institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, operates in co-operation with the university at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. The Emory-Tibet Partnership was established in 1998. Emory University offers a five-year dual degree program in engineering, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology. Emory University also offers a dual master's degree in social work with the University of Georgia.

The College of Arts and Sciences comprises 24 departments and 22 interdepartmental programs, which, in total, offer 43 majors and 47 minors.The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, founded in 1959, is noteworthy for its graduate programs in healthcare administration, social policy, social work, and international development. Internships, research assistantships and other hands-on experiences are available throughout the curriculum. The global and experiential dimensions of education at Brandeis are carried out through international centers and institutes, which sponsor lectures and colloquia and add to the ranks of distinguished scholars on campus.The Brandeis University Press, a member of the University Press of New England, publishes books in a variety of scholarly and general interest fields. The Goldfarb Library at Brandeis has more than 1.6 million volumes and 300,000 e-journals. The library also houses a large United States Government archive. Brandeis University is a part of the Boston Library Consortium, which allows its students, faculty, and staff to access and borrow books and other materials from other BLC institutions including, Brown University, Tufts University, and Williams College.

Lehigh's average class size is 27 students; 80% of classes have fewer than 35 students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1.Lehigh University offers undergraduate enrollment in all colleges but the College of Education: the P.C. Rossin School of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Business and Economics, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Students are able to take courses or major/minor in a subject outside of their respective college. The university operates on a semester system.

Arts and Science is currently NYU's largest academic division. It has three subdivisions: the College of Arts and Science, the Graduate School of Arts and Science, and the Liberal Studies program.The College of Arts and Science and Liberal Studies program are undergraduate divisions, and the former has existed since the founding of NYU.Undergraduate divisions are also found in the College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, Tandon School of Engineering,Silver School of Social Work, School of Professional Studies, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and the Tisch School of the Arts. Postgraduate divisions are found in all of NYU's schools and colleges

The University of Florida is divided into 16 colleges and more than 150 research, service and education centers, bureaus and institutes, offering more than 100 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate degrees.

Boston University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, and law degrees through its 18 schools and colleges. The newest school at Boston University is the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies (established 2014), and the newest name is the Questrom School of Business (renamed in 2015).Each school and college at the university has a three letter abbreviation, which is commonly used in place of their full school or college name. For example, the College of Arts and Sciences is commonly referred to as CAS, the Questrom School of Business is QSB, the School of Education is SED, etc. The College of Fine Arts was formerly named the School of Fine Arts (SFA). The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) was formerly named the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The College of Communication was formerly named the School of Public Communication (SPC). The Questrom School of Business (QSB) was formerly known as the School of Management (SMG), and the College of Business Administration (CBA) prior to that. The College of General Studies (CGS) was formerly named the College of Basic Studies (CBS).

The College offers more than a thousand courses in 29 academic departments and 7 interdisciplinary programs, and students can choose from 41 traditional majors plus opportunities for self-designed courses of study. The 10 most common majors over the last five years have been English, Economics, Psychology, Government, History, Biological Sciences, International Relations, Anthropology, Human Development, and Art.Connecticut College has a history of undergraduate research work and students are encouraged to make conference presentations and publish their work under the guidance of a professor. Graduating seniors are regularly awarded prestigious fellowships and grants such as the U.S. Student Fulbright Program grant. Connecticut College has been recognized as a top producer of Fulbright awardees, producing, in 2012, nine Fulbright Grant recipients. The College had 179 full-time professors in Academic Year 2013-14; 92% hold a doctorate or equivalent. The student-faculty ratio is about 9 to 1

Trinity offers three types of degrees: B.A., B.S., as well as M.A. in a few subjects. In total, the college offers 38 majors. Students also have the option of creating a self-designed major or adding an interdisciplinary or departmental minor. Trinity is part of a small group of liberal arts schools that offer degrees in engineering. Trinity has a student to faculty ratio of 9:1.

BYU accepted 49 percent of the 11,423 people who applied for admission in the summer term and fall semester of 2013.The average GPA for these admitted students was 3.82. U.S. News and World Report describes BYU's selectivity as being "more selective" and compares it with such universities as the University of Texas at Austin and The Ohio State University.In addition, BYU is ranked 26th in colleges with the most freshman Merit Scholars, with 88 in 2006. BYU has one of the highest percentage of accepted applicants that go on to enroll (78 percent in 2010). The Harold B. Lee Library is consistently ranked among the top ten in the nation, with a No. 1 ranking in 2004 by The Princeton Review.Students from every state in the U.S. and from many foreign countries attend BYU. (In the 2005-6 academic year, there were 2,396 foreign students, or eight percent of enrollment.)Slightly more than 98 percent of these students are active members of the LDS Church. In 2006, 12.6 percent of the student body reported themselves as ethnic minorities, mostly Asians, Pacific islanders and Hispanics.

Wheaton College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.According to The Princeton Review's "The Best 351 Colleges", "If the integration of faith and learning is what you want out of a college, Wheaton is arguably the best school in the nation with a Christ-based worldview." Students may choose from about 40 majors in many liberal arts disciplines and in the sciences. Some of the most popular in recent years have been business, communications, English, biology, biblical studies, political science, international relations, and psychology. In 2011 it was ranked No. 1 for best cafeteria food in the nation according to the Princeton review.In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Wheaton College at 56 out of 265 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. Wheaton continued to achieve high rankings in several areas of the report:

Santa Clara had an enrollment of 5,250 undergraduate and 3,269 graduate and professional students (total of 8,519 students). Men make up 52.3% of the total student population; women 47.7%.Santa Clara offers undergraduates the opportunity to pursue 45 majors in its three undergraduate schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering, and the Leavey School of Business. Santa Clara University also has six graduate and professional schools, including the School of Law, School of Engineering, the Leavey School of Business, the School of Education and Counseling Psychology, and the Jesuit School of Theology (campus located in Berkeley, California).The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 with 71% of all classes being fewer than 30 students.The 2013 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes it as 'more selective'. For the Class of 2018 (enrolled fall 2014), Santa Clara received 14,985 applications and accepted 7,395 (49.3%). Of those accepted, 1,328 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 17.4%. SCU's freshman retention rate is 95%, with 86% going on to graduate within six years.The enrolled first-year class of 2018 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of SAT scores was 590-680 for SAT Critical Reading and 620-700 for SAT Math, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 27-32. The average grade point average (GPA) was 3.67 (unweighted 4 point scale).

Kalamazoo College is among the 100 oldest colleges and universities in the United States. It offers 28 majors spread across the fields of Fine Arts, Humanities, Modern and Classical Languages and Literature, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Physical Education, and Social Sciences. There are 11 unique interdisciplinary majors as well. It is consistently considered one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country for experiential learning, study abroad, and academics. It is ranked number five in The Washington Post's Hidden Gems college list, as the best school in Michigan and 52nd best college in the nation by Forbes, 68th in US News & World Report's category of national liberal arts colleges, and is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. A recent study by Higher Education Data Sharing lists Kalamazoo College in the top 1 percent of colleges and universities whose graduates go on to earn a Ph.D. According to this study, Kalamazoo College is ranked number nine among all private colleges and — when compared with all academic institutions — it ranks number fourteen in Ph.Ds per capita. Among all undergraduate institutions, Kalamazoo College was #1 per capita in 2005 for recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers.The student-to-faculty ratio is 13:1. Ninety-five percent of Kalamazoo College's faculty have doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields

DePauw University has an enrollment of about 2,400 students. Students hail from 42 states and 32 countries with a 20.4% multicultural enrollment.[citation needed] DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge outside of their direct area of study by taking classes outside of their degrees and engaging in Winter Term classes and trips.

The Cooper Union School of Engineering's enrollment includes about 550 students, and is the largest of the three schools by a significant margin. It is one of the most prestigious and selective engineering schools in the United States, consistently ranked within the top four undergraduate engineering programs among non-doctorate-awarding schools nationwide. The school offers ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) programs in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. In addition, Cooper Union offers an interdisciplinary engineering program, leading to a Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools-accredited Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) degree.All School of Engineering departments maintain a focus on project-based learning and opportunities for extension through undergraduate research, in addition to training students in the science and mathematics fundamental to engineering practice.Because Cooper Union does not offer doctoral program, all of the institution's research is carried out by undergraduate and master's students in partnership with faculty and staff.The School of Engineering's B.E. degrees are designed to prepare students for either direct industry employment or continued, graduate-level engineering education in their particular field. Students in the B.E. program may choose to proceed into a 5th-year Master of Engineering (M.E.) program, or even (in some cases) complete the requirements for both the B.E. and M.E. degrees within four years. In contrast, the interdisciplinary B.S.E. program is intended for those students interested in further education in the fields of medicine, business, and law (specifically patent law), and provides a curriculum with broader focus and emphasis on the application of engineering and science skills to other, related fields

Sewanee-University of the South is a private liberal arts college located in Sewanee, TN. Founded in 1857 by Episcopal clergy, Sewanee is America’s only university owned and governed by the Episcopal Church dioceses. Popular academic programs include social sciences, English language and literature, biological and biomedical sciences, and history. Students have access to outside-the-classroom study opportunities, including research collaboration with professors, community service projects, or a semester at Yale University’s Directed Research Program. Students who join the Sewanee Outing Club have the opportunity to go climbing, caving, canoeing, cycling and backpacking throughout the country. One of the biggest events of the year is the Perpetual Motion, a three-night event where students choreograph original dance performances. The Sewanee Tigers’ 24 teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. Twenty-six Rhodes Scholars, 46 Watson Postgraduate Fellows, 32 NCAA Postgraduate Scholars and a number of Fulbright Scholars are among Sewanee’s alumni.

Trinity offers 47 majors and 59 minors in the traditional liberal arts, business, sciences, fine arts, and engineering, and graduate programs in accounting, teaching, school psychology, school administration, and health care administration. Trinity stresses close interaction between students and faculty members across all disciplines, with a 9:1 student/faculty ratio. The full-time faculty numbers 228, 98% of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field. About 47% of the student body has studied abroad, in over 35 countries.All undergraduates must demonstrate proficiency across a broad range of academic disciplines, regardless of major. At its core, the Common Curriculum provides the liberal arts foundation for all undergraduate degrees awarded by Trinity. The Common Curriculum consists of the following components

The academic environment at Rhodes centers around small classes and an emphasis on student research and writing. Students are encouraged to participate in off-campus activities and "service learning". They are also given the opportunity to participate in a variety of research-based programs, such as the Summer Plus program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies, the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts, the Mike Curb Institute for Music, and the Rhodes Service Fellows program.About one third of Rhodes students go on to graduate or professional school. The acceptance rates of Rhodes alumni to law and business schools are around 95%, and the acceptance rate to medical schools is nearly twice the national average

Denison offers three types of degrees: B.A., B.S., and B.F.A. The most popular majors are Economics, Biology, Communication, Psychology, History, and English. Students can create their own major (called an interdepartmental major). In 2016, the college added two new majors: data analytics and global commerce. In an article published in The Huffington Post, Denison president Adam Weinberg argues that the study of big data may not be unique for post-secondary education, but the marriage of liberal arts and data analytics is a unique concept. "In short," he writes. "a liberal arts background gives data analytics its soul." The interdisciplinary major combines courses in mathematics and computer science, electives from the social and natural sciences and four new courses in data analytics.Early leadership in women's education (click on image to read inscription) These courses allow students to acquire a foundation, learn the technique, apply the technique across disciplines, and pull it all together. According to Weinberg, this foundation will help students frame questions appropriately, work in interdisciplinary teams, communicate results effectively, and make ethical decisions. As reported by The Newark Advocate, graduates from this major may work in fields like marketing, product development, public health and other vocations

There are 33 majors offered on campus (and 9 minor-only programs, including Public Health, Linguistics, and Classical Studies) and a 10:1 student-faculty ratio. The average class size is 19 students and most students take four classes per semester. Since 1908, Occidental has graduated 10 Rhodes Scholars. The 2015 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges gave Occidental four-star ratings (out of five) in academics and quality of life. In Forbes' 2014 ranking of America's Top Colleges, Occidental ranks 44th. In U.S. News & World Report's 2014 rankings of American liberal arts colleges, Occidental is ranked 44th. Kiplinger’s Best College Values 2015 rankings places Occidental 55th among liberal arts colleges.

Centre offers a liberal arts education, requiring the completion of a general education curriculum and a major area of study.The college hosts active chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and has produced over 70% of Kentucky's Rhodes Scholars in the last 50 years. Centre produces Fulbright, Goldwater, Rotary, and other major fellowship winners on a consistent basis, especially relative to the small size of its student body. From 2001 to 2011 the college produced 24 Fulbright winners, 6 Goldwater Scholars, 11 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholars, 3 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, an Udall Scholar, a Rhodes Scholar, and a Mitchell Scholar. Centre's consistent four-year graduation rate of more than 80 percent is in the top 50 nationally and the highest of any Kentucky college or university.Admission to Centre is competitive. For the class of 2018, incoming first-years had a midrange ACT score of 26-31, with an average ACT score of 29. Fifty-four percent of incoming students ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class

According to the self-provided data by George Washington University, as of the 2011-2012 academic year, the acceptance rate for the Medical School was 3%, receiving 10,588 applications. Also, the law school was 23%, receiving 10,021 applications, and undergraduate studies was 32%, receiving 21,433 applications. As of 2015, George Washington University no longer required the SAT and ACT test scores for applicants in order to boost the enrollment of disadvantaged students.There are approximately 10,000 full-time undergraduates studying at George Washington University, and 14,000 graduate students. A total of 25,000 students are enrolled at GW in one of the three locations, coming from all 50 states and over 120 countries.Nearly 900 students participate in GW's Study Abroad Programs each semester in 50 countries. GW is the largest higher education institution in Washington D.C

Babson College offers all undergraduates a bachelor of science degree. Students are also given the option to declare concentrations their junior and senior year from a broad range of subjects in various business and other fields. Programs are accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the College itself has been regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) since 1950.Babson College also offers a study abroad they have created. The program is called "BRIC: The Cornerstone of the New Global Economy" and is offered to Juniors as well as Seniors in the fall semester of the academic year. During the program a number of students, around 26, visit and study in Russia, China and India. Within each country, students study a variety of classes covering different topics.Business school rankingsWorldwide MBABusiness Insider 40Financial Times 73U.S. MBABloomberg Businessweek 58U.S. News & World eport 65 U.S. undergraduate Bloomberg Businessweek 26In rankings, Babson was rated first among all colleges and universities in the nation by Money Magazine in 2014. In 2015, the magazine ranked it second just behind Stanford University. Babson’s MBA program has been ranked number one in entrepreneurship for twenty-one consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report,and is ranked 58th overall in the Bloomberg Businessweek 2014 rankings. Babson's undergraduate business program is ranked 26th overall in the Bloomberg Businessweek 2014 rankings

According to the most recent National Science Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates, St. Olaf ranks 12th overall among the nation’s 263 baccalaureate colleges in the number of graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees. St. Olaf earned top 10 rankings in the following fields: mathematics/statistics and religion/theology (3rd); education (4th); biology and the life sciences and arts/music (5th); medical sciences (6th); chemistry (8th); and engineering (10th).St. Olaf has had five Rhodes Scholars since 1995. Two St. Olaf seniors were selected in the 2008 awards competition. Over the past two decades, only two other liberal arts colleges have had the honor of having two selections in a single year.Fifty-eight percent of the Class of 2012 was employed within a year of graduation, 28 percent enrolled in graduate school or other advanced study, and 12 percent engaged in full-time volunteer service.Six St. Olaf students were named Fulbright Scholars for 2013–14. Since 1995 93 St. Olaf students have received prestigious Fulbright scholarships.Thirty–two St. Olaf students have received Goldwater scholarships since 1995. The scholarships, which are granted to sophomores and juniors in mathematics, science, and engineering, are awarded on the basis of academic merit.St. Olaf College is regularly listed as one of the Colleges That Change Lives.

The college's Office of International Programs helps students select from over 200 programs in 59 countries. Wofford consistently ranks in the nation’s top ten in the Institute of International Education Open Doors Survey, which is based on a comparison of the number of students earning credits abroad in a given year to the number of students in the graduating class. Wofford’s 2009 score was 93 percent, compared to the Lincoln Commission national average of 9 percent of graduates who earn credits abroad. college has had six Fulbright English Teaching assistantships in the past four years as well as two Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships. In 2012, Rachel Woodlee was selected as Wofford's sixth Rhodes Scholar.

Furman offers majors and programs in 42 subjects. Undergraduates come from 46 states and 53 countries. Furman has produced six Rhodes scholars and 17 Truman scholars.The Bell Tower, an icon of the universityAll students must complete general education requirements as part of the liberal arts curriculum. The general education requirements include mind and body wellness, textual analysis, two natural sciences, math/formal reasoning, two empirical studies of human behavior, history, ultimate question, foreign language, and world culture.

RISD is annually ranked as the top art and design school in the United States. U.S. News & World Report ranked RISD first amongst Fine Arts programs, above Yale University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2015 and 2016, RISD has been ranked 3rd by the QS World University Rankings amongst Art & Design programs. Within subdivisions of Fine Arts, the school was ranked 1st in graphic design, printmaking and industrial design; 2nd in painting; and 3rd in ceramics and photography.Its Undergraduate Architecture Program Ranked 7 in DesingIntelligence's ranking of the Top Architecture Schools in the US for 2017

In 2016, Case Western Reserve was ranked 37th in the category American "national universities" by U.S. News & World Report. Case Western Reserve was also ranked 32nd among all universities—and 29th among private institutions—in the inaugural edition of The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE)

At the undergraduate level, Sarah Lawrence offers an alternative to traditional majors. Students pursue a wide variety of courses in four different curricular distributions: the Creative Arts (writing, music, dance, theatre, film, and the plastic arts, such as painting, printmaking, drawing and sculpture); history and the social sciences (e.g., anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology); the humanities (e.g., Asian studies, art history, film studies, languages, literature, philosophy, and religion); and natural science and mathematics (biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, and mathematics). Classes are structured around a seminar-conference system through which students learn in small, highly interactive seminars and in private tutorials with professors. Each student is assigned to a faculty advisor, known as a "don," to plan a course of study and provide ongoing academic guidance. Most courses, apart from those in the performing arts, consist of two parts: the seminar, limited to 15 students, and the conference, a meeting with a seminar professor. In these conferences, students develop individual projects that extend the course material and link it to their personal interests. Sarah Lawrence has no required courses and traditional examinations have largely been replaced with research papers. Additionally, grades are recorded only for transcript purposes—narrative evaluations are given in lieu of grades. The College sponsors international programs in Florence, at Wadham College, Oxford, at Reid Hall in Paris, and at the British American Drama Academy in London. Sarah Lawrence is one of the only American colleges operating an international program in Cuba

As of 2013, Providence College reports an acceptance rate of 56.0 percent. The average class size is 21 students,ith nearly half of all classes including fewer than 20 students. There is a student-to-faculty ratio of 12-to-1.All classes are taught by full-time professors.The college offers 49 majors and 34 minors. The majority of students declare majors in the liberal arts or business. Regardless of major, all students are required to a complete a core curriculum which includes credits in the Development of Western Civilization, mathematics, philosophy, theology, natural science, English, fine arts, and social science. Beginning with the Class of 2016, the core curriculum was modified to reduce the required credits in natural science and social science, while adding credits in a "core focus" area, as well as proficiencies in intensive writing, oral communication, diversity, and civic engagement.Constructed in 1969, the Phillips Memorial Library consists of 3,500,000 volumes and is a member of the HELIN library consortium of Rhode Island

There are currently 2,616 full-time faculty members, with 96% of regular faculty holding doctorates or terminal degrees in their field. UM has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. The University of Miami is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and 23 additional professional and educational accrediting agencies. It is a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Council on Education, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, the Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

admission to the USCGA does not require a congressional nomination. This is due to the fervent objections of Captain John A. Henriques, the first Superintendent of the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction (later the Revenue Cutter Academy). His objection stemmed from years of poor political appointments in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service's bureaucracy.The academy is regularly cited as being one of the most difficult American institutions of higher education in which to gain entrance. Each year more than 2000 students apply and appointments are offered until the number accepting appointments to the incoming class numbers approximately 240. Those who have accepted appointments as cadets report to the USCGA in late June or early July for "Swab Summer", a basic military training program designed to prepare them for the rigors of their Fourth Class year. After four years of study and training, approximately 200 of those cadets will graduate. About 35 percent of cadets are women.

UC Santa Barbara is a large, comprehensive, primarily residential doctoral university. The full-time, four-year undergraduate program comprises the majority of enrollments and has an arts & sciences focus with high graduate co-existence.UCSB is organized into five colleges and schools offering 87 undergraduate degrees and 55 graduate degrees. The campus is the 6th-largest in the UC system by enrollment with 18,620 undergraduate and 3,065 graduate students. In 2015, UCSB was designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Indiana University is one of 62 members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading North American research universities.Forty graduate programs and four schools at Indiana University are ranked among the top 25 in the country in the U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.Student BuildingThe Student Building. Home of the Departments of Anthropology and Geography.The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked IU Bloomington 101-150 in the world and 51-61 nationally in 2016. Additionally, it gave the university global rankings of 29th best for economics/business and 35th best for the social sciences in 2015.Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked IU Bloomington 40th out of the "Best Values in Public Colleges 2015". On the 2011 Green Report Card, issued by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, the university received a B.Upon assuming leadership of Indiana University, one of President Adam Herbert's biggest initiatives focused on "mission differentiation" for IU's eight campuses, which includes making the flagship Bloomington campus choosier among freshman applicants. Under the proposal, IUB would educate the professionals, executives and researchers while the regional campuses would educate the state's remaining labor force. Advocates believe it will rejuvenate Indiana's economy while critics argue it betrays the university's mission of educating more of Indiana's populace.

19% of undergraduates are members of a minority group. There are students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than 300 SMU students (5% of the student population) report a foreign country as their place of residence. The largest number of international students come from China, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and South Africa. SMU's female to male ratio is approximately 1:1 and its student-faculty ratio is 11:1. The average age of undergraduate students is 20, while that of graduate and professional students is 31. Among students reporting a religious affiliation, 25% are Catholic and 17% are Methodist. Other represented religions include Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism

The University of Colorado Boulder is divided into several colleges and schools. While the College of Arts and Sciences is by far the largest, the university also consists of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Program in Environmental Design, Education, Music, Law, and the Leeds School of Business, plus a new College of Media, Communication and Information that debuted in 2014. Most, if not all, of these colleges and schools also incorporate masters and doctorate level degree programs. At the University, there are currently approximately 3,400 courses available in over 150 disciplines comprising 85 majors ranging from Accounting to Women's Studies.

As an independent institution, the college operates under a charter granted in 1832 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College is governed by a 39-member board of trustees comprising leaders from a range of professions and walks of life. Thirty of the College’s trustees are graduates of Gettysburg. Gettysburg is considered a more selective college, with admission rates recently hovering around 40%. The Class of 2019 had below a 30% acceptance rate, and Gettysburg often competes with comparable schools Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall for applicants.82% of the class of 2020 was in the top 25% of their high schools, 64% of students were in the top 10% of their school.Nearly 2,700 students, approximately one-half men and one-half women and representing 40 states and 39 foreign countries, attend the college. 75% of these students come from outside of Pennsylvania. Around 85% of the student body will graduate in five years, and almost 60% of graduates will study at least one semester abroad. The college has high retention rates, historically hovering around 90%.On the student level, adjudication of academic disputes takes place through an Honor Commission, which holds hearings in which students are given a chance to have their say on charges brought against them. The Academic Honor Code has been in effect since 1957, and recently has been updated to fit better with today's technology.

Bard is a college of the liberal arts and sciences. In the undergraduate college, Bard offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. There are 23 academic departments that offer over 40 major programs, as well as 12 interdisciplinary concentrations. The college was the first in the nation to offer a human rights major. In the 2011-2012 academic year, the college held 1,345 classes.In the three weeks preceding their first semester, first-year students attend the Language and Thinking (L&T) program, an intensive, writing-centered introduction to the liberal arts. The interdisciplinary program, established in 1981, aims to "cultivate habits of thoughtful reading and discussion, clear articulation, accurate self-critique, and productive collaboration." The program covers philosophy, history, science, poetry, fiction, and religion. In 2011, the core readings included works by Hannah Arendt, Franz Kafka, Frans de Waal, Stephen Jay Gould, Clifford Geertz, M. NourbeSe Philip, and Sophocles. During their winter intercession, first-year students must also participate in the Citizen Science program, a three-week program that began in 2011. The Citizen Science program introduces students to science and the ideas of the scientific method. The program is designed to promote science literacy and utilizes the theme of infectious disease: the importance of infectious disease in a community, and the impact that infectious disease outbreaks and subsequent management can have on the global society. The curriculum ranges from conducting laboratory experiments and analyzing a scientific problem, to modeling potential solutions to that problem.

Admission to American University is rated "most selective", by the Princeton Review, with an admissions selectivity rating of 94 (on a scale of 60–99). American University's acceptance rate in 2015 was 35% (5,864 of the 16,689 that applied),and 25% in 2016 (with an Early Decision acceptance rate of 89% and a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 23%).American University enrolls about 1,500 freshmen each year,with a middle 50% GPA of 3.6–4.1 and middle 50% SAT score of 1220–1390 (critical reading and mathematics only). The average class size is 23 and the student-faculty ratio is 14:1. AU is ranked 71st among "national universities" by the U.S. News & World Report a college and university rankings guide, and is one of the 283 universities that house a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society.

The university has 104 undergraduate majors and 96 graduate programs. It has a Department of Viticulture and Enology (concerning the scientific study of grape-growing and winemaking) that has been and continues to be responsible for significant advancements in winemaking utilized by many Californian wineries. The campus claims to be noted for its top-rated Agricultural and Resource Economics programs and the large Department of Animal Science through which students can study at the university's own on-campus dairy, meat-processing plant, equestrian facility, and experimental farm. Students of Environmental Horticulture and other botanical sciences have many acres of campus farmland and the University of California, Davis, Arboretum at their disposal. The Department of Applied Science was founded and formerly chaired by physicist Edward Teller. The arts are also studied extensively on campus with subjects such as studio art, design, music, theater and dance. The Design Department at UC Davis is the only comprehensive academic design unit of the University of California system. There is also the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts which features artists from all over the globe.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges offer the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master of arts in teaching. The colleges follow the semester calendar and have a student to faculty ratio of 11:1.The colleges are known for the number of students that study abroad for a semester during the academic year; in recent years, between 40% and 60% of students have spent at least one semester studying off-campus. In former years, the majority of these terms abroad were led by faculty from the Colleges. The Colleges have long been recognized for the high quality of their education and in 1961 were undefeated National Champions (an honor earned after winning five consecutive challenges) on the GE College Bowl, one of only three institutions in the United States to achieve this distinction at the time. In 2004, a William Smith student was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. The Colleges have a long history of strength in interdisciplinary programs, including women's studies (well over 40 years old, and thus one of the first in the nation), Asian studies, environmental studies, and LGBT studies. In addition to the Seneca Review, published on campus, from 2001 to 2004, Hobart and William Smith Colleges saw the publication of a literary magazine, SCRY!: A Nexus of Politics and the Arts. Under the editorial supervision of Binh Nguyen (Hobart '04), the magazine included contributions from both professionals and students. The Canadian poet/classicist Anne Carson appeared twice. John O'Brien, the founder of The Center for Book Culture, contributed. Award-winning on-campus writers, such as Jim Crenner, David Weiss, Deborah Tall and James McCorkle, submitted original poems. There were writings and artworks by students as well.

Muhlenberg College offers bachelor's degrees and associate degrees through the Wescoe School of Continuing Education. The college offers an accelerated program, cross-registration, double major, honors program, independent study, internships, Army ROTC, student-designed major, study abroad, teacher certification, visiting/exchange student program and Washington semester.

A total of 37,767 applications were received for the freshmen class entering Fall 2011; 9,422 applicants were accepted (24.9%), and 1,642 enrolled. Women constituted 57.1% of the incoming class; men 42.9%. Among freshman students who enrolled in Fall 2011, SAT scores for the middle 50% ranged from 620-710 for critical reading, 620-700 for math, and 640-720 for writing. ACT composite scores for the middle 50% ranged from 29–32. In terms of class rank, 59% of enrolled freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school classes; 86.4% ranked in the top quarter. The average high school GPA for incoming freshmen was 3.55

Seaver College is named for Mr. Frank R. Seaver and his wife, the principal benefactors of Pepperdine's Malibu Campus. The college offers undergraduates a liberal arts education, and each candidate for a bachelor's degree must complete a series of general education courses crossing disciplinary lines. Seaver College students attend classes at the Malibu main campus and study abroad courses are offered at the University's permanent international campuses in Germany, England, China, Italy, Switzerland, and Buenos Aires. Michael Feltner is the current dean.Seaver College comprises 8 divisions that offer 40 majors and 37 minors

Saint John's University was founded by the monks of Saint John's Abbey. In addition to its undergraduate offerings, SJU also includes Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary (SOT), a graduate school that confers Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees and also prepares seminarians for the priesthood.Minnesota Public Radio began on January 22, 1967, when KSJR signed on from the campus of Saint John's University. The station's Director of Broadcasting was SJU alum William H. Kling. SJU has produced its own coarse-grained bread, Johnnie Bread, since 1856, and used the proceeds to fund projects such as the Abbey Church

There are two institutions located adjacent to the Earlham College undergraduate campus: Earlham School of Religion, a Quaker theological graduate school and Bethany Theological Seminary, an independent Church of the Brethren institution offering graduate and non-degree programs. Earlham College students can take courses at these institutions (which share facilities with the college).While Earlham is predominately an undergraduate institution, it also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree

Upon completion of at least 32 courses, students may earn a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Music Education degree.In addition to the programs listed below, students may design their own major with approval from the registrar and the Provost. Some of the pre-professional programs are cooperative ones in which students spend a certain period of time at the College of Wooster before transferring to accelerated courses at other colleges and universities.

Lawrence University operates on a trimester calendar. The academic year runs from mid-September to mid-June. The student/faculty ratio at Lawrence is 9:1 Lawrence grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees, with a double degree possible. Lawrence offers a number of cooperative degree programs in areas such as engineering, health sciences and environmental studies.The college offers majors in most of the liberal arts. The school also offers the option of interdisciplinary areas of study and allows students to design their own majors. All students are required to take Freshman Studies, which introduces students to broad areas of study and provides a common academic experience for the college. Lawrence’s freshman studies program focuses on a mixture of Great Books and more contemporary, influential works. For example, the 2013-2014 list includes Plato's Republic and Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home (subtitled A Family Tragicomic)". The school has an independent study option that allows students to design their own courses. This allows students to explore academic interests not covered by Lawrence’s classes or to explore topics more deeply. Over 90% of the students take advantage of the independent study program.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has five schools: the School of Architecture, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, the Lally School of Management & Technology, and the School of Science. The School of Engineering is the largest by enrollment, followed by the School of Science, the School of Management, the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and the School of Architecture. There also exists an interdisciplinary program in Information Technology that began in the late 1990s, programs in prehealth and prelaw, Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) for students desiring commissions as officers in the armed forces, a program in cooperative education (Co-Op), and domestic and international exchange programs. All together, the university offers around 140 degree programs in nearly 60 fields that lead to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. In addition to traditional majors, RPI has around a dozen special interdisciplinary programs, such as Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS), Design, Innovation, and Society (DIS), Minds & Machines, and Product Design and Innovation (PDI). RPI is a technology-oriented university; all buildings and residence hall rooms have hard-wired high speed internet access, most of the campus buildings have wireless, and all incoming freshmen have been required to have a laptop computer since 1999. In 2004, Forbes ranked RPI first in terms of wireless as the "most connected campus".Nationally, RPI is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and the NAICU's University and College Accountability Network

rake's law school, one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the nation, traces its history to 1865. It is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, has been accredited since 1923 when accreditation first began, and is one of only seventy-five ABA-approved law schools to have a Chapter of Order of the Coif. Drake University Law School is home to the American Judicature Society, the archives of the National Bar Association, the nation's oldest and largest national association of predominately African-American lawyers and judges, and the Drake Constitutional Law Center, which is one of only four constitutional law programs established by the U.S. Congress and funded by the federal government.

The student body at the University of Delaware is primarily an undergraduate population. The university offers more than 135 undergraduate degrees and, due to the number of academic options, many students complete dual degrees as well as double majors and minors. UD students have access to work and internship opportunities, world-wide study abroad programs, research and service learning programs.

The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or schools.Bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Social Services, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the Graduate College, the School of Business Administration, and the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.

The University of Denver has an undergraduate student body of 5,758 in 2015, and a graduate student body of 6,389, with a total student enrollment of 11,476. The ratio of undergraduate women to men is 54% women to 46% men. Of the class of 2011, 67.0% are White, 2% are Black, 6.8% are Hispanic, 5.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander, 1-2% are American Indian, 11% are international (there were more than 1,400 international students as of 2013), and 9.1% are race/ethnicity unknown. Around 63 percent of the student body is from outside the state of Colorado. For 2011 the average accepted high school student obtained a 3.74 GPA, SAT range of 1220 to 1500 and, an ACT of 28. Roughly over 50% of the incoming freshman class for 2011 was in the top 10% of their graduating high school class. The University of Denver likes to promote inclusiveness; therefore, there are numerous programs and people available to help transfer (or international students). There are International Student Advisors available to help with issues such as cultural adjustment and immigration.

For freshmen entering Fall 2014, Colorado School of Mines received 12,340 applications, accepted 4,501 (36.5%) and enrolled 999 (22.2% of those accepted). The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the enrolled freshmen was 590–680 for critical reading, 640–720 for math, and 560–650 for writing, while the ACT Composite range was 28–32. The average GPA was 3.80. Men constituted 73.8% of the incoming class, women 26.2%

Established in 1766, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is one of the nine colonial chartered colleges established before the American Revolution. In 1864, the New Jersey Legislature selected Rutgers as New Jersey's sole land-grant college which expanded the school's offerings in the fields of practical agriculture, science, military science and engineering. The state legislature designated Rutgers to be New Jersey's state university by acts passed in 1945 and 1956. It is the only university in the United States able to boast all three designations.The university offers more than 100 distinct bachelor, 100 master, and 80 doctoral and professional degree programs across 175 academic departments, 29 degree-granting schools and colleges, 16 of which offer graduate programs of study.Rutgers is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (1921), and in 1989, became a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of the 62 leading research universities in North America. Rutgers–New Brunswick is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as "RU/VH", which stands for Research Intensive University, Very High research activity. Rutgers–Newark is classified by the same organization as "RU/H", meaning Research Intensive University, High research activity and Rutgers–Camden is given the classification of "Master's M", signifying the university's inclusion in the Master's Colleges and Universities category as a medium-sized institution

Bennington College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 668, with a gender distribution of 32.9 percent male students and 67.1 percent female students. 94.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 6.0 percent of students live off campus

SU offers undergraduate degrees in over 200 majors in the 9 undergraduate schools and colleges. Bachelor's degrees are offered through the Syracuse University School of Architecture, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Information Studies, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Also offered are Master's and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School and from specialized programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Law, among others. Additionally, SU offers 24 Certificates of Advanced Study Programs for specialized programs for education, counseling, and other academic areas. The university has offered multiple international study programs since 1911. SU Abroad, formerly known as the Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA), currently offers joint programs with universities in over 40 countries. The university operates eight international centers, called SU Abroad Centers, that offer structured programs in a variety of academic disciplines. The centers are located Beijing, Istanbul, Florence, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Strasbourg, and Santiago.

Fordham's academic ideals are drawn from its Jesuit influences. The university promotes the Jesuit principles of cura personalis, which fosters a faculty and administrative respect for the individual student and all of his or her gifts and abilities; magis, which encourages students to challenge themselves and strive for excellence in their lives; and homines pro aliis, which intends to inspire service among members of the Fordham community.

Beloit College's curriculum retains many aspects of the Beloit Plan from the 1960s, emphasizing experiential learning, learner agency, and reflective connection-making between out-of-classroom and in-classroom learning experiences, or "the liberal arts in practice." Academic strengths include field-oriented disciplines such as anthropology and geology. More Beloit graduates have earned Ph.D.s in anthropology than graduates of any other undergraduate liberal arts college not affiliated with a university and the school ranks among the top 20 American liberal arts colleges whose graduates go on to earn a Ph.D. in general. The geology department continues a tradition that began with T. C. Chamberlin more than a century ago. Today the department combines a course load with mandatory field methods and research. The department is a member of the Keck Geology Consortium, a research collaboration of several similar colleges across the United States, including Amherst College, Pomona College, and Washington and Lee University. The Consortium sends undergraduate students worldwide to research and publish their findings.Jerry Gustafson created the Center for Entrepreneurship in Liberal Education at Beloit (CELEB) to provide opportunities for students to learn entrepreneurial skills in both business and the arts.

Students at UConn can pursue over 100 majors, eight undergraduate degrees, 17 graduate degrees and five professional degree programs. Students have the opportunity to choose between 87 different minors at UConn, including areas of study not offered as formalized majors.UConn participates in the New England Board of Higher Education's Regional Student Program (NERSP), allowing students from the five other New England states to enroll at the university at a reduced out-of-state tuition rate if their intended major is not offered by one of their in-state universities.The university also participates in a special guaranteed admissions program[39] with the Connecticut Community Colleges (CCC) that is designed for academically qualified students who are attending a Connecticut community college and who are planning to transfer to the University of Connecticut in Liberal Arts & Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Business, or Engineering. Each year, more than 1,000 transfer students are admitted to the university. Of the over 31,000 people who applied to be undergraduate students at UConn in the fall of 2014, about half were admitted and about half of those who were admitted enrolled at the university. Approximately 50,000 prospective students and their families tour the main campus in Storrs annually. UConn's retention rate is among the best for public universities in the nation, with 93% of students returning for their sophomore year. University rankings National ARWU 99-119 Forbes 147 U.S. News & World Report 60 Washington Monthly 63 Global ARWU 301-400 QS 421-430 Times 301-350 U.S. News & World Report 283 The university has achieved numerous commendations as a result of its focus on academics and the resources it provides for its students and faculty

The mission of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is to "maintain a setting which encourages and sustains students and faculty in the practices of liberal education." The undergraduate program is able to be personal with a student-faculty ratio of 10:1.Students conduct original research, publish papers and are able to design their own academic paths.

Michigan State offers a rolling admissions system, with an early admission deadline in October. MSU is considered "more selective" by the U.S. News & World Report. Its admissions are difficult; for 2009's entering class, the 25th/75th percentiles for the SAT were 1030 and 1240/1600, and its 25th/75th percentiles on the ACT were 23 and 27/36.For Fall 2015 MSU received over 35,300 freshman applications, a record for the school.MSU has the seventh largest student body in the U.S. For the fiscal year of 2009–10, the Office of the Registrar conferred 11,140 degrees. The student body is 55% female and 45% male. While 89% of students come from all 83 counties in the State of Michigan, also represented are all 50 states in the U.S. and about 130 other countries. In 2011–2012, 5,898 international students enrolled at MSU. The top five countries represented: China, Korea, India, Taiwan and Canada.According to a Brookings Institution report analyzing foreign student visa approvals from 2008-2012, MSU has the third-highest enrollment of Chinese international students in the United States, with roughly 4,700 Chinese citizens enrolled during the period of the study.MSU has about 4,500 faculty and 6,000 staff members, and a student/faculty ratio of 19:1. Listed as a Public Ivy, Michigan State is a member of the Association of American Universities. Michigan State University Ombudsman is the longest continually operating ombudsman office at a college or university in the country. MSU's study abroad program is the largest of any single-campus university in the United States with 2,461 students studying abroad in 2004–2005 in over 60 countries on all continents, including Antarctica.MSU has six faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS): Martin Bukovac (1983), James Dye (1989), Pamela Fraker (2007), Richard Lenski (2006), Michael Thomashow (2003), and James Tiedje (2003).

In addition to being the parent school of Loyola Law School in downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is the home to six colleges and schools. LMU offers an Air Force ROTC program, an Honors Program in which the students have a different core curriculum, and several year-long, semester, and summer study abroad programs across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Admission to LMU is competitive. Students from every U.S. state attend LMU.

Twenty-two percent of all students are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts, McGill's largest academic unit. Of the other larger faculties, the Faculty of Science enrolls 15%, the Faculty of Medicine enrolls 13%, the School of Continuing Studies enrolls 12%, the Faculty of Engineering and the Desautels Faculty of Management enroll about 10% eachMcGill is one of only three English-language universities in Quebec; fluency in French is not a requirement to attend.

The campus is primarily an undergraduate institution, thus it attracts the most direct-entry applicants from secondary schools among the university's three campuses.The campus has 13 academic departments: the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, the Department of English, the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, the Department of Human Geography, the Department of Management, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Psychology and the Department of Sociology

The Vancouver campus offers more than two dozen academic divisions, while the Okanagan campus has eight. The academic calendars for both campuses include two-term winter and summer sessions, although the summer session is optional. The primary language of instruction at UBC is English. First-year international students can opt to enroll in the Vantage One program at UBC's Vantage College, which aims to help students improve their English, in part by stretching their first year of study from eight to 11 months. Following completion, students transition into the second year of their UBC degree program

The University of Alberta, a single, public provincial university, was chartered in 1906 in Edmonton, Alberta with the University Act in the first session of the new Legislative Assembly, with Premier Alexander C. Rutherford as its sponsor. The university was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modelled on Ontario's University of Toronto Act of 1906:

The University of Montreal is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Undergraduate students make the majority of the university community, accounting for 74 percent of the university student body, followed by master students at 19 percent, and doctoral students at 7 percent. The full-time undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, made up of 42,684 undergraduate students

McMaster is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. McMaster functions on a semester system, operating year-round on academic semesters, fall/winter and spring/summer.In the 2014-2015 academic year, the university had an enrollment of 30,117, students: 24,569 undergraduate students, 4,348 graduate students

Waterloo is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. It functions on a term-based system, with fall, winter and spring terms. Undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, made up of 24,377 full-time and part-time undergraduate students. The university conferred 5,041 bachelor's degrees, 267 doctoral degrees, 1,275 master's degrees, and 192 first professional degrees in 2012–2013

The University of Western Ontario offers a variety of international exchanges and study abroad programs. Almost four hundred students come to Western each year as exchange students from all over the world, with even more students coming to Western as international undergraduate or exchange students. The Western International Exchange Program offers its students the opportunity to study at more than 85 different institutions in 25 countries around the world.

The University of Calgary offers many scholarships, awards, and bursaries to students.A notable high school level scholarship is the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship which was introduced by the Government of Alberta in 1980. The Alexander Rutherford scholarship is to recognize and reward exceptional academic achievement at the senior high school level and to encourage students to continue their studies. To be considered for these scholarships, students must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who plan to enroll or are enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program of at least one semester in length

Academics at Queen's are organised into fifteen schools across three faculties. The three faculties are the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences. Each of the 20 schools operates as a primary management unit of the university and the schools are the focus for education and research for their respective subject areas

The campus was noted in the 1960s and early 1970s as a hotbed of political activism, culminating in a crisis in the Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology in a dispute involving ideological differences among faculty. The resolution to the crisis included the dismantling of the department into today's separate departments

Dalhousie is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, as well as the U15, a group of Canadian research-intensive universities. As of 2011, there were 18,220 students enrolled at the university and 3,700 courses in over 190 degree programs

This research university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. It functions on a semester system, operating fall/winter and spring/summer sessions. Undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, serving 35,700 full-time and part-time undergraduate students

The university's School of Earth & Ocean Sciences is the premiere underwater and marine institution in Canada and has produced a large number of influential findings in its history. The School of Earth & Ocean Science also collaborate with the VENUS and NEPTUNE research institutes.In addition to this, the university was a founding member of the Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society

Université Laval is governed by a board of governors and a faculty senate. This structure was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906, which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters

The Université du Québec is a system of ten provincially run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates 300 programs for over 87,000 students. The government of Quebec founded the Université du Québec, a network of universities in several Quebec cities

The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s second oldest surviving university.Located in and around Oxford’s medieval city centre, the university comprises 44 colleges and halls, and over 100 libraries, making it the largest library system in the UK.Students number around 22,000 in total, just over half of whom are undergraduates while over 40 per cent are international, representing 140 countries between them.

Cambridge serves more than 18,000 students from all cultures and corners of the world. Nearly 4,000 of its students are international and hail from over 120 different countries. In addition, the university’s International Summer Schools offer 150 courses to students from more than 50 countries.The university is split into 31 autonomous colleges where students receive small group teaching sessions known as college supervisions. In total, 92 affiliates of the university have been awarded Nobel Prizes, covering every category.

Imperial College London, a science-based institution based in the centre of the capital, is regarded as one of the UK’s leading institutions.The college has around 15,000 students and 8,000 staff, with a focus on four main areas: science, engineering, medicine and business.The institution has its roots in the vision of Prince Albert to make London’s South Kensington a centre for education, with colleges going alongside the nearby Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum.

Located in the heart of London, UCL is a constituent college of the University of London and a member of the Russell Group, with approximately 850 professors and over 6,000 academic and research staff.UCL comprises 11 faculties: Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering, the Institute of Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences, and Social and Historical Sciences.

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world, specialising in a wide range of social science disciplines, including economics, politics, sociology, law and anthropology.It was founded in the late 1800s by Fabian Society members Beatrice and Sidney Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw for the purpose of bettering society, ‘by studying poverty issues and analysing inequalities.’

It is made up of three colleges: Humanities and Social Science, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Within these three colleges, there are 20 academic schools. In total, the university attracts around 35,000 students, the majority of which study within the College of Humanities and Social Science, the largest of its colleges. Its College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is reputed to be a world-leader in its field. UoE is an internationally-focussed university and welcomes students from all corners of the globe, with the majority coming from China and the United States.

KCL is now the largest healthcare learning centre in Europe, incorporating three teaching hospitals and providing a home to more than 27,000 students (including nearly 10,500 postgraduates) from 150 countries who also benefit from its strengths in law, the humanities and social sciences.

The University of Manchester is a Russell Group University. With almost 40,000 students, it boasts the largest student community in the UKThe university campus, situated on Oxford Road, is the largest estate in UK higher education, spanning 270 hectares with 245 buildings, 24 of which are listed. It is within walking distance from the city centre and close to Curry Mile, a road famous for its curry houses and Middle Eastern supermarkets.

The university boasts strong connections with hundreds of employers, ranging from small businesses to worldwide organisations.As an accredited Fairtrade university, caring for the environment is one of the university’s main priorities. It was the first university to participate in the Green Impact Awards, and has won awards for its energy efficiency, transport planning and environmentally pioneering teaching.Alumni of Bristol include the actor and comedian Simon Pegg, broadcast journalists Alistair Stewart and Sue Lawley, and the author and Children’s Laureate (2011-2013) Julia Donaldson MBE.

In October 2014, Warwick had 23,570 students, with around two fifths being postgraduates. About 27% of the student body comes from overseas and over 114 countries are represented on the campus. The university has 29 academic departments and over 40 research centres and institutes, in four faculties: arts, medicine, science and social sciences. There were 1,842 academic and research staff in October 2014

The University of Glasgow is somewhat unique in offering two student unions, both with their own personality and characteristics. The award-winning Glasgow University Union is the most successful university debating institution in the world, having won 5 World University Debating Championships. It now offers a new nightclub complex with bars, disco and café space which will add to the Glasgow student experience.

The university is made up of three faculties: Arts and Humanities, Science and Social Science, and Health. It comprises 16 colleges with 25 departments and schools that come together to offer over 200 undergraduate and 130 postgraduate courses, as well as research programmes.The Durham University estate is spread across two campuses and spans around 227 hectares of land. The estate is home to part of a UNESCO world heritage site (in recognition of Durham’s historical and architectural importance) and comprises several listed buildings,

It was first established in 1897 when the Sheffield Medical School, Firth College and the Sheffield Technical School joined forces to create the University College of Sheffield. It became the University of Sheffield just 10 years later and founded on the penny donations of Sheffield factory workers who hoped a university would benefit their children, health and local economy.Today the university teaches 25,000 students, including around 3,900 international students from 120 countries, and employs approximately 6,000 staff.

The University of St Andrews was Scotland’s first university and only the third to be founded in the English-speaking world. It sits in the heart of the east coast town of the same name, in the Kingdom of Fife.Over 900 degree courses are now offered at the university, organised across four faculties: Arts, Divinity, Medicine, and Science.About a third of its 8,000 students come from Scotland while just under half are international, hailing from 120 different countries in total, and the university has some of the lowest drop-out rates in the country.

With international students making up 40 per cent of the total student population, the university prides itself on having a vibrant, multicultural community with programmes in place, including help with English, to support overseas students. It also offers students assistance with job-hunting via the university’s own jobs website.

he University of Southampton actively supports young companies to raise funds through a business incubator. Over the years, the institution has also developed strong links with industry partners such as Microsoft, IBM and Phillips. The University of Southampton contributes a significant amount to the local economy.

The University is a vibrant centre for new ideas, and the research they conduct makes a difference around the world. They have a high proportion of early career researchers, and a strong emphasis on postgraduate research students, supported by their Doctoral College. The school has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for their research three times, and saw outstanding results at the REF 2014 performance, where 98% of the research was classed as being of international quality; they were subsequently awarded the third highest funding increase of all UK universities from HEFCE.

The University of York was founded in 1963 with a cohort of just 230 students. After five decades of expansion, the university now comprises nine colleges, thirty academic departments and around 16,000 students.A member of the Russell Group of research-led universities, York ranks in the THE World University Rankings top 150 institutions – one of the youngest universities to do so. Other achievements include a rank of 14th overall and 10th for the impact of its research in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

It was also the country’s first civic or ‘redbrick’ university, with students accepted regardless of their background or religion.The modern university is home to 26,000 students, 5,000 of them international. With 31% of its academic staff also from overseas, Birmingham lays claim to one of the most diverse campuses in the UK and encourages a global outlook. Students can take advantage of a number of opportunities to internationalise their degree: around 450 undergraduates complete a year abroad as part of their course.

Leeds is split into nine faculties, they include: Arts, Social Sciences and Law, Engineering, Environment, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Medicine and Health and Performance and Visual Arts.With over 30,000 students – 5,000 of them international, from more than 100 countries – the university prides itself on being a multicultural and international institution.Its partnership with Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China was the first overseas school to be set up by the University of Leeds and offers students a unique UK-Chinese engineering curriculum.

Melbourne offers undergraduate degrees in nearly 100 major fields of study and world-leading graduate programs delivered through graduate schools in professional and scholarly disciplines to about 50,000 students each year. A degree from Australia’s number one university is your ticket to an extraordinary future. And at Melbourne, you learn from the best. The teachers are renowned researchers and industry leaders recognised globally for their outstanding achievements. Their job is to help you prepare for the challenging and exciting times ahead in the workforce.

ANU is governed by a 15-member Council, whose members include the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.Gareth Evans, a former Foreign Minister of Australia, has been ANU Chancellor since 2010 and Brian Schmidt, an astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate, became Vice-Chancellor on 1 January 2016. Ian Chubb, Vice-Chancellor from 2001 to 2011, was Chief Scientist of Australia from 2011 to 2016.Undergraduate students are represented by the Australian National University Students' Association (ANUSA) and postgraduates by the Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (PARSA). The Australian National University Union manages catering and retail outlets and function amenities on behalf of all students.

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions, ranked well inside the world’s top 100 by the Times Higher Education rankings.The university’s outstanding 236,000-plus alumni include a Nobel laureate, two Fortune 500 company CEOs, an Academy Award winner, and leaders in government, law, science, public service and the arts.UQ is a pacesetter in discovery and translational research across a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from bioscience and nanotechnology to mining, engineering, social science and humanities.

The University of Sydney is one of the world’s leading, comprehensive research and teaching universities – they sit in the top one percent of universities worldiwde.   community – which stretches across the globe – includes more than 60,000 students, 3000 academic staff, and 300,000 alumni.

The university, which has about 47,000 undergraduates and a further 20,000 graduate students, has five bases in Victoria, as well as one in Malaysia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in the Italian town of Prato, a research school in Mumbai, India, and a grad school in Jiangsu Province, China.

UNSW Australia is Australia’s global university. They have been at the forefront of clever ideas and ground-breaking discoveries since 1949. The focus is on transforming these ideas and discoveries into activities that lead to social progress and economic prosperity. The university attracts over 52,000 high-achieving students, including over 13,000 international students from more than 130 countries.

The university has nine divisions: Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Indigenous Studies and Science.Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, comedian Tim Minchin and Nobel Prize winning medic Barry Marshall are among UWA’s alumni.

The third oldest university in the country, Adelaide's first official lecture was given in Latin in 1876, and the first degree offered was the Bachelor of Arts.The university’s first vice-chancellor was Dr Augustus Short, an Oxford University graduate who had taught at Christ Church College. Short strived to make the University of Adelaide as progressive as possible, introducing sciences, modern literature, art and philosophy to the curriculum, distinguishing it from the standard Classics curriculum found in Oxford at the time. His goal was achieved in 1882, when the university became the first in Australia to grant science degrees.

both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Newcastle Australia (UON) provide students with practical, real-world experience that is highly sought after by all employers. UON’s degrees are recognised both nationally and internationally, providing a unique mix of theory, with experience in a practical setting and links with industry.UON is currently ranked in the top 250 universities globally by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and is ranked in the THE Top 200 Most International Universities.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real-world' focus. With over 50,000 students, including almost 8000 international students from more than 100 countries, QUT maintains close links with business representatives and industry professionals who contribute to course development and lend practical perspectives to students’ theoretical education. QUT is located in subtropical Brisbane, which is Australia’s third largest city and known for its vibrant urban precincts, outdoor lifestyle, friendly locals, superb climate and natural attractions.

he Casuarina campus, in the northern suburbs of Darwin, offers students a nearby beach, acres of parkland, as well as sporting facilities and Chinese and Indonesian gardens.  The university also has a base in both Melbourne and Sydney which are focused on international students. The CDU Foundation, supported by donations and other contributions, has for a quarter of a century been raising money to help strengthen links between the university and wider society

Deakin is highly ranked internationally. The University is among the Top 2% of universities worldwide and in the Top 50 universities under 50 years of age according to Times Higher Education. Deakin has also been ranked first in the Australian State of Victoria for student satisfaction for the last six years (Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015).Deakin offers a wide variety of courses in numerous disciplines ranging from Science to Arts and Business to Health.

Griffith continues the progressive traditions of its namesake, Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, who was twice the Premier of Queensland, the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and the principal author of the Australian Constitution.

James Cook University (JCU) is Australia’s leading University for the Tropics. The multi-campus university spans two countries, with the main campuses located in the tropical north Queensland cities of Townsville and Cairns, and the city-state of Singapore. Student enrolments are over 22,000 and growing, including over 7,000 international students from over 100 countries.

The Macquarie University International College offers a seamless pathway into the undergraduate degrees for students who are seeking a flexible entry option. Bridging the gap between secondary school and university, the College brings together foundation and diploma programs with the award­winning English Language Centre and support from thier IELTS centre. And with everything all in the one place on the campus, students can enjoy being part of the vibrant community from the very beginning.

Welcoming and supporting students from across the globe, UniSA is ranked at number 57 in the 2016 Times Higher Education Top 150 Under 50 (top 10 in Australia) and is in the top 10% in the world for International Outlook  (Times Higher Education 2016). 97 percent of the assessed research is rated as world-class or above by The Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia (2015).

National University of Singapore (NUS) is a very large (enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. National University of Singapore (NUS) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as undergraduate certificates/diplomas, bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 111 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. NUS also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sport facilities and/or activities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.

Nanyang Technological University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the suburban setting of the large city of Singapore (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Division, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a very large (enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as undergraduate certificates/diplomas, bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study.

Singapore Management University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the large city of Singapore (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Division, Singapore, Singapore Management University (SMU) is a medium-sized (enrollment range: 7,000-7,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Singapore Management University (SMU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study.

SIM University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the large city of Singapore (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Division, Singapore, SIM University (UniSIM) is a large (enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. SIM University (UniSIM) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UniSIM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.

Singapore University of Technology and Design is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the large city of Singapore (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Division, Singapore, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a coeducational higher education institution. Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. SUTD also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.

The University of Hong Kong is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Hong Kong (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a large (enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 105 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. HKU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sport facilities and/or activities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the suburban setting of the metropolis of Hong Kong (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a large (enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 53 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. CUHK also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sport facilities and/or activities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Hong Kong (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Nansha, Shenzen. Officially accredited/recognized by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a medium-sized (enrollment range: 9,000-9,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 25 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Hong Kong (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a large (enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as undergraduate certificates/diplomas, associate degrees, bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 79 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.

City University of Hong Kong is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Hong Kong (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited/recognized by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a large (enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. City University of Hong Kong (CityU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as associate degrees, bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 32 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 30-40% making this HK higher education organization a very selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. CityU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sport facilities and/or activities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.