InformationTeach: June 2011

Saturday 4 June 2011

2010 Tsinghua University Ranking

THE- QS World University Rankings recently unveiled the 2010 top 200 universities in Asia. To the surprise and dismay of many Chinese, Tsinghua University, the most prestigious universities in the Chinese counted out of the Top 10. On the other hand, two Hong kong-based universities lead the regional university rankings, and Japan enjoys a landslide win with 57 universities listed within the Top 200.

Times Higher Education, a British publication that reports specifically on issues related to higher education, in association with Quacquarelli Symonds, annually published the THE - QS World University Rankings, and it is also considered as one of the most authoritative universities rankings, although the practice of ranking universities is increasingly contentious and accused of prejudice in these years.

2010 University College London Ranking

UCL is a multidisciplinary university with an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the academic spectrum, with subjects spanning the sciences, arts, social sciences and biomedicine. in 2009, UCL obtained ranked fourth as the world’s best universities according to the QS World University Ranking.
The university is located on a compact site in the very heart of London and is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, archives, cultural institutions and professional bodies in Europe.

Country:
United Kingdom

Address:
Gower Street , London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom

Switchboard:
44 207 6792000

Website:
www.ucl.ac.uk

2010 University of California, Davis Ranking

In 2009, UC Davis was ranked 108 in the world by the THE-QS World University Rankings (known from 2010 onwards as the QS World University Rankings).[17]. The same research rated UC Davis number 38 in the world for life sciences.

In 2009 U.S. News and World Report ranked UC Davis as the 11th best public university in the United States, and the 4th best of the UC schools, tying with UC Santa Barbara and after UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD. UC Davis was also ranked 42nd overall nationwide

The 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, which grades schools on their level of environmental sustainability, awarded UC Davis a B+.[19] Only 15 schools received a higher grade

University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-1011

Best MBA Program in Australia 2008

1 Australian Graduate School of Management
2 Melbourne Business School
3 Macquarie Graduate School of Management
4 Brisbane Graduate School of Business
5 University of Queensland
6 University of Adelaide
7 Curtin University of Technology
8 University of Technology Sydney
9 University of South Australia (International GSM)
10 RMIT University

World Top Universities by Ecole

Harvard University is the Number ONE Univ in the world according to Ecole des Mines de Paris ranking.

Professional Ranking of World's Top Universities (Top 60):

Rank, Name, Score

1 Harvard Uni 100,0
2 Tokyo Uni 91,1
3 Stanford Uni 88,6
4 Ecole Polytechnique 55,1
5 HEC 50,0
6 Uni Pennsylvania 48,1
7 Massachusetts Inst Tech (MIT) 38,0
8 Sciences Po - Paris 37,3
9 ENA 32,9
10 Ecole des mines de Paris 31,6
11 Keio Uni 30,4
11 Univ Oxford 30,4
11 Yale Uni 30,4
14 Columbia Uni 29,1
15 Pennsylvania State Univ - Univ Park 26,6
15 Univ Wyoming 26,6
15 Waseda Univ 26,6
18 Chalmers Univ Tech 22,8
18 Chuo Univ 22,8
18 Duke Univ 22,8
18 Osaka Univ 22,8
18 Univ Iowa 22,8
23 Fordham Univ 21,5
24 Univ Muenster 20,3
25 INSEAD 19,6
26 Dartmouth Coll 19,0
26 Univ Goettingen 19,0
26 Univ Louvain 19,0
26 Univ Manchester 19,0
26 Univ St Gallen (HSG) 19,0
26 Univ Texas - Austin 19,0
32 Seoul Natl Univ 17,7
33 Concordia Univ 17,1
34 Tufts Univ 16,5
35 Boston Univ 15,2
35 Comillas Univ 15,2
35 European Business School 15,2
35 Kyoto Univ 15,2
35 Louisiana State Univ - Baton Rouge 15,2
35 Mackenzie University - Sao Paulo 15,2
35 Northwestern Univ 15,2
35 Queen's Univ 15,2
35 Tech Univ Berlin 15,2
35 Tech Univ Munich 15,2
35 Tohoku Univ 15,2
35 Tokyo Inst Tech 15,2
35 Univ Arizona 15,2
35 Univ Bocconi - Milan 15,2
35 Univ Chicago 15,2
35 Univ Complutense - Madrid 15,2
35 Univ Glasgow 15,2
35 Univ Miami 15,2
35 Univ Sao Paulo 15,2
35 Univ Virginia 15,2
35 Univ Wisconsin - Madison 15,2
35 Univ Wisconsin - Milwaukee 15,2
35 Zhejiang Univ 15,2
58 Indian Inst Tech - Kharagpur 13,9
59 Univ California - Los Angeles 13,3
60 Copenhagen Univ

Top Ranking University in 2010

1 HARVARD University United States
2 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
3 YALE University United States
4 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
5 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
5 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
7 University of CHICAGO United States
8 PRINCETON University United States
9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (m... United States
10 California Institute of Technology (calt... United States
11 COLUMBIA University United States
12 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
13 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
14 DUKE University United States
15 CORNELL University United States
16 STANFORD University United States
17 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
18 Mcgill University Canada
19 University of MICHIGAN United States
20ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland
20 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
22 University of TOKYO Japan
23 KING'S College London United Kingdom
24 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
25 KYOTO University Japan
26 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
27 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
28 Ecole Normale Superieure, PARIS France
29 University of TORONTO Canada
30 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
31 BROWN University United States
32 NORTHWESTERN University United States
32 University of California, Los Angeles (u... United States
34 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
35 HONG KONG University of Science And Tech... Hong Kong
36 Ã‰cole Polytechnique France
36 University of MELBOURNE Australia
36 University of SYDNEY Australia
39 University of California, BERKELEY United States
40 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
41 University of QUEENSLAND Australia
42 Federal Polytechnic School of LAUSANNE Switzerland
43 OSAKA University Japan
43 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
45 MONASH University Australia
46 The Chinese University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
47 SEOUL National University Korea, South
47 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia
49 TSINGHUA University China
49 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands
51 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
52 NEW YORK University (nyu) United States
52 PEKING University China
54 BOSTON University United States
55 Technical University of MUNICH Germany
55 TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan
57 HEIDELBERG University Germany
58 University of WARWICK United Kingdom
59 University of ALBERTA Canada
60 LEIDEN University Netherlands
61 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand
61 University of Wisconsin-madison United States
63 AARHUS University Denmark
63 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I) United States
65 Catholic University of LEUVEN Belgium
66 University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom
67 London School of Economics And Political... United Kingdom
67 LUND University Sweden
69 Kaist - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South
70 University of YORK United Kingdom
70 UTRECHT University Netherlands
72 University of GENEVA Switzerland
73 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
73 WASHINGTON University In St. Louis United States
75 UPPSALA University Sweden
76 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States
76 University of TEXAS At Austin United States
78 University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States
79 University of GLASGOW United Kingdom
80 University of WASHINGTON United States
81 University of ADELAIDE Australia
82 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom
83 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands
84 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia
85 DARTMOUTH College United States
86 GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States
87 PURDUE University United States
87 University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom
89 University College DUBLIN Ireland
90 EMORY University United States
91 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom
92 NAGOYA University Japan
92 University of ZURICH Switzerland
94 Free University of BERLIN Germany
95 NATIONAL TAIWAN University (NTU) Taiwan
95 University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom
97 TOHOKU University Japan
98 Ludwig Maximilian - University of MUNICH... Germany
99 University of LEEDS United Kingdom
100 RICE University United States

Best Medical Schools in the UK 2010

1. Dundee
2. Cambridge
3. Oxford
4. Edinburgh
5. Uni College London, UCL
6. Imperial College
7. Leicester
8. King’s College, London
9. Newcastle
10. Univ of Leeds

Top Medical Schools in Canada

According to the ranking of World Top 100 Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy (MED) programs by ARWU Broad Subject Fields 2008, a total of six Canadian universities made it to the Top 100 list.

Alberta: University of Alberta - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary
British Columbia: University of British Columbia - Faculty of Medicine
Manitoba: University of Manitoba - Faculty of Medicine
Newfoundland and Labrador: Memorial University of Newfoundland - Faculty of Medicine
Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University - Faculty of Medicine
Ontario: McMaster University - Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Queen's School of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa - Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine
Québec: Université Laval - Faculté de Médecine, McGill University - Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal - Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke - Faculté de Médecine et des sciences de la santé
Saskatchewan: College of Medicine - University of Saskatchewan

Top Engineering Colleges in US 2010

1 Massachusetts Inst of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California-Berkeley
4 California Institute Technology
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Michigan
8 Cornell University
9 Carnegie Mellon University
10 University of Texas at Austin
11 Purdue University
12 University of California- San Diego
13 University of California- Los Angeles
14 Texas A&M University
15 Princeton University
16 Pennsylvania State University
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison
18 University of Maryland College Park
19 Harvard University
20 University of California-Santa Barbara
21 University of Southern California
22 University of Minnesota
23 Northwestern University
24 Johns Hopkins University
25 Virginia Polytech Inst & State University
26 Ohio State University
27 University of Virginia
28 Columbia University (FU)
29 University of Pennsylvania
30 Duke University
31 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
32 North Carolina State University
33 Rice University
34 University of Washington
35 University of Florida
36 University of California-Davis
37 Washington University -St. Louis
38 Yale University
39 University of Massachusetts at Amherst
40 Michigan State University
41 Iowa State University
42 University of Arizona
43 University of California-Irvine
44 University of Colorado-Boulder
45 Case Western Reserve University
46 Rutgers State University-New Brunswick
47 University of Notre Dame
48 Lehigh university
49 Northeastern University
50 University of Rochester
51 University of Delaware
52 University of Iowa
53 Brown University
54 Arizona State University
55 Drexel University

Portland State University Online

The university has the following Colleges and Schools:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Education
Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
School of Fine and Performing Arts
School of Social Work
College of Urban and Public Affairs
School of Business Administration

The School of Business Administration is ranked 22nd on a list of the Global Top 100 MBA programs in the 2007–2008 edition of 'Beyond Grey Pinstripes'.

PSU offers the following Online Degree Programs:

BA/BS Liberal Studies and/or Social Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Master's of Software Engineering (OMSE)
Master's of Science in Systems Engineering
Master's of Social Work
Master’s in Business Administration (eMBA)

Portland State University Rankings:

- placed among the 4th Tier National Universities in the US News & World Report rankings.

- ranked among the "Best in the West" and as a "College With a Conscience" by the Princeton Review.

The Best Engineering Colleges in Florida

University of Florida College of Engineering
300 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-6000
eng.ufl.edu
The University of Florida College of Engineering was ranked 25th in US News and World Report's 2009 ranking of engineering schools.

University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science
4000 Central Florida Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32816
407-823-2156
cecs.ucf.edu
The University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science tied for 86th in US News and World Report's 2009 ranking of engineering schools.

Florida A&M University---Florida State University College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street
Tallahassee, FL 32310
850-410-6161
eng.fsu.edu

University of Pennsylvania

3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6243
(215) 898-5000
upenn.edu

The University of Pennsylvania is located in the urban setting of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In terms of undergraduates, it is a slightly larger school than the other top colleges, with almost 10,000 undergraduates in rolled. It also has an acceptance rate of just under 17 percent. The cost of yearly tuition at UPenn is just under $39,000.

Stanford University

Office of Undergraduate Admission
Montag Hall
355 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA 94305-6106
(650) 723-2091
stanford.edu

Located in Palo Alto, California, Standford University was founded in 1885. It has approximately 6,500 undergraduate students enrolled, and it has a 9.6 percent acceptance rate of applicants. Often thought of as the strongest school in the west, it operates its academic calendar on quarters as opposed to semesters. It also has a massive endowment that is used for scholarships to help defray the cost of attending Stanford. As of 2010, the cost to attend Stanford University is just under $38,000 per year

Yale College

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 208234
New Haven, CT
06520-8234
(203) 432-9300
yale.edu
Located in the urban setting of New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University is considered one of the Ivy League schools. It was founded in 1701. The cost of education is about $36,500 per year, and the school has approximately 5,300 undergraduates attending its classes per year. The acceptance rate is also quite competitive, with only 8.6 percent of all people who apply accepted into the university.

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258-3000
Undergraduate Admission: (609) 258-3060
princeton.edu
Located in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University was founded in 1746. Its tuition is slightly less than Harvard, it's approximately $35,000 per year. Its acceptance rate is 9.9 percent, and it has about 5,000 undergraduate students at any given time. The setting for Princeton University is suburban in a suburban setting of about 30,000 residents.

Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-1000
harvard.edu

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University has long been thought of as one of the premier universities in the United States, if not the world. Founded in 1636, it has been teaching America's brightest students for almost 400 years. Harvard has approximately 6,500 undergraduates per year who are attending the school, and it boasts an acceptance rate of only 7.9 percent. The average tuition at Harvard University is over $37,000 per year. However, it does have a very large endowment that can help off-set the cost of education through scholarship programs.

University of Florida Rankings

The University of Florida, located in Gainesville, is the largest university in the state of Florida and the fourth largest nationally with about 50,000 students; it is also the highest ranked university in Florida by U.S. News and World Report, which ranked it 47th overall.

The University of Florida has 16 different colleges and is a member of the Association of American Universities along with 61 other top-ranked North American institutions of higher learning. UF also ranked second on Kiplinger's list of best values among public universities, a list that looks at overall cost, financial aid and academic quality.

The high caliber of UF's athletics programs is another plus, as Florida had 12 teams ranking in the top 10 nationally during the 2008-2009 season.

UF had an acceptance rate of 39.5 percent last year and tuition costs were about $4,000 in-state and about $24,000 out-of-state.

University of Florida--Office of Admissions
201 Criser Hall
PO Box 114000
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
352-392-1365
ufl.edu

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

With only 11,000 inhabitants in 1880, the pueblo of Los Angeles convinced the state government to establish a State Normal School in Southern California. Enthusiastic citizens contributed between $2 and $500 to purchase a site, and on August 29, 1882, the Los Angeles Branch of the State Normal School welcomed its first students in a Victorian building that had been erected on the site of an orange grove.By 1914 Los Angeles had grown to a city of 350,000, and the school moved to new quartersï¿½a Hollywood ranch off a dirt road that later became Vermont Avenue. In 1919, the school became the Southern Branch of the University of California and offered two years of instruction in Letters and Science. Third- and fourth-year courses were soon added; the first class of 300 students was graduated in 1925, and by 1927 the Southern Branch had earned its new name: University of California at Los Angeles. (The name was changed again in 1958 to University of California, Los Angeles.)

Brown University

Brown University is a leading Ivy League institution with a distinctive undergraduate academic program, a world-class faculty, outstanding graduate and medical students, and a tradition of innovative and rigorous multidisciplinary study. A commitment to diversity and intellectual freedom has remained a hallmark of the University since its establishment.Brown students are distinguished by their academic excellence, self-direction, and collaborative style of learning. Brown faculty are deeply committed to teaching, preeminent in their fields, and leaders in advancing knowledge that has broad scholarly, theoretical, and practical applications.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Through its teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an educational and economic beacon for the people of North Carolina and beyond.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the nation?s first state university to open its doors and the only public university to award degrees in the 18th century.
Authorized by the N.C. Constitution in 1776, the university was chartered by the N.C. General Assembly Dec. 11, 1789, the same year George Washington first was inaugurated as president.
The cornerstone was laid for Old East, the nation?s first state university building, Oct. 12, 1793. Hinton James, the first student, arrived from Wilmington, N.C., Feb. 12, 1795.
The 729-acre central campus includes the two oldest state university buildings, Old East and Person Hall. Old East and Playmakers Theatre, an 1852 Greek-revival building are National Historic Landmarks.
The American Society of Landscape Architects selected the Carolina campus as one of the most beautifully landscaped spots in the country. That listing is among the praise affirming the charm of mighty oaks, majestic quadrangles, brick sidewalks and other landscaping synonymous with UNC.

Boston University

Boston University -- independent, coeducational, and non-sectarian -- is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research located along the banks of the Charles River and adjacent to the historic Back Bay district of Boston.With more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and 135 countries, it is one of the largest independent universities in the United States. For over 150 years, Boston University has anticipated the changing needs of its students while serving the greater needs of society.As one of the nation's premier research universities, Boston University believes that all students benefit by learning from dedicated teachers who are actively engaged in original research. The University's learning environment is further enriched by an extraordinary array of direct involvements with the broader artistic, economic, social, intellectual, and educational life of the community. These relationships provide a distinctly practical edge to the University's educational and research programs, while enhancing the life and vitality of one of the world's great cities.

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Innovation is our tradition: Nestled along the Pacific Ocean on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UCSD is a powerful magnet for those seeking a fresh, next-generation approach to education and research. Since its founding over four decades ago, UCSD -- one of the ten campuses in the world-renowned University of California system -- has rapidly achieved the status as one of the top institutions in the nation for higher education and research. UCSD?s interdisciplinary ethos and tradition of innovation and risk-taking, underlie its research strength and ability to recruit top scholars and students.Budget: UCSD?s annual revenues are $1.9 billion. (33% of this total is from the federal government for research; 14% is from the State of California for education.)

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin. Founded in 1883, UT is one of the largest and most respected universities in the nation. The Times of London ranked UT second among U.S. public universities and 15th overall in its ranking of the world's top 200 universities.
Ours is a diverse learning community, with students from more than 100 countries and a student body that reflects the face of our society. African American, Hispanic, and Asian American students make up more than 32 percent of the enrollment, and 9 percent are international students.
Explore this Web site to discover more about opportunities at UT.
In addition, the campus is home to many cultural treasures. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is one of the world's finest cultural archives. The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art houses one of the nation's preeminent university art collections. The Center for American History is a research facility with rich collections in Texas and Southwest history, among other specialties. The Texas Memorial Museum is a premier natural science center. The LBJ Library and Museum contains papers and artifacts from the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
I hope you will have an opportunity to visit our beautiful campus in person to discover what makes UT special and why Austin is consistently ranked among the most livable cities in America.

Washington University in St. Louis

Welcome to Washington University in St. Louis. I hope the information accessible here will help you learn more about the University.While this electronic visit will prove informative, we invite you to come in person and visit our campus. You will find an intellectually vibrant and diverse community of scholars who challenge themselves to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of our ever-changing, multicultural world.I think you will be impressed by the energetic teaching and learning and the pathbreaking research that go on here. The University and its people also play a significant role in the St. Louis, national and international communities.Washington University in St. LouisOne Brookings DriveSt LouisMOUnited StatesSwitchboard:1 314 9356000Web: www.wustl.edu

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth, a member of the Ivy League, is a private, four-year, coeducational undergraduate college with graduate schools of business, engineering and medicine and 16 graduate programs in the arts and sciences.Dartmouth is the nation's ninth-oldest college, founded in 1769 by Rev. Eleazar Wheelock for the education of "youth of the Indian Tribes ... English Youth and others ..."Dartmouth's unique blending of a world-class research university's resources with a college's focus on undergraduate education offers small classes, top-flight facilities, and an outstanding faculty. Professors here are among the leaders in their fields yet remain committed to teaching. Students have the opportunity to take advantage of faculty accessibility throughout their Dartmouth careers, and Dartmouth's strong graduate programs in the arts and sciences allow faculty to further enrich the students' learning experience by offering direct involvement in cutting-edge research.Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNHUnited StatesSwitchboard:1 603 6461110Web: www.dartmouth.edu

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes
Avenue Pittsburgh PA
United States
Switchboard:
1 412 2682000
Web: www.cmu.edu

University of California, Berkeley

University of California
, Berkeley (UCB)
110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley CA
United States
Switchboard
:1 510 6426000
Web: www.berkeley.edu

Northwestern University

Northwestern University633
Clark StreetEvanston IL
United States
Switchboard:
1 847 4913741
Web: www.northwestern.edu

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore in 1876, was the first university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the European research institution, where research and the advancement of knowledge were integrally linked to teaching. Its establishment began a revolution in U.S. higher education.
The university is named for its initial benefactor, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, whose $7 million bequest -- the largest U.S. philanthropic gift to that time -- was divided evenly to finance the establishment of both the university and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Cornell University

Once called "the first American university" by educational historian Frederick Rudolph, Cornell University represents a distinctive mix of eminent scholarship and democratic ideals. Adding practical subjects to the classics and admitting qualified students regardless of nationality, race, social circumstance, gender, or religion was quite a departure when Cornell was founded in 1865.Today's Cornell reflects this heritage of egalitarian excellence. It is home to the nation's first colleges devoted to hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Both a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State, Cornell University is the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League.

Stanford University

Stanford University, founded in 1885, is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions, with one of the most renowned faculties in the nation. Stanford students?men and women of all races, ethnicities and ages ?are distinguished by their love of learning and desire to contribute to the greater community.Stanford University offers its students a remarkable range of academic and extracurricular activities. We are committed to offering an education that is unrivaled among research universities.In this community of scholars, there is no greater objective than being at the edge of a field and advancing the frontier of knowledge. We believe that collaboration across disciplines will be key to future advances and are pursuing multidisciplinary initiatives in the areas of biosciences, the environment and international affairs. As a research and teaching university, we offer both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to work closely with faculty and researchers

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.

University of Chicago

A private university chartered in 1890 by John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago has been shaping higher education and the intellectual lives of undergraduates for more than a century. William Rainey Harper, the first president, imagined a university that would combine an American-style undergraduate liberal arts college with a German-style graduate research university. The University of Chicago quickly fulfilled Harper's dream, becoming a national leader in academia and research.Boasting its 211-acre campus on the shores of Lake Michigan, UChicago has been home to over eighty Nobel Laureates, the largest number affiliated with any American university. UChicago scholars were the first to split the atom, to measure the speed of light, and to develop the field of sociology. The College is the largest academic unit of the University, which encompasses 10 graduate divisions and professional schools, including on-campus law, business, and medical schools.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.The Institute admitted its first students in 1865, four years after the approval of its founding charter. The opening marked the culmination of an extended effort by William Barton Rogers, a distinguished natural scientist, to establish a new kind of independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized America. Rogers stressed the pragmatic and practicable. He believed that professional competence is best fostered by coupling teaching and research and by focusing attention on real-world problems. Toward this end, he pioneered the development of the teaching laboratory.

Pennsylvania State University

Penn State, founded in 1855 as an agricultural college, admitted its first class in 1859. The Pennsylvania legislature designated Penn State as the Commonwealth?s sole land-grant institution in 1863, which eventually broadened the University?s mission to include teaching, research, and public service in many academic disciplines. Penn State has awarded more than a half-million degrees, and has been Pennsylvania?s largest source of baccalaureate degrees at least since the 1930s. Although the University is privately chartered by the Commonwealth, it was from the outset considered an ?instrumentality of the state,? that is, it carries out many of the functions of a public institution and promotes the general welfare of the citizenry.

Purdue University

Educational access is the founding premise for Purdue University. Established in 1869 under the Morrill Act of 1862, the University is a land-grant, state-assisted institution with its main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. Named for its benefactor John Purdue, the University has gained a global reputation for quality, affordable education and as one of the nationâ??s leading research institutions.Consistently ranked among the elite â?? nationally and world-wide â?? in programs such as science, agriculture, engineering, and business, Purdueâ??s educational repertoire now includes more than 500 undergraduate majors and specializations and 70 graduate programs while serving nearly 72,000 students system-wide. Purdueâ??s main campus is comprised of 12 schools and colleges -- Agriculture, Consumer and Family Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Management, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science, Technology, and Veterinary Medicine, as well as a Graduate School that oversees all graduate programs.

University of Washington

Founded 4 November 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the Pacific coast. The University is comprised of three campuses: the Seattle campus is made up of seventeen schools and colleges whose faculty offer educational opportunities to students ranging from first-year undergraduates through doctoral-level candidates; the Bothell and Tacoma campuses, each developing a distinctive identity and undergoing rapid growth, offer diverse programs to upper-division undergraduates and to graduate students.

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