Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Texas

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Southwestern University is the best ranked institution in the state (#1 in Texas and #68 nationally), followed by Austin College (#71 nationally), according to the US News & World Report Liberal Arts Rankings 2009.

Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. It was named the nation's 7th “Best Value” undergraduate institution by the 2005 Princeton Review college guide.

In the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges by the Princeton Review, Southwestern is ranked #7 in the country for Best Career/Job Placement Services. It has been named a "best value" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. In addition, Fiske Guide to Colleges named Southwestern a 2009 Best Buy School".


Austin College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Texas Education Agency. It is one of the finest liberal arts schools in the nation, and ranked among the "Best 361 Colleges" in the 2006 Princeton Review. It was profiled in the 2005 edition of Kaplan’s Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges.

List of Liberal Arts Colleges in Texas (US):

• Midwestern State University
  
• Southwestern University
  
• Trinity University
  
• Wayland Baptist University
  
• University of St. Thomas (Houston)
  
• St. Edward's University
  
• Austin College
  
• College of Saint Thomas More
  
• Dallas Baptist University
  
• University of Dallas
  

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Oregon

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According to the US News & World Report's Liberal Arts Rankings, Reed College is the best ranked school in Oregon, placed 54th nationally in 2009. Willamette University is the second best in the state (60th nationally), followed by Lewis and Clark College (71st) and Linfield (118th).


Reed College has been named the best overall academic experience for undergraduates in the US by The Princeton Review. Reed make the Princeton Review’s top 50 “best value” list in 2009.

Willamette University is a Top 60 liberal arts school in the US. Its MBA is among the Princeton Review’s “Best 290 Business Schools” for the fourth year in a row.

Lewis and Clark College is ranked 1st for "Least Religious Students", according to The Princeton Review 2009 Edition of Best 368 Colleges.

Linfield has been included in the first edition of "The Best Western Colleges" - published by the Princeton Review. It is the No. 1 college in the western region by US News & World Report for the Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's category.

List of liberal arts colleges in Oregon (US):

• George Fox University
  
• Gutenberg College
  
• Lewis & Clark College
  
• Linfield College
  
• Reed College
  
• Southern Oregon University
  
• Warner Pacific College
  
• Western Oregon University
  
• Willamette University

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Best Philosophy Doctoral Programs

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Princeton Department of Philosophy is the best in the country, ranked top in the NRC study of Research-Doctorate Programs in the US, and also ranked first in the US News Ranking 2009. The Department of Philosophy, in cooperation with other departments, participates in two interdepartmental programs of graduate study: classical philosophy and political philosophy. it offers a wide range of courses such as The Philosophy of Plato, Pre-Kantian Rationalism, German Philosophy Since Kant, Philosophical Problems in Logic, etc.

Princeton

The Department of Philosophy at Pittsburgh is one of the best in the US. It offers a number of graduate courses: Analytic Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Metaphysics, Topics in Ethics, etc. It requires a minimum of 24 courses for the PhD degree. Each student must successfully complete a graduate seminar in each of the following areas: (i) metaphysics and epistemology, (ii) ethics, (iii) philosophy of science.

Ranking of Best Philosophy Doctoral Programs (US):

1. Princeton

2. Pittsburgh

3. Harvard

4. Berkeley

5. Pittsburgh (Hist/Phil of Sci)

6. UCLA

7. Stanford

8. Michigan

9. Cornell

10. MIT

Source: National Council Research Report 1995

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Michigan

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According to the US News rankings of Liberal Arts Colleges, Kalamazoo College is ranked first in the state and 60th nationally in 2009, followed by Hope College (88th nationally), Hillsdale College (98th nationally).

Founded in 1833, Kalamazoo is among the 100 oldest institutions in the country. It is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It is an institutional member of the American Council on Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Association of American Colleges. Kalamazoo study abroad program was ranked No. 1 in the country (US News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2003).

Hope College is placed in the first tier among National Liberal Arts Colleges, ranked 88th out of 265 institutions in the category. It is one of only 15 institutions nationwide to receive a "Beckman Scholar Award" for 2008. In addition it has been named as one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in West Michigan.

Hillsdale College is a Top 100 national liberal arts school. It is ranked 16th among NCAA Division II universities in the 5th Annual NCSA (National Collegiate Scouting Association) Collegiate Power Rankings.

List of liberal arts colleges in Michigan (US):

• Grand Valley State University
  
• Hillsdale College
  
• Hope College
  
• Kalamazoo College
  
• Madonna University
  
• Marygrove College
  
• Olivet College
  
• Siena Heights University
  
• Spring Arbor University
  
• Kendall College of Art and Design
  
• Adrian College
  
• Albion College
  
• Alma College
  
• Aquinas College (Michigan)
  
• Calvin College
  
• Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
• Cornerstone University

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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ranking

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NRC Ranking of Top US universities in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Top 100 list):
1 Cal San Francisco 4.84
2 Stanford 4.83
3 MIT 4.83
4 Cal Berkeley 4.81
5 Harvard 4.80
6 Yale 4.59
7 Cal Tech 4.57
8 Wisconsin 4.55
9 Cal San Diego 4.53
10 Johns Hopkins 4.38
11 Columbia 4.38
12 Colorado 4.26
13 Washington (St. Louis) 4.22
14 UCLA 4.20
15 Duke 4.18
16 Penn 4.11
17 Brandeis 4.06
18 Washington 4.05
19 Baylor College of Medicine 4.04
20 Texas Southwestern Med Ctr 4.00
21 Rockefeller 3.92
22 Cornell 3.91
23 Michigan 3.89
24 Chicago 3.89
25 Oregon 3.88
26 North Carolina 3.83
27 Albert Einstein College of Med 3.79
28 Utah 3.72
29 Vanderbilt 3.68
30 Northwestern 3.59
31 SUNY Stony Brook 3.58
32 Texas 3.57
33 Illinois 3.55
34 Cal Davis 3.52
35 Rutgers 3.47
36 NYU 3.47
37 Southern Cal 3.46
38 Oregon State 3.46
39 Minnesota 3.46
40 Carnegie Mellon 3.45
41 Texas Health Sci Ctr Houston 3.42
42 Indiana 3.42
43 Rice 3.39
44 Purdue 3.39
45 Penn State 3.39
46 Iowa 3.36
47 Case Western 3.35
48 Mayo Graduate School 3.34
49 Alabama Birmingham 3.34
50 Michigan State 3.33
51 Cal Santa Cruz 3.33
52 Cal Irvine 3.31
53 Massachusetts Medical 3.30
54 Rochester 3.29
55 Cal Santa Barbara 3.23
56 Arizona 3.23
57 Virginia 3.16
58 Ohio State 3.16
59 Tufts 3.09
60 North Carolina State 3.09
61 Brown 3.09
62 Texas Health Sci Ct San Antonio 3.08
63 Washington State 3.05
64 Georgia 3.03
65 Dartmouth College 达特茅斯学院 3.02
66 Iowa State 3.00
67 Cal Riverside 2.96
68 Texas A&M 2.95
69 Missouri 2.92
70 Saint Louis 2.91
71 Connecticut 2.90
72 Florida 2.88
73 Tennessee Memphis 2.86
74 Louisville 2.86
75 Emory 2.86
76 South Carolina 2.84
77 Nebraska 2.84
78 Cincinnati 2.81
79 Massachusetts 2.78
80 Delaware 2.78
81 Boston Univ 2.78
82 Maryland 2.74
83 Illinois Chicago 2.72
84 Georgetown 2.70
85 Thomas Jefferson 2.69
86 Wayne State 2.68
87 Pittsburgh 2.68
88 SUNY Buffalo 2.67
89 Colorado State 2.67
90 Kentucky 2.64
91 Houston 2.61
92 New Hampshire 2.60
93 Medical College of Pensylvania 2.57
94 Kansas 2.56
95 Texas Medical Galveston 2.55
96 New Mexico 2.53
97 CUNY 2.51
98 Nevada Reno 2.50
99 Missouri Kansas City 2.50
100 Miami 2.49

Source: NRC 2007

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Top Liberal Arts College in Maryland

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According to the US News Liberal Arts Rankings, United States Naval Academy is ranked first in the state and 22nd nationally in 2009, followed by St. Mary's College of Maryland (84th nationally), Washington College (94th), and Goucher College (111th).

St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) is named a "best value college" in The Princeton Review 2009 edition. It is is ranked as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country by US News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Kiplinger’s.

SMCM is included in Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine’s top 100 “best values in public colleges for the 2008-2009 school year”. It is placed 2nd in Maryland for best value, behind only the University of Maryland, College Park. The college’s 2009 ranking nationally is 32nd for in-state. SMCM has the highest graduation rate for all Maryland public colleges and universities.

List of liberal arts colleges in Maryland (US):

• Johns Hopkins University
  
• Loyola College In Maryland
  
• Mcdaniel College
  
• Montgomery College
  
• Prince Georges Community College
  
• Saint Marys Seminary And University
  
• St. Mary's College of Maryland
• Salisbury University
  
• St John's College
  
• The Community College Of Baltimore County
  
• Towson University
  
• University Of Maryland-university College
  
• United States Naval Academy
• Villa Julie College
  
• Washington College
  
• Wor-wic Community College
  
• Allegany College Of Maryland
  
• Anne Arundel Community College
  
• Baltimore City Community College
  
• Carroll Community College
  
• Cecil Community College
  
• Chesapeake College
  
• College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland
  
• College Of Southern Maryland
  
• Columbia Union College
  
• Coppin State University
  
• Frederick Community College
  
• Frostburg State University
  
• Garrett College
  
• Goucher College
• Hagerstown Community College
  
• Harford Community College
  
• Hood College
  
• Howard Community College

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Kentucky

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According to the US News & World Report, Centre College is the highest ranked liberal arts college in the state for 2009 (#1 in Kentucky and #45 nationally), followed by Berea College (#68 nationally) and Transylvania (#77 nationally).

Centre College is rated 45th among national liberal arts colleges (tie with Dickinson). It is rated #1 value in the nation among private liberal arts colleges (Consumers Digest 2008). In the Kiplinger’s magazine, it is placed #30 in value among all US private liberal arts colleges (April 2008).

Berea College has been consistently ranked by US News & World Report as the No. 1 comprehensive college in the South, and it is currently ranked 68th among best liberal arts colleges in the country. 

Transylvania University is one of the nation's best value undergraduate institutions, according to The Princeton Review. It is rated 4th among colleges with a "Major Frat and Sorority Scene".

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Kentucky (US):

• Kentucky Wesleyan College
  
• Midway College
  
• University of the Cumberlands
  
• Saint Catharine College
  
• Thomas More College (Kentucky)
  
• Transylvania University
  
• Union College (Kentucky)
  
• Alice Lloyd College
  
• Asbury College
  
• Bellarmine University
  
• Berea College
  
• Centre College
  
• Georgetown College
  

Top Liberal Arts College in Indiana

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According to the US News & World Report Liberal Arts Rankings, four institutions from the state successfully made it to the Top 100 list in 2009. DePauw University is the highest ranked school in the state (#1 in Indiana and #49 nationally), followed by Wabash College (#54th nationally), Earlham College (67th), and Hanover College (98th).

DePauw University is ranked in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges. The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2006 ranked the University as one of 45 "best values". Forbes.com lists DePauw as America's #3 "most connected campus".

Wabash College remained in the top tier in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. It is 12th of all colleges and universities in the country by Forbes.com. It is also placed in the Top 10 (rated 6th) among best value private college according to The Princeton Review 2007 edition.

Hanover College is ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation for the eighth consecutive year (placed 98th in 2009 US News ranking). Hanover is one of only 14 schools in the top 100 with 97 percent or more of its faculty having full-time status.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Indiana (US):

• Saint Joseph's College, Indiana
  
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
  
• Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
  
• University of Evansville
  
• Wabash College
  
• Bethel College (Indiana)
  
• DePauw University
  
• Earlham College
  
• Franklin College
  
• Goshen College
  
• Grace College & Seminary
  
• Hanover College
  
• Marian College (Indiana)
  

Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Illinois

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According to the US News & World Report, a total of five colleges from the state of Illinois made it to the list of Top 100 libearl arts rankings 2009. Wheaton College is the highest ranked liberal arts school in the state (#1 in Illinois and #56 nationally), followed by Illinois Wesleyan University (#60 nationally), Augustana College (#88 nationally), Knox College (#88) and Lake Forest College (#94).

Wheaton is ranked 56th out of 265 schools in the Best Liberal Arts category. It is also ranked the 7th most popular liberal arts college by the 2009 U.S. News & World Report. It is also named as 100 Best Value Colleges for 2009 list (The Princeton Review). It is ranked #1 for Best Campus Food and #1 for Town-Gown Relations. Wheaton is rated 15th for Best Values in Private Colleges 2009, according to Kiplinger's. In addition it is placed 3rd in the nation among liberal arts colleges (Washington Monthly).

Illinois Wesleyan University is the second best school in the state. It is ranked 34th among the nation's best values in private liberal arts colleges identified by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2009. It is also placed 31st in the country among baccalaureate institutions for the total number of students studying abroad, according to the latest Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Open Doors report.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Illinois (US):

• Lake Forest College
  
• MacMurray College
  
• McKendree University
  
• Monmouth College
  
• North Central College
  
• Rockford College
  
• Shimer College
  
• Trinity Christian College
  
• Wheaton College, Illinois
  
• Augustana College
  
• Blackburn College
  
• Eureka College
  
• Greenville College
  
• Illinois College
  
• Illinois Wesleyan University
  
• Judson University
  
• Knox College (Illinois)

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Connecticut

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Wesleyan University is the best ranked liberal arts colleges in the state (#1 in Connecticut and #13 nationally), followed by Trinity College (#33 nationally) and Connecticut College (#42 nationally).

Wesleyan University is rated No. 3 among all National Universities & Colleges by Washington Monthly. It is one of the Top 10 Colleges in the U.S. for African Americans as Ranked by Black Enterprise magazine. According to the Forbes Magazine ranking of American colleges, Wesleyan ranked #11 among liberal arts colleges and #21 among all liberal arts colleges and national research universities.

Trinity College is a top 35 liberal arts school, according to the US News and World Report 2009. It currently offers the following majors: American Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, Education Studies, Engineering, English, Environmental Science, History, International Studies, etc. Trinity is ranked as one of the nation’s 50 “best value” private colleges and universities by The Princeton Review, according to a report published concurrently in USA Today.

Connecticut College is rated 31st out of the top 50 "Best Value in Private Colleges", according to the Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine. In The Princeton Review it is rated 19th among colleges and universities for best career services/job placement.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Connecticut (US):

• Charter Oak State College - New Britain
  
• Southern Connecticut State University - New Haven
  
• Western Connecticut State University - Danbury
  
• Saint Joseph College - West Hartford (woman's college)
  
• Trinity College - Hartford
  
• Wesleyan University - Middletown
  
• Albertus Magnus College - New Haven
  
• Connecticut College - New London
  
• Eastern Connecticut State University - Willimantic
  
• Central Connecticut State University - New Britain

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Georgia

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Agnes Scott College is the best liberal arts college in Georgia (placed 60th nationally), according to the US News & World Report 2009. It is also rated as one of the top 50 private liberal arts colleges by Kiplinger. Agnes Scott is also rated highly in the Princeton Review's 2007 The Best 361 Colleges:

• 4th for "Most Beautiful Campus"
  
• 8th for "Dorms Like Palaces"
  
• 11th for "Diverse Student Population"
  
• 13th for "Students Happy with Financial Aid"
  

In the 2008 Princeton Review Best 366 Colleges, the college is ranked 15th in the nation for “best classroom experience” and 18th for “best quality of life”.

Spelman College is rated 77th in the nation, followed by Knox College (88th). Spelman is also rated as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. Knox is included in the 2009 Princeton Review edition of "The Best 368 Colleges. In 2008 it is placed 10th in the nation for "great college radio station", 15th in the nation for "best college theater", and 15th in the nation for "students happy with financial aid". According to the Washington Monthly College Rankings 2007, it is rated 36th in the nation among liberal arts colleges.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Georgia (US):

• Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
  
• Morris Brown College
  
• Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia
  
• Piedmont College
  
• Reinhardt College
  
• Shorter College
  
• Southern Catholic College
  
• Spelman College in Atlanta
  
• Toccoa Falls College
  
• Wesleyan College in Macon
  
• Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia
  
• Berry College in Mount Berry
  
• Covenant College in Lookout Mountain
  
• Emmanuel College, Georgia
  
• Georgia College & State University

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Maine

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Bowdoin College is ranked first in Maine and sixth nationally among liberal arts colleges in the United States, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2009. It is also ranked as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review (The Best 357 Colleges - 2005 Edition).

Bowdoin is also rated highly in the following categories:
#2  for "Great Campus Food"
#10 for "Dorms Like Palaces"
#14 for "Best Quality of Life"
#19 for "School Runs Like Butter"

In the Princeton Review 2006 edition Bowdoin is ranked 1st for "Best Campus Food".

Colby College is the second best school in the state (23rd nationally), followed by Bates College (25th).

Colby College is ranked 23rd with Bryn Mawr College in 2009. In 2008, Colby was ranked the 15th best liberal arts college by both Forbes and Kiplingers, and 22nd in the US News and World Report. It is also rated as one of the "25 New Elite Ivies" by the Kaplan College Guide.

Bates College is a Top 25 liberal arts college. It is also named as the Number One "Best Value College" in the United States in The Princeton Review 2005 rankings.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Maine (US):

• College of the Atlantic
  
• Bates College
  
• Bowdoin College
  
• Colby College
  
• Saint Joseph's College of Maine
  
• Unity College (Maine)
  
• University of Maine at Farmington
  
• University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Ohio

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Oberlin College is the highest ranked liberal arts college (#1 in Ohio and #20 nationally), according to the US News & World Report 2009. Kenyon College is ranked 32nd nationally, followed by Denison University (53rd) and College of Wooster (77th).

Oberlin College is one of the 50 "Best Value" private colleges and universities in the US – and the only college in Ohio – to be selected for The Princeton Review’s "Best Value" Colleges list for 2009. It is also ranked 36th in the Kiplinger 2008-2009 Best Values in Private Colleges.

Kenyon College is rated second top in the state. The Princeton Review listed Kenyon in its annual rankings of the 351 best colleges. It is ranked 11th in the category "professors bring material to life," 10th in "professors make themselves available," 10th for a "beautiful campus," and16th for "happy students". It is also selected as one of the 25 "New Ivies" in The 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek 'How to Get Into College Guide.'

Denison University is placed in the Top Tier of the U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of "America's Best Colleges". It is one of the 163 colleges named a Best Midwestern College by The Princeton Review.

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Ohio (US):

• Oberlin College
  
• Ohio Wesleyan University
  
• Otterbein College
  
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University
  
• Muskingum College
  
• The College of Wooster
  
• Urbana University
  
• Wittenberg University
  
• Antioch College
  
• Baldwin-Wallace College
  
• Bluffton University
  
• College of Mount St. Joseph
  
• Denison University
  
• Mount Union College
  
• Heidelberg College
  
• Hiram College
  
• John Carroll University
  
• Kenyon College

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Iowa

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According to the US News & World Report rankings of Top Liberal Arts Colleges, Grinnell College is the highest ranked school in Iowa, placed 14th nationally in 2009. Cornell College is placed 88th nationally (equal rank with Luther College).

Grinnell is placed 14th overall and rated 5th for "Best Values" in the country by US News & World Report. It is also rated 14th in the Washington Monthly rankings. It has been ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the Top 10 best values in private colleges. Grinnell has been recognized by Newsweek/Kaplan as the "best all-around" in 2004.

Cornell College is one of the best institutions for undergraduate education in the nation, according to The Princeton Review in the 2009 edition of its annual book - The Best 368 Colleges. It was also named to the “Colleges of Distinction” guide for 2008-2009.

Coe College is placed 98th nationally. It is one of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Coe is included in The Princeton Review's "368 Best Colleges" and "Peterson's Guide to Selective Colleges". Barron's "300 Best Buys in College Education" ranks Coe as "Very Competitive". It awards the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), and Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T).

List of leading liberal arts colleges in Iowa (US):

• Morningside College
  
• Mount Mercy College
  
• Northwestern College (Iowa)
  
• Saint Ambrose University
  
• Simpson College
  
• Waldorf College
  
• Wartburg College
  
• Briar Cliff University
  
• Central College
  
• Coe College
  
• Cornell College
  
• Dordt College
  
• Grand View University
  
• Grinnell College
  
• Iowa Wesleyan College
  
• Loras College
  
• Luther College (Iowa)

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Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Virginia

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According to the US News & World Report's Liberal Arts Rankings, Washington and Lee University is a Top 20 liberal arts schools in the nation, placed 17th nationally in 2009 (the highest ranked school in the state of Virginia). University of Richmond is ranked second best in the state (33rd nationally), followed by Virginia Military Institute (71st) and Sweet Briar College (84th).

Washington and Lee University achieved a top 20 position in the US News & World Report. It is rated 25th in the US News ranking of law schools 2008. In the Princeton Review 2007 edition, Washington and Lee was ranked 4th for "Professors Get High Marks" and 6th for "Professor Accessibility." Washington and Lee is divided into three schools: (1) The College, (2) the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, and (3) the School of Law.

University of Richmond is a Top tier Liberal Arts College. It is rated as one of the “25 Hottest Schools in America” by Newsweek, and among the nation’s “100 Best Value Colleges” in the USA Today-Princeton Review. According to Businessweek, Robins School of Business was ranked 12th nationally and tied for first in academic quality.

Virginia Military Institute is ranked No. 3, after the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy, in the US News and World Report ranking of the 27 top public liberal arts colleges in the country (it is placed 71st overall, among all the public and private liberal arts colleges). It is also ranked highly in the subject league tables, placed 7th in Civil Engineering program, 14th in Mechanical Engineering program, and 21st for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

List of liberal arts colleges in Virginia (US):

• Randolph-Macon College
  
• Randolph College
  
• University of Richmond
  
• Roanoke College
  
• Southern Virginia University
  
• Sweet Briar College
  
• University of Mary Washington
  
• University of Virginia's College at Wise
  
• Virginia Wesleyan College
  
• Virginia Military Institute
• College of William & Mary
  
• Washington and Lee University
  
• Liberty University
  
• Bridgewater College
  
• Christendom College
  
• Christopher Newport University
  
• Emory and Henry College
  
• Founders College
  
• Hampden-Sydney College
  
• Hollins University
  
• James Madison University
  
• Lynchburg College
  
• Mary Baldwin College
  
• University of Mary Washington

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Liberal Arts Colleges - Best Values

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Amherst College is ranked Number One among liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, and it is also rated as the top liberal arts college for "Best Values" in the country, with Williams Collge in second best and Pomona in third for 'Best Values".

Following is the list of Best Values: Liberal Arts Colleges in the US:

1 Amherst College
2 Williams College
3 Pomona College
4 Wellesley College
5 Grinnell College
6 Swarthmore College
7 Middlebury College
8 Smith College
9 Macalester College
10 Claremont McKenna College
11 Colgate University
12 Wabash College
13 Carleton College
14 Bowdoin College
15 Lyon College
16 Agnes Scott College
17 Centre College
18 Hamilton College
19 Vassar College
20 Haverford College
21 Harvey Mudd College
22 Mount Holyoke College
23 Trinity College
24 Wesleyan University
25 Bryn Mawr College
26 Cornell College
27 University of Richmond
28 DePauw University
29 Oberlin College
30 Wofford College
31 Transylvania University
32 Thomas Aquinas College
33 Reed College
34 Austin College
35 Barnard College
36 Occidental College
37 Beloit College
38 Washington and Lee University
39 Colorado College
40 Bates College

Source: US News & World Report 2009

Top History Graduate Programs

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Ranking of Top Graduate Schools in History (PhD programs):

1. Yale University
2. Princeton University
2. University of California–Berkeley
4. Harvard University
4. Stanford University
4. University of Chicago
7. Columbia University
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
9. Johns Hopkins University
9. University of California–Los Angeles
11. Cornell University
11. University of Wisconsin–Madison
13. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
13. University of Pennsylvania
15. Brown University
15. Duke University
17. Northwestern University
17. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
19. Indiana University–Bloomington
19. University of Texas–Austin
19. University of Virginia
22. New York University
22. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
22. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
25. University of Maryland–College Park
26. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
26. Ohio State University
26. University of California–Davis
29. Emory University
29. University of Washington
29. Vanderbilt University
32. College of William and Mary
32. Georgetown University
32. University of California–Irvine
32. University of California–San Diego
32. University of California–Santa Barbara
32. University of Iowa
32. University of Notre Dame
39. Brandeis University
39. Rice University
39. Washington University in St. Louis
42. Claremont Graduate University
42. Princeton Theological Seminary
42. University of Illinois–Chicago
42. University of Pittsburgh
46. Carnegie Mellon University
46. University of Arizona
46. University of Florida
46. University of Kansas
46. University of Southern California
51. Arizona State University
51. Boston College
51. George Mason University
51. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
51. University of Colorado–Boulder
51. University of Connecticut
51. University of Georgia
51. University of Massachusetts–Amherst
59. Boston University
59. George Washington University
59. Michigan State University
59. SUNY–Stony Brook
59. Uni of California–Riverside
59. Uni of California–Santa Cruz
59. Uni of New Mexico
59. Uni of Oregon
59. Uni of Rochester
68. Binghamton Univ
68. Purdue Univ–West Lafayette
68. Teachers College, Columbia Univ
68. Tulane Univ
68. Uni of Delaware
68. Uni of Missouri–Columbia
74. Louisiana State Univ–Baton Rouge
74. Ohio Univ
74. Temple Univ
74. Texas A&M Univ–College Station
74. Tufts Univ
74. Uni of Nebraska–Lincoln
74. Uni of South Carolina–Columbia
81. American Univ
81. Fordham Univ
81. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
81. Syracuse Univ
81. Univ at Buffalo–SUNY
81. Uni of Kentucky
87. Iowa State Univ
87. St. Louis Univ
87. Uni of Miami
87. Uni of Oklahoma
87. Uni of Tennessee–Knoxville

Source: US News & World Report 2006

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Top 10 Law Schools with Best Career Prospects

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According to The Princeton Review’s annual survey of law school students at the nation’s Best 170 Law Schools, Northwestern University School of Law offers its students with the best career prospects.

Northwestern University School of Law is also rated highly in many university league tables:

- In the U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" 2009 Edition,  Northwestern Law programs are ranked 9th overall in the nation, 3rd for Trial Advocacy, 4th for Tax Law, and 8th for Legal Writing.

- rated 1st for "Best Career Prospects", 8th for "Toughest to Get Into", 10th for "Best Quality of Life", and 10th for "Best Overall Academic Experience", according to The Princeton Review 2007.

- rated 9th in the country (Vault Law School Guide).

Top Ten Law Schools with the Best Career Prospects:

1 Northwestern University

2 University of Michigan

3 University of Chicago

4 Harvard University

5 Boston College

6 Boston University

7 Vanderbilt University

8 University of Pennsylvania

9 University of Virginia

10 University of Notre Dame

Source: Princeton Review 2008

Top Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs

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Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review released the annual ranking of the top 25 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Babson College is ranked 1st in the US with Houston in second place and Drexel in third place.

Best Schools for Entrepreneurs 2008

Top 25 Undergraduate Programs:

1. Babson College

2. University of Houston

3. Drexel University

4. The University of Arizona

5. University of Dayton

6. Chapman University

7. DePaul University

8. Temple University

9. University of North Dakota

10. Loyola Marymount University

11. Wichita State University

12. Syracuse University

13. University of Notre Dame

14. University of Maryland

15. University of Oklahoma

16. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

17. Xavier University

18. The University of Alabama

19. University of Southern California

20. Ball State University

21. The University of Iowa

22. Brigham Young University

23. Baylor University

24. Northeastern University

25. The Ohio State University

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Top Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs

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The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine released the fifth annual ranking of the top 25 graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. University of Southern California took the top spot, Babson College and The University of Arizona took the second and third spots for top graduate programs respectively.

Ranking of Top 25 Graduate Programs:

1. University of Southern California

2. Babson College

3. The University of Arizona

4. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

5. DePaul University

6. University of California, Los Angeles

7. Drexel University

8. Chapman University

9. University of South Florida

10. University of Illinois, Chicago

11. Loyola Marymount University

12. Temple University

13. Monterey Institute of International Studies

14. University of Colorado at Boulder

15. Tulane Univ

16. Syracuse Univ

17. Indiana Univ, Bloomington

18. Univ of Maryland

19. San Diego State Univ

20. Univ of Washington

21. Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

22. Rice Univ

23. Univ of California, Riverside

24. Northwestern Univ

25. Univ of Notre Dame

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Top International Relations Programs

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Georgetown University was ranked as the best school offering international relations programs in the United States, according to the survey published in the March/April 2009 issue of Foreign Policy magazine, appear in the article “Inside the Ivory Tower”.

Georgetown was ranked No. 1 for "Top Master's Programs" in international relations for students looking to pursue careers in policy. The university offers Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and 6 master’s degree programs through the School of Foreign Service, including the Master of Science in Foreign Service program, as well as master’s degrees in security and regional studies.

Johns Hopkins University was ranked 2nd in the survey. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University is one of the world’s top leading graduate schools in the field of international relations. It offers three degree programs: Master of Arts (M.A.) program in international relations, Master of International Public Policy (M.I.P.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program.

Harvard University was ranked third best for its international relations programs. It offers the MPA in International Development with courses in quantitative methods, history and theory of development, governance, law, with an emphasis on policy and practice.

Tufts University was placed in the 4th position. The Fletcher School, a Graduate School of International Affairs at Tufts, offers degree programs such as Master of International Business, Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Master of Laws in International Law, Global Master of Arts Program and Doctor of Philosophy.

Columbia University was ranked fifth nationally. Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has been educating professionals who work in public, private and nonprofit organizations. It offers program in Economic Policy Management, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, MPA in Development Practice, Master of International Affairs, Master of Public Administration, Executive MPA and PhD in Sustainable Development.

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Georgia Tech Engineering Ranking Performance

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The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is one of the top ranking institutions in the USA, with very high ranking position in its engineering programs in the nation.


The College of Engineering retained its position in the elite top five institutions. It was ranked No. 4 nationwide in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 Graduate Rankings.10 of Georgia Tech’s 11 programs ranked in the top 10 including:
Industrial (No.1), biomedical (No. 2), aerospace (No. 4), civil (No. 6), electrical (No. 6), computer (No. 7), and materials (No. 8). Of particular note, three programs moved up in the rankings: environmental engineering (No.5), mechanical engineering (No. 6), and nuclear engineering (No. 8).

The university has 8 engineering programs ranked in the top 10 by US News 2007 Graduate Rankings:

• industrial and systems (1st)
• biomedical (3rd),
  
• aerospace (4th),
  
• civil (4th),
  
• computer (7th)
  
• electrical (7th),
  
• environmental (7th),  
  
• mechanical (7th).
  

Other rankings:
- Tech’s School of Chemistry & Biochemistry was ranked 24th.
- Tech’s College of Management was ranked 34th.

The College of Engineering offers MS degrees in the following:

• MS: Aerospace Engineering
  
• MS: Bioengineering
  
• MS: Chemical Engineering
  
• MS: Polymers
  
• MS: Civil Engineering
  
• MS: Engineering Science and Mechanics
  
• MS: Environmental Engineering
  
• MS: Health Systems
  
• MS: Industrial Engineering
  
• MS: International Logistics
  
• MS: Operations Research
  
• MS: Quantitative & Computational Finance
  
• MS: Statistics
  
• MS: Materials Science & Engineering
  
• MS: Mechanical Engineering
  
• MS: Medical Physics
  
• MS: Nuclear Engineering

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Colorado Engineering National Rankings

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The College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) is one of the top ranked in the US.

According to the U.S. News and World Report 2010, the Undergraduate Engineering Programs are placed 34th overall and 19th among public engineering programs nationwide, while the Graduate Engineering Programs rated 40th overall and 22nd among public engineering programs nationwide. Specialty Rankings include:
- 12th overall for Aerospace Engineering
- 19th overall for Chemical Engineering (among 125 schools surveyed)
- 25th overall and 16th among public graduate programs for Civil
- 33rd overall and 19th among public graduate programs for Computer Engineering
- 36th overall and 21st among public graduate programs for Electrical
- 18th overall and 11th among public undergraduate programs for Environmental
- 32nd overall and 18th among public graduate programs for Mechanical

In the US News and World Report 2009 rankings, CU Boulder's Undergraduate Engineering Programs are ranked 35th overall, and the Graduate Engineering Programs are ranked 39th overall.
Other Graduate Program Specialty Rankings include:

• Environmental Engineering -19th
  
• Mechanical Engineering -35th
  
• Computer Science -39th
  
• Electrical Engineering -37th
  
• Civil Engineering -24th
  
• Computer Engineering -29th
  
• Chemical Engineering -19th
  
• Aerospace Engineering -15th
  

Source: USNWR Best Colleges 2009

* Update: Colorado is ranked 40th in the 2010 US News Graduate Engineering Ranking.

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Purdue Engineering Ranking Achievements

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Purdue University College of Engineering is one of the best in America, with a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate disciplines consistently rank among the top in the nation.

Purdue Engineering undergraduate programs are ranked 9th in the USA among doctoral-granting universities (U.S. News & World Report 2009).

Other undergraduate engineering specialty rankings are as follows:

• Industrial 3rd
  
• Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 4th
  
• Agricultural and Biological Engineering 5th
  
• Mechanical 7th
  
• Civil 8th
  
• Electrical 9th
  
• Computer 11th
  
• Chemical 13th
  
• Materials 12th
  
• Environmental 15th
  
• Nuclear 4th
  

The university is ranked 15th overall for its graduate engineering department.

Graduate Programs Rankings (Top 10 list):

• Industrial 8th
  
• Civil 7th
  
• Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 5th
  
• Mechanical 7th
  
• Computer 10th
  
• Electrical 10th
  
• Agricultural and Biological 2nd
  

* Update: Purdue is ranked 12th in the 2010 US News Graduate Engineering Ranking.

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UC Berkeley-Top 5 for Engineering

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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is one of the Top 10 Engineering schools in the USA.

According to the U.S. News & World Report Rankings 2009, Berkeley's undergraduate engineering is ranked equal 2nd with Stanford.

Other undergraduate specialty rankings include:

2 Civil

2 Engineering Science/Engineering Physics

3 Environmental

3 Materials

3 Mechanical

4 Electrical

4 Computer

5 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

UC Berkeley's College of Engineering is ranked 3rd for its graduate programs.
Other graduate department rankings (Top 5) include:

1 Civil

1 Computer Science

1 Chemical

2 Electrical

2 Environmental

2 Computer

3 Industrial/Manufacturing

3 Mechanical

3 Materials Science

5 Nuclear

* Update: UC Berkeley is ranked 3rd in the US News Graduate Engineering Ranking 2010.

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Top Online MBA Degree Program

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There are many online universities offering MBA degree programs via flexible learning mode. It is very important to ensure that the MBA degree awarded are internationally recognized and highly regarded by the employers.

Following are some of the well-known accredited online universities and online MBA programs:

UW MBA Consortium - "Best Buy" MBA
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Ellis College Online MBA Programs
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Penn State Online MBA Degree
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Walden University Online MBA Degree
Ranked among the top 10 largest online graduate programs for business by U.S. News & World Report and Financial Times......

Capella University Online MBA
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AIU Online BBA & MBA Programs
In recent surveys, AIU Online beat the Noel-Levitz benchmarks for satisfaction in every single category of student services......

Athabasca Online EMBA in World Top 75
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Top Distance & Online MBA (UK)
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AIU Online BBA & MBA Programs

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American Intercontinental University (AIU) is an accredited online institution. It is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association (www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org). AIU Online is a member of the U.S. Distance Learning Association.

It offers a range of online programs leading to the award of Associate, Bachelor's and Master's degrees. The university has residential campuses located in Atlanta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; South Florida; Houston, Texas; London, England.

Online MBA degree programs by specializations:

• Accounting and Finance
  
• Finance
  
• Healthcare Management
  
• Human Resource Management
  
• International Business
  
• Management
  
• Marketing
  
• Operations Management
  
• Organizational Psychology and Development
  
• Project Management
  

Business Programs at Bachelor's Level:

• Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business
  
• Bachelor of Business Administration - Project Management
  
• BBA- Organizational Psychology and Development
  
• BBA - Accounting & Finance
  
• BBA - Management
  
• BBA - Marketing
  
• BBA - Operations Management
  
• BBA - Healthcare Management
  
• BBA - Human Resource Management

In recent surveys, AIU Online beat the Noel-Levitz benchmarks for satisfaction in every single category of student services. 90% of AIU students responded positively when asked to rate their satisfaction with their college experience.

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Capella University Online MBA

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With over 26,800 students, Capella University is a fully accredited online institution offering master and doctoral degrees in education, business, human services, information technology, and psychology. Capella is one of the 50 Best Finance Schools, according to the Princeton Review 2008.

The university is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

It offers the online MBA with following specializations:

– Accounting
– Finance
– General
– Global Ops and Supply Chain Mgmt
– Health Care Management
– Human Resource Management
– Information Technology Management
– Marketing
– Project Management

Other Business programs (Master's Level):

• MS in Human Resource Mgmt - General
  
• MS in Human Resource Mgmt - Human Capital Management
  
• MS in Human Resource Mgmt- Industrial and Labor Relations
  
• MS in Human Resource Mgmt - Legal Studies
  
• MS in Organization and Development - General Organizational and Development
  
• MS in Organization and Management - General
  
• MS in Organization and Management - Leadership

The university was named one of the top 30 military-friendly institutions by Military Advanced Education.

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Walden University Online MBA Degree

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With more than 240,000 students from 58 campuses and 16 countries, Walden University is a top accredited online institution.

Walden is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. (The association is located at 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois, 60602-2504 and can be reached at 312-263-0456.)

The Higher Learning Commission is one of 6 regional accrediting bodies that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

The university offers the following MBA Specializations:

• Entrepreneurship
  
• Finance
  
• Human Resource Management
  
• International Business
  
• Leadership
  
• Marketing
  
• Project Management
  
• Risk Management
  
• Self-Designed
  
• Sustainable Futures
  
• Technology
  

Walden is one of the Top 10 online universities in the US.

MBA Ranking:

- Ranked among the top 10 largest online graduate programs for business by U.S. News & World Report and Financial Times.

- It is ranked as a Top 10 online business schools in the USA that have strong business degree offerings, according to CollegeCrunch.org.

- It was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2008 as having the nation’s fourth-largest online, graduate-level business program by enrollment.

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Penn State Online MBA Degree

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Founded in 1855, Pennsylvania State University (also known as Penn State) is a world-class university with 24 campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, including a virtual World Campus - known as "Penn State Online".

The online two-year MBA program consists of two 1-week residency experiences and 20 online courses such as the follows:

• Markets, Industry Analysis, and Business Strategy
  
• Financial and Accounting Tools
  
• Data Analysis Resource Module
  
• Organizational Behavior and Performance
  
• Accounting for External Reporting
  
• Financial Management
  
• Organizational Development, Intervention, and Change
  
• Corporate Governance
  
• Project Management
  
• Strategic Analysis
  
• Accounting for Internal Decision Making
  
• Marketing in a Global Environment
  
• Managing Human Resources
  
• Corporate Information Strategy
  
• Corporate Innovative Strategies
  
• Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
  
• Global Business Management
  
• Strategic Planning
  
• Strategic Financial Decisions
  

University Ranking Performance:

- It is ranked 9th in the country in terms of research expenditures (National Science Foundation 2004 report).

- Penn State's Smeal College of Business is ranked 34th overall and 17th among publicly supported business schools in the U.S. News & World Report 2008.

- Its MBA program is placed in the top 50 globally by the Financial Times rankings of best MBA programs in 2003. It is ranked 6th in the US in the category of value for the money (26th globally) and 18th in the US for placement success (19th globally).

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Best Accounting Schools & Programs

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Careers in accounting are challenging and very rewarding, whether they be in corporations, self-employment, public accounting firms, or government sector.You can pursue specialist areas such as taxation, auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, etc.

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Accounting PhD Program Rankings
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ACCA UK & Top Universities
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Best Online Accredited Accounting Degree
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Online MBA Program in Accounting
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Online DBA in Accounting-Argosy University
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Best Undergraduate Accounting Schools

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Best Online Accredited Accounting Degree

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Want to earn your online accounting degrees from the best accredited universities and colleges. There is a number of accredited online universities offering accounting degree online, allowing you to enter a profession in accounting, finance or auditing.

Following are the top accredited online institutions:

Argosy University - accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It offers the online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Accounting.

Address:
Argosy University - Online
College of Business
225 North Michigan Ave
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601

Ellis University - regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N La Salle St. #2400, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-263-0456.
Online programs:
A.A.S. - Accounting
BS - Professional Accounting or Managerial Accounting

Address:
Ellis University
111 North Canal Street
Suite 380
Chicago, IL 60606-7204

Devry University - accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA).
Online Accounting Degree Programs:
Associate Degree in Accounting
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting
Bachelor's Degree in Technical Management with a technical specialty in accounting

Address:
DeVry University
Administrative Offices
One Tower Lane
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Grand Canyon University (GCU) - nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, and regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (30 N. LaSalle St. Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504 tel. 800-621-7440; http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/.)
Online programs:
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Master of Business Administration (Accounting)

Address:
Grand Canyon University
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85017
1-800-486-9907

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Ellis College Online MBA Programs

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Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology is an accrdited online college. Its online MBA degree program was developed in association with world leading business schools such as Columbia Business School, Stanford University, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Carnegie Mellon, and The London School of Economics and Political Science.

In 2000 Ellis gained accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (www.detc.org). The DETC is a national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org).

Students can attain their M.B.A. in less than 2 years.

Ellis College of NYIT offers the following specializations for its online MBA programs:

 - General Business Studies
 - Accounting & Information Systems Specialization
 - E-Commerce Specialization
 - Finance Specialization
 - Global Management Specialization
 - Health Care Administration Specialization
 - Human Resources Management Specialization
 - Leadership Specialization
 - Management of Information Systems Specialization
 - Management of Technology Specialization
 - Marketing Specialization
 - Professional Accounting Specialization
 - Project Management Specialization
 - Risk Management Specialization
 - Strategy & Economics Specialization

Other online programs:

• Asociate in Finance
  
• A.A. General Management
  
• A.A. in Marketing
  
• A.A. in Accounting
  
• A.A. in Communication Arts
  
• A.A. in Telecommunications Mgmt
  
• B.S. in Computer Science
  
• B.S. in Business Administration
  
• B.S. in Finance
  
• B.S. in General Management
  
• B.S. in Human Resource Management
  
• B.S. in International Business
  
• B.S. in Marketing
  
• B.S in Information Systems Mgmt
  
• B.S. in Small Business & Entr.
  
• B.S. in Managerial Accounting
  
• B.S. in Professional Accounting
  
• B.S. in Behavioral Science
  
• B.S. in English
  
• B.S. in Hospitality Management
  
• B.S. in Humanities
  
• B.S. in Math/Physics
  
• B.S. in Technical Writing
  
• B.S. in Telecommunications Management
  
• B.S. in Psychology
  
• B.S. in Sociology
  
• B.S. in Criminal Justice

University Ranking:

- It is a Top 10 Online University in the World, ranked 9th among the world's best online institutions, according to “The Best and Worst Online Degree Programs” 2007.

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Online DBA in Accounting-Argosy University

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Argosy University (San Francisco Bay Area) is an accredited institution with locations in 19 cities across the United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

The university offers the online program of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Accounting. The DBA is a professional research doctorate degree, and the students must attend a minimum of two residency programs.

The DBA with concentration in Accounting is designed for students to build a greater understanding of contemporary accounting theory, its evolution, and corporate governance. The program requires the completion of 60 semester credit hours as follows:

• 21 credit hours in Core
  
• 3 credit hours in Electives
  
• 12 credit hours in Research
  
• 12 credit hours in Concentration
  
• 12 credit hours in Dissertation
  

Core courses:

• B7223 Strategic Planning and Implementation
  
• B7432 Corporate Social Responsibility
  
• B7521 Global Challenges
  
• B7628 Leading Innovation and Change
  
• B7777 Solutions Leadership
  
• B7783 Solution-Oriented Decisions Models
  
• W7000 Advanced Academic Study and Writing
  

Study Mode:
Online

Duration:
3 - 4 years

Entry Requirements:
A master's degree in business or a related field from a regionally accredited institution or an appropriately certified foreign institution.

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Online MBA Program in Accounting

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Earn your MBA in Accounting online! The Accounting MBA program prepares students to work in various fields and also improves their job prospects and earnings. Financial managers earned on average between $78,000 and $147,000 in 2004, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Following are some of the leading accredited universities that offer the MBA degree program in Accounting via online learning. This gives convenience and greater flexibility of access, from anywhere and usually at anytime.

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
- Master of Business Administration in Accounting
DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. MBA candidate can earn a concentration in accounting by successfully completing four courses from the electives such as Cost Accounting, Federal Taxes and Management Decisions, External Auditing, Accounting Information Systems, Advanced Managerial Accounting Issues, etc.

Capella University
Capella University named one of the top 30 military-friendly institutions by Military Advanced Education.
The 2-year MBA with Accounting specialization will expand students' knowledge in areas such as budget planning and control, audit and evaluation of controls, and financial measurement, documentation, and reporting.

Florida Tech University Online
 - ranked among America's best universities in U.S. News & World Report, along with Duke University, Penn State, University of Michigan, University of Texas and UCLA.
Florida Tech’s MBA with specialization in Accounting and Finance provides the high-level knowledge and range of skills to meet the challenges of today’s complex global business.

American InterContinental University
AIU Online's MBA with a concentration in Accounting and Finance degree program is designed to give students the advanced knowledge, skills, and practical, experience-based education necessary to focus on finance and accounting careers.

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Top Graduate Accounting Programs

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Top 25 Graduate Programs in Accounting:

1 University of Texas-Austin
2 Brigham Young University
3 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4 University of Southern California
5 University of Notre Dame
6 Texas A&M University
7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7 Indiana University Bloomington
9 Michigan State University
10 University of Florida
11 Ohio State University
11 University of Georgia
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison
14 Arizona State University
15 University of Washington
15 University of Michigan
17 Bentley College
17 Northern Illinois University
19 Miami University (Ohio)
19 University of Connecticut
21 University of Alabama
22 Virginia Tech
23 Florida State University
24 Baylor University
25 University of Missouri-Columbia
25 Boston College

Source: Public Accounting Report
(26th Annual Professor’s Survey—2007)



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ACCA UK & Top Universities

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ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest growing professional accountancy body in the world, with 131,500 members and 362,000 affiliates and students in 170 countries.

ACCA UK has formed collaborations with a number of top universities around the world, including Oxford Brookes University (UK), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, UK), Heriot-Watt University, Exeter University, to name a few. ACCA has partnered with these universities in delivering undergraduate and postgraduate level accountancy qualifications for its members.

Oxford Brookes University Business School - OBU is ranked as the top new university in the United Kingdom (The Times Good University Guide 2007). It has climbed has climbed six places to 53rd in the Independent’s Complete University Guide 2010.

The University and ACCA jointly offer the degree of BSc (Honours) in Applied Accounting to all ACCA qualified students and members. The degree is awarded upon completion of the Fundamental Skills papers (F1 to F9) and a Research and Analysis Project.

School of Oriental and African Studies - ACCA and SOAS (part of the University of London) has signed a global partnership agreement to enable ACCA’s affiliates and members worldwide to study for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Financial Management. Graduates of this programme will be well prepared for top positions in government, public services, or international organisations.

Heriot-Watt University - HWU is ranked as the Top 4 university in Scotland and Top 40 in the UK, according to the Complete University Guide 2010.
A maximum of four exemptions from the nine-module MSc programme will be available to ACCA Part 3 students, affiliates and members who want to gain entry to the Edinburgh Business School (EBS) MSc in Financial Management.

University of Exeter - The University is ranked in the Top 15 nationally: 13th in the Times Good University Guide 2009 and 14th in Guardian League Table 2009.
ACCA and the Centre for Leadership Studies at the University of Exeter have signed a partnership agreement for its members to study for the MA degree in Leadership via distance learning.

Top 25 Accounting Programs (Undergraduate)

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26th Annual Professor’s Survey (2007):
- Top 25 Undergraduate Programs in Accounting

1 University of Texas-Austin
2 Brigham Young University
2 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4 University of Notre Dame
5 University of Southern California
6 Texas A&M University
7 Indiana University Bloomington
8 Michigan State University
9 Ohio State University
10 University of Georgia
11 Miami University (Ohio)
12 University of Wisconsin-Madison
12 Northern Illinois Univ
14 Univ of Florida
15 Univ of Virginia
15 Univ of Alabama
17 Arizona State Univ
18 Univ of Washington
19 Pennsylvania State Univ
20 Univ of Missouri-Columbia
21 Bentley College
21 Boston College
21 Virginia Tech
21 College of William & Mary
25 Baylor Univ
25 Florida State Univ
25 Univ of Tennessee-Knoxville

Source: Public Accounting Report

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Top 25 Doctoral Program Ranking (Accounting)

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UT Austin (McCombs School of Business) is the highest ranked school for its Doctoral program in Accounting, followed by Michigan and Chicago, according to the 26th Annual Professor’s Survey conducted by Public Accounting Report.

Top 25 Doctoral Programs in Accounting:
1 University of Texas-Austin
2 University of Michigan
3 University of Chicago
4 Stanford University
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
6 Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
7 University of Washington
7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7 Indiana University Bloomington
10 University of Southern California
11 Pennsylvania State Univ
12 Cornell Univ
12 Michigan State Uni
14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 Texas A&M Uni
16 Uni of Iowa
17 Ohio State Uni
18 Harvard Uni
19 Arizona State Uni
20 Uni of Wisconsin-Madison
21 Uni of Georgia
22 Uni of Arizona
23 Uni of Florida
23 Northwestern Uni
25 Uni of Rochester
25 Uni of Missouri
25 Uni of Alabama

Source: 26th Annual Professor’s Survey (2007)

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Best Undergraduate Accounting Schools

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Undergraduate business specialties ranking: Accounting

1. University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)
2. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
3. Brigham Young Univ.–Provo (UT) (Marriott)
4. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
6. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)
7. Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)
8. University of Notre Dame (IN)
9. Ohio State University–Columbus (Fisher)
10. U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
11. University of Washington
12. New York University (Stern)
13. Michigan State University (Broad)
14. Univ of California–Berkeley (Haas)
15. Univ of Florida (Warrington)
16. Univ of Virginia (McIntire)
17. Univ of Wisconsin–Madison
18. Arizona State University (Carey)
19. Texas A&M Univ.–College Station (Mays)
19. University of Georgia (Terry)
21. Pennsylvania State U.–Univ Park (Smeal)
21. Wake Forest Univ (NC) (Calloway)
23. Boston College (Carroll)
23. Northern Illinois Univ
25. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan)
25. Univ of Arizona (Eller)

Source: US News & World Report 2008

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Accounting PhD Program Rankings

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According to the 27th Annual Professor’s Survey conducted by Public Accounting Report, Chicago is ranked as the No. 1 Accounting School for its PhD program, with Stanford in the 2nd place and Wharton in 3rd position. UT Austin (McCombs) is ranked in the Top 4 for its PhD program and it is also ranked No. 1 for Undergraduate Accounting Program, according to the survey.

Top 25 PhD Programs in Accounting 2008:
1 University of Chicago
2 Stanford University
3 Wharton
4 University of Texas-Austin
5 University of Michigan
6 Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
7 Cornell University
8 University of Washington
9 University of Iowa
10 Harvard University
11 University of Georgia
12 University of Southern California
13 MIT
14 Pennsylvania State University
15 University of Mississippi
16 Oklahoma State Univ
17 Ohio State Univ
18 Texas A&M Univ
19 Indiana Univ Bloomington
19 Univ of Missouri-Columbia
21 Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
22 Univ of South Carolina
23 Florida State University
23 UNC at Chapel Hill
25 Univ of Rochester
25 Univ of South Florida

Source: Public Accounting Report

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US News Best Graduate Accounting School

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According to the US News ranking of best Graduate Accounting Schools, The University of Texas at Austin is regarded as the No. 1 school in accounting. Its graduate school is ranked first by U.S. News and World Report and third in the world by Financial Times.

From the following ranking tables we can see that all the accounting schools maintained their top 10 positions, with the exeption of Northwestern Univ (dropped to 14th in 2010). Indiana University-Bloomington moved into Top 10 from 11th in 2009.

League Table 2010:
1 University of Texas--Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX
2 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Philadelphia, PA
3 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
4 University of Chicago (Booth) Chicago, IL
5 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI
6 University of Southern California (Marshall) Los Angeles, CA
7 Stanford University Stanford, CA
8 Brigham Young University (Marriott) Provo, UT
9 New York University (Stern) New York, NY
10 Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley) Bloomington, IN

League Table 2009:
1 U of Texas--Austin (McCombs)
2 U of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
3 U of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
4 U of Chicago
5 U of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross)
6 U of Southern California (Marshall)
7 Stanford Uni
8 Brigham Young Uni (Marriott)
8 New York Uni (Stern)
10 Northwestern Uni (Kellogg)

Source: US News & World Report

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Top Economics Departments Worldwide

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Harvard Economics Department is one of the strongest economics departments in the world, with outstanding ranking achievements:

- ranked first in the world, according to the "Ranking of Academic Journals and Institutions in Economics".

- ranked 2nd in The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

- ranked No. 1 on the basis of total pages in journals per economics department member by the Economic Inquiry.

- Harvard's Economics program is rated #3 in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report 2009.

Ranking of Top 10 Economics Departments Worldwide:

1 Harvard

2 University of Chicago

3 M.I.T.

4 Northwestern

5 University of Pennsylvania

6 Yale

7 Princeton

8 Stanford

9 Berkeley

10 New York University

Source: "Ranking of Academic Journals and Institutions in Economics" - Kalaitzidakis, Manuneas, Stengos 2001

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Free Online Courses (UK)

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There is a number of UK educational institutions and bodies offering free online courses to anyone who wish to learn.

Free Online Courses & Resources:

South Kent College (http://www.southkent.ac.uk/Courses/freecourses.asp)
South Kent College offers free Level 2 and Level 3 courses to adults who have not yet gained a full Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.

BBC Training and Development (http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourses.asp)
BBC Training offers several free courses covering the different aspects of broadcasting. The list of courses covers Television, Radio Broadcast Technology and Journalism.

Directgov (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/FinancialHelpForAdultLearners/DG_10033130)
Students may not have to pay for tuition if they are going for first qualification equivalent to GCSEs or A levels. Many courses in literacy and numeracy are offered free of charge.

Home and Learn (http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/)
Home and Learn offers free computer courses and tutorials.

Jobsite (http://www.jobsite.co.uk/vision2learn/e-learning.html)
Jobsite have partnered with Vision2Learn to offer a range of free e-learning courses covering computer IT, web design, money management, and personal development.

Northumbria University (http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/brochure/visit/el/agc/tastercourses/?t=1243787288187)
Northumbria offers free and short courses in a wide range of subjects, which can help you find out more about what it could be like to study at Northumbria University.

OpenLearn - The Open University (http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/)
The OpenLearn website gives students free access to Open University course materials in Arts and History, Business and Management, Health and Lifestyle, Modern Languages, Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Nature, etc.

Australian Top Economics Departments

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The University of Melbourne’s Department of Economics was ranked as the best department in a new study of economics departments in Australian and New Zealand universities. The Department of Economics teaches a range of programs including Bachelor of Commerce, Honours degrees, Graduate degrees and Research degrees (PhD).



The University of New South Wales (UNSW) was rated highly in business and economics and the Australian School of Business (ASB) was ranked top among all Business Faculties. The School has been consistently ranked Number One among all major Australian institutions in the quality of its teaching in Economics. ASB offers the following programs: Bachelor of Economics (B.Ec), Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), Honours degrees, Master of Economics, Master of Commerce (with 15 specialisations), Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics.


Monash University was ranked top in Australia for Econometrics. According to the econphdnet.net rankings of Econometrics programs, Monash came 1st in the nation and top 50 in the world, followed by ANU (2nd nationally and 56th globally) and UNSW (3rd nationally and 58th globally). The Department of Economics offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs on-campus, of-campus nationally through distance education and offshore in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa.

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Free Courses by Capilano University (Canada)

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Capilano University (formerly known as Capilano College) is a leading public university located in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  It offers courses and programs leading to the award of bachelor degrees, associate degrees, post-baccalaureate diplomas, advanced diplomas, diplomas, certificates and statements of completion. The university has six academic divisions: arts and sciences, business and professional studies, tourism and outdoor recreation, health and education, fine arts and applied arts, and continuing education.

Capilano University is now offering free courses online through OpenCourseWare (OCW) - a free and open educational resource for all learners around the world. There is no registration process required for users to view the free course materials.

There are about 20 free courses available in the following departments: 

• Anthropology
  
• Art History
  
• Business
  
• Chemistry
  
• Computing Science
  
• English
  
• Geography
  
• Mathematics & Statistics
  
• Philosophy
  
• Studio Art

Capilano University OpenCourseWare:
http://ocw.capcollege.bc.ca/

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Economics School Ranking (UK)

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According to the latest ranking of top economics schools by The Times, Oxford successfully moved up to the first position in the UK (from 3rd last year), ahead of other world's leading economics schools such as LSE and Cambridge.

St Andrews is the best Scottish university for economics program, moving up to top 10 positions this year (from 12th in the 2009 Economics Ranking). Glasgow moved up 4 places to 14th this year, while University of Edinburgh moved up 2 places to top 20 list (3rd in Scotland and 20th in the UK).

Ranking of Top Economics Schools in the UK (The Top 30 list):

1 Oxford
2 Cambridge
3 London School of Economics
4 University College London
5 Warwick
6 Exeter
7 Durham
8 St Andrews
9 Nottingham
10 Birmingham
11 Bristol
12 Bath
13 East Anglia
14 Glasgow
15 Aston
16 Kent
=16 Surrey
=16 Essex
19 Southampton
20 Leicester
=20 Edinburgh
22 Strathclyde
23 York
24 Loughborough
25 Lancaster
26 Sheffield
27 Royal Holloway
28 Queen Mary, London
29 Sussex
30 Cardiff

Source: Times Good University Guide 2010

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Yale University -Free Online Classes

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Yale University is the third-oldest higher education institution in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Yale is now offering several free online classes, with digital videos of some courses on the Internet for free.


Open Yale Courses (http://oyc.yale.edu/) provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses to anyone who wish to learn. All lectures were recorded in the Yale College classroom and are available in video, audio, and text transcript format. The courses span the full range of liberal arts disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, and physical and biological sciences.

Free Online Classes are offered in the following departments:

• Astronomy
  
• Biomedical Engineering
  
• Classics
  
• Economics
  
• English
  
• History
  
• Philosophy
  
• Physics
  
• Political Science
  
• Psychology
  
• Religious Studies

Free Online Courses:

• ASTR 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics
  
• ENGL 310 - Modern Poetry
  
• PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics
  
• PLSC 114 - Introduction to Political Philosophy
  
• PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
  
• RLST 145 - Introduction to the Old Testament
  
• PHIL 176 - Death

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UW MBA Consortium - "Best Buy" MBA

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The University of Wisconsin System (UWS) is the eighth largest university system in the US with twenty-six campuses, serving more than 175000 students each year .

The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium offers one of the best ranked accredited MBA degree programs via online. The online MBA program has been rated as a "Best Buy MBA" by GetEducated.com.

The Consortium business schools are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) - the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 15% of all business schools in the world have achieved this mark of excellence

Courses are taught by faculty from the Consortium (an association of four AACSB accredited business schools):

• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  
• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  
• University of Wisconsin-Parkside
  

Accreditation:
UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Parkside are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Carnegie Mellon University - Free Courses

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a top ranked private research university in the US. 

CMU Ranking Performance:
- ranked 6th in the world for Engineering and IT by the Times Higher Education - Quacquarelli Symonds (THE - QS) in 2008.
- 21st globally by THES 2008 ranking of World Top 200 Universities.
- Its undergraduate program is rated 22nd in the nation amongst national research universities by the US News & World Report 2010.
- ranked 15th for social sciences and 7th for Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's ARWU Subject League Tables.

CMU offers a number of free online courses through a program called Open Learning Initiative (OLI) (http://www.cmu.edu/oli/). OLI courses include a number of innovative online instructional components such as: cognitive tutors, virtual laboratories, group experiments, and simulations. Anyone can study the entire course in an online format.

Open and Free Courses:

• Engineering Statics
  
• Statistics
  
• Causal & Statistical Reasoning
  
• Modern Biology
  
• Chemistry
  
• Economics
  
• French
  
• Logic & Proofs
  
• Physics
  
• Empirical Research Methods
  
• Computational Discrete Mathematics
  
• Visual Communication Design
  

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Notre Dame Free Online Courses

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Notre Dame is ranked among the top 25 universities in the US by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger's, and Kaplan/Newsweek. It is rated 5th in a listing of "dream schools" by the Princeton Review.

In creating an opencourseware, Notre Dame joins the OCW Consortium, a collaboration of over 100 higher educational institutions and associated organizations throughout the world. Notre Dame OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open educational resource for everyone.

Free Online Courses are offered in a number of departments:

Africana Studies:
AFAM 30202 - African American History II
AFAM 33302 - Faith and the African American Experience
AFAM 20367 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History and Culture

American Studies:
AMST 30125 - Faith and the African American Experience

Anthropology:
ANTH 20040 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

Arabic and Middle East Studies:
MELC 20040 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture
MELC 20080 - Women in Islamic Societies

Architecture:
ARCH 50611 - Nature and the Built Environment

Asian Studies:
ASIA 20004 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

East Asian Languages and Literatures:
LLEA 20605 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

Gender Studies:
GSC 20425 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

History:
HIST 30800 - African American History II
HIST 30649 - Faith and the African American Experience

Latino Studies:
ILS 20801 - Latino Theology and Christian Tradition

Medieval Institute:
MI 40410 - Jews and Christians throughout History

Peace Studies:
IIPS 20714 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture
IIPS 30401 - Terrorism, Peace, and Other Inconsistencies

Philosophy:
PHIL 10100-1 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 10100-2 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 20214 - Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love

Political Science:
POLS 30228 - Terrorism, Peace, and Other Inconsistencies
POLS 13195 - Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

Sociology:
SOC 33302 - Faith and the African American Experience
SOC 20041 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

Theology:
THEO 33802 - Faith and the African American Experience
THEO 10001 - Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical
THEO 40217 - Jews and Christians throughout History
THEO 20214 - Latino Theology and Christian Tradition

University Resources:
NDHNRCD - University Honor Code Orientation

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MIT offers Free Online College Courses

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a leading private research university in the US, ranked 1st in the world by Webometrics rankings in January 2009. MIT's School of Engineering is ranked No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report 2010. It is placed first in six of 12 engineering specialties - aeronautics and astronautics, chemical, computer, electrical, materials and mechanical engineering.


MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) offers case studies, teaching videos and other innovative instructional resources to anyone with access to the Internet. A total of 1900 courses are offered for free via online (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm).

Free online courses are offered in the following departments:

• Aeronautics and Astronautics
  
• Anthropology
  
• Architecture
  
• Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
  
• Biological Engineering
  
• Biology
  
• Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  
• Chemical Engineering
  
• Chemistry
  
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
  
• Comparative Media Studies
  
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  
• Economics
  
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  
• Engineering Systems Division
  
• Experimental Study Group
  
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
  
• Health Sciences and Technology
  
• History
  
• Linguistics and Philosophy
  
• Literature
  
• Materials Science and Engineering
  
• Mathematics
  
• Mechanical Engineering
  
• Media Arts and Sciences
  
• Music and Theater Arts
  
• Nuclear Science and Engineering
  
• Physics
  
• Political Science
  
• Science, Technology, and Society
  
• Sloan School of Management
  
• Special Programs
  
• Urban Studies and Planning
  
• Women's and Gender Studies
  
• Writing and Humanistic Studies
  

Note: OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.

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Stanford University Free Online Courses

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Stanford University is a top private research university in the US, ranked 17th globally in the THES 2008 Top 200 Universities, and ranked 2nd in the world by SJTU World University Ranking 2008.


Stanford is offering free cyber courses in computer science and electrical engineering. Students can download video lectures, transcripts, homework via online. The Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE) program offers full course materials and provides access to complete lecture videos via streaming or downloaded media.  A total of 10 courses from Stanford’s School of Engineering are offered free of charge.

Free Online Courses:

Artificial Intelligence

• Introduction to Robotics (CS223A)
  
• Natural Language Processing (CS224N)
  
• Machine Learning (CS229)
  

Linear Systems and Optimization

• The Fourier Transform and its Applications (EE261)
  
• Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems (EE263)
  
• Convex Optimization I (EE364A)
  
• Convex Optimization II (EE364B)
  

Introduction to Computer Science

• Programming Methodology (CS106A)
  
• Programming Abstractions (CS106B)
  
• Programming Paradigms (CS107)

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Cambridge University Ranking Performance

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Founded in 1209, The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with outstanding international reputation for teaching and research excellence. It has produced 83 Nobel prize winners.

Cambridge is consistently ranked among the Top 4 universities in the world. According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, Cambridge comes 2nd in 2007 and 3rd in 2008. In the 2007 THES ranking Cambridge rated first in the world for the following subjects:

• natural sciences
  
• biomedicine
  
• arts & humanities
  
• social sciences
  

In another international league table - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the university comes 4th in 2007 and 2008.

In the Times of London 2008 the university is ranked No. 1 in Europe and Top 3 Globally.

In the UK Cambridge is consistently ranked among the Top 2 universities:

- 2nd nationally in the Times Good University Guide 2010 and in the Guardian University Guide 2010.

- In the Independent Complete University Guide, the university ranks 1st in 2008, 2nd in 2009 and 2010.

- 1st in the Sunday Times University Guide 2008 and in the Daily Telegraph 2007.

- In the Times Good University Guide 2009 Subject Rankings, Cambridge was ranked top (or joint top) in 34 out of the 42 subjects which it offers.

MBA Rankings for Judge Business School (JBS) at Cambridge University:

- Its MBA program was ranked 1st in the UK, 3rd in Europe and 7th in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

- 2nd in the UK and 10th in the world for its MBA programs by the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2008.

- Forbes magazine ranked the Cambridge MBA at 3rd position among one-year programs.

- 15th in the world, according to the Whitefield Consulting Worldwide Global MBA Ranking 2008.

USQ Australia Free Online Courses

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University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is one of the leading providers of on-campus and distance education programs in Australia. It is placed in the top five universities in the country and first in Queensland for student satisfaction. 

USQ has won a number of awards and and accolades:

- joint Winner of the Good Universities Guides 'University of the Year' for 2000-2001.
- Commonwealth of Learning Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement.
- Institutional Prize of Excellence for world's best dual mode institution.

The University of Southern Queensland’s OpenCourseWare (USQ OCW) provides access to free and open educational resources for anyone around the world.

Free Online Courses:

• Exploring Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Contexts
  
• Introduction to Tourism
  
• Studying to Succeed: Planning your career
  
• Object Oriented Programming in C++
  
• Communication, Technology and Policy
  
• Teaching Students with Special Needs: Behaviour Management
  
• Technology and Society
  
• Creating Interactive Multimedia
  
• Studying to Succeed: Planning your study program day by day
  
• General Science
  

Note: USQ OCW does not grant credits or degrees.

UC Berkeley Free Online Courses

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University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is a top public research university with very high worldwide rankings:

- ranked 5th globally by Webometrics ranking of world top universities in 2008.

- 3rd in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic ranking of world universities 2008.

- 36th globally in the THES 2008 World Top 200 Universities.

- 5th in the world by Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities.

- 6th in the world by Wuhan University Ranking of Top 500 Universities.

UC Berkeley OpenCourseWare records several popular courses and provides them for free to students all over the world.  It offers free courses including Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Information Sciences and so on. Free courses are offered as podcasts over the iTunes. Interested students can download the complete university courses to their iPods for free.

List of Courses offered by UC Berkeley:

• Introduction to Computers
  
• Introduction to Chemistry
  
• Introduction to General Astronomy
  
• Introduction to Human Nutrition
  
• Introduction to Nonviolence
  
• Introduction to Statistics
  
• Issues in Foreign Policy After 911
  
• Open Source Development and Distribution of Digital Information
  
• Macroeconomic Analysis
  
• Physics for Future Presidents
  
• Search Engines: Technology, Society and Business
  
• The American Languages
  
• The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
  
• US History: from Civil War to Present
  
• US Foreign Policy After 9/11
  
• XML Foundations
  
• Buddhist Psychology
  
• Cell Biology
  
• Descriptive Introduction to Physics
  
• Economic Analysis - Micro
  
• European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present
  
• General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  
• General Biology
  
• General Human Anatomy
  
• General Psychology

Note: The free courses will not give you any degree or credit.

Top English Graduate Programs

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UC Berkeley is ranked No. 1 in the US for its graduate English programs, with Stanford and Yale ranked in the joint second psitions. The Berkeley English Department offers a range of PhD program, students may combine a PhD in English with studies in another discipline such as Film Studies, Medieval Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality.

The Yale English Department offers a range of graduate programs with courses such as: Early Modern Drama and the English Reformation, Romantic Poetry and Criticism, Antebellum American Literature and Culture, The Teaching of English, Modern American Drama, etc.

Ranking of Top English Graduate Programs:

1 University of California--Berkeley

2 Stanford University

2 Yale University

4 Columbia University

4 Harvard University

4 University of Pennsylvania

7 Cornell University

7 Princeton University

7 University of Chicago

10 Duke University

10 University of California--Los Angeles

10 University of Virginia

13 Brown University

13 Johns Hopkins University

13 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

16 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

17 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick

17 University of Texas--Austin

17 University of Wisconsin--Madison

20 New York University

20 Northwestern University

Source: US News & World Report 2010

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Utah State University Free Online Courses

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Utah State University (USU) is one of the highest ranked American university that offers free online courses to everyone. According to the US News it is rated No. 1 among public universities for graduates with least debt. In the Washington Monthly report, USU is ranked in the Top 35 among public national universities based on social mobility, research and service. It is also named as a “Best Western College” by The Princeton Review.

Utah State University OpenCourseWare provides free and searchable online course materials for students throughout the world.

A number of free online courses are offered through the following departments:

• Anthropology
  
• Biological and Irrigation Engineering
  
• Biology
  
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Free Online Courses-Tufts University

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Tufts University is a top private research university in the US,  ranked as the 15th most selective university in the country by the US News in 2008. Its undergraduate program is placed 28th overall on US News & World Report's 2009 rankings of national universities.

The university is ranked 19th for Best Values in Private Colleges (2008) by Kiplinger.com. It is also rated among the Top 50 in the Top Tier College Rankings 2006-2008. Tufts is also well placed in the world rankings, rated 102nd in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 2007 ARWU ranking., and placed at 157th in the THES 2008 World University Rankings.

Tufts University offers free OpenCourseWare classes to the public. It focuses on life science and international issues.

A list of free online courses is offered through the following schools:

• Tufts School of Dental Medicine
  
• Tufts School of Medicine
  
• Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  
• The Fletcher School (graduate professional school of international relations)
  
• Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
  
• School of Arts & Sciences
  

Some Popular free courses are:

• Geriatric Dentistry
  
• Histology: Study of Cells, Tissues and Organs
  
• Implant Dentistry
  
• Medicine I
  
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• Medicine III: Hospital Clerkship Program
  
• Oral Public Health and Community Service Program
  
• Preclinical Complete Denture Prosthodontics
  
• Special Care in Dentistry
  
• Population Medicine
  
• Nutrition and Medicine
  
• Theories of Public Policy
  
• International Multilateral Negotiation
  
• Law and Veterinary Medicine
  
• Zoological Medicine
  
• Producing Films for Social Change
  
• Introduction to Modern Physics
  

Brigham Young University Free Online Courses

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Brigham Young University (BYU) is America's largest religious university. It is one of the top ranked private universities in the nation. Ranking Performance in 2008:

From The Princeton Review:
#1 - Stone-Cold Sober Schools
#1 - Students Pray on a Regular Basis
#1 - Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution
#3 - Best College Library

From U.S.News & World Report:
#79 - BYU's rank among best national universities
#38 - Best Undergraduate Business Program (Marriott School of Management)
#3 - Best Undergraduate Accounting Program (Marriott School)
#19 - International business program specialty (Marriott School)

From The Wall Street Journal:
#1 - Master of Business Administration program among regional schools.
#2 - Business school ethics emphasis
#4 - Accounting emphasis

The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Its Independent Study's High School program is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS) and the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).

BYU offers a number of free enrichment courses through a well-organized independent study program. Free courses are offered in different areas of study such as the Family History, Family Life, and Religious Scripture Study.

Free Courses are as follows:

•  The Citizen's Guide to American Politics
  
•  Building a Functional Family: Essential Elements
  
•  Dating: Romance and Reason
  
•  Bowling
  
•  Intermediate Swimming
  
•  English as a Second Language — Chinese Speakers
  
•  Finding Your Ancestors
  
•  Preparing to Serve the Lord
  

Contact:
BYU Independent Study
120 Morris Center
Provo, UT 84602-0300

Best English Doctoral Programs

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According to the NRC study of top doctoral programs in English, three universities were ranked joint top in the league table: Berkeley, Yale and Harvard.

The Berkeley English Department (http://english.berkeley.edu/graduate/) offers a wide-ranging Ph.D. program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed skills in scholarship and criticism necessary to do solid and innovative work in their chosen specialized fields.

The Yale English Department (http://www.yale.edu/english/grad.html) offers a broad-ranging program of graduate education, with courses that engage all the traditional chronological periods of British literature, American literature since its inception, and many of the contemporary interdisciplines.

Ranking of Best English Doctoral Programs in the US:

1. University of California–Berkeley

1. Yale

1. Harvard

4. University of Virginia

5. Duke

5. Stanford

7. Cornell

8. University of Pennsylvania

8. University of Columbia

10. University of Chicago

Source: National Council Research Report 1995

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College Scholarships & Grant Programs

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View below for more information on how to apply for college scholarships and grant programs in Australia, Canada, UK, and many more:

Scholarship for Australian Universities

Adelaide University International Student Scholarships

Canadian Scholarship-University of Toronto

Toronto Fellowships & Financial Aid

UK Scholarship Information

UK Scholarship-Master in Engineering

British Chevening Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan

US Scholarship-Junior Fulbright Program

Communications Scholarships for US and Caribbean Nationals

Rotary International World Peace Fellowship

Ford Foundation International Fellows Program Worldwide

Future Engineers Scholarship Program

Japan JASSO Scholarship

Asean Undergraduate Scholarship
- Nanyang Technological University
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore Government

New Zealand Scholarships
- Postgraduate
- Undergraduate

US Graduate College Scholarship Information:

US Mechanical Engineering Scholarship

- Industrial & Management Systems Engineering

- Chemical Engineering

- Petroleum Engineering

- Architecture

- Civil Engineering

- Computer Engineering

- Electrical Engineering

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Top Architecture Colleges (US)

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Following are the rankings of top architecture colleges in the US, with Cornell University ranked first for its undergraduate programs and Harvard took the top spot for its graduate programs in architecture.

Top 10 Undergraduate Architecture programs:

1. Cornell University

2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

3. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

4. Rhode Island School of Design

4. Syracuse University

6. University of Texas at Austin

7. Carnegie Mellon University

8. Rice University

9. Boston Architectural College

10. University of Notre Dame

Top 10 Graduate Architecture programs:

1. Harvard University

2. University of Cincinnati

3. Columbia University

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4. Yale University

6. Cornell University

6. Washington University in St. Louis

6. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

9. University of Michigan

9. University of Texas at Austin

Source: DesignIntelligence 2009

Japan JASSO Scholarship

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Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) offers their JASSO Scholarship every year to qualified students of overseas institutions in mutual agreement with Japanese universities. It is awarded by the Japanese Government for students going on exchange overseas.

The successful recipients will receive:

• ¥80,000 monthly stipend for a specified duration of time (i.e. six months / one year)
  
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• ¥150,000 relocation allowance(upon arrival only) This new system will apply to all of the recipients who will start their study in Japan on and after April 1st 2006.
  

Eligibility Requirements:
In order to be eligible for the JASSO Scholarship, applications for both EPOK and JASSO Scholarship must be completed and submitted by the student to the student’s home university. The student’s home university will then send the application to (Japan's) University by the deadline date.

The following conditions must also be satisfied:

• The student is of non-Japanese nationality.
  
• The student’s home university and (Japan's) University are in mutual exchange agreement.
  
• The students are in good academic standing at their home universities.
  
• The student has adequate financial support for study in Japan.
  
• The student will resume study at their home university upon completion of the exchange.
  
• The student is eligible for a College Student Status Visa (a requirement for study in Japan).
  
• It is the first time for the student to receive the JASSO Scholarship. Students must not have previously been recipients of the scholarship.

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Best Graduate Chemistry Programs (US)

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Four US institutions were ranked joint top for their Graduate Chemistry Programs, according to the US News ranking, with Harvard ranked in the Top 5 nationally.

Best Graduate Chemistry Programs:
1. California Institute of Technology
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1. Stanford University
1. University of California–Berkeley
5. Harvard University
6. Scripps Research Institute
7. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
7. University of Wisconsin–Madison
9. Cornell University
9. Northwestern University
11. Columbia University
12. University of California–Los Angeles
12. University of Chicago
12. University of Texas–Austin
15. Yale University
16. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
16. Princeton University
16. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
16. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
20. University of California–San Diego
20. University of Pennsylvania
22. Purdue University–West Lafayette
22. Texas A&M University–College Station
22. University of California–Irvine
22. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
26. Georgia Institute of Technology
26. University of California–Santa Barbara
28. Johns Hopkins University
28. Ohio State University
28. Rice University
28. University of California–San Francisco
28. University of Colorado–Boulder
28. University of Washington
34. Indiana University–Bloomington
34. University of California–Davis
36. Emory University
36. Iowa State University
36. Michigan State University
36. University of Arizona
36. University of Florida
36. University of Maryland–College Park
36. University of Utah
43. Colorado State University
43. Duke University
43. University of Pittsburgh
43. University of Southern California
43. Washington University in St. Louis
48. Florida State University
48. University of California–Riverside
50. Arizona State University
50. Boston College
50. Carnegie Mellon University
50. North Carolina State University
50. SUNY–Stony Brook
50. U of Georgia
50. U of Massachusetts–Amherst
50. U of Rochester
50. U of Virginia
59. Brown Univ
59. U of Oregon
59. Vanderbilt Univ
62. Boston Univ
62. U of Delaware
62. U of Illinois–Chicago
62. U of Iowa
62. U of Kansas
62. U of Notre Dame
68. Brandeis Univ
68. Case Western Reserve Uni
68. Rutgers, the State Uni of New Jersey–New Brunswick
68. Uni at Buffalo–SUNY
68. Virginia Tech
68. Wayne State Univ
74. Dartmouth College
74. Louisiana State Univ–Baton Rouge
74. New York Univ
74. Oregon State Univ
74. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
74. U of Nebraska–Lincoln
74. Washington State Univ
81. Syracuse Univ
81. U of California–Santa Cruz
81. U of Connecticut
81. U of Houston
81. U of Missouri–Columbia
81. U of South Carolina
81. U of Tennessee–Knoxville
88. Clemson Univ
88. Kansas State Univ
88. Tufts Univ
88. Univ of Cincinnati

Source: US News & World Report 2008

Singapore Scholarship for Undergraduate Study

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The Singapore Scholarship is awarded by the Singapore Government to Government-endorsed students from other member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This Scholarship is for those who want to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree course (except for medicine and dentistry) at the following institutions:

• Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
  
• National University of Singapore (NUS)
  
• Singapore Management University (SMU)
  

Duration of Scholarships: 3 to 4 years, depending on the discipline.

The Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit. For more information on the courses offered by NTU, NUS and SMU, please visit their websites.
NTU - www.ntu.edu.sg/
NUS - www.nus.edu.sg/
SMU - www.smu.edu.sg/

Bridging or foundation courses will be provided to certain Scholars as deemed necessary by the universities. And, this one-year bridging programme will be in addition to the undergraduate studies.

This is a Government-to-Government scheme without any bond imposed by the Singapore Government. Citizens of ASEAN member countries (except Singapore) are eligible to apply for the Singapore Scholarship. In addition the applicants are expected to have good command of English and possess outstanding academic record. The recipients of the Singapore Scholarship are expected to return home to contribute to the development of their countries upon graduation.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees and a living allowance of S$4,200 per annum. In addition, an accommodation allowance based on the different room rates at each university will be provided.

CONTACT:
The Singapore Scholarship
Technical Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanglin
Singapore 248163
Tel: (65) 6379 8000 Fax: (65) 6479 3357
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/scp
Email: mfa_scp@mfa.gov.sg

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Asean Undergraduate Scholarship by NUS

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ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarships (AUS) are offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS) to award full-time NUS undergraduates who have outstanding academic merit and co-curricular activities.

It is awarded to freshmen based on academic merit. These freshmen must be citizens or permanent residents of a member of ASEAN countries (excluding Singapore citizens): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The scholarship covers tuition fees and provides an annual living allowance of S$5,800. The scholarship is tenable for the minimum period of candidature for the respective undergraduate courses at NUS. The University does not provide any assistance towards travel or other costs.
 
The scholarship is open to students from all faculties. However there are limited scholarships for students who wish to pursue highly competitive courses like Medicine, Dentistry and Law.

It covers the entire duration of undergraduate studies on condition that scholars maintain a minimum CAP (Cumulative Average Point) of 3.5.

CONTACT:
NUS / ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship
Office of Admissions, 2nd level
University Hall
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260
Fax: (65) 6778 7570

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Times Good University Guide 2010

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According to the university ranking by The Times 2010, Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial remained the same Top 3 positions as the 2009 league table. St Andrews moved up a place to Top 4 in the UK. Durham maintained its position as the Top 8 institution.

Ranking Analysis:
- UCL up two places to Top 5 nationally.
- LSE dropped from 4th to 7th this year.
- Exeter made it to Top 10, up from 13th last year.
- Sheffield made it to Top 20 (up four places from 22nd).
- Heriot-Watt made it to Top 40 (up from 47th position), ahead of Dundee (41st).
- York dropped from 9th to 11th.
- Liverpool moved up to 28th from 34th.
- Nottingham dropped from 16th to 20th.

The Top 20 UK Universities:
1 Oxford
2 Cambridge
3 Imperial College
4 St Andrews
5 University College London
6 Warwick
7 London School of Economics
8 Durham
9 Exeter
10 Bristol
11 York
12 King’s College London
13 Bath
14 Edinburgh
15 Leicester
15 Southampton
17 Loughborough
18 Sheffield
19 Glasgow
20 Nottingham

Source: The Times

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Guardian University League Table 2010

New Zealand Postgraduate Scholarships

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List of postgraduate scholarships in New Zealand:

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• Bing's Scholarship
  
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• Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Prince of Wales' Scholarship
  
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• Claude McCarthy Fellowship
  
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• Edward and Isabel Kidson Scholarship
  
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• Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology
  
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• FPA Alice Bush Scholarship
  
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• Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship
  
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• French Teaching Assistantship
  
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• French Postgraduate Scholarship
  
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• Freyberg Scholarship
  
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• Gerald Agnew Postgraduate Research Fellowship
  
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• Gerald Agnew Graduate Scholarship
  
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• Gordon Watson Scholarship
  
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• L B Wood Travelling Scholarship
  
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• New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Prize
  
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• Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Musical Performance
  
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• Petroleum Exploration Association Scholarship for Excellence in Earth Science
  
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• Pukehou Pouto Scholarship
  
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• Resource Management Law Association Graduate Scholarship
  
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• Rhodes Scholarship
  
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• Road Safety Trust Research Scholarships
  
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• Shirtcliffe Fellowship
  
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• The Todd Foundation
  
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• Awards for Excellence Transfund New Zealand Postgraduate Scholarships
  
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• William Georgetti Scholarship

Bank of New Zealand Graduate Scholarships are provided annually for the students who wish to pursue their studies in the following fields:

• Commerce
  
• Business
  
• Agriculture
  
• Economics
  
• Computer Science
  
• Technology

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New Zealand Undergraduate Scholarships

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New Zealand offers the following scholarships for undergraduate students:

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• Douglas Myers Scholarship
  
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• Girdlers' Scholarship
  
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• Kitchener Memorial Scholarship
  
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• Mervyn Sterling Memorial Scholarship
  
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• Ministry of Transport Maori Scholarship
  
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• Ministry of Transport Pacific Island Scholarship
  
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• New Zealand Association of Economists Scholarship
  
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• Sullivan Scholarship
  
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• Tower Corporation Undergraduate Scholarship
  
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• Tranz Rail Undergraduate Scholarship
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• The University of Auckland
  
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• The University of Waikato

• Massey University
  

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• University of Otago

Best Medical Schools in Australia

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Australian medical schools are amongst the world's best!

According to the THE - QS World University Rankings 2008:
- The University of Melbourne is the highest ranked institution for Life Sciences & Biomedicine (1st in Australia and 26th in the world).
- A total of 6 Australian institutions made it to the World Best 50 schools for Life Sciences & Biomedicine:

• U of Melbourne (26th)
  
• U of Sydney (27th)
  
• Monash (30th)
  
• U of Queensland (32nd)
  
• ANU (37th)
  
• UNSW (50th)
  

List of medical schools offering Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery – MBBS programs:

Australian National University
http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/

University of Adelaide
http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/

University of New South Wales
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/

Griffith University
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-medicine

Deakin University
http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/index.php

Monash University
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/

Flinders University
http://som.flinders.edu.au/

University of Melbourne
http://www.medicine.unimelb.edu.au/

University of Notre Dame
http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/schools/medicine/medFreo.shtml

University of Queensland
http://www.som.uq.edu.au/

University of Sydney
http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/

University of Wollongong
http://www.uow.edu.au/gsm/

University of Western Australia
http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/

Bond University
http://www.bond.edu.au/about/faculties/hsm/index.html

James Cook University
http://www.jcu.edu.au/medicine/

University of Tasmania
http://www.healthsci.utas.edu.au/medicine/

University of Western Sydney
http://www.uws.edu.au/health_science

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Top Universities in Pharmacology (US)

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NRC Rankings in Pharmacology Doctoral Programs
- Top 100 US Universities for Pharmacology:

1 Yale 4.45
2 Texas Southwestern Med Ctr 4.39
3 Cal San Diego 4.36
4 Johns Hopkins 4.21
5 Duke 4.18
6 Vanderbilt 4.17
7 Harvard 4.14
8 North Carolina 4.03
9 Washington 4.02
10 Penn 4.02
11 MIT 3.90
12 Wisconsin 3.89
13 Michigan 3.85
14 NYU 3.84
15 Emory 3.83
16 Stanford 3.81
17 Colorado 3.81
18 Rochester 3.79
19 Iowa 3.79
20 Minnesota 3.76
21 Arizona 3.71
22 Kansas 3.70
23 Virginia 3.65
24 Columbia 3.65
25 Chicago 3.64
26 SUNY Stony Brook 3.62
27 Texas 3.61
28 Albert Einstein College of Med 3.59
29 Kentucky 3.56
30 North Carolina State 3.53
31 Mayo Graduate School 3.53
32 Georgetown 3.52
33 Cal Davis 3.51
34 Michigan State 3.50
35 Rutgers 3.49
36 Texas Health Sci Ctr Houston 3.47
37 Miami 3.42
38 Medical Univ South Carolina 3.41
39 UCLA 3.40
40 Utah 3.37
41 SUNY Health Brooklyn 3.36
42 Pittsburgh 3.36
43 Oregon State 3.36
44 Baylor College of Medicine 3.36
45 Cincinnati 3.34
46 Saint Louis 3.33
47 Cornell 3.33
48 West Virginia 3.32
49 Florida 3.32
50 Thomas Jefferson 3.30
51 Ohio State 3.26
52 Medical College of Wisconsin 3.26
53 Tennessee Memphis 3.25
54 Dartmouth College 3.24
55 Wake Forest 3.20
56 Utah State 3.18
57 Illinois Chicago 3.18
58 Vermont 3.17
59 Brown 3.17
60 Washington State 3.16
61 Texas A&M 3.16
62 Texas Medical Galveston 3.12
63 Maryland Baltimore 3.12
64 Louisville 3.10
65 Medical College of Georgia 3.09
66 Uniformed Services U of Hlth Sci 3.08
67 Temple 3.08
68 Texas Health Sci Ct San Antonio 3.07
69 Wayne State 3.06
70 Tufts 3.06
71 Connecticut 3.06
72 Penn State 3.05
73 Cal Irvine 3.04
74 Albany Medical College 3.04
75 Alabama Birmingham 3.04
76 SUNY Buffalo 3.03
77 George Washington 3.03
78 Tulane 3.02
79 SUNY Health Syracuse 3.00
80 Massachusetts Medical 3.00
81 Iowa State 3.00
82 Medical College of Pensylvania 2.97
83 Case Western 2.94
84 Georgia 2.92
85 New York Medical 2.91
86 Purdue 2.89
87 SUNY Albany 2.87
88 Loyola Chicago 2.85
89 New Jersey Medical 2.79
90 Oklahoma 2.76
91 LSU Medical 2.76
92 South Carolina 2.75
93 LSU 2.75
94 Mississippi Medical 2.68
95 East Carolina Medicine 2.58
96 Missouri 2.57
97 Northeast Louisiana 2.55
98 South Florida 2.50
99 Medical College of Ohio 2.48
100 Mississippi 2.47

Source: National Research Council (2007)

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Russian Medical School Ranking-Top 15

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Moscow Medical Academy

Ranking of Top 15 national medical schools in 2004 from The Ministry of Education:
(not including medical faculties at classic universities)

1. Moscow Medical Academy

2-3. Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

2-3. Russian State Medical University (Moscow)

4. St Petersburg State Medical University

5. Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk)

6. Ryazan’ State Medical University

7-9. Volgograd State Medical University

7-9. Novosibirsk State Medical Academy

7-9. St Petersburg State Medical Academy

10-12. Bashkir State Medical University (Ufa)

10-12. Kuban’ State Medical Academy (Krasnodar)

10-12. Nizhnii Novgorod State Medical Academy

13-16. Kazan’ State Medical Univ

13-16. St Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

13-16. Smolensk State Medical Academy

13-16. Tver’ State Medical Academy

* Moscow Medical Academy is one of the leading medical universities in the world. It is ranked 2nd in the world by the UNESCO and World Health Organization.

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Medical Education in Russia

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There many well-known higher medical universities and academy in Russia such as the Moscow Medical Academy (Rated as 2nd Best in the world by UNESCO and World Health Organization), Russian State Medical University and so on.

In Russia an undergraduate MD or MBBS degree usually lasts for six years. The course is available both in English and Russian medium. You may need  about Rs. 8 lacs to 10 lacs to complete the MBBS course (MD in Russia). 

List of medical institutions in Russia:

• Altai State Medical University
  
• Amur State Medical Academy
  
• Arkhangelsk State Medical Academy
  
• Astrakhan State Medical Academy
  
• Bashkir State Medical University
  
• Cecenja State University
  
• Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy, Institute of Medical Education
  
• Cita State Medical Academy
  
• Cuvassia State University Medical Faculty
  
• Dagestan State Medical Academy
  
• Habarovsk State Medical Institute
  
• I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy
  
• Irkutsk State Medical University
  
• Ivanovo State Medical Academy
  
• Izhevsk State Medical Academy
  
• Jewish State Academy (Moscow), Faculty of Medicine
  
• Kabardino-Balkarian State Univ Medical Faculty
  
• Kazan State Medical Univ, Medical Faculty
  
• Kemerovo State Medical Academy
  
• Kirov State Medical Institute
  
• Krasnoyarsk Medical Academy
  
• Kuban State Medical Academy
  
• Kursk State Medical Univ
  
• M.K. Ammosov Sakha (Yakutsk) State Uni, Faculty of Medicine
  
• Military Medical Academy
  
• Mordovian Ogarev State Uni, Faculty of Medicine
  
• Moscow Medical Stomatology Institute, Medical Faculty
  
• Moscow State Univ (M.V. Lomonosov)
  
• Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine
  
• North Ossetian State Medical Academy
  
• Novgorod State Univ (Jaroslav the Wise), Faculty of Medicine
  
• Novosibirsk Medical Institute
  
• Omsk State Medical Academy
  
• Orenburg State Medical Academy
  
• Osh State Uni, Medical Institute
  
• People's Friendship Uni of Russia, Faculty of Medicine
  
• Perm State Medical Academy
  
• Petrozavodsk State Univ, Faculty of Medicine
  
• Rostov State Medical Univ
  
• Russian State Medical Uni (RSMU), Medical Faculty
  
• Ryazan State Medical Uni, Medical Faculty
  
• Saint Petersburg State Mechnikov Medical Academy
  
• Saint Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
  
• Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy
  
• Saint Petersburg State Uni, Faculty of Medicine
  
• Samara State Medical Univ, Medical Institute
  
• Saratov State Medical Univ
  
• Siberian State Medical Univ
  
• Smolensk State Medical Academy
  
• Stavropol State Medical Academy
  
• Tver State Medical Academy
  
• Tyumen State Medical Academy (TSMA)
  
• Ural State Medical Academy
  
• Vladivostok State Medical Univ
  
• Volgograd State Medical Univ
  
• Voronezh N. N. Burdenko State Medical Academy
  
• Yakutsk State Univ
  
• Yaroslavl State Medical Academy, Medical Faculty

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Top Medical Universities in Russia

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What are the top medical universities in Russia?
There are about 30 Russian medical universities ranked in the Top 100 medical  universities in international rankings by UNESCO and World Health Organization. Following are the highest ranked higher education instituions in the league tables:

Moscow Medical Academy:
Moscow Medical Academy is the 2nd Best medical university in the world (behind Rene Descartes Academy of Medical Sciences), according to the international rating by the UNESCO and World Health Organization (WHO).

The I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy (MMA) is the largest and the oldest national medical higher educational institution. It has about 9,000 students from Russia and foreign countries including India studying at the academy. Students are trained in the following area:

• General Medicine (Russian and English medium)
  
• Nursing
  
• Pharmacy (Russian and French medium)
  
• Preventive Medicine
  
• Stomatology
  
•  Faculty for research and teaching staff training
  

The academy is a member of the World Association of Universities.

Russian State Medical University:
Founded in 1906, Russian State Medical University (formerly the 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute) is ranked as 3rd BEST medical university globally by WHO and UNESCO rankings.

There are three major faculties at RSMU:

• Medical faculty
  
• Pediatric faculty
  
• Bio-medical faculty
  

It has 70 specialized clinics, hospitals and medical establishments with over 19,000 beds and attracts overseas students in large numbers, about 7000 students from various countries enrolled in its programs.

St. Petersburg State Medical University:
St. Petersburg State Medical University is one of the Top 10 medical institutions in the world! It is rated 10th in the world by WHO and UNESCO.

Other top institutions:
Rostov-on-Don State University is placed at 27th in the world and Tver State Medical Academy placed at 43rd globally by the the UNESCO and World Health Organization rankings.

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HSC School Rankings - Top 200 Schools

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Following is the ranking of the Top 200 schools in New South Wales (NSW) by Daily Telegraph:

1. James Ruse Agricultural High School
2. Baulkham Hills High School
3. North Sydney Girls High School
4. Sydney Girls High School
5. Hornsby Girls High School
6. North Sydney Boys High School
7. Sydney Boys High School
8. Sydney Grammar School
9. SCEGGS Darlinghurst
10. St George Girls High School Kogarah
11. Malek Fahd Islamic School
12. Moriah College
13. Masada College
14. Kambala
15. Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective Campus
16. Abbotsleigh
17. Roseville College
18. Ravenswood School for Girls
19. Ascham School
20. Caringbah High School
21. Frensham School
22. Girraween High School
23. Pymble Ladies' College
24. Hurlstone Agricultural High School
25. Merewether High School
26. Queenwood School for Girls
27. Tangara School for Girls
28. Fort Street High School Petersham
29. St Aloysius College
30. Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney
31. Wenona School
32. Gosford High School
33. Sydney Technical High School Bexley
34. Normanhurst Boys High School
35. Loreto Kirribilli
36. Conservatorium High School
37. The King's School
38. Newcastle Grammar School
39. MLC Burwood
40. Kincoppal - Rose Bay
41. SHORE Sydney CoE Grammar School
42. Brigidine College St Ives
43. Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
44. St Catherine's School
45. Penrith High School
46. Sefton High School
47. Self-Tuition Students
48. St Ignatius' College
49. Meriden School
50. Loreto Normanhurst
51. Barker College
52. International Grammar School
53. Mercy Catholic College
54. Reddam House (Bondi Campus)
55. Canberra Grammar School
56. Willoughby Girls High School
57. Redfield College
58. Smith's Hill High School
59. Cheltenham Girls' High School
60. Newington College
61. Knox Grammar School
62. Cherrybrook Technology High School
63. St Luke's Grammar School
64. Cranbrook School
65. Hunter Valley Grammar School
66. Killara High School
67. The Illawarra Grammar School
68. St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College
69. Tara Anglican School for Girls
70. Trinity Grammar School
71. The Scots College
72. Santa Sabina College
73. Homebush Boys High School
74. Pittwater House Girls College
75. Emanuel School
76. Strathfield Girls High School
77. Parramatta Marist High School
78. St Ursula's College
79. Kinross Wolaroi School
80. Killarney Heights High School
81. St Patrick's College, Strathfield
82. Sule College, Prestons
83. Marist Sisters' College Woolwich
84. St Joseph's College
85. St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College
86. Brigidine College Randwick
87. Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
88. The Scots School Albury
89. Christadelphian Heritage College
90. Blue Mountains Grammar School
91. IPEKA International Christian School
92. New England Girls' School
93. Xavier Catholic College
94. St Pius X College
95. Northholm Grammar School
96. Carlingford High School
97. Pal College
98. Macarthur Anglican School
99. St Vincent's College
100. Burwood Girls High School
101. Marcellin College
102. Domremy College
103. St Andrew's Cathedral School
104. Newtown High School of Performing Arts
105. The Hills Grammar School
106. Danebank Anglican School For Girls
107. Freeman Catholic College
108. Australian International School Singapore
109. Nowra Anglican College
110. Covenant Christian School
111. The McDonald College
112. Macquarie Fields High School
113. Turramurra High School
114. MacKillop Senior College
115. Arden Anglican School
116. Byron Bay High School
117. Red Bend Catholic College
118. Macarthur Girls High School
119. Oxford Falls Grammar School
120. St Charbel's College
121. Mosman High School
122. St Mary's Cathedral College
123. Lumen Christi Catholic College
124. Cerdon College
125. Epping Boys High School
126. De La Salle College, Cronulla
127. Mount St Patrick College
128. Dubbo Christian School
129. SCECGS Redlands
130. St Spyridon College Senior School
131. Trinity Catholic College (Auburn)
132. St Marys Senior High School
133. Oakhill College Castle Hill
134. St Patrick's Marist College
135. Macquarie College
136. MacKillop College
137. PLC Armidale
138. Mount St Benedict College
139. St John Bosco College
140. Trinity Catholic College Lismore
141. St Patrick's College Sutherland
142. Australian International School Hong Kong
143. Chevalier College Bowral
144. Catherine McAuley Westmead
145. St Joseph's Catholic College
146. Hunter School of Performing Arts
147. St Mary Star of the Sea College
148. Castle Hill High School
149. Avondale School
150. Oxley College
151. Concord High School
152. St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
153. Meadowbank Education Trust School
154. Chatswood High School
155. Kiama High School
156. Taylors College
157. Menai High School
158. Inaburra School
159. Northern Beaches Secondary College, Mackellar Girls Campus
160. William Branwhite Clarke College
161. Penrith Anglican College
162. Stella Maris College
163. Canley Vale High School
164. Redeemer Baptist School
165. Barellan Central School
166. Ryde Secondary College
167. Port Macquarie High School
168. All Saints' College Bathurst
169. Al-Faisal College
170. Eden Marine High School
171. Alstonville High School
172. Oxley High School
173. St Ives High School
174. Southern Highlands Christian School
175. Caroline Chisholm College
176. Coffs Harbour Senior College
177. St John's College
178. St Philip's Christian College Waratah
179. Sydney Secondary College, Blackwattle Bay Campus
180. Tempe High School
181. St Francis Xavier's College
182. Central Coast Grammar School
183. Mount Carmel Catholic High School
184. Kirrawee High School
185. Riverside Girls High School
186. St George Christian School
187. Pacific Hills Christian School
188. INTI International College Penang
189. Asquith Girls High School
190. Colo High School
191. Marist College Eastwood
192. St Euphemia College
193. Maitland Christian School
194. Barrenjoey High School
195. Marian Catholic College
196. Crestwood High School
197. Engadine High School
198. Northern Beaches Christian School
199. Mount St Joseph Milperra
200. Nowra High School

Source: Daily Telegraph 2008

Top Accredited Medical Schools

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The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the award of Doctor of Medicine (MD). It is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.

Some of the Top Accredited MD-granting Medical Schools in the US:

Harvard Medical School
US News & World Report puts Harvard University on top of the list of Best Medical Schools "Research Ranking", followed by Johns Hopkins University (2nd), the University of Pennsylvania (=3rd) and Washington University in St. Louis (=3rd).

University of Washington School of Medicine
University of Washington Seattle is ranked No. 1 in US News Best Medical School "Primary Care Rankings".

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rated in the Top 2 nationally for Best Medical Schools (Research) by US News 2010. The school continues as #1 in geriatrics, moves up to #1 for internal medicine and is ranked #2 in AIDS and #4 in drug/alcohol abuse, pediatrics and women’s health.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Rated 2nd for Best Medical School (Primary Care). Summary of rankings by US News 2010:

• Primary care, 2nd
  
• Research, tied for 20th
  
• Family medicine, 2nd
  
• Rural medicine, 6th
  
• AIDS, 9th
  
• Environmental/environmental health, tied for 9th
  

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
The school is rated the third best medical school in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2006 rankings. Other specialty areas: Internal medicine and pediatrics ranked sixth in the nation, drug and alcohol abuse program tied for 12th, and the AIDS program tied for 19th.

University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is ranked among the top 3 research-oriented medical schools in the country, according to an annual survey of graduate schools by U.S. News and World Report. Other specialties: Internal Medicine (#5), Drug/Alcohol Abuse (#6), Women's Health (#4) and Pediatrics (#2).

Duke University School of Medicine
In 2009, the School of Medicine is ranked 6th for research and 41st in primary care. US News & World Report ranked Duke's physician assistant program as No. 2 in the US for 2008. Duke's doctor of physical therapy program was ranked 13th in the nation in a 2008 US News & World Report ranking.

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine
UCSF’s School of Pharmacy ranks first, the School of Nursing 2nd, and the School of Medicine 5th among all graduate schools in a survey conducted by US News & World Report 2009. UCSF School of Medicine national rankigs in its specialty programs are:

•  AIDS—1
  
•  Women’s health—2
  
•  Internal medicine—3
  
•  Drug/alcohol abuse—5
  
•  Family medicine—8
  
•  Pediatrics—9
  
•  Geriatrics—9

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Best High Schools Ranking (US)

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U.S. News & World Report examined more than 21,000 public high schools and compiled the list of best high schools in the US. Thomas Jefferson High School is ranked No. 1 in the country, with Oxford Academy in second position. Thomas Jefferson had the highest average SAT score among all American high schools.

Ranking of Best High Schools (The Top 25):

1. Thomas Jefferson High School (Alexandria, Va.)
2. Oxford Academy (Cypress, Calif.)
3. Pacific Collegiate Charter (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
4. High Technology High School (Lincroft, N.J.)
5. Design & Architectural Senior High (Miami, Fla.)
6. International Academy (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
7. International Baccalaureate School at BHS (Bartow, Fla.)
8. Preuss School UCSD (La Jolla, Calif.)
9. Academic Magnet High School (No. Charleston, S.C.)
10. Gretchen Whitney High (Cerritos, Calif.)
11. Pine View School (Osprey, Fla.)
12. Maine School of Science & Math (Limestone, Maine)
13. Basis Tucson (Tucson, Ariz.)
14. International School (Bellevue, Wash.)
15. Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools (Fort Collins, Colo.)
16. Benjamin Franklin Senior High School (New Orleans, La.)
17. Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.)
18. School of Science & Engineering (Dallas, Texas)
19. Idea College Preparatory (Donna, Texas)
20. Raleigh Charter High (Raleigh, N.C.)
21. Lennox Mathematics, Science, and Technology Academy (Lennox, Calif.)
22. University High School (Tucson, Ariz.)
23. Stuyvesant High School (New York)
24. International Community School (Kirkland, Wash.)
25. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (Montgomery, Ala.)

Source: US News & World Report 2009

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MBA Rankings in India

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Indian business schools are ranked highly in the international MBA league tables. In the ranking of World's Top 100 MBA programs by Economist Intelligence Unit 2008, Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIMA) ranks 91st in the world. IIMA is also rated as the No. 1 business school in India by Outlook Survey in 2008 and 2007.

The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is ranked 20th globally in the the Financial Times Global Top 100 MBA Rankings 2008.

According to the Asiaweek survey the Top 5 MBA schools in India are:

National Rank, Institution, (Asian Rank)
1 Indian Inst of Mgt, Ahmedabad (1st)
2 Indian Inst of Mgt, Bangalore (5th)
3 Indian Inst of Tech, Bombay (20th)
4 Birla Inst of Tech and Sci, India (28th)
5 T A Pai Mgt Inst, India (34th)

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