CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH)

The California Institute of Technology (or Caltech) is a private research university that was founded in 1891. It is located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech was founded as Throop University in 1891, it was renamed California Institute of Technology in 1920. It is a world-renowned and pioneering research and education institution dedicated to advancing science and engineering. The Caltech covers 124 acres of its sub urban area. An independent university established to provide students a quality education and a research center in science and engineering and is still a leading university in United States of America. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 977, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 10. Its tuition and fees are $43,362 (2014-15).

The university has six academic divisions with strong emphasis on science and engineering, located in Pasadena, California, approximately 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Only freshmen students are required to live on campus, and 95% of undergraduates remain in the on-campus house system.  Caltech participates in a significant amount of research, receiving grants from institutions such as NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services, among others. Caltech manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA, and owns and operates a global network of astronomical observatories and research facilities. It maintains a strong tradition of joking and pranking with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its student life is governed by an honor code which allows faculty to assign take-home examinations. The Caltech Beavers compete in 13 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Companies such as Intel, Compaq and Hotmail were founded by Caltech alumni. Famous film director Frank Capra also graduated from Caltech.

For undergraduate studies, Caltech offers top graduate programs in biology, engineering, chemistry, earth sciences,  computer science, mathematics and physics. Caltech participates in a significant amount of research, receiving grants from institutions such as NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services, among others.

Mission:The main mission of the California Institute of Technology is to spread human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. As Caltech 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.

Almuni :Notable Caltech alumni include: Donald A. Glaser (Nobel laureate in physics for the invention of the bubble chamber 1960), William Lipscomb (Nobel laureate in chemistry, 1976), Howard M. Temin (Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, 1975), Yuan-Cheng Fung (Founder of Biomechanics), Simon Ramo (co-founder of TRW and developed ICBMs), Sabeer Bhatia (Co-founder of Hotmail), Steingrímur Hermannsson (former Prime Minister of Iceland), etc.

Cost and Financial Aid

• Tuition and fees:  $43,362 (2014-15)
• Room and board:  $12,918 (2014-15)

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HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Howard University is a private institution that was founded in 1867. It is situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It is the nation's most prestigious university and its total enrollment is about 20,000. Harvard consists of an undergraduate program, the College, as well as 13 other graduate level schools and institutes offering top-ranked programs in fields such as Medicine, Business, and Law. It is a federally chartered, private, doctoral university, classified as a high research activity institution. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,974, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 258 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Howard University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 145. Its tuition and fees are $23,970 (2014-15).

Howard University has many graduate programs as well, including a School of Business, a School of Law, a College of Medicine and a College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences. Notable alumni of Howard University include former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and Emmy Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad.

Faculty

Howard faculty include media entrepreneur Cathy Hughes, marine biologist Ernest Everett Just, political consultant Ron Walters, blood shipment pioneer Charles Drew, psychiatrist Francis Cress Welsing, civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston, Emmy-winning actor Al Freeman Jr.,member of Congress from Maryland Roscoe Bartlett,[citation needed] and professor of surgery LaSalle D. Leffall Jr..

Mission of Howard University

Howard University has a very unique mission.It is a culturally diverse, comprehensive, research intensive and historically Black private university providing an educational experience of exceptional quality at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to students of high academic standing and potential, with particular emphasis upon educational opportunities for Black students.

Notable alumni include 

• U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
• poet Robert Frost, 
• architect Frank Gehry, 
• songwriter Leonard Bernstein, and 
• comedian Conan O'Brien. 

Cost and Financial Aid

• Tuition and fees:  $23,970 (2014-15)
• Room and board: $13,646 (2014-15)

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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

The University of Oxford (Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. Oxford has no known date of foundation, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the world's second-oldest surviving university. Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of students from overseas. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. For over 900 years, Oxford has been educating students from both the U.K. and abroad, currently offering undergraduate and graduate degrees within its 38 independent colleges. The university has four academic divisions, spanning Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. Notable alumni include 26 British prime ministers, writers Oscar Wilde and J.R.R. Tolkien, and scientist Albert Einstein.

Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. All the colleges are self-governing institutions as part of the university, each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities. Being a city university, it does not have a main campus; instead, all the buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the metropolitan centre. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education.

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Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the self-governing colleges and halls, supported by classes, lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments. Oxford is the home of several notable scholarships, including the Clarendon Scholarship which was launched in 2001 and the Rhodes Scholarship which has brought graduate students to read at the university for more than a century. The university operates the largest university press in the world and the largest academic library system in the United Kingdom. Oxford has educated many notable alumni, including 27 Nobel laureates (60 total affiliations), 26 British Prime Ministers (most recently David Cameron, the incumbent) and many foreign heads of state.

Oxford’s submission comprised 8,414 research outputs from 2,409 members of staff across 31 subjects. Oxford is currently offering undergraduate and graduate degrees within its 38 independent colleges. The University has four academic divisions spanning Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. Oxford is one of Europe's most innovative and entrepreneurial universities.

Oxford meets the needs of students, teachers and the international research community with an extremely rich and diverse range of library resources provided by over 100 separate libraries. Admission is free, except for the Botanic Garden, where visitors are charged a small admission fee, and Christ Church Picture Gallery, which makes a small charge, with concessions for children, students and senior citizens.

Oxford is the home of several notable scholarships, including the Clarendon Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship which has brought graduate students to read at the University for more then century. Oxford has educated many notable alumni, including 27 Nobel laureates (58 total affiliations), 26 British Prime Ministers (most recently David Cameron) and many foreign heads of state.

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.

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. This university is commonly known as Leland Stanford Junior University. It one of the world's most prestigious institutions, with the highest undergraduate selectivity and fundraising performance in the United States. This University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford, former governor of and U.S. senator from California. Stanford is located in northern Silicon Valley near Palo Alto, California.  It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,061 with the campus size of 8,180 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Stanford ranks as a best college in 2015. Its tuition and fees are $44,757 (2014-15). Four of Stanford University’s  offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining three serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and the top-ranked Graduate School of Business. Stanford faculty  have successfully founded many companies including Google, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!, and companies founded by Stanford alumni generate more than $2.7 trillion in annual revenue, equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world.

As a research and teaching university, Stanford offer both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to work closely with faculty and researchers. The University's academic departments are organized into seven schools, with several other holdings, such as laboratories and nature reserves, located outside the main campus. Four of Stanford University’s seven schools offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining three serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and the top-ranked Graduate School of Business. Stanford also has successful programs in tennis and golf. 

There are over 600 student organizations at Stanford. Students can take advantage of the university’s high research activity and prime location in the heart of Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech world. Only freshman are required to live on campus, but students are guaranteed housing for all four years and most choose to remain on campus. Greek life at Stanford represents approximately 10 percent of the student body.

Stanford has produced numerous luminaries, including one U.S. president, four U.S. Supreme Court justices and business leaders like Steve Ballmer, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Marissa Mayer. Stanford has also been home to some of the world’s most successful athletes, including John McEnroe, John Elway, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie and Andrew Luck. Student-athletes compete in the Pacific-12 Conference (NCAA Division I).

MISSION OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY

IJane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in 1885 in the memory of their son. They want  to establish a "University of high degree" that would "qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life and promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Today, Stanford is a research university where teaching, learning and research are all integral to the university's mission. In 2012-13, Stanford allocated about $5.3 million to support 938 projects. Current faculty members have earned 22 Nobel Prizes and 5 Pulitzer Prizes. Students, distinguished by initiative, love of learning and commitment to public service, are talented in many areas, including academics, art, music and athletics. Stanford's athletic teams, called the Cardinal, have won the Director's Cup as the best program nationwide 19 years in a row.

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

 University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom and the world's third-oldest surviving university. Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six School. The university operates eight arts, cultural, and scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum and a botanic garden.

Cambridge has many notable alumni, including several eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, and 90 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with it. Its stands for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. There are 31 Colleges in Cambridge. Each College is an independent institution with its own property and income. The teaching of students is shared between the Colleges and University departments. Degrees are awarded by the University. The university occupies buildings throughout the town, many of which are of historical importance. 

History

The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the University's museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the University's academics and students.

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.

Many of the University's customs and unusual terminology can be traced to roots in the early years of the University's long history, and this booklet looks to the past to find the origins of much that is distinctive in the University of today.

Student Facilities

• Each College library contains the standard texts needed for undergraduate courses, as well as other materials. The University provides extensive library facilities in every department.
• Every College and most departments have a computer suite offering a range of general and specialist software, as well as printers and scanners.
• The University Library is a copyright library (entitled by law to receive a copy of every book published in Britain) and holds more than eight million books, journals and other documents.
• The University and Colleges offer an array of recreational resources and facilities, utilised by the 700+ student clubs and societies.
• The University’s nine specialist museums and collections are open to students and the public.                    

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university that was founded in 1861. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts across the Charles River from downtown Boston. MIT is part of an intellectual community that includes Harvard University and Wellesley College, a cross-registration partner. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,528, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 168 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 7. Its tuition and fees are $45,016 (2014-15).

MIT has five schools and one college which contain a total of 32 departments, is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering. Among its graduate schools are the highly ranked School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management, in addition to strong programs in economics, psychology, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics and mathematics. The "Engineers" sponsor 31 sports, most teams of which compete in the NCAA Division III's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference; the Division I rowing programs compete as part of the EARC and EAWRC. Only freshmen students are required to live on campus, but about 70 percent of students choose to remain on campus during their four years. The MIT Engineers boast more than 30 NCAA Division III teams, and their mascot is a beaver, which MIT chose because of its "remarkable engineering and mechanical skill and its habits of industry." Each class designs a unique ring called the "Brass Rat" that is revealed during sophomore year, a tradition that dates back to 1929.

MIT is often cited as among the world's top universities. Its community includes 78 Nobel laureates, 53 National Medal of Science winners, 41 MacArthur Fellows and 27 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners.  MIT has a strong entrepreneurial culture and the aggregated revenues of companies founded by MIT alumni would rank as the eleventh-largest economy in the world.

Mission

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. MIT 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. 

Cost and Financial Aid

• Tuition and fees:  $45,016 (2014-15)
• Room and board:  $13,224 (2014-15)

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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university that was founded in 1746. It is located in the quiet town of Princeton, New Jersey and is the fourth-oldest college in the United States.  It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,323, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 600 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Princeton University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 1. Its tuition and fees are $41,820 (2014-15).

Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It includes highly ranked graduate programs through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The University has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the United States.

Princeton students have the ability to shape dynamic academic programs that prepare them for leadership and lives of service. Princeton is renowned for its commitment to undergraduate teaching. The academic options at Princeton give students flexibility in pursuing their intellectual interests.Its faculty are known throughout the world. Princeton was ranked in the list of the top colleges in the United States in over 50 categories. Ranking lists include Most Conservative Students, Most Liberal Students, Most Politically Active Students, Least Religious Students, Best Athletic Facilities, Great College Town, Best Career / Job Placement Services, Top Stone-Cold Sober School, Best Classroom Experience, etc.

Campus Life

A vast range of cultural, educational, athletic and social activities are available to Princeton students, faculty and staff. Getting involved in campus life is the quickest way to become a part of the University community, and to create one's own Princeton experience. Campus life activities are built around the concepts of encouraging each community member to express his or her talents and to respect all members of our pluralistic community.One of the University's most distinctive characteristics is its closely knit and integrated residential community. Housing is guaranteed for undergraduates, and nearly all students live on campus. The residential experience is central to Princeton's educational program, and the residential colleges offer students a supportive and enriching environment full of opportunities for personal growth.

Academics:

Princeton undergraduate students are benefited from the extraordinary resources of a world-class research institution dedicated to undergraduate teaching. Princeton faculty have an unparalleled reputation for balancing excellence in their fields with a dedication to their students, through both classroom instruction and independent study advising.

Undergraduates fulfill general education requirements, choose among a wide variety of elective courses, and pursue departmental concentrations and interdisciplinary certificate programs. Required independent work is a hallmark of undergraduate education at Princeton. Students graduate with either the Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) or the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.).

The Graduate School offers advanced degrees spanning the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

Doctoral education available in all disciplines emphasizes original and independent scholarship, while master's degree programs in architecture, engineering, finance, public affairs and public policy prepare candidates for careers in public life and professional practice.

Library

Princeton library is the world’s most distinguished research libraries, consists of the Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library and nine buildings across campus.

The library's collections include more than 8 million books, 6 million microforms, 49,000 linear feet of manuscripts, and impressive holdings of rare books, prints, archives and other material that require special handling. The library's extensive electronic resources include databases and journals, statistical packages, images and digital maps.

Exhibitions from the library's rich collections are free and open to the general public.

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Notable alumni include U.S. President Woodrow Wilson; John Forbes Nash, subject of the 2001 film "A Beautiful Mind"; model/actress Brooke Shields; and first lady Michelle Obama. According to Princeton legend, if a student exits campus through Fitz Randolph Gate prior to graduation, he or she may be cursed never to graduate.

The University is successful in producing a large number of luminaries, including U.S. presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson, First Lady Michelle Obama, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, HP CEO Meg Whitman and celebrated author F. Scott Fitzgerald. FORBES Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes graduated from Princeton in 1970.

Cost and Financial Aid

• Tuition and fees: $41,820 (2014-15)
• Room and board: $13,620 (2014-15)                                           

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