Stanford University
Founded in 885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, Stanford University is
a private research university located in Stanford, California. In the research ranking of US
universities, Stanford University consistently ranks high.
There are seven major academic offers by Stanford University — Business, Earth, Education,
Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law, and Medicine.
Students at Stanford are prepared for leadership in today’s complex world by finding solutions
to significant challenges. With over 16,000 students, 2,100 faculty members, and 1,800
postdoctoral scholars, it is one of the largest universities in the world. There are seven
schools and 18 interdisciplinary institutes on campus. In addition to enrolling students from
all 50 states in the U.S., Stanford also enrolls students from 91 countries around the world.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, is home to a world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT,
and there are five schools, one college, and 30 academic departments. Many MIT students,
graduates, and graduates have been awarded Nobel Prizes.
As a research and educational institution, MIT advances knowledge and prepares students for
careers in science, technology, and other fields of academic study that serve the nation
well.
MIT believes in taking on global challenges, pursuing fundamental questions, and translating
ideas into action. Accordingly, MIT is home to one of the world’s most talented and diverse
cohorts of graduate students and postdocs who drive the Institute’s teaching and research
endeavors.
MIT offers excellence in architecture, engineering, humanities, interdisciplinary programs, and
social sciences. In addition, MIT offers the MITx program — an online program that helps
students learn at lower fees and is awarded a certificate that is accepted globally.
University of California (UC Berkeley)
The University of California, Berkeley is a public university in Berkeley, California. With its
oldest and largest campuses, the University of California was founded in 1868.
At UC Berkeley, 80 interdisciplinary research units and 130 academic departments are divided
between one school and five colleges. In addition to the Mathematical Sciences Research
Institute and the Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley is one of the 14 founding members of the
Association of American Universities.
Few universities offer engineering education as prestigious as Berkeley’s. Students and
researchers from around the world attend the university due to its outstanding reputation,
internationally recognized faculty, and long history of impactful research and teaching.
Additionally to Engineering, UC Berkeley offers degrees in Letters and Science, Chemistry,
Environmental Design, Natural Resources, and Business.
Columbia University – New York City
Columbia University is a research university and an Ivy League institution in the United States.
As the fifth oldest university in the country, it is ranked among the best globally. In 1754,
King George II of Great Britain founded King’s College, becoming the first college in New York
and the fifth in the Thirteen Colonies.
Columbia University offers a wide range of programs, including Business, Law, Arts & Sciences,
International & Public Affairs, Engineering, Social Work, Computer Science, Medicine, Nursing,
Humanities, and Architecture, Planning & Preservation.
Columbia University has three undergraduate schools, 13 graduate and professional schools, 25
libraries, a world-class medical center, four affiliated colleges, and 100+ research
facilities.
Columbia University has five campuses in New York City — Morningside Heights, Irving Medical
Center Campus, Manhattanville, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Baker Athletics Complex. In
addition to New York City campuses, Columbia University has global centers in Amman (Jordan),
Beijing (China), Istanbul (Turkey), Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya), Paris (France), Rio de
Janeiro (South Africa), Santiago (Chile), and Tunis (Tunisia).
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890,
serving as one of the oldest universities in the States. The University of Chicago’s main campus
is in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Among the university’s notable faculty associates is former US
president Barack Obama.
In addition to its Chicago campus, The University of Chicago has additional campuses and centers
overseas in — Delhi (India), Paris (France), London (the UK), Beijing (China), and Hong
Kong.
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of programs, including Anthropology, Architectural
Studies, Art History, Biological Chemistry, Computer Science, English Language and Literature,
Economics, Global Studies, History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine, Law,
Letters, and Society, Mathematics, Media Arts and Design, Physics, Political Science,
Psychology, Sociology, Visual Arts, and many others.
