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For institutions of higher learning in the United States two records were set in the academic year 2012-

13. First, more international students came to study in the United States than ever before. Over 819K

(819,644) international students were enrolled — an increase of about 7% (55,000) from the previous

year (2011-12). This is approximately 40% more international students than for the academic year 10

years previous. [Ref: iie ]

Second, more American students went to study abroad: over 283K (283,332) – an increase of about 3%.

This number has tripled over two decades, yet only 10% of American students study abroad while

undergraduates.

International students only make up about 4% of total student enrollment (about 25M students) in the

USA. However, they contributed $24B to the U.S. economy across all 50 states. International

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undergrads have outnumbered international grads for the last two academic years, thanks mostly to

scholarship programs in countries sending the most students abroad. This changes the 12-year trend

in which international grad students outnumbered international undergrad students.

Nearly half (49%) of all international students enrolled for 2012-13 came from China, India and South

Korea — even though numbers for the latter two declined from the 2011-12 academic year, down 4%

and 2%, respectively. At the same time, 16 countries had an increase in 2012-13 over the previous

academic year.

With this in mind, here is a list of the top 50 colleges and universities in the USA with the most

international students.

Notes:

International student enrollment †⁐gures are primarily from IIE (Institute of International Education) Open

Doors report data on International Education Exchange covering the 2012-13 academic year for all

institutions listed here. IIE data may not exactly match individual institution Web sites or their corresponding

Wikipedia entries for listed universities.

Additional information in the IIE report is from NAFSA state economic impact statement reports for

2013.

Additional information for this list is from IIE leading institutions list

Numbers and percentages relating to student enrollment are for the 2012-13 academic year unless

otherwise speci㔲㘵cally marked.

Where readily available, the following information for each university or college is given: motto,

freshman application acceptance rate for Fall 2012, total student enrollment for 2012.

The term “Public Ivy” refers to a higher-learning institution that is a publicly-funded research university

and is considered to give the equivalent education of an Ivy League university at a public tuition cost.

Some Public Ivies are private but have some sort of public funding component. The actual Ivy League

universities are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and University of

Pennsylvania — all of which have been long-established. Not on this list: Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth,

Brown.

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University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC)

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UIC’s original College of Pharmacy was founded in 1858, followed by the College of Physicians and

Surgeons in 1882, and the the Columbian College of Dentistry in 1891. These colleges were incorporate

into the University of Illinois in 1913. The University of Illinois at Chicago Circle was founded in 1965.

The current UIC is a merger of the all the above, with Chicago Circle joining in 1982. There are a total of

15 colleges and schools, with just over 27.5K students enrolled for Fall 2013. As of Fall 2012, there were

82 bachelor’s programs, 93 master’s, and 66 doctoral. US News ranked UIC tied for 10th place in 2012

for the most ethnically diverse universities in the United States. Over 1/3 of “students speak English as

a second language.” The student body is composed of 61% undergrad, 39% grad/ professional

students. UIC has the largest medical school in the USA. Total annual research expenditures (all

departments) is over $335M. The 2012 budget was $2.00 billion. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1858 Location: Chicago, Illinois # International students: 3,371 Motto: Teach,

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research, serve, care Type: Public, research

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The New School

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The New School was founded in 1919 by Charles A. Beard et al. It has over 135 degree programs,

houses the World Policy Institute think tank, hosts the National Book Awards, and has “Parsons The

New School for Design” art school and Parsons Festival. There are seven di㔶㜮erent schools /divisions

that cover several disciplines, including social sciences, liberal arts, humanities, architecture, 㔲㘵ne arts,

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design, music, drama, 㔲㘵nance, psychology and public policy. The graduate school started in 1933 as a

place for scholars in exile. The undergrad programs have student-directed curriculum, which focuses

on a particular discipline – requiring students to explore a general education beforehand. The

curriculum is said to be “highly experimental and avant-garde.” Courses include “Games 101,” “Punk &

Noise” and “Play and Toil in the Digital Sweatshop.” Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1919 Location: New York, New York # International students: 3,398 / 10,575 Type:

Private, research

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Santa Monica College (SMC)

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Santa Monica College is a two-year public junior college that ranks as the tops in California as a

transfer college. Of all 109 community colleges in California, more students transfer from SMC to

University of California, University of Southern California, and other four-year schools). SMC o㔶㜮ers

occupational certi㔲㘵cate programs in over 80 㔲㘵elds of study, and has an Arts Mentor Program where

select students receive grad-level training from professionals. Notable alumni include Sean Penn,

James Dean, David Ge㔶㜮en, Dustin Ho㔶㜮man, Rickie Lee Jones, Ryan Seacrest, Hilary Swank and others.

Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1929 Location: Santa Monica, California # International students: 3,471 Type:

Public, community college

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University of Iowa (UI)

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UI is the oldest university in the state of Iowa and is considered a Public Ivy school. The university has a

number of 㔲㘵rsts for a U.S. learning institution . It was the 㔲㘵rst public university in the U.S., in 1855, to

admit men and women on an equal basis. It was the 㔲㘵rst university worldwide “to accept creative work

in theater, writing, music, and art on an equal basis with academic research.” E.g., in lieu of a thesis. -

One of the 㔲㘵rst in the U.S.: “to grant a law degree to woman and to an African American, and to put an

African American on a varsity athletic squad.” It was the 㔲㘵rst state university to recognize the an LGBT

student organization. UI has eleven colleges covering over 100 areas of study and seven professional

degrees. This includes 5,000+ courses yearly covering 200 major, minor and certi㔲㘵cate programs. UI is

said to be the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree. The UI campus includes the

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. It also runs the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. Additional School

Information:

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Founded in 1847 Location: Iowa City, Iowa # International students: 3,571 Acceptance rate:

78.4% Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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University of Texas – Arlington (UTA)

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UTA has ten schools and colleges that collectively o㔶㜮er over 180 degrees (bachelor’s, master’s,

doctoral, professional). The New America Foundation declared UTA in 2013 as one of six “Next

Generation” universities in the USA. Factors for this ranking included degree programs, online courses,

growth in enrollment, and emerging status as a research university. (UTA has a nanotechnology

research and teaching facility, amongst other facilities.) The majority (~63%) of alumni live in North

Texas; however, international students made up 9% of Fall 2013 enrollment and they represent over

120 countries. The university is also considered to have a racially and ethnically diverse student body.

There are over 300 campus organizations, and 10,000 students live on or within 㔲㘵ve miles of campus.

Notable alumni include singer Ray Price, actor Lou Diamond Phillips, and astronauts Kalpana Chawla

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and Robert L. Stewart. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1895 Location: Arlington, Texas # International students: 3,586 Acceptance rate:

69% (2010) Motto: Disciplina praesidium civitatis / The cultivated mind is the guardian of

democracy Type: State university

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George Washington University (GWU)

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died before that happened, but through the e㔶㜮orts of Rev. Luther Rice, President James Monroe and

32 members of Congress, GWU was created in 1821 through an Act of Congress. The focus of GWU

would be “dedicated to educating and preparing future leaders.” The main campus of GWU is four

blocks from the White House, has 10 grad and undergrad colleges and schools, and just under 100

research centers and institutes. There are three campuses — Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon (both

in D.C.) and the GW Virginia Science and Technology Campus — plus various graduate education

centers. The Mount Vernon Campus was previously the Mount Vernon College for Women. The Virginia

science and tech campus is used for research and grad programs, and hosts 17 research centers, labs

and institutes — one of which is the National Crash Analysis Center. There are over 450 student

organizations, and alumni live in 150 countries. Notable alumni/ former students include U.S. senator J.

William Fulbright (creator of the Fulbright scholarships), J. Edgar Hoover (former FBI director), former

㔲㘵rst lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, actress Kerry

Washington, actor Alec Baldwin, several politicians in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as

well as numerous serving U.S. ambassadors, and others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1821 Location: Washington, D.C. # International students: 3,635 Motto: Deus

nobis 㔲㘵ducia / God is our trust Type: Private

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University of Delaware (UD)

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The original “Free School” founded by Minister Francis Alison in New London, Pennsylvania, changed its

name and location several times, eventually settling in Newark, Delaware, in 1769. At that point, it was

still part of Pennsylvania, so it did not get chartered until 1833. The current UD is considered a Public

Ivy. Its seven colleges and three schools collectively o㔶㜮er numerous degree programs: 3 associate, 147

bachelor’s, 119 master’s, 54 doctoral, 15 dual graduate programs. This is done in collaboration with

over 70 research centers. Additional research resources include a 146-foot coastal vessel — part of the

College of Earth, Ocean and Environment college — which is used by scientists for research. The STAR

(Science, Technology and Advanced Research) campus repurposes a former General Motors assembly

plant. There are over 300 student organizations on campus. Three of the original ten students went on

to sign the Declaration of Independence; one of the ten signed the U.S. Constitution. Notable faculty

includes a Nobel laureate and other highly-regarded award winners. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1743 (chartered in 1833) Location: Newark, Delaware # International students:

3,696 / 21,856 Acceptance rate: 56.6% Motto: Scientia sol mentis est / Knowledge is the light

of the mind Type: Private and public (receives some state assistance)

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Syracuse University (SU)

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SU’s roots go back to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary founded in 1831 in Lima, New York — which

became Genesee College in 1850. The actual university was independently established in 1870, after

long debate about moving the college to Syracuse. While US considers themselves nonesectarian, they

maintained a relationship with the United Methodist Church as recently as 2011. The university owns a

hotel (Sheraton), country club with 36-hole golf course, a conference center, and more. The SCRC

(Special Collections Research Center) contains “rare books, manuscripts, works of architecture and

design, and popular culture,” including cartoons, science 㔲㘵ction and pulp literature. The art collection

has over 45,000 objects and includes work from Picasso, Rembrandt and others. There is also a

collection of audio, the Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive, which has around 540,000 recordings in

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various formats. The collection has the voices of Thomas Edison, Amelia Earhart, Albert Einstein and

Oscar Wilde, amongst others. SU has thirteen schools and colleges, including the Maxwell School of

Citizenship and Public A㔶㜮airs, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and others. There

are admissions and alumni presences in LA, NYC, and Atlanta, as well as an LA Semester program. SU

is internationally-minded, with 40% of SU students study abroad through the SU Abroad program.

Notable alumni include current U.S. V.P. Joe Biden, television host Dick Clark, Lt. Col. Eileen Collins (㔲㘵rst

female space shuttle commander), actor Taye Diggs, fashion designer Betsey Johnson, news anchor

Ted Koppel, author Joyce Carol Oates, actor Tom Everett Scott, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, comedian/

actor Jerry Still, actress Vanessa Williams and others. Additional School Information:

Website

Founded in 1870 Location: Syracuse, New York # International students: 3,762 Acceptance

rate: 51.3% Motto: Suos cultores scientia coronat / Knowledge crowns those who seek her

Type: Private, research

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University of California – San Diego (UCSD)

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UCSD is considered a Public Ivy. It o㔶㜮ers over 200 undergrad and grad degree programs, including nine

joint doctoral programs with San Diego State University and other University of California campuses. It

has 10 schools and colleges (including six residential colleges), including the Scripps Institute of

Oceanography (existed before UCSD), Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and

the Rady School of Management. UCSD has six undergrad colleges, 㔲㘵ve grad schools, two professional

med schools, and runs four research institutes. It is a‵㈶liated with regional research centers, including

the Salk Institute and the Sanford-Burhnam Medical Research Institute, and houses two think tanks.

Additional research resources include a seaport and vessels for marine research, owned by the

oceanography institute. UCSD also owns the Birch Aquarium. The university is highly regarded in

multiple 㔲㘵elds, including social psychology, oceanography, international relations, molecular biology,

genetics, engineering, neuroscience, and behavior — according to ScienceWatch. Alumni, faculty and

researchers have collectively won multiple awards, including at least 20 Nobel Prizes (as of Apr 2013)

— although not necessarily while during their time at UCSD. For example, Linus Pauling won in 1954



and 1962, but was faculty from 1967-69. Other notable alumni include science 㔲㘵ction authors Gregory

Benford, David Brin and Kim Stanley Robinson — all of whom earned PhDs — Mike Judge, creator of

the animated TV shows “Beavis and Butthead” and “King of the Hill,” and director/ writer of the TV show

“Silicon Valley. Additional School Information:

Website

Founded in 1960 Location: La Jolla, California # International students: 3,795 Acceptance rate:

36.8% (2013) Motto: Fiat lux / Let there be light Type: Public, research

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Rutgers – New Brunswick

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Rutgers was originally chartered as Queen’s College in 1766, ten years before the American Revolution.

Rutgers – New Brunswick is the oldest campus of Rutgers University, and it has 5 sub-campuses that

hold its 18 schools colleges (undergrad, grad, professional). RU NB has 175 research centers and

institutes, 22 libraries, 20 computer labs and 110 RU-tv channels for tutorials, interviews and other

uses. It also has health care facilities, studios, and performance venues. All 670 buildings on the nearly

2700-acre university are deemed lighting energy e‵㈶cient. The university o㔶㜮ers 100+ undergrad majors

and 220+ grad degree programs at its 5 campuses: Busch, College Avenue, Douglass, George H. Cook,

Livingston. It claims nearly 60% of grad students are women, just over 40% are men. International

students represent over 105 countries. Campus housing covers 85% of freshman students and 46% of

undergrads in general. Students can choose from over 400 student organizations, 80+ frats and

sororities and 6 student centers. Faculty include 35 National Academy members and 15 American

Academy of Arts and Sciences members. Additional School Information:

Website

Founded in 1766 Location: New Brunswick – Piscataway, New Jersey # International students:

3,797 Acceptance rate: 61% (2010) Motto: Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra / Sun of

righteousness, shine upon the West also Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship, research

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University of Arizona (U of A)

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The of U of A is classi㔲㘵ed as a Carnegie Foundation RU/VH (research university, very high research

activity) university. It gets the most NASA grants for space exploration than any American university —

the most funds per year than the next nine NASA-JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab)-funded universities

combined. In addition to being involved in 㔲㘵ve spacecraft missions as of Jun 2011, it operates

observatories and telescopes, including Peak National Observatory. U of A is also involved in the

building of the $500M Giant Magellan Telescope, due for completion in 2016. U of A has been part of

pop culture, with multiple 㔲㘵lms either shot there or otherwise referenced, including “Revenge of the

Nerds.” This is also re㐹㐠ected in notable alumni, who include singer Linda Ronstadt, actor Greg Kinnear,

novelist Barbara Kingsolver, actress Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live alumnus). Notable alumni include

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt (2011, Physics). Notable faculty includes two Nobel laureates, Nicolaas

Bloembergen and Willis E. Lamb. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1885 Location: Tucson, Arizona # International students: 3,863 /40,223

Acceptance rate: 76.9% Motto: Bear down, Arizona Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship, research

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Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

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JHU was founded in 1876 and named for its primary benefactor, philanthropist Johns Hopkins. It has

ranked #1 for over 3 decades by the NSF (National Science Foundation) amongst U.S. academic

institutions for various research endeavors, including science, medical and engineering. Over 35 Nobel

Prize winners have been a‵㈶liated with JHU (count as of 2011) — including 18 in Physiology or

Medicine. Current faculty honors, speci㔲㘵cally, include 4 Nobel Prizes, 1 Pulitzer Prize, 51 American

Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellows, 61 Institute of Medicine Members, 28 National Academy of

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Science Members, and several others. As well, faculty and sta㔶㜮 have collectively written over 50 books

JHU was “the 㔲㘵rst medical school to admit women on an equal basis with men and to require a

bachelor’s degree.” A newly-created nursing school in 1889 accepted both men and women as

students. However, other grad schools at JHU took a long time to allow the awarding of PhDs. Johns

Hopkins was an abolitionist, which led to Kelly Miller becoming the school’s 㔲㘵rst African American

graduate student – albeit, some time after Hopkins’ passing. However, commonplace racial diversity

took until the 1960s-70s. In addition to Washington, D.C., and Maryland, JHU has campuses in Italy,

Malaysia, China and Singapore. There are two main campuses in Baltimore, housing 㔲㘵ve graduate

divisions. Overall, there are nine schools — including the Carey Business School, School of Medicine,

Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Nursing, Peabody Institute, SAIS and others — covering

over 180 㔲㘵elds of study. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1876 Location: Baltimore, Maryland # International students: 3,889 Acceptance

rate: 16.8% (2013) Motto: Veritas vos liberabit / The truth will set you free Type: Private, not-

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North Carolina State University (NCSU)

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Historically, NCSU’s top programs are in engineering, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and design.

Overall, it o㔶㜮ers over 100 bachelor’s degrees, 100+ master’s degrees, 60+ doctoral degrees and a

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, through its 10 schools and colleges, plus the First Year College

and Graduate School. It is consistently ranked in top 50 public universities in the U.S. by various

organizations, and North Carolina’s state capital, Raleigh, was ranked the best city to live in, in America,

by Bloomberg Businessweek in Sep 2011. In 2013, the Washington Monthly listed NCSU as 4th

amongst national universities that assist low- and middle-income students in getting a㔶㜮ordable,

marketable degrees. NCSU also has a strong research and startup environment. It is the only American

university “leading two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers.” It claims 800 U.S.

and 1,500 worldwide patents, covering over 400 consumer products, and has over 800 license

agreements with industry partners. Over 100 companies have been spun-o㔶㜮 from NCSU research,

including 8 in the last year, with venture capital exceeding $1.5B. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1887 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina # International students: 3,906 / 34,009

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Acceptance rate: 49.6% Type: Public

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Iowa State University (ISU)

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ISU was founded in 1858 and is amongst the 㔲㘵rst three colleges to take advantage of the land-grant

law signed by then President Abraham Lincoln. Its eight colleges and two schools (including the

Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication) o㔶㜮er about 100 bachelor programs, 110+ master

programs, 80+ doctoral programs, 1 professional program in veterinary medicine. There are over 800

student organizations on campus, and international students represent over 100 countries. ISU has

over 90 centers and institutes. This science and tech heavy university claims the invention of the

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world’s 㔲㘵rst electronic computer. It currently has the world’s highest-resolution virtual reality lab, with

16.7M pixels per wall. It also has a supercomputer, Cyence, that performs 183 trillion calculations per

second. Notable alumni include George Washington Carver, ISU’s 㔲㘵rst African American student (and

faculty member) and a botanist / scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and who developed

about 100 household products made from peanuts. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1858 Location: Ames, Iowa # International students: 3,988 Acceptance rate:

83.3% (2013) Motto: Science with practice Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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MIT was founded in 1861, although it did not open its doors until 1865. It has six schools and colleges,

including the Sloan School of Management, and 35 departments and programs. Class lecture notes are

freely available online through OpenCourseWare . The edX initiative o㔶㜮ers online courses from other

university partners (including Harvard, Berkeley, U of Texas) as well. It ranks sixth overall in U.S. News’

2012 American universities rankings — #1 for undergrad engineering and #2 for undergrad business.

In QS World University Rankings for 2012, MIT ranked as the top university in the world for the 㔲㘵rst

time, moving up from #3 in 2011 and #5 in 2010. Amongst its discoveries are the 2014 㔲㘵nding of a two-

dimensional material similar to graphene that could be used to make 㐹㐠at solar cells and transistors.

The list of notable alumni is long and includes 31 Nobel Prize winners, 47 Rhodes Scholars, and 61

Marshall Scholars. Graduates include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, astronaut Buzz Aldrin,

former UN Secretary General Ko㔲㘵 Annan, physicist Richard Feynman (1939 Nobel Prize, Physics) and

others. Alumni have also founded or co-founded companies, including Intel, McDonnell Douglas, Texas

Instruments, Qualcomm, Genentech, Dropbox, Campbell Soup, Bose and others. Additional School

Information:

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Founded in 1861 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts # International students: 3,167 /

11,189 Acceptance rate: 8.9% Motto: Mens et manus / Mind and hands Type: Private

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SUNY Stony Brook University (SBU)

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SUNY Stony Brook University started in 1957 as State University College in Oyster Bay on Long Island

and moved to Stony Brook in 1962. It owns Stony Brook University Medical Center and co-manages

Brookhaven National Laboratory. In 2005, it acquired land for a Research & Development Park in 2005.

It also houses four business incubators. SBU is a member of the Association of American Universities

and is a National Merit Institution. Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings ranked SBU in

the top 1 percent worldwide. It was ranked by U.S. News as in the top 100 nationwide and in the top 35

of public universities. Kiplinger ranked SBU as amongst the 30 best values in public colleges and

universities. It is one of 10 American universities that the NSF recognizes for combining research with

an undergrad education. SBU has 13 schools and colleges, which o㔶㜮er 68 majors and 80 minors. The

university had a high freshman return rate of 90% for Fall 2011 enrollees returning for a second year.

Teaching faculty are highly-credentialed, with 98% of instructors holding either a doctoral degree or

the highest degree in their 㔲㘵eld. The faculty has over 1,840 inventions and 500 U.S. patents to their

credit. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1957 Location: Stony Brook, New York # International students: 4,122 Acceptance

rate: 39.5% (2013) Motto: To learn, to search, to serve Type: public, research

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University of Maryland – College Park (UMCP)

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University of Maryland – College Park, founded in 1856, is the largest university in Maryland. It has

strong partnership ties, with various faculty members receiving funding and other support from NIH,

NASA, NIST and DHS. The university is ranked highly by U.S. News (2014), Kiplinger’s (2014), Academic

Ranking of World Universities (2013), Princeton Review (2013) and others. UMCP’s ten colleges and

schools o㔶㜮er 90 undergrad majors, as well as grad and professional programs. In non-academic

milestones, it’s in the top 25 list (2013) of colleges that produce Peace Corps volunteers. Notable

faculty includes four Nobel Prize winners. Two alumni are also Nobel Prize winners. Nobel prize

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winners from outside UMCP who have given an annual talk include President Jimmy Carter, UN

Secretary General Ko㔲㘵 Annan, and South African President Nelson Mandela. Other notable alumni

include Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Emmy-winning journalist Connie Chung, “Seinfeld” and “Curb

Your Enthusiasm” co-creator Larry David, football player/ analyst Boomer Esiason, “The Boondocks”

animated TV show creator Aaron McGruder and others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1856 Location: College Park, Maryland # International students: 4,492/ 24,149

Acceptance rate: 46.8% Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Italian) / Strong deeds, gentle

words Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Stanford University

http://www.umd.edu/



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Stanford University was established in 1885; opened in 1891 by Leland Stanford (former California

governor and U.S. senator) and wife Jane Lathrop Stanford as a memorial to their son, who died from

typhoid fever. It is the largest contiguous campus in the U.S. with over 8,000 acres, and has 700

buildings. There are currently over 5,000 externally-sponsored projects in which the university is

participating. Stanford, which is the most selective research university in the U.S. as of the Class of

2017, has an endowment of $18.7B. It was also home to a node for the original ARPANET — a

predecessor to the Internet. There are seven schools and colleges. Ninety-seven percent of

undergraduates live on campus, and the student body enjoys a 5-1 student-to-faculty ratio (over 2,000

faculty members). Notable faculty and alumni include “22 Nobel laureates that are currently members

of the Stanford community.” Fifty-eight laureates have been or are a‵㈶liated with Stanford in total.

Other notable alumni include 30 living billionaires, 17 astronauts and 11 members of Congress. The

approximate annual revenue of companies founded by Stanford alumni is about $2.7 trillion. Alumni

and faculty have founded Google, Yahoo!, Nike, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, as well as other

companies. Additional School Information:

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Website

Founded in 1891 Location: Palo Alto, California # International students: 4,535 Acceptance

rate: 6.6% Motto: Die Luft der Freiheit weht (German) / The wind of freedom blows Type:

Private

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Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

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IIT was founded in 1940, with its roots traced back to the Armour Institute of Technology — which was

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founded in 1890. Philip Danforth Armour, Sr., made a donation of $1M in 1890 (~$25M in 2012 value),

with which the original institute was founded. Armour was inspired by a Chicago minister who wanted

a school for all students instead of just the elite. The minister, Frank W. Gunsaulus, became the 㔲㘵rst

president of the institute. IIT has eight schools and colleges, six of which o㔶㜮er undergrad programs. It

has 34 undergraduate majors and o㔶㜮ers both traditional and professional master’s programs, as well

as doctoral programs, certi㔲㘵cate specializations and dual-degree options. The institute had a 93%

retention rate for 㔲㘵rst year students in Fall 2012 enrollment. International students make up a large

part of the student body, 59% of grad students and 24% of undergrad students classi㔲㘵ed as

international. Notable faculty includes three Nobel laureates – 2 in Physics, one in Economics.


Website

Founded in 1940 Location: Chicago, Illinois # International students: 4,609 Acceptance rate:

64% (2010) Motto: Transforming lives. Inventing the future. Type: Private, research

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Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech, GT)

http://www.iit.edu/



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The Georgia Institute of Technology was founded in 1885, and is the result of two Confederate o‵㈶cers

being inspired by MIT’s educational model. A bill signed in 1885 by the Governor of Georgia allowed for

the creation and funding of the institute. Land was donated in 1887. The main Georgia Tech campus is

partly in Midtown Atlanta, and there are satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, as well as France,

Ireland, China and Singapore. The 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics had the athletes village on campus.

Georgia Tech has 6 colleges — including Scheller College of Business — that house 30+ schools and

degree programs (bachelor’s, master’s doctoral). GT ranked in top ten (#7) of public American

universities by U.S. News & World Report, who also ranked them as the top industrial engineering

program and #5 undergrad and #5 grad engineering colleges. According to DiverseEducation.com, GT

ranks anywhere from #1 to #8 in degrees awarded to minority students overall, as well as African

American students, Asian American students, Hispanic students and Native American students.


Website

Founded in 1885 Location: Atlanta, Georgia # International students: 4,740 / 21,557

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Acceptance rate: 54.9% Motto: Progress and service Type: Public

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

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Carnegie Mellon University was founded in 1900 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. It has 7 colleges and

schools. Recruiters polled for a 2010 Wall Street Journal article ranked CMU as #1 for computer science

hires. CMU also ranked highly for 㔲㘵nance and business. The university has been involved in the

creation of over 1,000 companies primarily in Pittsburgh, Silicon Valley and India. As well as being a

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world leader in robotics, it also has its hand in space exploration. NASA Mars rovers and crash

avoidance systems use software from CMU. Thirty-㔲㘵ve percent of CMU student body are international

– putting the university in the top 10 most international student bodies by percentage in the USA.

Faculty are highly quali㔲㘵ed, with about 96% having a Ph.D. or equivalent for their respective 㔲㘵elds. This

faculty teaches 99% of all undergrad courses and some grad courses. Notable alumni include “Nobel

Prize winners, tech company founders, inventors, orchestra conductors, Oscar-winning producers.”

Examples include John Forbes Nash (Nobel laureate in economics and the subject of the 㔲㘵lm A

Beautiful Mind), billionaire hedge fund investor David Tepper; Java programming language creator

James Gosling; artist Andy Warhol; astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Judith Resnik, and others. Additional

School Information:

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Founded in 1900 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania # International students: 4,744

Acceptance rate: 25% (2013) Motto: My heart is in the work Type: Private

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Cornell University

http://www.cmu.edu/



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Cornell, an Ivy League school, was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell, Andrew Dickson White. Cornell is

private but receives a federal land grant. Overall, it has seven undergrad schools and colleges, a grad

school, and seven professional schools that o㔶㜮er professional degrees in business management,

medicine, law, and veterinary medicine. It also has nearly 100 academic departments and numerous

centers, institutes, labs and programs. Each college and school de㔲㘵nes its own academic programs and

admits students. Collectively, they o㔶㜮er 4,000+ courses across nearly 100 departments, with nearly 70

undergrad majors and 90+ minors, and 90+ grad 㔲㘵elds of study. It also has dual-degree programs.

There are two satellite medical campuses, in New York City and Education City, Qatar. Notable faculty

includes several Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners. Amongst faculty have been actor John

Cleese and astronomer/ astrophysicist Carl Sagan. As of 2010, “Cornell is the only university with three

female winners” of unshared Nobel Prizes amongst alumni. These winners are Pearl S. Buck, Barbara

McClintock and Toni Morrison. Other notable alumni include, amongst many, Janet Reno (㔲㘵rst female

U.S. Attorney General), Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former Surgeon General C. Everett

Koop, Robert Atkins (creator of Atkins Diet), the founders and co-founders of many companies (Burger

King, Hotels.com, PeopleSoft, Priceline.com, Staples, Qualcomm). Writer alumni include the

aforementioned Pearl S. Buck and Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon and E.B. White. Cornell also claims

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several actor, athlete, CEO and other alumni. Additional School Information:

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Founded in in 1865 Location: Ithaca, New York # International students: 4,891 / 21,424

Acceptance rate: 16.2% Motto: “I would found an institution where any person can 㔲㘵nd

instruction in any study.” (Ezra Cornell quote) Type: Private

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University of Houston (UH)

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University of Houston has 12 colleges and schools — including the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel

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and Restaurant Management — that collectively o㔶㜮er over 100 undergrad majors and minors, and

almost 200 grad degree programs (131 master’s, 54 research doctorates, and three professional

doctorates in law, optometry, pharmacy) UH awards over 8,200 degrees each year. Its annual research

budget is nearly $130M and it “operates 40+ research centers and institutes on campus.” Notable

faculty includes Nobel laureate Jody Williams and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee.

Notable alummi include novelist Alice Sebold, Matt Mullenweg (creator of WordPress blogging

software), numerous professional golfers, NFL football players and NBA basketball players, U.S.

senator Elizabeth Warren, actor Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory), actor Brent Spiner (Star Trek), actor

brothers Randy and Dennis Quaid, TV host Star Jones, singer Kenny Rogers, rapper Lil’ Wayne, and

many others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1927 Location: Houston, Texas # International students: 4,901 Acceptance rate:

56.2% Motto: In tempore / In time Type: State university

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Academy of Art University

http://www.uh.edu/



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The Academy of Art University was founded by 㔲㘵ne art painter Richard S. Stephens in 1929 and is now

owned by the Stephens Institute. The founder’s granddaughter, Dr. Elisa Stephens, took over in 1992

as President of the Academy from her father, Dr. Richard A. Stephens. It’s one of the largest property

owners in San Francisco and may be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United

States. Bachelor’s degrees in Fine Art were awarded starting in 1966, after the school was

incorporated. It now o㔶㜮ers two bachelor’s degrees, three master’s degrees, one associate’s degree, and

several certi㔲㘵cate programs as well as Continuing Art Education courses in over 30 areas of emphasis.

Students all have the same tuition, including U.S. permanent residents and international students.

(About 30% of the Academy’s students are international.) Federal and state 㔲㘵nancial assistance is not

available for international students. Notable alumni include actresses Lauren Conrad and Heidi

Montag, and 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice. Additional School

Information:

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Founded in 1929 Location: San Francisco, California # International students: 5,081 Motto:

Built for artists by artists Type: Private

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Harvard University

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Harvard, an Ivy League school, was founded in 1636 and named after minister John Harvard, the 㔲㘵rst

benefactor. It is the oldest American university and has the largest endowment of any university

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worldwide (over $32B for Fiscal Year 2013). As well as having over 5,000 acres of real estate holdings, it

has the largest academic library in the U.S., with 80 libraries, 18.9M volumes, 400M manuscript items,

10M photographs and more. Harvard ranks #1 or #2 overall in many university ranking lists. The

university has 12 degree-granting schools and colleges, plus the Radcli㔶㜮e Institute for Advanced Study,

as well as a division of Continuing Education (includes Harvard Summer School and Harvard Extension

School). As of Fall 2012, international students have made up about 11% of the undergrad student

body and 27% of grad and professional students. Harvard o㔶㜮ers 㔲㘵nancial aid of over $160M to over

60% of undergrad students. Over 65% of all students receive scholarship aid, with the average grant in

2013-14 being $46K. Notable faculty as of 2010 included Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt;

historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; economist Amartya Sen; political scientist Robert Putnam;

astrophysicist Alyssa A. Goodman, and others. Alumni represent 201 countries. Notable alumni include

47 Nobel laureates and 48 Pulitzer Prize winners, as well as 32 heads of state. Graduates include

numerous American political leaders including President Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore,

George W. Bush, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Hancock, John Adams, John Quincy

Adams, as well as political leaders of other countries, several royals, religious leaders, tech founders

(Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg), civil rights leader W.E.B. DuBois, numerous famous writers and poets,

musicians, 㔲㘵lmmakers, athletes, actors and more. Harvard alumni and faculty are also on Time

Magazine’s 2014 100 Most In㐹㐠uential People in the World list: President Barack Obama, Sheika al-

Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, John Kovac, Ory Okolloh, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Diane Paulus,

and David Sinclair. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1636 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts # International students: 5,131 /

28,147 Acceptance rate: 5.9% Motto: Veritas / Truth Type: Private

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Texas A&M University (TAMU)

http://www.harvard.edu/



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Texas A&M University got its start in 1876 as the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas, and is the

㔲㘵rst institute of higher learning in the state. It in the top 10 largest American universities (by

enrollment) and tops in Texas. Its 5,500 acres houses the George Bush (Sr.) Presidential Library, which

opened in 1997 — one of very few universities with a presidential library. Other milestones include

membership in the Association of American Universities; an endowment of $7.6B, which puts it in the

top 5 amongst public American universities; and a Corps of Cadets with 2,300 members. (TAMU is “one

of three public universities with a full-time, volunteer Corps of Cadets.” It is one of only six senior

military colleges. Only U.S. service academies commission more o‵㈶cers than TAMU.) TAMU has 10

colleges and 18 research institutes, as well as branches in Galveston, Texas, and Qatar. It has over 120

undergrad and 240 grad degree programs and a number of professional degrees. Additional School

Information:

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Founded in 1876 Location: College Station, Texas # International students: 5,149 Acceptance

rate: 67.1% Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship, research

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University of Texas – Dallas (UTD)

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UT Dallas was founded in 1969 in Richardson, Texas. UTD was ranked by Times Higher Education

magazine in 2013 as 15th in their top 100 list of young schools (under 50 years old), using 13

performance indicators that include research, diversity and international collaborations, and teaching.

Fortune magazine claims that 14 of the 20 most pro㔲㘵table companies recruit from UT Dallas. UTD has

seven schools and colleges o㔶㜮er over 130 academic programs (undergrad and grad) — including the

top-ranked Naveen Jindal School of Management MBA program. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21-1,

and UTD has over 50 “centers, labs and institutes that facilitate research and opportunities for hands-

on learning.” International students made up over 20% of the student population. Notable faculty

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include a Nobel laureate and four members of the National Academies. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1969 Location: Richardson, Texas # International students: 5,193 Motto:

Disciplina praesidium civitatis / Education, the guardian of society Type: State, research

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University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW-Madison)

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The o‵㈶cial beginnings of UW Madison are in 1838, when a law was passed to incorporate an University

of the Territory of Wisconsin. However, the school was not founded until after Wisconsin became a

state in 1848. The 㔲㘵rst women students were admitted in 1863, during the Civil War. Its 20 colleges and

schools o㔶㜮er bachelor’s degrees, graduate and professional degrees. As of 2009, UW-Madison had

130+ undergrad majors, approx 150 master’s programs, and 120 doctoral programs. Overall, over

4,700 course are o㔶㜮ered. It has an international institute jointly created by the College of Letters and

Sciences and the International Studies division. The university’s international student body represents

130 countries. UW Madison is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity)

in the Carnegie Classi㔲㘵cation. Notable faculty/ researchers include Elmer V. McCollum, who founded

Vitamin A (1913) and B (1916). Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1848 Location: Madison, Wisconsin # International students: 5,291 / 42,820

Acceptance rate: 54.6% Motto: Numen lumen / “God, our light” or “The divine within the

universe, however manifested, is my light.” Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Houston Community College (HCC)

http://www.wisc.edu/



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The Houston Community College System includes nine Texas cities and parts of three more, including

Houston. Eight colleges are currently part of HCCS. It was governed under the HISD (Houston

Independent School District) by public referendum, from 1971-1989. A Board of Trustees was

established and the college separated from HISD in 1989. It was “restructured into a multi-college

system” in 1992. Overall HCC has over 15 campuses and two sub-colleges. It o㔶㜮ers two online

programs – continuing ed and distance ed. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1971 Location: Houston, Texas # International students: 5,333 Type: Community

college

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University of Texas – Austin (UT Austin)

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UT Austin had its start in 1883, with part of the income of land and grazing rights from 2 million acres

in Texas, granted by the state. The university in the top 㔲㘵ve nationwide for “largest single campus

enrollment.” It is considered a Public Ivy school and has 17 colleges and schools which award 12,000

degrees yearly. This includes over 3,500 graduate degrees (master’s, doctoral), and over 8,700

undergrad degrees in 170 㔲㘵elds of study, with 100 majors. In addition to over 50K on-campus students,

UT Austin has 300K continuing ed students, and claims a diverse student population who enjoy 1,100

registered student organizations. It has a diverse student population with almost 10% of students (Fall

2012) being international. Additional School Information:

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Website

Founded in 1883 Location: Austin, Texas # International students: 5,481 / 52,213 Acceptance

rate: 46.8% Motto: Disciplina praesidium civitatis / Discipline is the guardian of the city Type:

State, 㐹㐠agship, research

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University of California – Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

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UC Berkeley originally started in Oakland in 1869 as University of California; moved to Berkeley in

1870. The Oakland version is from the merger of the College of California and Agricultural, Mining and

Mechanical Arts College. It was later renamed in honor of philosopher George Berkeley. It is a founding

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member of the Association of American Universities and has a RU/VH very high research activity

designation. UC Berkeley has a number of honors to its credit. Berkeley Lab has discovered 16

chemical elements, the most of any university worldwide (as of 2011). The Manhattan Project — which

developed the the 㔲㘵rst atomic bomb — had Berkeley physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as the scienti㔲㘵c

director. Faculty, alumni and researchers have collectively won 72 Nobel Prizes (30 to alumni) and

numerous other awards. 7 Nobel laureates and 4 Pulitzer Prize winners are amongst current faculty.

Other notable alumni include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Google exec Eric Schmidt. There

are 14 colleges and schools, 130 departments and 80+ interdisciplinary research units. In total, over

7,000 courses are o㔶㜮ered across 350 degree programs. Degrees granted by UC Berkeley in 2012-13:

7,526 bachelor’s, 2,164 master’s, 887 research/ scholarship doctoral, 377 professional doctoral. UC

Berkeley produces the most Ph.D.s annually amongst American universities. Students of Fall 2012

enjoyed a 17-1 student to faculty ratio. The student body is also fairly diverse, with 66% of students

enrolled in Fall 2010 having at least one parent born outside the U.S. Over 4,000 students do volunteer

work yearly. UC Berkeley is the only U.S. school to produce over 3,000 Peace Corps volunteers since

the latter’s inception in 1961. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1868 Location: Berkeley, California # International students: 5,632 / 35,899

Acceptance rate: 18% Motto: Fiat lux (Let there be light) Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

http://berkeley.edu/



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UPenn, an Ivy League school, was founded by Benjamin Franklin. Various sources put the date at

between 1740-1749. It is America’s 㔲㘵rst university, a founding member of the Association of American

Colleges, and one of the nine original Colonial colleges. It is the “㔲㘵rst academic institution to follow a

multidisciplinary model” based on several European universities. It is also has the 㔲㘵rst school of

medicine in the U.S. and the 㔲㘵rst collegiate business school, as well as the 㔲㘵rst student union. UPenn is

considered a top 㔲㘵ve research university and has had a number of 㔲㘵ndings and innovations, including

“the 㔲㘵rst general purpose electronic computer (ENIAC), the Rubella and Hepatitis B vaccines.” It has 12

schools and colleges, including the esteemed The Wharton School of Business. Of these, all 12 have

grad programs. Only four have undergrad programs. UPenn also has professional degree program,

and degree and non-degree continuing ed and lifelong learning programs. The 2011 student body had

over 11% international students. At least nine faculty or alumni have won Nobel Prizes over a ten-year

period, with a total of 28 Nobel Prizes for Penn a‵㈶liates. Other awards include over 110 members in

the United States National Academies, 100+ Sloan Fellows, about 170 Guggenheim Fellowships and

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many more. Other notable alumni include one U.S. President (William Henry Harrison) and 11 other

heads of state, several Supreme Court Justices, tech company founders, at least 18 living billionaires

and more. Graduates include linguist / philosopher Noam Chomsky, billionaire Warren Bu㔶㜮et, Elon

Musk (co-founder/ founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX), Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga online and

mobile games), enterpreneur Donald Trump, his son, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and many

more. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1740 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania # International students: 5,751

Acceptance rate: 12.3% Motto: Leges sine moribus vanae / Laws without morals are in vain

Type: Private

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SUNY University at Bu㔶㜮alo (UB)

http://www.upenn.edu/



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SUNY Bu㔶㜮alo was founded in 1846 by Millard Fillmore (13th president of the United States) as a private

college. In 1962, the SUNY (State University of New York) system absorbed it into the fold. UB is the

largest of the 64-campus SUNY system and itself has multiple campuses in Bu㔶㜮alo and Amherst in the

state of New York. It was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1989 and is considered

an RU/VH high-research university. UB has 13 schools and colleges o㔶㜮ering over 100 undergrad

degrees (including combined programs) and nearly 300 grad and professional programs (205 master’s,

84 doctoral, 10 professional). It has three campuses in Bu㔶㜮alo and Amherst, combined. Total degrees

awarded in 2012-13: 7,457. Notable alumni and faculty include one U.S. President (Leonard Fillmore),

several Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Rhodes Scholars, journalist / reporter Wolf Blitzer,

physician and astronaut Ellen S. Baker, engineer and astronaut Gregory Jarvis, and others. Additional

School Information:

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Founded in 1846 Location: Bu㔶㜮alo, New York # International students: 5,804 /28,952

Acceptance rate: 56.9% Motto: Mens sana in corpore sano / Sound mind in a sound body

Type: Public, research

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University of Florida (UF)

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University of Florida was founded in 1853, with East Florida Seminary in Ocala, Florida, being the oldest

of UF’s predecessor organizations. UF is the oldest university in Florida and has been considered a

Public Ivy since 2001. It was ranked 14th best public uni in the U.S. in 2013 by U.S. News and World

Report. Its 16 academic colleges o㔶㜮er professional grad programs in “business admin, engineering,

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law, dentistry, veterinary med.” Overall, it o㔶㜮ers 120+ master’s degrees, 70+ doctoral degrees in over

80 schools and departments. It also claims over 150 research centers and institutes. Notable alumni

include Nobel Prize winners, U.S. politicians and diplomats (senators, representatives, governors,

ambassadors), athletes, actors, musicians, astronauts and others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1853 Location: Gainesville, Florida # International students: 5,961 / 49,913

Acceptance rate: Motto: Civium in moribus rei publicae salus / The welfare of the state

depends upon the morals of its citizens Type: State

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University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (U of M)

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The U of M was founded in 1851. Currently, it is located in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul

(Falcon Heights), which are a few miles apart. In 2009, Forbes named Minneapolis the safest

metropolitan area in the U.S. U of M has 19 colleges and schools, and sister campuses in Crookston,

Duluth, Morris and Rochester in the state of Minnesota. It o㔶㜮ers over 140 undergrad degree programs

and about 150 through the grad school. It also has ROTC (Reserve O‵㈶cer Training Corps) in three

branch campuses, and 200 institutes and centers. U of M alumni were involved in the creation of

several inventions, including “the 㔲㘵rst wearable pacemaker, GORE-TEX(r), the retractable seat belt, and

Post-it(r) Notes.” Inventions in the past 㔲㘵ve years have generated close to $390M in revenue for the

state of Minnesota. Other notable alumni include former Vice President Walter Mondale, satirist/

writer Garrison Keillor and others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1851 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota # International students: 6,178

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Ohio State University – Main Campus (OSU)

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Ohio State University’s main campus was founded in 1870. It is amongst the top 㔲㘵ve largest campuses

in the U.S. in terms of student enrollment, and is considered amongst the top 20 American public

universities, as per U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 “America’s Best Colleges” list. OSU has 22

schools and colleges, o㔶㜮ering a combined 175 undergrad majors through about 12,000 courses. There

are 4 regional campus, 1 tech institute, 1 R&D center, 1 laboratory, as well extension o‵㈶ces in each of

88 counties in Ohio. Six alumni had a role in the two top 㔲㘵lms in 2012 (Brave, Life of Pi), in terms of

animation and/or special e㔶㜮ects. Amongst notable faculty, six were named by the NSF as top scholars,

who are studying a variety of subjects including ghost particles, human DNA, and computing devices.


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Founded in 1870 Location: Columbus, Ohio # International students: 6,478 / 57,466 (2012-13)

Acceptance rate: 64% Motto: Disciplina in civitatem / Education for citizenship Type: Public,

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University of Washington (UW)

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The University of Washington was founded in 1861 and is located in Seattle, Washington, with

additional campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. UW is a research-heavy university. It has over 5,000 grants

including 200 that are over $1M each. About 280 startup companies have resulted from UW research,

and there are close to 300 specialized research centers. Undergrads also participate in research; over

7,000 students participated in research in 2011-12 — totalling nearly 1.3M hours of undergrad

research. UW’s 16 colleges and schools o㔶㜮er 1,800 undergrad courses each quarter, and award over

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12,000 degrees yearly (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional). Over 14K degrees were

awarded in 2010-11. Notable students and alumni have multiple awards: 136 Fulbright Scholars, 35

Rhodes Scholars, 7 Marshall Scholars, 4 Gates Cambridge Scholars. Faculty collectively have six Nobel

Prize winners — 㔲㘵ve of them in Medicine. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1861 Location: Seattle, Washington # International students: 6,491 Acceptance

rate: 59.2% Motto: Lux sit / Let there be light Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Indiana University – Bloomington (IU Bloomington)

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The University of Bloomington started out in 1820 as the State Seminary. Currently, it is considered a

Public Ivy, and is a member of the Association of American Universities. It was the fourth public

university in the U.S. to admit women students on an equal basis. Sarah Parke Morrison joined in 1867

as the 㔲㘵rst woman student. Other milestones include: The Kinsey Institute for sexuality research,

established in 1945; the annual Little 500 bicycle race — modeled after the Indianapolis 500 car race —

which is the United States’ largest collegiate bike race and was featured in the 㔲㘵lm “Breaking Away.”

IUB has 14 schools and colleges, including the Kelley School of Business, Jacobs School of Music and

Maurer School of Law. International students from 165 countries were enrolled in Spring 2013.


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Founded in 1820 Location: Bloomington, Indiana # International students: 6,547 Acceptance

rate: 74.4% Motto: Lux et veritas/ Light and truth Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Boston University (BU)

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Boston University was founded in 1839. It is now nonsectarian but was originally a‵㈶liated with the

United Methodist Church. It is one of Boston’s largest employers and is considered an RU/VH very high

activity research university by the Carnegie Classi㔲㘵cation of Institutions of Higher Learning. BU has

over 2,000 labs, and won over 1,700 grants and contracts in Fiscal Year 2012 totaling over $366M. BU

has 16 schools and colleges (2 campuses) that o㔶㜮er 250+ 㔲㘵elds of study. There are also nearly 100

study-abroad programs in 36 cities and 23 countries. In 2012, 9,448 degrees were awarded, including

1,143 doctoral/ professional degrees. Students enjoy a 12.7-1 ratio of students to faculty. Notable

alumni and faculty milestones include seven Nobel Prizes, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and Elie

Weisel; 35 Pulitzers Prizes (including 2 to a current Dean); 6 Academy Awards; plus Emmy and Tony

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awards, Guggenheim Fellowships and more. Alexander Graham Bell, credited with the invention of the

telephone, 㔲㘵rst lectured at BU in 1873. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1839 Location: Boston, Massachusetts # International students: 6,615 / 33,747

Acceptance rate: 37% (2013) Motto: Learning, virtue, piety Type: Private

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Arizona State University (ASU)

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Arizona State University was founded in 1885. It is considered to be a RU/VH very high research activity

university, with research expenditures of about $385M in Fiscal Year 2012. It is also a member of the

Universities Research Association. After the economic downturn that started in 2008, ASU reorganized.

Currently, there are 15 colleges, schools and institutes including the W.P. Carey School of Business, the

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Sandra Day O’Connor College

of Law. While there are four campuses (downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe, West/ northwest

Phoenix), they are jointly accredited as a single campus. Over 18K degrees were awarded in 2010-11.

The ASU Online program at SkySong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, o㔶㜮ers over 50 undergrad and grad

programs, and had over 5,000 students for Spring 2012. (U.S. News and World Report ranked ASU

Online as #1 in online Student Services and Technology.) Faculty and alumni awards milestones as of

2012 include 2 Nobel laureates, 127 Fulbright Scholars, 25 Guggenheim Fellowships, 27 National

Academy winners, 6 Pulitzer Prizes and more. Other points of note: ASU is environmentally conscious.

There are 17,500 daily cyclists on campus. The university also has over 61K solar panels that produce

over 15.3 Megawatts of power, and the campus collects 800 tons of recyclables. Additional School

Information:

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Founded in 1885 Location: Tempe, Arizona # International students: 6,645 Type: Public,

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Penn State University – University Park

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Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania was founded in 1855. A $50M gift in 1967 from

chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey helped establish a college of medicine and a teaching hospital,

the latter of which currently provides care to over a million patients yearly. Penn State has 24

campuses, 17K faculty, 100K students. PSU has 18 schools and colleges that o㔶㜮er over 160 bachelor

majors, as well as various grad and professional degrees. It has an online World Campus that o㔶㜮ers

identical degrees to on-campus students. Notable projects include the Lunar Lion team’s plans to land

the 㔲㘵rst university-built robotic spacecraft on the moon in 2015. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1855 Location: University Park, Pennsylvania # International students: 6,693

Acceptance rate: 54.8% Motto: Making life better Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship, multi-campus

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Michigan State University (MSU)

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Michigan State University was founded in 1855 as the 㔲㘵rst land-grant institution, and it served as the

prototype for the Morrill Act of 1862, which gave land grants to each U.S. state in order to establish a

state university system. Currently, the university has 5,200 acre campus, with 2,100 acres of existing or

planned development. As well, it has access to just under 20K acres around the state for research and

education in agricultural and natural resources. It is in fact the 㔲㘵rst U.S. institution of higher learning to

teach scienti㔲㘵c agriculture. MSU, which is considered to be a Public Ivy, has 3 campuses (including one

in Dubai) and the Kellog Hotel and Conference Center. It’s historical strengths have been in packaging,

hospitality, supply chain management, and telecommunication. There are 19 colleges and schools

o㔶㜮ering over 200 programs (undergrad, grad, professional). MUS also has study-abroad programs

numbering over 275, in more than 60 countries. Notable alumni include various former Michigan

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governors, U.S. senators and ambassadors; several billionaires; Pulitzer-winning novelist Richard Ford;

actors Robert Urich and comedians Dick Martin and Jackie Martling; 㔲㘵lm director Sam Raimi; numerous

NBA basketball players including Magic Johnson; major league football and baseball players, and

others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1855 Location: East Lansing, Michigan # International students: 6,759 Acceptance

rate: 70.6% Motto: Advancing knowledge,transforming lives Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (UM, UMich)

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The University of Michigan started in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad or University of

Michigania, 20 years before Michigan became a state, and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. It’s the oldest

university in the state of Michigan and has satellite campuses in Flint and Dearborn. It is a founding

member of Association of American Universities and is considered an RU/VH very high research activity

university. (Recent developments at UMich include the creation of see-through solar cells, which could

potentially be used in windows and shades that generate electricity.) UMich has 19 schools and

colleges which o㔶㜮er various undergrad programs. Its grad program “o㔶㜮ers doctoral degrees in

humanities, social sciences, and STEM 㔲㘵elds, plus professional degrees in medicine, law, nursing, social

work and dentistry.” It also has dual-degree and certi㔲㘵cate programs. UMich has a long list of notable

alumni, which includes 26 Rhodes Scholars; late U.S. President Gerald Ford; former House Minority

Leader Dick Gephardt; one Detroit mayor and a governor; 19 billionaires including Google co-founder

Larry Page; playwright Arthur Miller; journalist Mike Wallace; actor James Earl Jones (voice of Darth

Vader in the Star Wars movies); actress Lucy Liu, and many more. Singers Madonna and Iggy Pop were

non-graduating students. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1817> Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan # International students: 6,827 Acceptance

rate: 36.6% Motto: Artes, scientia, veritas / Arts, knowledge, truth Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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Northeastern University (NU)

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Northeastern University is an environmentally-aware institution that was founded in 1898. It is is a

founding member of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment since 2007 —

“a nationwide initiative to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions among institutions of higher learning.”

NU o‵㈶cially adopted a climate action strategy in 2010, and scored one of the highest ratings on the

2011 College Sustainability Report Card. It was cited in 2012 by Green Metric Ranking of World

Universities as America’s Greenest College. NU has 9 schools and colleges plus a program for

undeclared students. Amongst international students, there has been 447% increase in their numbers

between Fall 2006 and Fall 2013. NU has a co-op program and had nearly 8K co-op job placements in

2012-13 with around 3,000 employers worldwide. It has placed students in “experiential learning

opportunities” in over 110 countries 2006-13. The university claims that 90% of grads from 2006-12

either gained full-time employment or “enrolled in grad school within nine months of graduation.” As

well, “51% of 2012 grads received a job o㔶㜮er from a previous co-op employer” and “87% of 2012 grads

who are employed full time are doing work related to their major.” Other notable milestones include

over 1 million “community service hours performed by students since 2006;” and nearly 190 patents

㔲㘵led by students and faculty in 2012-13. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1898 Location: Boston, Massachusetts # International students: 7,705

Acceptance rate: 31.9% Motto: Lux, veritas, virtus / Light, truth, virtue Type: Private, non-

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University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)

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The University of California was founded in 1882, with the UCLA campus establish in 1919. UCLA,

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considered to be a Public Ivy, joined the Association of American Universities in 1974. It is the third

oldest campus of the U of California system and is one of the two 㐹㐠agship universities in the UC system

— Berkeley is the other. UCLA was the most applied-to four-year university nationwide, with over 105K

applications for Fall 2014. UCLA is divided into 㔲㘵ve undergrad colleges, seven professional schools,

four professional health science schools. Notable milestones for faculty, researchers and alumni

include 15 Nobel Prizes, 12 Rhodes Scholars, 1 Fields Medalist, 3 Turing Award winners, 52 current

faculty elected to NAS (National Academy of Science), 26 to NAE (National Academy of Arts and

Sciences), 39 to Institute of Medicine, 124 to American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 250 Olympic

medals as of 2013 – 125 gold, 65 silver 60 bronze (#2 compared to Univ of Southern California LA). As

well, UCLA athletes have competed in every Olympics since 1920 except 1924, and won gold in every

Olympics that the U.S. has competed in since 1932. Amongst other honors, UCLA alumni and faculty

helped created the Internet, and the campus was the 㔲㘵rst node in ARPANET – the predecessor of the

Internet. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1882/ 1919 Location: Los Angeles, California # International students: 8,424

Acceptance rate: 22.0% Motto: Fiat lux (Let there be light) Type: Public, research, 㐹㐠agship

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Columbia University

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Columbia University was founded in 1754 and is New York state’s oldest higher learning institution —

and the 㔲㘵fth oldest in the United States. Columbia, an Ivy League school, is one of 14 founding

members of the Association of American Universities, and is one of nine Colonial Colleges (founded

before the American Revolution -1775-1783). It was originally founded by royal charter as King’s

College by George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia in 1784 and currently has around 20

schools and colleges. Notable milestones include that it administers the Pulitzer Prize; has Columbia

Global Centers in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Nairobi; is

a‵㈶liated (students, faculty, sta㔶㜮) with 101 Nobel laureates. Other notable alumni include 㔲㘵ve founding

fathers of the United States (e.g., Alexander Hamilton); nine Supreme Court Justices (e.g., Ruth Bader

Ginsburg), 43 Nobel laureates, 20 living billionaires (e.g., Warren Bu㔶㜮ett); 28 Academy Award winners;

Three U.S. presidents (Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Barack Obama); 29 heads of state. It

is also the 㔲㘵rst school in the U.S. to award an M.D. degree. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1754 Location: New York, New York # International students: 8,797 Acceptance

rate: 7.4% Motto: In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen / In Thy light shall we see light Type: Private

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New York University (NYU)

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NYU was founded in 1831 by Albert Gallatin and Mordecai Manuel Noah, making it one of the world’s

oldest research universities. It is one of the largest private nonpro㔲㘵t institutions of higher learning in

the United States and was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1950. It is located in

six centers throughout parts of New York, and over a dozen sites elsewhere in the world. NYU has 20

schools, colleges and institutes, and campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Notable milestones include

that more American students study abroad coming from NYU than any other American university or

college, according to IIE (Institute of International Education; and that international students search for

“NYU” more than any other university, according to the College Board. Notable faculty and alumni

milestones include winners of at least 36 Nobel Prizes, 16 Pulitzer Prizes, 30 Academy Awards and

others. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1831 Location: New York, New York # International students: 9,362 / 50,917

Acceptance rate: 35% Motto: Perstare et praestare / To persevere and to excel Type: Private

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Purdue University – Main Campus

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Purdue University was founded in 1869 is the 㐹㐠agship of the six-campus Purdue University system. It

was established with a $150K donation from businessman John Purdue, plus other money and land

donations. Its 10 schools and colleges o㔶㜮er over 200 undergrad majors, 70+ master’s and doctoral

programs, plus professional degrees in pharmacy and veterinary medicine. Notable milestones include

being the 㔲㘵rst college to o㔶㜮er credit in 㐹㐠ight training; o㔶㜮ering the 㔲㘵rst four-year bachelor’s in aviation;

having the 㔲㘵rst university airport; having 15,000 U.S. patents. Notable alumni include 13 Nobel

laureates, 23 astronauts (including Neil Armstrong) and Orville Redenbacher (of popcorn products

fame) Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1869 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana # International students: 9,509 / 39,256

Acceptance rate: 61.3% (2013) Motto: Education, research, service Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

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The University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867, originally as Illinois Industrial

University — classes started in Mar 1868. It is considered to be a “public Ivy league” school, giving a

comparable education to Ivy league schools for a public school price. It is als considered to be a RU/VH

very high-activity research university. UIUC is one of few universities in the U.S. with its own airport,

Willard Airport, which is used for UIUC’s Institute of Aviation research projects. It also hosts American

Airlines 㐹㐠ights. UIUC has 17 schools, colleges and institutes, including the Institute of Aviation. Notable

milestones for faculty and alumni include 25 Nobel laureates, 22 Pulitzer Prize winners, several

Olympic medalists, astronauts and scientists, leaders of international corporations. Additional School

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Founded in 1867 Location: Urbana, Illinois # International students: 9,804 / 44,520

Acceptance rate: 63.3% Motto: Learning and labor Type: Public, 㐹㐠agship

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University of Southern California (USC)

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The University of Southern California was founded in 1880, on the land and money donations of Ozro

Childs, John Gately Downey, and Isaias W. Hellman. While original it was sectarian, it severed formal

church ties in 1952. It is the oldest private research university in California. USC has 21 schools and

colleges, with nearly 40K students enrolled in the 2012-13 academic year. It o㔶㜮ers nearly 250 majors

and minors, including professional programs. Notable schools include the School of Cinematic Arts is

the oldest and largest 㔲㘵lm school in the United States, o㔶㜮ering degrees in six programs. Produce/

director George Lucas (Star Wars) donated $175M in 2006 for expansion of the 㔲㘵lm school. Notable

milestones include that USC has the highest number of Olympic medals (287 = 135 gold, 87 silver, 65

bronze) of any university worldwide, as of 2012; that USC physicians serve over a million patients

yearly; and that it has a‵㈶liations with 5 Nobel Prize winners. Additional School Information:

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Founded in 1880 Location:Los Angeles, California # International students: 9,840 /39,958

Acceptance rate: 19.7% (2013) Motto: Palmam qui meruit ferat / Let whoever earns the palm

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