University of Melbourne

Motto: May I grow in the esteem of future generations
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

The University of Melbourne has been an international leader in research, teaching and learning for more than 150 years. Students from over 150 countries choose to study at the University of Melbourne, because of the quality of teaching, learning and research. The University offers flexible and innovative programs across more than 300 undergraduate and graduate study areas.

Founded in 1853, University of Melbourne is the oldest university in Victoria and the second-oldest in Australia. Times Higher Education ranks Melbourne the 34th-best university in the world, while QS World University Rankings specifically recognizes the university’s schools of Education (2nd in the world), Accounting & Finance (8th), Psychology (10th), Medicine (12th), and Computer Science (15th). With such an impressive reputation, it’s no wonder Melbourne is a magnet for large donations. One of the university’s most notable schools, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, was founded with funds from the couple’s estate, while just last year, Allan and Maria Myers generously donated $10 million to launch a new philanthropic campaign. University of Melbourne currently has an endowment of $1.37 billion.

Endowment: $1.37 billion
Average Cost per Student: $19,003 per year
Average Salary of Full-Time Faculty: $74,000
Annual Research Budget: Unknown

The University of Melbourne is both the oldest and the leading university in Australia. The school sits next to Melbourne’s center of commerce, and consequently benefits from all the culture and opportunity that a city which has been called “the fourth best city for college students” affords.

The University offers over 340 graduate tracks. One can study everything from professional degrees in law and medicine, to research programs in various sciences.

This is why every year 52,000 students—12,000 of whom are foreigners representing 129 different countries—come to Melbourne. This healthy research environment is one reason why Melbourne gave the world its first bionic ear and is currently developing the first bionic eye.

The school belongs to several prestigious university groups, such as the Asia-Pacific Rim and the Group of Eight. The university has refocused its research directives towards discerning three broad issues: our place/purpose, promoting well-being, and supporting sustainability.

Melbourne actively seeks to engage public discourse through its biennial Festival of Ideas and public lecture program.

University of California at Berkely

Motto: Let there be light

Berkeley is unique among the elite universities of the world. Most of the schools it competes with are privately owned, but Berkeley is a state school—albeit one with the elite status of a private school.

Widely known as "Cal," the campus is renowned for the size and quality of its libraries and laboratories, the scope of its research and publications, and the distinction of its faculty and students. National rankings consistently place Berkeley?s undergraduate and graduate programs among the very best in a variety of disciplines. Our high-acclaimed faculty currently includes: 7 Nobel Laureates, 225 members of the Academy of Arts & Sciences, 131 members of the National Academy of Science, 87 members of the National Academy of Engineering, a Poet

The university is nestled in a pleasant city by the same name, within easy commuting distance of San Francisco. With over 36,000 students, Berkeley is also one of the larger elite universities.

An impressive selection of talented students feeds its over 350 degree programs, producing more Ph.D.’s annually than any other U.S. institution. Student research is encouraged as each year 52 percent of seniors assist their professors in their research.

Berkeley draws students from over 100 nations. During the previous decade the National Science Foundation granted its students more graduate research fellowships than any other school.

The faculty has produced 39 members of the American Philosophical Society, 77 Fulbright Scholars, 32 MacArthur Fellows, and 22 Nobel Laureates (eight of whom are current faculty members).

Academic Life:
The student-faculty ratio at University of California--Berkeley is 17:1, and the school has 59 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of California--Berkeley include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; English Language and Literature/Letters; and Natural Resources and Conservation. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 96.8 percent.

Student Life:
University of California--Berkeley has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,126, with a gender distribution of 47.9 percent male students and 52.1 percent female students. At this school, 26 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 74 percent of students live off campus. University of California--Berkeley is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.

University of Cambridge

Motto: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge

As one of the oldest universities in the world (founded in 1209), Cambridge is an ancient school steeped in tradition.

It is small exaggeration to say the history of western science is built on a cornerstone called Cambridge. The roster of great scientists and mathematicians associated with the university includes Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, James Clerk Maxwell, Augustus De Morgan, Ernest Rutherford, G.H. Hardy, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Alan Turing, Francis Crick, James Watson, Roger Penrose, and Stephen Hawking. Whether speaking of the unifying ideas in physics, the foundations of computer science, or the codifying of biology, Cambridge has been at the forefront of humanity’s quest for truth longer than most nations have existed.

Of course, great achievements are not restricted to the sciences. Such luminaries in the humanities as Desiderius Erasmus, John Milton, G.E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Maynard Keynes, and C.S. Lewis, among dozens of other great names, taught and studied here.

But despite the many memories conjured by its imposing Gothic architecture, Cambridge does not live in the past. The university remains one of the world’s elite research institutions, with only Oxford to rival it in the U.K. and only a handful of American schools able to do so from overseas.

Its over 18,000 students represent more than 135 countries and its faculty have earned over 80 Nobel laureates.


Though Cambridge’s $8.1 billion endowment puts it squarely behind a number of other universities in terms of wealth, it is easily the richest university in Europe. In fact, if Cambridge were a country, its per capita GDP would eclipse that of Monaco, the richest country in the world. Such wealth is mostly attributed to the building and land assets the university has accumulated over its 800-year history (legend has it one can walk from Cambridge to Oxford on land owned by Cambridge’s Trinity College), though it has also produced a large number of high-achieving alumni, many of whom have left generous donations. Recently, Bill Gates gifted the university with $210 million to establish Gates Scholarships for international postgraduates.

Endowment: $8.1 billion
Average Cost per Student: $25,745 per year
Average Salary of Full-Time Faculty: $78,642
Annual Research Budget: Unknown

Entry Standards

Most conditional offers made by the Cambridge Colleges require A*A*A at A Level (or equivalent) for undergraduate science courses (excluding Psychological and Behavioural Sciences), and A*AA for arts courses and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.
Colleges have the discretion to make non-standard offers where appropriate as part of their holistic assessment of candidates.
Undergraduate applicants may be asked to submit written work or sit a test (eg BMAT, TSA or a College-based test).
The University interviews the majority of its undergraduate applicants (approximately 80 per cent).
For more information visit www.cam.ac.uk/whycambridge

University of Chicago

Motto:  Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched

Summary:
The University of Chicago was only founded in 1890, making it one of the youngest elite universities in the world. But despite its youth, the school has spearheaded many of the world’s most important scientific achievements.

It was here that Italian physicist Enrico Fermi created the world’s first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942. It was likewise at Chicago that Stanley Miller and Harold Urey demonstrated in 1952 that amino acids essential to life could be produced starting from simple molecules such as methane and ammonia, thus founding the entire field of what has come to be known as “origin of life” research. Today, the university is one of the leading universities building on the work of its famous alum, James Watson, in the exploration of the human genome.

But Chicago is not just a science school. It also possesses great depth, with elite programs in the humanities and the social sciences, including its world-renowned Economics Department and its interdisciplinary gathering of highly distinguished thinkers known as the Committee on Social Thought.

Of Chicago’s 89 Nobel Prize winners, 22 have been in economics, which is remarkable given that the economics prize was only first awarded in 1969 (45 years ago at the time of this writing). Perhaps this is one reason why the university weathered the 2008 financial crisis relatively well!

In any case, the school’s approximately $7 billion endowment is now rapidly growing once more, assuring the continuation of the ample research opportunities it provides its faculty and students well into the future.

 in 1890 with a $600,000 donation from oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, University of Chicago is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the fourth-best university in the United States. It’s especially known for strong graduate programs in law, business, and medicine. In fact, the school of business was renamed in 2008 after a $300 million donation by businessman and alumnus David G. Booth. Other sizable contributions have resulted in an expanded school of medicine, the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, and a new center for the arts. Currently, the university’s endowment is just over $7.5 billion.

Endowment: $7.55 billion
Average Cost per Student: $31,917 per year
Average Salary of Full-Time Faculty: $112,717
Annual Research Budget: $314 million

Academic Life

The student-faculty ratio at University of Chicago is 6:1, and the school has 77.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Chicago include: Economics; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Political Science and Government; and English Language and Literature/Letters. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 99 percent.


Student Life

University of Chicago has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,681, with a gender distribution of 52.7 percent male students and 47.3 percent female students. At this school, 54 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 46 percent of students live off campus. University of Chicago is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.

University of Toronto

Motto: As a tree through the ages

University of Toronto is the leading Canadian research university. Even by the standards of large state schools, this institution is utterly massive, with over 80,000 students, 20,000 faculty and staff, and 530,000 alumni around the world.

Students can choose from 215 different graduate, 60 professional, and more than 700 undergraduate degrees spread over three different campuses. The student body represent over 150 nations.

Toronto has 44 libraries with holdings of over 21 million in all. The school has an operating budget of C$1.9 billion and contributes C$15.7 billion to the Canadian economy every year.

Toronto has produced no fewer than 10 Nobel Prize winners, including the first two from Canada. Given its immense size and resources, coupled with the world-class intellects it attracts, it should come as no surprise that Toronto ranks second among North American universities for faculty publications and third for citations.

The university’s ample research leads to dozens of new patents every year and many new technological spin-offs.

The University of Toronto has assembled one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, presenting top students at all levels with an intellectual environment unmatched in breadth and depth on any other Canadian campus. U of T faculty co-author more research articles than their colleagues at any university in the US or Canada other than Harvard. As a measure of impact, U of T consistently ranks alongside the top five U.S. universities whose discoveries are most often cited by other researchers around the world. The U of T faculty are also widely recognized for their teaching strengths and commitment to graduate supervision.

Imperial College London

Motto: Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire.

History

Imperial College London was established in 1907.
In 2007 the College celebrated its 100th year of academic excellence and became independent from the University of London.
Breakthroughs associated with the College include the discovery of penicillin, the development of holography and the foundations of fibre optics. 
Today Imperial researchers are working to improve global health, tackle climate change, develop sustainable sources of energy technology and address security challenges.

Teaching Standards

Acknowledged worldwide as a centre of excellence for teaching.
In the 2014 National Student Survey the College’s overall Teaching Satisfaction score was 88%, and Overall Satisfaction increased to 87% (+1% from 2013).
Research Standards

Consistently recognised as one of the top UK university institutions for research quality.
Research income is one of the largest in the UK – £449 million for 2013–14.
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, 91% of Imperial's research activity was judged as world-leading or internationally excellent, the highest proportion of any major UK university.
Academic Strengths

Amongst the top tier of scientific, engineering and medical research and teaching institutions in the world.
Pays particular regard to the practical application of science, engineering and medicine in industry, commerce and healthcare.
Fosters interdisciplinary working internally and collaborates widely externally

This university—whose full, official name is “Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine”—focuses on the empirical disciplines. It ascended to prominence by absorbing several smaller institutions, including the Royal College of Chemistry, the Royal School of Mines, the Royal College of Science, and the City and Guilds College.

Along the way, multiple medical facilities also joined with Imperial College, until now the university represents a conglomeration of research centers spread out across several campuses. Today, Imperial College is divided into three main schools: Engineering; Natural Science and Medicine; and Business.

Imperial College’s faculty has laid claim to 14 Nobel Prizes, and the Queen and the Prime Minister share the same physician who teaches there.

Imperial College is also ideally situated to work alongside of University College London, and to tap into the massive political and economic power associated with the U.K.’s capital city.

University of Tokoyo

Summary:
University of Tokyo is not only the leading school in Japan, but also the leading school in all of Asia.

University of Tokyo has made many strides in an effort to become an internationally renowned research center. In 2012, the school developed PEAK, or “Programs in English at Komaba,” and now attracts students from over 100 nations.

University of Tokyo runs numerous research institutes studying multiple fields, including medical science, earthquakes, Asian culture, molecular bioscience, cosmic ray research, solid state physics, and environmental science. The school has produced seven Nobel Prize winners and one Field’s Medalist.

The university has also fully utilized its strategic location in the world’s largest city, and has had a major impact on the domestic front. Fifteen Japanese Prime Ministers have come from University of Tokyo.

The school’s influence on the Japanese government has been so extensive that former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa felt the need to order government agencies to reduce their percentages of University of Tokyo alumni to under 50 percent in order to promote diversity!

Tokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity. The university aims to provide its students with a rich and varied academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills. The University of Tokyo has a faculty of over 4,500 and a total enrollment of about 29,000, evenly divided between undergraduate.

UTokyo has long been known as Japan’s premier institution of higher education and for our low student-to-faculty ratio. Our unique liberal arts education provides a sound base in the first half of our four-year undergraduate program, after which our students choose a two-year specialisation in line with their interests. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches throughout.

Our graduate schools provide an excellent environment for first-rate intensive research with the world’s leading researchers, and each graduate student can learn at the cutting edge of their field. In recent years UTokyo has established undergraduate and graduate English-language degree programs, such as our undergraduate PEAK program, further promoting campus diversity.

UTokyo is networked with top universities and research institutions from all parts of the world and the flow of students, research and researchers creates a truly global campus. UTokyo also goes abroad to bring our university to the world, through events such as the UTokyo Forum, held in close partnership with globally renowned academic institutions around the world since 2000.

UTokyo researchers and alumni have expanded the frontiers of human knowledge and their achievements have been recognized in multiple Nobel and other prizes. Yoichiro Nambu and Masatoshi Koshiba have transformed physics, while Kenzaburo Oe and Yasunari Kawabata have enriched global culture through their literary works, to mention just a few. Our website UTokyo Research offers a glimpse into the world of our cutting-edge research.

University College London

Motto: "Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward"

Summary:
UCL is a world-class university; with academic strength in breadth and depth. UCL offers an enormous range of taught programmes at  undergraduate and postgraduate level, alongside exceptional postgraduate research opportunities. UCL’s eminence is recognised through its top five world ranking (QS World University Rankings 2013). It was also placed in the top three UK universities for the volume of its research assessed as 4* (world leading) in the most recent (2008) Research Assessment Exercise.

University College London (UCL) is blessed with an elite staff. Their ranks include 53 members of the Royal Society, 51 of the British Academy, 15 of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and 117 of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Moreover, the school’s past and present students and faculty members have earned 29 Nobel Prizes (40, if you include research fellows and honorary graduates). Two alumni and one current faculty member have earned the coveted Fields Medal in mathematics.

UCL ranks third among U.K. schools for national funding. It has also recently linked efforts with Yale to form a transatlantic research initiative called the Yale UCL collaborative.

Why study with us?
UCL’s renowned pioneering approach can be seen today in its application of interdisciplinary research to resolve the challenges facing the modern world, through focusing its research endeavour on the Grand Challenges of Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction, and Human Wellbeing. UCL also takes the lead in providing understanding of global citizenship concepts to all students, preparing them to respond to the intellectual, social and personal challenges that they will encounter throughout their lives and careers. Such examples of innovation and willingness to question traditional practice date back to its foundation in 1826, when UCL was established as a radical alternative to the social and religious restrictions of the only two other universities in England at that time.
The expertise of UCL’s world-leading academics is applied in the ongoing development of degree programmes which are broadly grouped in the Faculties of Arts and Humanities, Brain Sciences, Built Environment, Engineering Sciences, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences, and Social and Historical Sciences. Study at all levels at UCL offers rigorous academic investigation and discovery, and has embedded within it personal and professional development opportunities that will enhance students’ career prospects.
UCL is located in central London, and has a cosmopolitan, dynamic and friendly atmosphere. Students benefit from UCL’s own resources, including libraries, accommodation, careers, welfare and social facilities. They also have easy access to London’s array of specialist libraries, museums, galleries, and cultural and performing arts venues, as well as to the many London-based professional institutions, societies and international businesses.

The school also runs multiple interdisciplinary research programs, such as the UCL Energy Institute, the UCL Centre for Multidisciplinary & Intercultural Inquiry, and the UCL Cancer Institute.

As its name implies, University College London benefits from its location within the British capital and world-class city that is London.

University of Washington

Motto: Let there be light

University of Washington is a public institution that was founded in 1861. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 30,672, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 703 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. University of Washington's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 52. Its in-state tuition and fees are $12,394 (2014-15); out-of-state tuition and fees are $33,513 (2014-15).
Located in the University District neighborhood (known as the U District) just north of downtown Seattle, the University of Washington is a cutting-edge research university with a long-standing history as one of the oldest public institutions on the West Coast. Students can join one of the school’s 500-plus student organizations, including about 50 sororities and fraternities, or can start a brand new club with at least four other students. University of Washington is known as a commuter school, and freshmen are not required to live on campus. Housing is not guaranteed for any student. For those that do reside in the residence halls, the university stresses “living green” through energy conservation and recycling. On the sports fields, the school’s varsity athletes are competitive in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference. The football team, in particular, is a traditional league stand-out. The teams are represented by two mascots: one, a costumed student known as Harry the Husky Dawg, and the other, Dubs, a live Alaskan husky. The university gym is free for students seeking a workout.
The University of Washington receives a hefty amount of federal funding each year to further its mission as a public research institution. True to its roots in research, the school hosts an Undergraduate Research Symposium every year for students to present their work to the community. The school has a highly ranked School of Medicine, College of Engineering and Michael G. Foster School of Business. Nearly three fourths of University of Washington graduates remain in the state. Notable alumni include Thomas Foley, former U.S. Speaker of the House; Chris DeWolfe, co-creator of MySpace; and Irv Robbins, co-founder and namesake of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain.

The University of Washington is yet another “public Ivy” to make the list of the world’s wealthiest universities. Founded in 1861 as the Territorial University of Washington, today’s University of Washington has multiple campuses throughout the state, is ranked in the top 50 of U.S. News & World Report’s list of the best universities in the country, and is especially known for its well-regarded medical school. It is also a preferred beneficiary of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. In 1989, Allen donated $10 million to partly fund the Allen Library. More recently, Allen gifted the school with $14 million to establish the state-of-the-art Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. University of Washington’s current endowment is $2.8 billion.

Endowment: $2.8 billion
Average Cost per Student: $9,395 per year
Average Salary of Full-Time Faculty: $139,346
Annual Research Budget: $874 million

Academic Life

The student-faculty ratio at University of Washington is 11:1, and the school has 35.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Washington include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Engineering; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 93.3 percent.

Student Life

University of Washington has a total undergraduate enrollment of 30,672, with a gender distribution of 47.8 percent male students and 52.2 percent female students. At this school, 24 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 76 percent of students live off campus. University of Washington is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.

Oxford University

Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Teaching has been taking place in Oxford since at least 1096 and developed rapidly through the 12th century.
The University has played a major role in the intellectual life of the country since its early days. Over nine centuries it has been a centre for debate and controversy in science, religion and the arts.
During the 20th and early 21st centuries, Oxford added to its humanistic core a major new research capacity in the natural and applied sciences, including medicine.

Oxford University traces its origins back to the 13th century. With its intellectual roots firmly planted in medieval scholasticism, Oxford has survived the centuries, adapted to the times, and grown into what it is today—one of the world’s most impressive centers of learning.

Perhaps more than any other school in the world, Oxford’s name has become synonymous with knowledge and learning. This is because the school runs the world’s largest—and arguably most prestigious—academic press, with offices in over 50 countries.

One in five people who learn English worldwide do so with Oxford University Press materials. This international appeal may explain why almost 40 percent of the student body comes from outside the U.K.

Oxford’s academic community includes 80 Fellows of the Royal Society and 100 Fellows of the British Academy. Over 17,200 people applied for 3,200 undergraduate places in 2014.

However, despite thousands of undergraduate students willing to pay full tuition and centuries of accumulated assets, the highest source of income for Oxford continues to be research grants and contracts.

Academic Strengths

Oxford has a world-class reputation for academic excellence and courses have an academic rather than vocational focus.
Many Oxford academics are international experts in their chosen fields in all disciplines of the sciences and arts.

Student Facilities

The Careers Service offers all students a comprehensive range of CV and interview workshops, eleven fairs (attended by 60+ employers at each one), hundreds of employer presentations throughout the year, and opportunities ranging from a 20-minute 1:1 careers guidance meeting with an experienced Careers Adviser, to taking part in The Student Consultancy, Insight into Teaching, and our leading Internship Programme around the world.
Every college has its own library which provide core material with multiple copies of the most popular books and other key works. Most are open around the clock. There are also departmental and major research libraries including the world-famous Bodleian which can claim a copy of every book published in Britain.
The University is well equipped with IT facilities with most departments and colleges providing computer rooms, network access and computing support. The central Oxford University Computing Services also offer computer facilities and free training.
All students may use the Language Centre, which offers courses, computer-based learning and audio-visual study rooms.
The University has a professionally staffed confidential Student Counselling Service.

Standford University

Summary:
Stanford Online offers a variety of professional education opportunities in conjunction with many of the University’s schools and departments. We also offer an array of free online courses taught by Stanford faculty to lifelong learners worldwide.

Sharing as we innovate:

Stanford Online is a university-wide initiative coordinated by the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL).

The Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL) promotes and advances the vibrant intellectual endeavor of teaching and learning at Stanford.We provide support to Stanford faculty and staff for course design and production, including instructional design services, content production, and online delivery.

VPTL seeds inquiry, supports innovation, fosters communities of practice, works to enrich the depth and range of Stanford learning experiences, leverages digital technology to make Stanford research and scholarship more broadly accessible beyond campus, and supports the growing interest in extended programs, which provide meaningful educational opportunities to additional audiences around the world.

VPTL was established in December 2014, combining Academic Computing Services, the Center for Teaching and Learning,  the Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning, and in 2015, the Classroom Technology Group within the Office of the Registrar, as the University recognized that by operating as one, these units could provide a seamless, integrated approach to advancing teaching and learning that would spur accelerated innovation at Stanford.

Contact Us:
For more information visit:http://online.stanford.edu/

UMass Online

Summary:
The University of Massachusetts President and Board of Trustees created UMassOnline in 2001 to meet the online educational needs of people locally, nationally, and internationally by offering accredited educational programs via interactive, Internet-based learning systems.

With over 140 of the University's degrees and certificates now available online, and more than 1500 online courses offered annually, UMassOnline is proud to be helping busy professionals, lifelong learners, and students worldwide continue their education, enhance their careers, and enrich their lives no matter where they're located.

Online Degree(s) Available

UMass Online allows students to take online classes without enrolling in a formal degree program, but those who wish to pursue online education have a wide range of options depending on their desired level of education. At the certificate and completion levels, students can complete programs such as the Certificate in Java Development, a Graduate Certificate in Public Management or a Certificate of Journalism. Undergraduate students can undertake bachelor’s degree programs in fields like English, global affairs and information technology. For graduate-level students, the online college offers degrees in industries such as accounting, nursing and education. Below, we discuss two particular focuses: public health and public policy.

Public Health Degrees

Students can explore several options within UMass Online’s public health programs. There are two master’s degree programs available and one graduate certificate. The Master of Public Health in Nutrition requires 44 credit hours and is unique among public health programs in the U.S. The Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice is a broad program that requires 42 credits to complete. Unique to UMass, the online graduate certificate program in Public Health Laboratory Sciences is the first of its kind. This program helps nurses and other health care professionals develop a deeper understanding of lab techniques and procedures.

Public Policy Degrees

UMass Online offers a Master of Public Policy program at its Dartmouth campus, but students can enroll in this program entirely online. The primary objective of this degree program is to help students better understand “policy process, public management, and public finance” while developing their analytical, reasoning and methodological skills. Students will choose a concentration within the public policy curriculum, and they can apply for additional certifications in environmental policy and educational policy as well.

For students who want to enhance existing careers or begin new ones, the University of Massachusetts Online offers ample opportunities in a wide array of subject areas.

Contact Us:
333 South St Shrewsbury, MA 01545
For more information, visit us:
http://www.umassonline.net/

University of Florida Distance Learing

Summary:
Distance learning never felt so close to campus.  University of Florida students who learn online, experience life as a Gator and graduate with the same valued credentials as their on-campus peers.  UF students who are successful from a distance will earn an identical degree, as impressive to recruiters and employers as their residential peers.  UF is ranked second among all universities on SmartMoney list of schools whose graduates command the highest salary in return for their tuition dollars.  You’ll also find UF ranked third on Kiplinger’s list of “Best Values in Public Colleges.”  High value and highly valuable – that’s what a UF education is all about, both onsite or online.

What’s the best thing about an online degree from UF?  It’s a rich academic experience resulting in a degree from UF.  Realize your dream of a degree from the University of Florida; you don’t have to come to UF to go to UF.

Academic:
Students enrolled in online programs should first contact the specific department offering their program to inquire about how individual course registrations will be processed. Some online programs will automatically register students in individual courses and others will require the student to register through the UF online registration system.

On campus students who are currently enrolled in traditional residential programs may review the list of available online courses by visiting the Office of the University Registrar page and clicking on "Web Courses" under the semester of your choice. Students should consult with their academic advisor as to what would apply to their particular degree.

It is also possible for undergraduate students not currently admitted to the University (such as students seeking a degree at another university) to take individual courses through the Flexible Learning Program.

Online Degree:
Online Degrees Available

As a pioneer in distance education, the University of Florida boasts 13 undergraduate programs and over 30 distinct graduate programs that can be attained fully online. Featuring the same high level of rigor and intensity as on-campus coursework, UF Online allows students the flexibility to learn within a busy life schedule. Some of the great online offerings include:

B.S. in Business Administration

Delivered online through the AACSB-accredited Warrington College of Business, the B.S. in Business Administration program at UF is designed to provide students a strong foundation in general business fundamentals in preparation for an array of career paths. Students will take courses in economics, calculus, financial accounting, computer science, entrepreneurship, management, statistics, finance, human resources, business law, and international business.

B.S. in Health Education & Behavior

In a fully online format, the B.S. in Health Education & Behavior program is available for UF students who wish to focus their undergraduate coursework in learning to promote well-being in community, clinical, and corporate settings. Along with a culminating internship, students can expect to complete courses in family health, environmental health, community health, health education, women’s health issues, international health, human physiology, and sociology.

Online Engineering Master’s Degrees

Each consisting of 30 credits, there are 11 online engineering degrees offered at the master’s level for UF students who are wishing to advance their career as engineers, in as little as 24 months, through an interactive online eLearning environment. Students can choose to focus in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Solid Mechanics and Design, Aerospace Engineering, or Thermal Fluids Transport.

Online Agriculture Master’s Degrees

Within the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, there’s are 11 master’s degree programs provided completely online to graduate students wishing to developing knowledge in agriculture, natural resources, and the life sciences to sustain quality human life. Depending on their area of specialization, graduates can leave the University of Florida with an in-depth understanding of Agronomy, Agroecology, Agricultural Education, Entomology, Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Forest Conservation, Geomatics, Natural Resource Policy Administration, or Soil and Water Science.

The University of Florida is one of the most respected universities in the world and both its traditional and online programs are well regarded.

Contact Us:
Mailing Address
Office of the University Registrar
PO Box 114000, 222 Criser Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000

UF Online OneStop Center
Phone (352) 294-3290 Fax (352) 294-3296
Email: ufonlineonestop@mail.ufl.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET; Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET

for more information, visit:http://www.distance.ufl.edu/

University of Illinois System Online

Summary:
Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois system comprises three campuses that serve more than 78,000 students combined. Each campus enjoys its own unique history. The Urbana-Champaign location is the original and most prestigious campus in the system. Chicago’s campus evolved from a series of medical and research schools and became part of the University of Illinois system in its current form in 1982. Springfield, the newest addition, was established in 1969. In addition to the three physical campuses, the university offers a web-based initiative called the University of Illinois Online, or U of I Online. Established in 1997, the U of I Online coordinates and supports the online offerings of the three university campuses. The U of I Online does not admit students or deliver online courses, rather it supports faculty teaching online classes, consolidates the online offerings for students, and markets the online capabilities of the University of Illinois system.

Acedamic:
In total, the three campuses of the University of Illinois system offer 15 bachelor’s degree programs and 42 graduate-level programs online. Of the undergraduate degrees, Springfield offers 11, Chicago offers three and Urbana-Champaign offers just one. At the graduate level, Urbana-Champaign awards 22 online degrees, Springfield awards 12 and Chicago awards eight.

Students seeking an online bachelor’s program have a wide array of majors to consider, including:

• English
• Management Information Systems
• The RN to BSN Degree Completion Program
• Mathematical Sciences

For graduate students, the University of Illinois system provides opportunities in an assortment of fields. Graduate students hoping to pursue a career in engineering will appreciate the four engineering programs available.

The Urbana-Champaign campus offers graduate programs in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering
The Chicago campus provides a generalized Engineering master’s program.
Each engineering degree program requires between 32 and 36 credit hours. None of the graduate engineering programs require a thesis or research option and can be completed entirely online. Students will access the same lectures and reference materials as those studying on campus. According to the University of Illinois system online website, students enrolled in the civil and environmental engineering program at Urbana-Champaign gain access to “one of the nation’s top civil engineering departments” without having to attend physical classes.

The University of Illinois Online System is a great resource for those interested in attending an online program through one of the three University of Illinois campuses, but it is important to remember that you will need to be familiar with the admissions and program details of the specific campus programs you are interested in attending.

Contact Us:
Phone:
General Information
(866) 633-8465 Toll Free

Mail:
University of Illinois Online
807 S. Wright St.
Suite 370, MC 323
Champaign, IL 61820

For more information, visit: http://www.online.uillinois.edu/

Penn State World Campus

Summary:
They believe that knowledge empowers people to do great things in this world. And also believe that you shouldn't have to put your life on hold to gain that knowledge.

The idea of distance education is not a new concept. They've been offering Penn State courses at a distance for more than 100 years. In 1892, Penn State founded one of the nation's first correspondence courses. And in 1998, they were one of the first major accredited universities to provide online education.

At Penn State World Campus, their mission is making sure you have access to a quality academic experience, even if you have job and family obligations to fulfill. If you can’t come to one of their brick-and-mortar campuses, they'll bring their campus to you.

Programs:
The World Campus currently delivers over 50 online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in partnership with Penn State academic units, with additional programs being added to the curriculum on a continuing basis. Course enrollments exceed 17,000 annually, which represents over 7,500 individual students from over 40 nations and all 7 continents.

Contact us:
U.S. Toll Free: 800-252-3592
Local/International: 814-865-5403
Fax: 814-865-3290
pennstateonline@psu.edu

For more information, visit: www.worldcampus.psu.edu/

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a clandestine academy that was founded in 1876. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 6,469, its ambience is urban, and the campus admeasurement is 140 acres.

Johns Hopkins University has four capital campuses in and about Baltimore. The Homewood Campus, amid next to the all-embracing adjacency of Charles Village, is the primary campus for undergraduates, and three added campuses abode assorted alum schools. Hopkins aswell has three added campuses for its Academy of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C.; Bologna, Italy; and Nanjing, China. The Hopkins Blue Jays attempt in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference, but they are conceivably best accepted for their consistently ascendant men’s lacrosse team, which competes in NCAA Division I competitions. Freshmen and sophomores are appropriate to reside in on-campus residences. There is a abundant Greek association with a associates of added than 1,000 students.

Johns Hopkins University is disconnected into nine schools, 5 of which serve undergraduate and alum students. Hopkins’ alum programs cover the top ranked Bloomberg Academy of Public Health and the awful ranked Academy of Education, Whiting Academy of Engineering, Academy of Medicine, Academy of Nursing, SAIS and the well-regarded Peabody Institute for music and dance. Johns Hopkins Hospital is the top-ranked all-embracing hospital in the nation, with the majority of its specialties ranked in the top five. Above U.S. admiral Woodrow Wilson, above admiral of the NAACP Kweisi Mfume and agent and the 108th Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg all accustomed degrees from Hopkins.

Johns Hopkins acceptance are amorous about bookish exploration; they are acquisitive for activity in a association of appropriately aggressive advisers and teachers. This association is based at Homewood, a serene, tree-lined 140 acre campus next to the all-embracing arctic Baltimore adjacency of Charles Village. Here, acceptance accomplice with their advisers to advance the boundaries of knowledge. Johns Hopkins exposes these absolute thinkers to new accoutrement of assay and new perspectives on the arts, humanities, amusing and accustomed sciences and engineering. At the aforementioned time, they appoint with adolescent acceptance alfresco the classroom in intellectual, cultural, account and recreational pursuits that abundantly adorn their education. When our acceptance graduate, they accompany a all-around alumni physique of men and women who use ability and acquaintance acquired at Johns Hopkins to change the world.

Cornell University

Cornell University is a clandestine academy that was founded in 1865. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 14,453, its ambience is rural, and the campus admeasurement is 745 acres.

Cornell University, amid in Ithaca, New York, has added than 1,000 apprentice organizations on campus, which ambit from the Big Red Marching Band to the All-embracing Affairs Society. First-year acceptance reside calm on arctic campus, and the university has apartment options for upperclassmen and alum students, admitting abounding accept to reside off campus. Cornell has a advancing Greek life, with added than 60 fraternity and abode chapters. Cornell has added than 30 NCAA Division I varsity teams that attempt in the Ivy League. The Cornell Big Red are conceivably best accepted for their acknowledged men's lacrosse team, which won nine after Ivy League titles from 2003 to 2011. Cornell aswell has a able hockey program.

Each of Cornell's 14 colleges and schools admits its own acceptance and provides its own faculty, even admitting every alum receives a amount from Cornell University. Cornell's two better undergraduate colleges are the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Agriculture and Activity Sciences. Its alum schools cover the awful ranked S.C. Johnson Alum Academy of Management, Academy of Engineering, Law Academy and Weill Cornell Medical College. Cornell is aswell able-bodied accepted for its top-ranked Academy of Veterinary Anesthetic and the awful admired Academy of Auberge Administration. One of Cornell's oldest traditions is Dragon Day, during which a dragon congenital by first-year architectonics acceptance is paraded through campus. Notable alumni cover U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, columnist E.B. White and Bill Nye, the "Science Guy."

Cornell University was founded in 1865 as a coeducational, nonsectarian academy area "any being can acquisition apprenticeship in any study." Once dubbed "the aboriginal American university" in acceptance of the advocate attempt on which it was founded, Cornell continues to advance the banned of its founder's vision. Renowned for its characteristic mix of eminent scholarship, bookish accuracy and charge to accessible service, it attracts added than 20,000 acceptance from every accompaniment in the Union and added than 120 countries. They apprentice from a world-class adroitness teaching added than 4,000 courses and participate in cutting-edge analysis in 11 undergraduate, alum and able schools on the abnormally admirable Ithaca campus, at Cornell's medical academy campuses in New York City and Qatar, and in affiliated programs about the world. Cornell's across of study, alignment from allegorical programs in the abstract to world-class interdisciplinary analysis centers in nanotechnology, biotechnology, supercomputing and genomics, sets it afar from its Ivy League peers. As the land-grant university of New York State, Cornell aswell boasts the nation's aboriginal colleges adherent to auberge administration, automated and activity relations, and veterinary medicine. In 2011, Cornell was awarded the befalling to actualize a new alum academy for advice technology in New York City. Cornell NYC Tech is training the apprentice entrepreneurs who will drive the 21st century???s agenda transformation of publishing, advertising, account and information, and entertainment. In contempo years, Cornell has been aggressively accretion its all-embracing programs - from the establishment, in 2001, of the Weill Cornell Medical Academy in Qatar, the aboriginal American medical academy alfresco of the United States, to the accomplishment of partnerships and collaborations with above institutions in China, India, and Singapore - added acknowledging Cornell's cachet as the transnational university of the future.

Purdue University

Purdue University--West Lafayette is a accessible academy that was founded in 1869. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 29,255, its ambience is urban, and the campus admeasurement is 2,468 acres. It utilizes a semester-based bookish calendar.

Purdue University's West Lafayette, Indiana, campus is the capital campus in the Purdue University system, which encompasses four added campuses throughout the state. Nearly 20 percent of acceptance are affiliated with Greek life, and Purdue offers a advanced ambit of activities and organizations. Performance groups cover the "All American" Marching Band, four applesauce bands and two symphony orchestras. The Boilermakers, Purdue’s able-bodied teams, attempt in the Division I Big Ten Conference and are able-bodied accepted for their ascendant men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Boilermaker Special, Purdue’s official mascot, is a railroad adaptable cared for and maintained by the student-run Purdue Reamer Club. Although no acceptance are appropriate to reside in university housing, about one-third of undergraduates reside on campus.

Purdue is fabricated up of 12 schools and colleges, abounding of which serve both undergraduate and alum students. Professional and alum programs cover the well-ranked Academy of Engineering, Krannert Academy of Management, Academy of Education and Academy of Pharmacy. Purdue’s admired Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics aural the Academy of Engineering has acquired the appellation "Cradle of Astronauts." One accepted university tradition: abounding acceptance mark the alpha and end of their time at Purdue by active through either of the campus fountains. Notable alumni cover allegorical academy basketball drillmaster and amateur John Wooden, airheaded administrator Orville Redenbacher and the aboriginal man to airing on the moon, Neil Armstrong.

Founded in 1869, Purdue is Indiana's land-grant university. It is one of the nation's arch institutions with added than 200 areas of undergraduate abstraction and acclaimed analysis initiatives. Purdue's programs in a advanced array of undergraduate and alum disciplines consistently rank a part of the best in the country. Twenty-two of America's astronauts authority Purdue degrees. Acceptance from all 50 states and added than 130 countries, accompany affluent assortment to the capital campus in West Lafayette. Although a ample university, Purdue maintains an affectionate atmosphere that awful ethics alone needs and achievements.

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University--College Station is a accessible academy that was founded in 1876. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 47,093, its ambience is urban, and the campus admeasurement is 5,200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based bookish calendar. Texas A&M University--College Station's baronial in the 2016 copy of Best Colleges is Civic Universities,

All acceptance accept the appellation at Texas A&M, an bookish and able-bodied assertive in axial Texas. Once an all-men’s academy alleged the Agricultural and Mechanical Academy - now beneath to A&M - the university today is babe and has offers a advanced array of majors and activities. Acceptance can accept from added than 800 clubs and organizations, including about 60 fraternities and sororities. About 10 percent of acceptance go Greek. Added students, about 25 percent, play in Texas A&M civil sports leagues, one of the better programs in the country. The school’s varsity sports attempt in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, animated on by amulet Reveille VIII, a collie. Miss Rev, as the collie is known, is aswell the astral affiliate in the school’s Cadet Corps, the better ROTC affairs in the nation (not including programs at account academies). First-year acceptance absorbed in association account can get complex appropriate away through the Freshmen in Account and Hosting affairs (FISH). All acceptance can accord aback during The Big Event, the better single-day, student-run advance accomplishment in the country in which added than 15,000 Aggies plan to advance the adjacent cities of Academy Station and Bryan. For abounding students, these communities are aswell home; freshmen are not appropriate to reside on campus and abounding accept to reside in Academy Station or Bryan.

The university has awful ranked alum offerings through its Dwight Look Academy of Engineering, Mays Business Academy and Academy of Apprenticeship and Human Development. The school, which is accepted as a analysis institution, offers different programs including the alone veterinary anesthetic academy in Texas. The academy aswell has a campus in Qatar, area about 500 acceptance enroll. Notable alumni of Texas A&M cover dozens of politicians such as U.S. Reps. Joe Barton and Louie Gohmert, and a scattering of adorableness celebration winners, including Miss USA Kandace Krueger and Miss Louisiana USA Melissa McConnel.

As the aboriginal accessible academy of academy apprenticeship accustomed in the State of Texas, Texas A&M University blends its affluent traditions and Aggie Spirit with bookish addition to advance leaders of appearance committed to confined the greater good. With 16 colleges and schools, including the Health Science Center, the Academy of Law amid in Ft. Worth and annex campuses in Galveston and Qatar, the university is one of the a lot of adapted and absolute institutions in the nation. The university's world-class adroitness (including 3 Nobel Prize recipients, 13 associates of the Civic Academy of Engineering, 6 associates of the Civic Academy of Science and 3 associates of the Institute of Medicine) is focused on accouterment aberrant educational opportunities for all acceptance through added than 360 bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. Abounding programs are ranked a part of the actual best in their corresponding disciplines. All acceptance are not alone accepted to adept the abyss of adeptness appropriate of their field, but accept to aswell absorb all-embracing acquirements outcomes bent to be alarmingly important to a university's graduates. Adroitness appoint acceptance in high-impact acquirements adventures so that Aggie acceptance can authenticate botheration analytic and analytical thinking, able advice skills, claimed and amusing responsibility, social, cultural and all-around adequacy and the adeptness to plan collaboratively. Simply put, Aggies accomplish to constant learning. TAMU is a Tier 1 analysis university, baronial in the nation's top 25 for absolute analysis expenditures ($850 actor additional in FY 2014). Groundbreaking analysis to break all-around problems is expected. However, analysis brings adroitness and acceptance calm because at TAMU, teaching and analysis go hand-in-hand. Added than 3000 TAMU undergraduate acceptance accept in analysis courses anniversary year and abounding added participate in analysis projects. Participating in a analysis activity is not alone high-impact learning, but aswell provides acceptance with opportunities to advance abutting alive relationships with acclaimed adroitness that generally advance to scholarships, internships, jobs and acceptance to top alum and able schools. Addition befalling accessible to TAMU acceptance is abstraction abroad. Whether it is a analysis or account project, an internship or the adventitious to abstraction in a adopted country, acceptance who abstraction away address that it builds appearance and self-confidence, allows them to acquaintance addition culture, advance a all-around angle and break problems they will appointment in the absolute apple afterwards college. This focus on educating acceptance for the approaching has resulted in TAMU's graduates getting a part of the a lot of heavily recruited acceptance in the country. The Wall Street Journal called TAMU additional in the nation a part of all universities, accessible and private, in a analysis based on graduates recruiters adopt to hire. Following an aberrant basic advance program, TAMU continues to abound and evolve. A part of the abundant new advanced accessories are the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, the Mitchell Institute for Physics and Astronomy, the Civic Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing and a new Liberal Arts and Humanities building. A adapted and broadcast Memorial Apprentice is advised one of the finest apprentice unions in the country. Our outstanding intercollegiate contest affairs includes over 620 NCAA Divison-1 student-athletes who accept acclaimed themselves as champions on and off the field, earning several civic championships. TAMU abutting the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Baseball is played in the beautifully adapted Olsen Acreage at Bluebell Park and above renovations are underway for our acclaimed football stadium, Kyle Field, the Home of the 12th Man. TAMU is committed to arete and to accouterment opportunities for administration in and out of the classroom. Its history, traditions and Aggie Spirit, forth with its world-class academics are what accomplish TAMU unique.

University of Illinois

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is a accessible academy that was founded in 1867. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 32,959, its ambience is urban, and the campus admeasurement is 1,783 acres. It utilizes a semester-based bookish calendar. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign's baronial in the 2016 copy of Best Colleges is Civic Universities.

The University of Illinois is amid in the accompanying cities of Urbana and Champaign in east-central Illinois, alone a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. The school’s Fighting Illini participate in added than 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are allotment of the Big Ten Conference. The university boasts the better Greek arrangement in the world, and about a division of the apprentice physique is involved. It’s not harder to acquisition something to do on campus with added than 1,000 apprentice organizations, including professional, political and altruistic clubs. All freshmen are appropriate to reside on campus.

University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign comprises 17 schools and colleges. Its Alum Academy of Library and Information Science, College of Engineering and Department of Psychology are a part of the best in the country. The school’s College of Business, College of Apprenticeship and College of Law are aswell awful ranked. The academy is classified as a university with actual top analysis action by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University of Illinois was the aboriginal academy to accommodate affliction admission to all university services, curricula and facilities. Notable alumni cover Pulitzer Prize-winning blur analyzer Roger Ebert.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the state's flagship institution: a archetypal land-grant university, committed to its acceptable arete in education, research, and accessible engagement, and apprenticed to innovate in anniversary of these missions. Added than 1,850 Urbana-Champaign adroitness associates advance added than 42,000 undergraduate, alum and able acceptance in a action of analysis and acquirements in 16 colleges and schools and added than 80 analysis centers and labs. Undergraduates accomplish up three-quarters of the apprentice population. Roughly 70 percent of the undergraduate acceptance appear from the 102 counties of Illinois, with the blow traveling to Illinois from all 50 states and added than 100 nations. All are awful able and accept amid 150 undergraduate programs of study. The average 50 percent of freshmen at Illinois account amid 26 and 30 on the ACT, and these aforementioned acceptance ranked amid the 84th and 96th percentile in their top academy admission classes. Undergraduate acceptance generally biking about the apple through one of the top ten abstraction away programs a part of above analysis institutions in the United States. Adroitness associates aswell are able-bodied affiliated internationally, accommodating with added top advisers from about the apple and beyond disciplines. They are world-renowned advisers who accept been accustomed with such top awards as Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, Guggenheim Fellowships, Tony Awards, MacArthur "genius" awards, and memberships in the nation's aristocratic academies of arts and sciences. Of twelve Nobel laureates who accept served on the faculty, two were accustomed for plan undertaken at this University. Illinois became alone the third American accessible university, and the eleventh academy in the world, anytime to accept two Nobel Prizes (in altered fields) awarded to associates of its adroitness in the aforementioned year. Urbana campus alumni are analogously recognized. Eleven University alumni accept won Nobel Prizes. Campus assets cover the world's better accessible university library, with millions of items broadcast and hundreds of bags of advertence questions answered anniversary year. Outstanding centers for achievement and training in the arts cover one of the nation's best assuming arts facilities, the Krannert Center. World-class analysis accessories in Urbana cover the Civic Center for Supercomputing Applications, Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology and Siebel Center for Computer Science. Of course, abounding humans beyond the nation apperceive Urbana-Champaign as the home of nine men's and 10 women's Big Ten sports teams. The campus Division of Intercollegiate Athletics is apperceive for its candor and its accent on scholarship a part of its athletes. Men's basketball and football are top contour sports, but Illinois aswell has won contempo civic and appointment champions in such programs as gymnastics, tennis, and wrestling.

Iowa State University

Iowa State University is a accessible academy that was founded in 1858. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 28,893, its ambience is urban, and the campus admeasurement is 1,795 acres. It utilizes a semester-based bookish calendar. Iowa State University's baronial in the 2016 copy of Best Colleges is National Universities, 108. Its in-state charge and fees are $7,736.

Iowa State University dwarfs Ames, the baby boondocks in which it resides. The ample academy offers added than 800 apprentice organizations, and sports are a big allotment of campus life. The Iowa State Cyclones attempt in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference and allotment a appropriate animosity with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Despite the Cyclones moniker, the academy amulet is a basal called Cy because a cyclone was harder to put into apparel form. There are about 50 fraternities and sororities at Iowa State, and a lot of capacity accept their own houses. Freshmen do not accept to reside on campus.

There are added than 100 undergraduate majors offered at Iowa State, and, through the Soar in 4 initiative, admiral plan with acceptance to ensure they alum in four years. For a abstraction break, acceptance can yield a airing through the roses in Reiman Gardens or analysis out added than 2,000 works of art about the campus – one of the bigger collections at any academy in the country. For trips off campus, Des Moines is 30 account away.

Iowa State University offers awful ranked alum programs through its College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Engineering, as able-bodied as an interdepartmental amount affairs in animal computer interaction. The university is a land-grant institution, acceptation adroitness and acceptance plan on analysis projects that bigger the association as a whole. At the university's Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, projects ambit from biorenewable ammunition assembly to soybean research. The campus is aswell home to the Ames Lab, a analysis centermost for the U.S. Department of Energy. Notable alumni cover Bruce Roth, artist of the biologic biologic Lipitor, and Carrie Chapman Catt, co-founder of the League of Women Voters.

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a clandestine academy that was founded in 1769. It has a absolute undergraduate acceptance of 4,289, its ambience is rural, and the campus admeasurement is 237 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based bookish calendar. Dartmouth College's baronial in the 2016 copy of Best Colleges is National Universities, 12. Its charge and fees are $49,506.

Dartmouth College, amid in Hanover, New Hampshire, offers a advanced ambit of apprentice activities. Nearly 25 percent of acceptance participate in Dartmouth's NCAA Division I varsity sports. Added than 90 percent of acceptance reside in on-campus housing, which includes abode halls, fraternity and abode houses, college-approved coeds and undergraduate societies. Approximately 60 percent of acceptance are associates of Greek organizations, which serve as the hubs of amusing action at Dartmouth. The Airing Club – the oldest and better bookish airing club in the country – is the a lot of accepted apprentice alignment at Dartmouth, alms alfresco activities, expeditions, accessory rentals and courses.

Dartmouth College is comprised of the undergraduate arts and sciences and engineering departments and four alum programs, which awning the awful ranked Tuck Academy of Business, Thayer Academy of Engineering and Geisel Academy of Medicine. The Carnegie Foundation has classified Dartmouth as a university with "very top analysis activity." Added than 50 percent of acceptance participate in the abounding off-campus programs offered in added than 20 countries about the world. Distinguished Dartmouth alumni awning Theodor Geisel (well accepted as Dr. Seuss), architect of the television appearance "Grey's Anatomy" Shonda Rhimes and above U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. The archetypal ball blur "Animal House" is about based on a alternation of belief from a fraternity at Dartmouth.

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is one of the oldest and a lot of admired institutions of college acquirements in the United States. A affiliate of the Ivy League, Dartmouth has a continued history of adherence to the accomplished educational ideals. With its world-class adroitness and facilities, and nationally and internationally acclaimed alum programs in engineering, business, anesthetic and the arts & sciences, the academy has assets that actual few universities can match. In addition, by advancement a awful adjustable quarter-system calendar, and acceptance alone adroitness to advise its undergraduate courses, Dartmouth assures that acceptance accept complete and appropriate admission to all that the academy has to offer. Faculty: The advisers at Dartmouth are a part of the leaders in their fields, yet they abide absolutely committed to teaching. Even the a lot of chief advisers advise first-year courses. Recipients of added than $209 actor in anniversary analysis grants and consistently ranked a part of the a lot of admired agents in American college education, Dartmouth advisers are accurate exemplars of the byword teacher-scholar. Through course-related discussions, analysis collaborations, and accidental conversation, acceptance get to apperceive their advisers as instructors, mentors, colleagues, and friends. Undergraduate Students: Dartmouth acceptance appear from 49 states and 33 countries. The citizenry is disconnected about analogously amid men and women. Added than a third of the acceptance analyze themselves as acceptance of blush (35%) or non-US citizens (9%). About bisected (47%) of the acceptance accept some anatomy of need-based banking abetment to awning the amount of their education. Dartmouth disburses added than $91 actor in need-based aid anniversary year. Prior to Dartmouth, 57% of the acceptance abounding accessible accessory schools and 43% abounding clandestine or biased schools. Once on campus, they yield abounding advantage of the bookish assets Dartmouth has to offer, and get complex in the added than 300 clearly accustomed organizations.