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Thursday, 9 July 2015

Harvard University

 
 

Harvard University 
Cambridge, MA 

Acceptance Rate: 5.8% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2120; ACT 32 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2390; ACT 35 

Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. 35 years after Harvard undergraduates held a vote on their preferred school color, Crimson was officially named the College's color in 1910. Harvard was ranked the 2nd Best National University in 2015.
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Yale University

 
 

Yale University 
New Haven, CT 

Acceptance Rate: 7.1% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2120; ACT 31 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2380; ACT 35 

Yale University was founded in 1701 by colonial clergymen in New Haven, and was the third college established in British North America. Yale became a true university in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when it added graduate and professional schools. 
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Princeton University

 
 

Princeton University 
Princeton, NJ 

Acceptance Rate: 7.4% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2120; ACT 31 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2390; ACT 35 

Rated the #1 National University in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report, Princeton was known as the College of New Jersey for its first 150 years. While its charter was issued to members of the Presbyterian Church, the College accepted all students, regardless of their religious affiliation. 
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Columbia University

 
 

Columbia University 
New York, NY 

Acceptance Rate: 7.4% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2100; ACT 32 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2360; ACT 35 

Columbia, located in New York City and founded in 1754, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York. Its mission statement notes that the University "seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis." 
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Stanford University

 
 

Stanford University 
Stanford, CA 

Acceptance Rate: 5.7% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2080; ACT 31 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2350; ACT 34 

In 1891, former California Governor Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in honor of his only son, who died of typhoid fever in 1884. Unlike other universities of the time, Stanford was open to both men and women. Some of the largest Silicon Valley companies, such as Google, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, and Hewlett-Packard Company all have strong ties to the West Coast Ivy. 
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 
 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Cambridge, MA 

Acceptance Rate: 8.2% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2090; ACT 32 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2350; ACT 35 

One of the world's most prestigious science and research universities, MIT was established in 1861 to meet the demands of the quickly industrializing United States. To do so, MIT originally specialized in engineering and the physical sciences. Over the years, however, it began to encompass the social and natural sciences, as well.
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University of Chicago

 
 

8. University of Chicago 
Chicago, IL 

Acceptance Rate: 8.8% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2100; ACT 31 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2360; ACT 34 

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and John D. Rockefeller. From the beginning, the University was dedicated to gender equality as well as nonsectarianism. 
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Vanderbilt University

 
 

Vanderbilt University 
Nashville, TN 

Acceptance Rate: 12.7% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2070; ACT 32 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2330; ACT 34 

Vanderbilt was founded in 1873 under the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. While the University did not intend to open as coeducational, women were never prohibited from enrolling. 
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Brown University

 
 

11. Brown University 
Providence, RI 

Acceptance Rate: 9.2% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 1990; ACT 29 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2310; ACT 34 

One of the oldest institutions of higher education in the US, Brown was the first Ivy League school to accept students of all religious faiths. In 1970, Brown made a drastic change to its curriculum by removing undergraduate core requirements, which gave students more freedom in deciding their own academic paths. 
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University of Pennsylvania

 
 

University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA 

Acceptance Rate: 12.2% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2030; ACT 30 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2310; ACT 34 

In 1749, Benjamin Franklin expressed his ideas of higher education to prepare students for careers in business and public service. Between 1779 and 1791, the state of Pennsylvania took over Franklin's College of Philadelphia and turned it into the University of the State of Pennsylvania, which would be America's first state school and America's first university. Once the University became private again, it became known as the University of Pennsylvania.
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Washington University in St. Louis

 
 

Washington University in St. Louis 
St. Louis, MO 

Acceptance Rate: 15.6% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2130; ACT 32 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2340; ACT 34 

Located only 15 minutes away from Gateway Arch, Washington University in St. Louis was founded to increase the number of higher education institutions in the Midwest. The seal of the University incorporates fleurs-de-lis, the symbol of King Louis IX (patron of St. Louis) and the coat of arms of George Washington. 
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Harvey Mudd College

 


 

Harvey Mudd College 
Claremont, CA 

Acceptance Rate: 18.2% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2100; ACT 33 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2330; ACT 35 

Harvey Mudd, which was opened in 1957, came from humble beginnings. The first class was taught in borrowed classrooms or the homes of the professors, and had one dorm that was still incomplete. Two years later, the College held its first commencement ceremony for two students who had transferred their junior year. Today, Harvey Mudd has roughly 800 students, and is the nation's top liberal arts college of engineering, science, and mathematics. It is also one of the seven members of The Claremont Colleges.

Duke University

 
 

16. Duke University 
Durham, NC  

Acceptance Rate: 13.4% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2020; ACT 30 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2300; ACT 34 

Duke, which now enrolls over 14,500 students and is ranked U.S. News & World Report's 8th Best National University, had modest beginnings as a tiny schoolhouse in 1838. Since then, the school has had three different names and two locations. 
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Cooper Union

 


17. Cooper Union 
New York, NY 

Acceptance Rate: 7.7% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 1880; ACT 29 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2230; ACT 33 

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art was founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper under the principle that education was vital for civic virtue and harmony in addition to personal wealth. Abraham Lincoln would later consider an address he gave at the college's Great Hall, known as his "right makes might" address, as a major reason he won the presidential election. 
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Pomona College

 




Pomona College 
Claremont, CA 

Acceptance Rate: 13.9% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2040; ACT 29 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2310; ACT 34 

Pomona College was established as "a college of the New England type" for the West Coast in 1887. In the mid-1920s, the College had to decide whether to keep itself a small college or expand into a large university. Instead, Pomona helped create The Claremont Colleges consortium, of which Claremont McKenna College (#24) is also a member.

Claremont McKenna College

 
 

Claremont McKenna College 
Claremont, CA 

Acceptance Rate: 11.7% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 1970; ACT 29 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2250; ACT 32 

Claremont McKenna College was founded in 1946 and is a member (along with two other colleges on this list) of The Claremont Colleges, which allows cross-registration and facility sharing amongst two graduate schools and four other undergraduate colleges in the area. While it is a liberal arts college, CMC's main areas of study are in economics, government, and public affairs. 
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Williams College

 

SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 1970; ACT 30 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2300; ACT 34 

Chartered in 1793, Williams was the twenty-first institution of higher learning in the former British colonies and the second in Massachusetts. Purple was chosen as the college's color when, in 1865, the College's baseball team was leaving for Cambridge to play against Harvard, which had chosen its own color (magenta at the time). Two female supporters of the Williams team hurried to find royal purple ribbon to give to their own players and, the day after Williams won, royal purple flew from the campus masthead.  Williams was named the #1 National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report. 
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Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Widener University - Pathway Program

 

About Widener University - Pathway Program

Widener University offers the unique Pathway programs, International Year One, and a Pre-Master's program which allow students to bring their English up to speed in a university environment and meet language proficiency requirements to directly enter into the degree program of their dreams.
Widener campus is in a beautiful landscape and environment, located south of Philadelphia.
It never gets boring with a vibrant student community and a wide choice of activities.
Campus life at Widener University enables you to explore diverse interests and talents with 30% of first year students playing on athletic teams, and 41% of students being involved in student clubs, or campus leadership activities.
You can also pursue cultural activities like theater, music, or creative writing and many more.
Students at Widener enjoy a state-of-the-art fitness center, award-winning dining halls and an on-site art gallery and observatory.

If you are not qualified to start a Bachelor's degree right away, join International Year One at an upper intermediate English level, improving your English and with the possibility to complete a free English language requirements test
Save time by being accepted to Widener University through International Year One and earn valuable credits for your degree at the same time as training your English language and study skills.Afterwards, you can join Year 2 of an undergraduate major at Widener.Save money and reduce your costs by using grants for international students who join International Year One.You can choose between the different pathways of Business, Engineering and Science, Hospitality Management, and Social Sciences, depending on what you would like to choose as your major for your Bachelor studies.Earn up to 24 bachelor’s degree credits and receive $10,000/year International Student Tuition Grant for up to 4 years or 8 semesters with satisfactory status!
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West Virginia State University

 

About West Virginia State University

Founded in 1891, WVSU has 2,884 students and a low 15-to-1 student/faculty ratio and offers undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees and an affordable tuition. WVSU is located in Institute, W.Va., a suburb of Charleston, the largest city and the capital of West Virginia. With more than 300,000 people living in the metropolitan area, it's an active, exciting and engaging community, boasting cultural and historical events, music, festivals and entertainment.
Location - WVSU is located just a few miles from Charleston, the capitol of West Virginia, and within easy driving distance from major cities in five bordering states.
Size - With fewer than 3,000 students and a student faculty ratio of 15:1, students are able to learn in a comfortable, supportive environment, while experiencing the opportunities associated with a much larger university.
Campus - You'll love our campus, a beautiful setting with lots of green space and a great quad area for studying outside in the fresh air, or tossing around a football with newfound friends.
History - Founded in 1891 as an Historically Black College, WVSU has evolved to serve a population that is richly diverse in ethnicity, geography, residential/communter, high school graduates and adult learners.
Alumni - WVSU graduates can be found in positions of leadership and public service throughout West Virginia and the world.

Walden University

 

About Walden University

For more than 40 years, Walden University, an accredited institution, has helped working professionals reach their educational goals. Walden degree and certificate programs are designed to help students explore current market trends, gain relevant skills that can be applied immediately in the real world, and create positive social change in their lives and communities.
Students are taught by faculty members who are both scholars and practitioners, bringing academic perspective and practical experience into the online classroom.
Why Choose Walden?
• Options: Walden currently offers more than 80 degree programs, more than 370 specializations and concentrations, and more than 50 certificate programs, so you can find the program or area of study you need.
• Peer network: In the Walden community, which is made up of more than 127,600 students and alumni, you have a network of peers who can support you on your journey.
• Many perspectives: Walden’s diverse student body comes from all 50 U.S. states and more than 150 countries.
• Expert faculty: Walden’s more than 3,000 faculty members are experts in their fields who bring real-world experience to their courses.
• Student satisfaction: 91% of Walden graduates who responded to a 2013 Walden survey indicated being very satisfied or satisfied with their alma mater.*

Featured Programs

  • Counseling
  • Education
  • Health Sciences
  • Human Services
  • Information Technology
  • Management
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health

Online Learning

Walden’s flexibility and support put your education within reach. You will benefit from a comprehensive online learning experience that includes:
  • Convenient start dates throughout the year.
  • Orientation that prepares you for success in an online environment.
  • Ability to complete coursework when and where it is convenient for you.
  • Access to courses and materials on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Multimedia resources designed to augment student learning: videos, case studies, simulations, articles, journals, and discussion topics.
  • A global online community of faculty, students, and alumni.
Walden courses focus on practical skills and strategies you can apply immediately in the workplace. You will be encouraged to use what you learn to consider innovative solutions to real-world problems, and many programs offer the opportunity to apply what you have learned through a practicum experience.
Courses take into consideration current research and case studies to enhance critical thinking. Our online format encourages collaboration and discussion so you can learn from other professionals in your field.
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