The United States, one of the earliest democracies in the world, having experienced democratic system for more than 200 years has emerged as an international super power in the 20th century, the skilled manpower being largely immigrants. USA has a vibrant culture and prosperous economy as it has been the on crossroads of multicultural influences of immigrants from all over the world.
The US education system has various first`s in the world. The US has one of the highest numbers of private Universities worldwide, but still maintains the highest quality of education and has high degree of credibility in the educated world. The state of art research facilities are the best of its kind and have a great scope for research. Top rung faculties and availability of knowledge resources of the highest degree ensures a monumental system of universal repute.
With over 4000 Institutions imparting Associate, Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral programs, the United States offers various specializations to choose from in a desired area of focus. Overall development happens with a student who intends to study in the US as the education system has several programs of academic & social importance.
The United States is not just a land of opportunities where foreign students come with various dreams and aspirations; it is one of the best investments that one can make towards himself. There are a large number of government and private scholarships on offer both from the student`s country of origin as well as the University, thanks to the government of the United States, which believes in rewarding the meritorious. There is assistance in terms of waivers in tuition fees, accommodation support, and various other financial aids which make the US education an affable investment.
Infrastructure to work on various upcoming technologies makes on ground level is one of the biggest advantages of the US education system. A student gets to work on technology that`s still unavailable in the market, hence has a better knowledge of the subject. It doesn’t take you by surprise to know that there are various inventions happening in the Universities due to the opportunities provided to the students.
The luxury of choosing your own subjects within the framework of the University is one of the unique advantages of the education system in the US. Universities provide an option to transfer the credits and move to some other place and complete the program with a different University of the student`s choice so as to make him eligible for the degree. Various exchange programs are promoted to expose the students to other researchers and improve their applicability.
Given the opportunity of earning a living during studies, with 20 hours/ week of part time & 40 hours/ week full time under Optional Practical Training (OPT), is one of the most important advantages of the US education system. Students are job ready with an American degree. Students from around the globe constantly fancy their chances of getting into the US so as to make sure that he/she has all the resources ready to fancy their chances in the land of opportunities.
The US degree is highly regarded given the fact that 77 of the US universities feature in the top 200 Universities worldwide (Courtesy: TOI 2013). This makes brand US even more desirable and trustworthy for the employers. On any given day employers would consider recruiting an US graduate over some other country`s for their sheer understanding of the University system in the United States.
Education is much more than rote learning and practical implementation allows the students to learn as well as earn during education. Industry integration is one of the key aspects of education as it is the ultimate applicability of education that matters. American Universities treat students as responsible adults willing to take up their education responsibly. These practices have yielded highest quality of graduates and the willingness of the highest skilled workforce in the world shows the results.
There are generally 4 intakes in the US:
Fall intake is the biggest intake where all the courses are offered. Spring is usually the 2nd most common intake and offers many, it not all the courses. Winter and summer intakes are offered in very few Universities with limited number of programs.
Medium of instruction is English and all the non-native English speakers are supposed to establish their proficiency in English. Hence TOEFL & IELTS are widely accepted. TOEFL is accepted by all the Universities and IELTS is also considered by more than 2500 institutions in the US.
Some institutions may give a waiver for these exams with some substitute course or interviews.
Sr.No | University Name | Website |
1 | University of Connecticut, Connecticut (Public Ivy - Only UG) | uconn.edu |
2 | Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona | www.asu.edu |
3 | University of California, Riverside, California (Graduate Business Programs and UCR Extension) | business.ucr.edu/graduate |
4 | Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (Only UG Pathways) | www.lci.vt.edu |
5 | University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona | www.arizona.edu |
6 | Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (UG Gateways, College of Engg-MS only and IEP) | www.drexel.edu |
7 | University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (Only UG) | www.udel.edu |
8 | George Mason University, Fairfax County, Virginia | www.gmu.edu |
9 | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Master of International Development Policy) | www.duke.edu |
10 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado | www.colostate.edu |
11 | Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon | www.oregonstate.edu |
12 | University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois | www.uic.edu |
13 | Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts -D`Amore-McKim School of Business, The College of Professional Studies (CPS) | www.northeastern.edu |
14 | University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida | www.usf.edu |
15 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | www.ua.edu |
16 | Auburn University, Alabama | www.auburn.edu |
17 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (Only UG) | www.utah.edu |
18 | University of Cincinnati, Ohio (Only UG – Pathway and Direct entry) | www.uc.edu |
19 | Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (Master of Financial Economics; All UG Programs) | www.ohio.edu |
20 | University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina | www.sc.edu |
21 | University of the Pacific, Stockton, California | www.pacific.edu |
22 | University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (Only UG) | www.ku.edu |
23 | University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Only UG) | www.utulsa.edu |
24 | Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Only UG – Pathway and Direct entry) | www.baylor.edu |
25 | Graduate School at UMBC, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | gradschool.umbc.edu |
26 | University of Albany, The State University of New York, Albany (SUNY Albany) | www.albany.edu |
27 | University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio | www.udayton.edu |
28 | University of Colorado Denver, Colorado | www.ucdenver.edu |
29 | State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) | www.geneseo.edu |
30 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, New York | www.sunypoly.edu |
31 | The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz) | www.newpaltz.edu |
32 | State University fo New York at Fredonia (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry) | www.fredonia.edu |
33 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) | www.plattsburgh.edu |
34 | State University of New York College at Old Westbury, New York | www.oldwestbury.edu |
35 | Queens College of the City University of New York (Only UG pathway and Direct) | www.qc.cuny.edu |
36 | University of California, Irvine, California ( Masters of Laws (LL.M.); Division of Continuing Education) | www.ce.uci.edu |
37 | American University Washington D.C. | www.american.edu |
38 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Only UG) | www.lsu.edu |
39 | Washington State University, Pullman, Washington | www.wsu.edu |
40 | The University of Nebraska - Lincoln (only UG) | www.unl.edu |
41 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | www.uab.edu |
42 | Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri | www.slu.edu |
43 | Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri | www.mst.edu |
44 | University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts | www.uml.edu |
45 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts (MCPHS University) | www.mcphs.edu |
46 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts | www.umassd.edu |
47 | University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry) | www.umb.edu |
48 | Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts | www.suffolk.edu |
49 | University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway) | www.unh.edu |
50 | Adelphi University, New York- Garden City and Manhattan Campus | www.adelphi.edu |
51 | University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (Only UG) | www.ucf.edu |
52 | University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho | www.uidaho.edu |
53 | Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington | www.spu.edu |
54 | California Baptist University, Riverside, California | www.calbaptist.edu |
55 | New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey | www.njit.edu |
56 | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey | www.fdu.edu |
57 | Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida | www.fit.edu |
58 | Pace University, New York City | www.pace.edu |
59 | Drew University, Madison, New Jersey | www.drew.edu |
60 | DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway) | www.depaul.edu |
61 | University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway) | www.hartford.edu |
62 | Florida International University, Miami, Florida (All UG Programs) (PG Programs - Chapman Graduate School of Business and College of Engineering) | www.fiu.edu |
63 | Kent State University, Kent, Ohio | www.kent.edu |
64 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln (Only UG) | www.nebrwesleyan.edu |
65 | University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi | olemiss.edu |
66 | Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida & Prescott, Arizona) | erau.edu |
67 | Mississippi State University, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | www.msstate.edu |
68 | University of New Mexico, Albuquerque | www.unm.edu |
69 | Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois | www.illinoisstate.edu |
70 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin | www.uwm.edu |
71 | University of Nevada, Reno | www.unr.edu |
72 | Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio | www.csuohio.edu |
73 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA | www.iup.edu |
74 | Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio | www.wright.edu |
75 | Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas | www.wichita.edu |
76 | Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona | www.nau.edu |
77 | University of North Texas, Denton, Texas | www.unt.edu |
78 | University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL), Missouri | www.umsl.edu |
79 | The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee | www.memphis.edu |
80 | Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee | www.tntech.edu |
81 | Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas | www.txstate.edu |
82 | Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida | www.floridapoly.edu |
83 | Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana | www.montana.edu |
84 | Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania | www.gannon.edu |
85 | The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania | www.scranton.edu |
86 | Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | www.msoe.edu |
87 | Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama | www.aum.edu |
88 | Hofstra University, Long Island, New York (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry) | www.hofstra.edu |
89 | Mercer University, Macon, Georgia | www.mercer.edu |
90 | Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia | www.kennesaw.edu |
91 | Long Island University, Post, New York | www.liu.edu/post |
92 | Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York | www.liu.edu |
93 | Glasgow Caledonian New York College | www.gcnyc.com |
94 | Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, Texas | www.tamucc.edu |
95 | Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky | www.wku.edu |
96 | Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri | www.semo.edu |
97 | Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio | www.ysu.edu |
98 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas | www.astate.edu |
99 | Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois | www.lewisu.edu |
100 | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois | www.siue.edu |
101 | Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois | www.wiu.edu |
102 | University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut | www.newhaven.edu |
103 | Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota | www.dsu.edu |
104 | Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas | www.pittstate.edu |
105 | University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut | www.bridgeport.edu |
106 | Murray State University,Murray, Kentucky | www.murraystate.edu |
107 | Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia | www.marshall.edu |
108 | Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | www.duq.edu |
109 | Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut | www.qu.edu |
110 | Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas | www.mwsu.edu |
111 | NY Tech, New York (NYIT) | www.nyit.edu |
112 | University Of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma | www.uco.edu |
113 | Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan | www.gvsu.edu |
114 | Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan | www.ltu.edu |
115 | Saint Leo University, St. Leo, Florida | www.saintleo.edu |
116 | Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island | www.jwu.edu |
117 | Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri | www.nwmissouri.edu |
118 | Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri | www.missouristate.edu |
119 | California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California ( School of Management) | www.callutheran.edu |
120 | Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway) | www.plu.edu |
121 | Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio | www.ashland.edu |
122 | Weber State University, Ogden, Utah | www.weber.edu |
123 | University of Tampa, Florida | www.ut.edu |
124 | University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska (Only UG) | www.unk.edu |
125 | Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire | www.snhu.edu |
126 | National University, San Diego, California | www.nu.edu |
127 | Troy University, Troy, Alabama | www.troy.edu |
128 | Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas | www.txwes.edu |
129 | Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas | www.dbu.edu |
130 | Jefferson University, St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | www.jefferson.edu |
131 | Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts | www.wne.edu |
132 | Rivier University, Nashua, New Hampshire | www.rivier.edu |
133 | Northwood University, Midland, Michigan | www.northwood.edu |
134 | Rider University, Lawrence Township, New Jersey | www.rider.edu |
135 | Atlantis University, Miami, Florida | www.atlantisuniversity.edu |
136 | Valparaiso University, Indiana | www.valpo.edu |
137 | Trine University, Angola, Indiana | www.trine.edu |
138 | Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan | www.svsu.edu |
139 | Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | www.sru.edu |
140 | Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California (Only PG) | www.ggu.edu |
141 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin | www.uwec.edu |
142 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin | www.uwlax.edu |
143 | Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina | www.csuniv.edu |
144 | University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia | www.ucwv.edu |
145 | DeVry University, Downers Grove, Illinois | www.devry.edu |
146 | James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia (Only UG) | www.jmu.edu |
147 | Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio | www.tiffin.edu |
148 | Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California | www.academyart.edu |
149 | Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida | www.fullsail.edu |
150 | Cleary University, Howell, Michigan | www.cleary.edu |
151 | New York Film Academy, New York City | www.nyfa.edu |
152 | Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa | www.uiu.edu |
153 | Briar Cliff University, Sioux city, Iowa | www.briarcliff.edu |
154 | Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | www.okcu.edu |
155 | Webster University Missouri (St.Louis), Orlando (Florida), Irvine (California) campus | www.webster.edu |
156 | Park University, Parkville, Missouri | www.park.edu |
157 | The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio | www.findlay.edu |
158 | Hult International Business School Boston, San Francisco, New York campus | www.hult.edu |
159 | Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts (Only UG) | www.simmons.edu |
160 | Schiller International University, Largo, Florida | www.schiller.edu |
161 | Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois | www.cuchicago.edu |
162 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas | www.umhb.edu |
163 | Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee (Only UG) | www.lipscomb.edu |
164 | Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington | www.wwu.edu |
165 | New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, Rhode Island | www.neit.edu |
166 | Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York | www.marist.edu |
167 | Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi | www.mc.edu |
168 | Monroe College, Bronx, New York | www.monroecollege.edu |
169 | New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire | www.nec.edu |
170 | Berkeley College, New Jersey & New York | www.berkeleycollege.edu |
171 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD), Lakewood, Colorado | www.rmcad.edu |
172 | Canisius College, Buffalo, New York | www.canisius.edu |
173 | Richard Bland College of William & Mary, Petersburg, Virginia (UG Pathway only) | www.rbc.edu |
174 | Fisher College, Boston, Massachusetts | www.fisher.edu |
175 | Green River College, Auburn, Washington | www.greenriver.edu |
176 | Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington | www.seattlecentral.edu |
177 | San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley (Cañada College, College of San Mateo, & Skyline College), California | www.smccd.edu/international |
178 | Santa Ana College, California | www.sac.edu |
179 | California State University, Los Angeles (ELP Programs at UG/PG Level) | www.calstatela.edu |
180 | UMass Amherst (ECE MS 1+1 Programs) | www.umass.edu/graduate/programs/electrical-computer-engineering |
181 | Summer Discovery. Discovery Internship and Jr. Internship. | www.summerdiscovery.com |
182 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (School of Engineering – Only PG) | www.jhu.edu |
183 | University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (Only UG) | www.uoregon.edu |
184 | Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California | www.cgu.edu |
185 | Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (Only UG) | www.ohio.edu |
186 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland | www.umbc.edu |
187 | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado | www.uccs.edu |
188 | State University of New York Oswego (SUNY Oswego) | ww1.oswego.edu |
189 | Culinary Institute of America ( New York, California, and Texas Campus) Only UG | www.ciachef.edu |
190 | San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California | www.sfsu.edu |
191 | California State University, Los Angeles (All programs & ELP Programs at UG/PG Level) | www.calstatela.edu |
192 | California State University, Northridge | go.csun.edu/international |
193 | California State University, Fresno | www.fresnostate.edu |
194 | California State University, Channel Islands | www.csuci.edu |
195 | California State University, Sacramento | www.csus.edu |
196 | California State University, Bakersfield | www.csub.edu |
197 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | www.csudh.edu |
198 | California State University, Stanislaus | www.csustan.edu |
199 | California State University, San Bernardino | www.csusb.edu |
200 | Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California | www.sonoma.edu |
201 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (College of the Extended University) | www.cpp.edu/index.shtml |
202 | University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education | ce.uci.edu |
203 | University of California, Berkley Extension, California | www.extension.berkeley.edu |
204 | Seattle University, Seattle, Washington | www.seattleu.edu |
205 | Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia | www.scad.edu |
206 | Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut | www.sacredheart.edu |
207 | The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (Only UG) | www.utoledo.edu |
208 | Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | www.marquette.edu |
209 | Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee | www.mtsu.edu |
210 | Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida | www.fau.edu |
211 | University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama | www.southalabama.edu |
212 | University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, Illinois | www.uis.edu |
213 | Governors State University, Chicago, Illinois | www.govst.edu |
214 | Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky | www.murraystate.edu |
215 | Yeshiva University, New York City | www.yu.edu |
216 | Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan | www.cmich.edu |
217 | Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan | www.emich.edu |
218 | Felician University, Rutherford, New Jersey | www.felician.edu |
219 | Midway University, Midway, Kentucky | www.midway.edu |
220 | California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California (School of Management) | www.callutheran.edu |
221 | University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota | www.stthomas.edu |
222 | Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota | www.smsu.edu |
223 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), Terre Haute, Indiana (Only UG) | www.rose-hulman.edu |
224 | Westcliff University, Irvine, California | www.westcliff.edu |
225 | University of Wisconsin–Stout, Wisconsin | www.uwstout.edu |
226 | East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina (Only UG) | www.ecu.edu |
227 | Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio | www.franklin.edu |
228 | Webster University Missouri (St. Louis), Orlando (Florida) Campus | webster.edu |
229 | Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri (Only UG) | www.truman.edu |
230 | Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Only UG) | www.augie.edu |
231 | Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California | www.santarosa.edu |
232 | The Contra Costa Community College District, San Pablo, California | www.contracosta.edu |
233 | Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia (ESL Programs only) | www.gsu.edu |
234 | IPERC Academy: International Exchange Programs | www.iperc.org |
235 | Garodia International College, Mumbai with Broward College, Florida | garodiainternationalcollege.com |
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