Scholarships Opening Soon 2017

ACT Foundation Second-Year Scholarship Program

Opening Early 2017

The Account Control Technology Foundation's Second-Year Scholarship Program is for current undergraduate students who plan and qualify to enroll as second-year students (sophomores) in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university in the Fall of the following academic year.

A total of 25 $1,000 scholarships are awarded to college students nationwide. For more information, visit the ACT Foundation website.

Air Force Aid Society Grants, Scholarships and Loans

Opening Early 2017

The Air Force Aid Society offers need-based grants ranging from $500 to $4,000 through the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program.  The program, which is the gateway to all of the Society’s educational assistance programs, is open to dependent children of active duty, retired and deceased U.S. Air Force members; and spouses of active duty and deceased members.  Applicants must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.

General Arnold Education Grant Program applicants are also reviewed for eligibility under the Society’s Merit Scholarship Program.  This program awards at least ten $5,000 scholarships to incoming college freshmen with top grade point averages.

Applicants from the Arnold Grant Program may also apply for an interest-free Supplemental Education Loan up to $1,000.  Repayment is by allotment directly from sponsoring member’s military/retired pay or bank account over a 10-month period.

Detailed information on all the Society’s programs can be found at http://www.afas.org/education-grants.

Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program

Opening Early 2017

Alfa Foundation is providing a scholarship opportunity available to high school graduates in the state of Alabama. 100 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded across the state. This scholarship program will help cover the cost of college or technical school. To apply, students must: have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent); enroll in a two- or four-year college, university or technical school in the State of Alabama; and have a current Alabama Farmers Federation Membership issued in his/her name. Annual membership can be obtained online, by calling 1-800-964-2532 or by visiting a local Alfa Insurance office.

AXA Achievement Scholarship

Opening Fall 2016
The AXA Achievement Scholarship, sponsored by the AXA Foundation, provides scholarship awards of $25,000 and $10,000, with winners in every state nationwide. The program is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents and must have demonstrated ambition and self-drive as evidenced by an outstanding achievement in a school, community, or workplace activity. More information is available at the AXA Foundation website.

AXA Achievement Community Award Program

Opening Fall 2016

The AXA Achievementsm Community Award Program offers $2,500 college scholarships to high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their activities in school, the community or the workplace. The scholarship is sponsored by the AXA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AXA Advisors, LLC. Every recipient's high school will also receive a matching grant of $2,500 for educators' professional development.

The program is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents and must have demonstrated ambition and self-drive as evidenced by an outstanding achievement in a school, community, or workplace activity.

Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) Scholarship Program

Opening January 2017

The Binc Scholarship Program is open to bookstore employees, bookstore owners, former Borders employees and dependents* of bookstore employees, owners and former Borders employees who plan to enroll in full or part-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for at least half of the 2017-2018 academic year.

*Dependents include children under the age of 25, spouses and qualified same-sex partners.

Find out more at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/binc.

Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

Opening January 2017

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors or college undergraduates who plan to major in a specified course of study that focuses on Engineering, Technology or Design.

Scholarships will be awarded based on participation and leadership in community and school activities, interest in the automotive industry, academic achievement, and financial need. Special consideration will be given to those who are a first-generation college student, female, minority, military veteran or a dependent of military personnel.

If you have the passion to succeed — especially in fields of study important to the automotive and related industries — the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is looking for you. Visit buickachievers.com for more information.

BURGER KING Scholars Program

Opening Fall 2016

Integrity, high standards, entrepreneurial spirit, good citizenship and education were the values that defined BURGER KING® co-founder James W. McLamore. It was those values that helped realize a dream and it is those same values that are the core of the BURGER KING McLAMORE Foundation.

Administered by the Foundation, the BURGER KING Scholars program assists employees, employees' spouses or domestic partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education.

High school seniors are invited to apply for the Burger King Scholars program if they live in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico; have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent; and plan to enroll full-time in 2016-17 at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico. For more information, visit https://www.scholarsapply.org/burgerkingscholars.

Catch a Break! Scholarship

Opening Early 2017

The Catch a Break! Scholarship Program is offering scholarships up to $10,000/year. The program is intended to enable recipients to graduate debt-free following four years of study. Open to Minnesota residents who demonstrate academic potential and financial need who plan on attending a four-year public college or university in Minnesota.

For more information, please visit sms.scholarsapply.org/catchabreak.

CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship Program

Opening Early 2017

The CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship Program, sponsored by General Mills, is open to African-American students living in a Congressional Black Caucus district who plan to continue their education in the fields of medicine, engineering, technology, nutrition or another health-related field and have financial need. Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates or be current postsecondary undergraduates or graduate level students, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent) and live in a Congressional Black Caucus district. Review the guidelines and eligibility information at sms.scholarsapply.org/cbcfgeneralmillshealth/.

Cognizant Making The Future Scholarship Program

Opening Early 2017

The Cognizant Making the Future scholarship program recognizes today’s inspiration as tomorrow’s innovation. Cognizant is committed to preparing the next generation with the skills they will need to be active participants in an environment that will become increasingly dominated by technology. Making The Future is a design-based scholarship, and candidates will be required to submit video documentation of a hands-on project that illustrates both creativity and innovation.

Students may submit a project for consideration if they are: citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States; pursuing a career in a STEM field; eligible to enroll or currently enrolled at a vocational-technical school or a two- or four-year accredited college or university, with a full course of undergraduate study; and in good academic standing with a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average.

Scholarship recipients will earn $5,000 awards. To learn more and get started, visit the Cognizant Educational Opportunity website and click on "Making the Future U.S. College Scholarship Program."

The Cory L. Richards Memorial Scholarship Program, Sponsored by the Guttmacher Institute

Opening February 2017

The Cory L. Richards Memorial Scholarship Program is open to graduate students who are pursuing a Masters Degree in the field of Public Policy or Public Health and demonstrate a commitment to advancing public policy related to sexual and reproductive rights. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent) to apply.

One individual will be designated each year as a Cory Richards Scholar and awarded a one-time scholarship of $15,000 to support full-time graduate study at an accredited institution in the United States.

The individual will be selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, an essay, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal completed by a professor, advisor or mentor. Financial need will also be considered.

More information and the application can be found on the Cory Richards Scholarship website.

Dollars for Scholars Student Volunteer Award

Opening Early 2017

Please note: Students applying for this award need to receive a recommendation from their local Dollars for Scholars affiliate.

The Dollars for Scholars Student Volunteer Award (SVA) is Scholarship America's way of honoring students who embody the volunteer spirit of Dollars for Scholars.

Recipients of this national award funded by Scholarship America will receive $1,000 scholarships, with one national winner earning a $1,000 renewable award for up to four years. To apply, students must live in a community with a Dollars for Scholars affiliate and receive a recommendation from an affiliate representative. In addition, students must be enrolled in or planning to enroll full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school. (Adult students entering or resuming a postsecondary program of study are eligible, and past recipients of the award are eligible to apply again.)

All students who complete a profile on their local Dollars for Scholars affiliate website, meet the eligibility requirements and receive a recommendation from their local affiliate will match and be able to and have the opportunity to apply for the Dollars for Scholars Student Volunteer Award. Applications will be evaluated on volunteer service (with Dollars for Scholars volunteer hours earning the highest points) as well as academics, activities and other criteria.

To apply, students will need to fill out a profile on the Scholarship America Student Center; in addition to the SVA, this profile will also match you to other local and national scholarships.

Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway 

Promotion and Contest
Opening August 2016

Every student deserves a chance to realize their potential. That's why Dr Pepper gave away over $1,000,000 in tuition last year to help students across the country pursue their dreams.

Since 2008, the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway has changed lives by giving away millions of dollars in tuition. With the challenges of rising tuition costs and studying full-time, we take pride in helping students achieve their goals.

Starting this fall, if you’re a student between the ages of 18-24, you can submit your One Of A Kind story to enter for the chance to compete to win up to $100,000 in tuition. You’ll be eligible to submit a video once you reach 50 votes.

Dr Pepper will select finalists for a chance to compete to win up to $100,000 in tuition at a college football championship game. Find more information at www.drpeppertuition.com.

Edison Scholars Program

Opening Fall 2016

The Edison Scholars Program, sponsored by Edison International, is offering aspiring engineers and scientists scholarships to pursue their education at four-year colleges or universities. Graduating high school seniors in Southern California are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. Eligible students must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate program in one of the following majors: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Sciences/Information Systems, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Sciences.

Eligible students must demonstrate financial need and live in or attend a public or private high school in areas serviced by Southern California Edison (SCE) or attend an eligible high school in the designated area surrounding SCE’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Thirty $40,000 scholarships at $10,000/year or the attainment of a bachelor’s degree will be awarded.

Detailed information, a list of eligible high schools, eligible majors, and an online application can be found at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/edisonscholars/

The Edwards Lifesciences Scholarship Program

Opening Early 2017

The Edwards Lifesciences Scholarship Program provides renewable $2,500 awards for students pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM majors).  Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents who are high school seniors and residents of Orange County, CA, or Salt Lake County, UT.  Recipients must demonstrate financial need. Only the first 150 applications will be processed. More information is available at www.scholarsapply.org/edwards/.

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Opening Fall 2016

The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program, sponsored by The Ronald Reagan Foundation and General Electric Company (GE), is offering $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors in the United States.  The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program is open to current high school seniors who demonstrate the attributes of leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship similar to those exhibited by President Ronald Reagan.  Like President Reagan, candidates use the formative experiences of their youth to lead, serve, and pursue a life of purpose and significance, both individually and for their communities.  Renewable scholarships are offered for full-time study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.  For more information, visit  www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships.

GEICO IT Scholarship

Opening Fall 2016

The GEICO IT Scholarship program awards up to six $5,000 scholarships to current college sophomores or juniors.

Eligible applicants must: be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, HCI (human computer interaction) or related technical degree program; plan to remain enrolled in full time undergraduate study for the entire 2017-2018 academic year; and have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent). Children of GEICO associates are ineligible to apply.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Awards are for undergraduate study only.

For more information, visit scholarsapply.org/geico_tech.

Great Lakes National Scholarship

Opening Early 2017

The Great Lakes National Scholarship Program, funded by the Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., is offering $2,500 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students from across the country.

The Great Lakes National Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors or graduates or current postsecondary undergraduates or graduate level students who are United States citizens or permanent residents. They must plan to enroll in a full-time STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) field of study at an accredited non-profit public or private two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire academic year. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent) is required along with demonstrated financial need.

Learn more at www.scholarsapply.org/greatlakes.

ICMA-RC Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund

Opening Early 2017

The ICMA-RC Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to the surviving children and spouses of U.S. city, county and state public employees* who have died in service to their communities. Applicants must enroll in and attend an accredited college, university or vocational-technical school on a full-time basis. High school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students are eligible to apply. Find out more at vantagescholar.org.

*Students must provide a letter from the deceased employee’s place of work verifying his or her employment at time of death, and supporting financial information.

Awards are determined based on merit and financial need and are for tuition and fees only.

AMETEK Foundation, Inc. International STEM Scholarship Program

AMETEK Foundation, Inc. International STEM Scholarship Program


Open Now
Deadline: May 30, 2016

The AMETEK Foundation, Inc. International STEM Scholarship Program provides scholarship awards of $1,000 to $5,000 USD, to students in the European Union and China who plan to continue their education in a STEM field.

Applicants must be in their final year of upper or higher secondary school and plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study, or be current technical or university level students who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at one of the following three schools for the entire upcoming academic year: Shanghai University, China; INSA in Lyon, France; or the University of Leicester, UK. Students must be a resident of the European Union (EU) to apply for the scholarships offered in France and in the United Kingdom and be a resident of China to apply for the scholarship offered in China.

Applicants must major in a STEM field of study, defined as: Science (Physics or Chemistry), Technology (Computer Software Engineer, Information Security Specialist, Information Technology, or Database Administrator), Engineering, or Mathematics. Study in any medical field is not eligible.

Students can review the guidelines and apply at http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/ametekfoundation

Yale University Profile

Yale University Profile - Granted its constitution in 1701, Yale is the 0.33-oldest institution of higher education inside the u . S . A . And ranks No. Five on the pinnacle faculties list this year. The 1,153-acre campus in New Haven, CT, is home to 440 buildings and four museums, consisting of the Peabody Museum of herbal records and the gathering of Musical contraptions. Undergraduate students can pick out from greater than 2,000 courses and eighty one majors. The maximum popular majors are economics, political technology, history and psychology. The library is considered one of the largest in the united states and homes more than 15 million volumes. 


Yale University Profile - Yale boasts an endowment of $19.Three billion. Fifty-one percentage of novices get hold of presents from the college averaging nearly $forty three,000. The Yale-Harvard sports competition dates lower back to 1875, while the 2 opposing teams donned Yale Blue and Harvard red and for that reason invented the way of life of carrying school hues. The faculty’s bulldog mascot, named handsome Dan, first walked throughout the football subject in 1889. 5 U.S. Presidents graduated from Yale: George H.W. Bush ('48), George W. Bush ('68), invoice Clinton ('73, regulation), Gerald Ford ('forty one, law) and William Howard Taft (1878). U.S. Vice chairman Joe Biden addressed the graduating magnificence of 2015 in the course of elegance Day, a part of graduation.

Yale University At a Glance


  • Student Population: 12,109
  • Undergraduate Population: 5,430
  • Student to Faculty Ratioa: 6
  • Total Annual Costc: $63,970
  • In-State Tuitionc: $45,800
  • Out-of-State Tuitionc: $45,800
  • Percent on Financial Aidd: 61%
  • Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $41,400
  • Percent Admittede: 7%
  • SAT Composite Rangef: 1410-1590
  • ACT Composite Rangef: 32-35

Princeton University Profile

Princeton University Profile - Chartered in 1746, Princeton university is one of the oldest faculties in the country and ranks No. 4 in this yr's list. Nassau hall, first most of the historical buildings that decorate Princeton’s 500-acre campus in Princeton, NJ, served as the kingdom’s capitol building in 1783. Undergraduates can also select from 36 educational departments. 9 modern-day college members are Nobel Prize recipients. The college’s generous financial useful resource software provides offers and campus jobs in location of pupil loans. Sixty percent of learners receive offers from the school averaging greater than $34,000. Admitted college students can defer their enrollment for a year to take part in community provider work overseas through the Bridge 12 months program. On-campus housing is assured for all four years for undergraduates. Princetonians can participate in groundbreaking studies initiatives or get involved in certainly one of three hundred-plus scholar corporations on campus.

Princeton’s 10-library system is domestic to over 7 million books, 6 million microfilms and a set of rare books, prints and archives. The Princeton university art Museum carries greater than 92,000 works. The college’s varsity athletic teams, nicknamed the Tigers, compete inside the Ivy League (NCAA division I). Princeton has produced a massive variety of luminaries, along with U.S. Presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson, First girl Michelle Obama, Google govt Chairman Eric Schmidt and HP CEO Meg Whitman. FORBES Editor-in-chief Steve Forbes graduated from Princeton in 1970.



At a Glance Princeton University


  • Student Population: 8,014
  • Undergraduate Population: 5,323
  • Student to Faculty Ratioa: 6
  • Total Annual Costc: $58,965
  • In-State Tuitionc: $41,820
  • Out-of-State Tuitionc: $41,820
  • Percent on Financial Aidd: 60%
  • Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $32,717
  • Percent Admittede: 7%
  • SAT Composite Rangef: 1410-1600
  • ACT Composite Rangef: 31-35






  1. Educational information talk over with Spring 2014. Enrollment and attendance statistics consult with entire undergraduate scholar frame. Commencement, transfer charge, and retention charge records seek advice from full-time, first-time college students pursuing bachelor's ranges.
  2. Percent of students who began their research in fall 2013 and returned in fall 2014.
  3. Percentage of college students who commenced their research in fall 2007 and completed their degree program inside four years.
  4. Overall FTE (complete-time equal) undergraduate college students divided through overall FTE academic body of workers now not coaching in graduate or expert programs.
  5. Percent of college students who started their research in fall 2007 and finished their diploma program within 4 years.
  6. The expected overall cost of attendance for out-of-state college students living on campus in 2014-2015. This estimate consists of the mentioned common cost of tuition and expenses, books and resources, room and board and "other" dwelling expenses. This figure is an estimate and now not a guarantee of the real quantity the student can be charged.
  7. Economic aid records talk over with complete-time, first-time degree/certificates-looking for undergraduate college students in 2013-2014, except in any other case referred to.
  8. Admissions data talk to students making use of to go into in fall 2014. Software price facts talk to those costs charged to college students making use of for admission in fall 2014.
  9. Take a look at rankings (SAT and ACT) refer to first-time diploma/certificate-seeking college students. SAT composite consists of handiest vital reading and Math.


Stanford University Profile

Stanford University Profile - Positioned in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech world, Stanford university is a personal studies university ranked at No. Three this year. The school is thought for its electricity in studies and a success alumni. Railroad tycoon Leland Stanford based the college in 1885. Stanford boasts extra than five,three hundred externally subsidized studies projects with a total price range of over $1.Three billion. About fifty three% of freshmen receive presents from the faculty averaging more than $39,000. The university has produced some of leaders in authorities and finance, together with U.S. President Herbert Hoover, four U.S. Ideally suited courtroom justices and commercial enterprise moguls like Steve Ballmer, Sergey Brin, Larry web page and Marissa Mayer.

Round 93% of students live on Stanford’s campus, which includes round 700 essential homes throughout eight,one hundred eighty acres. The endowment, valued at around $21.Four billion, is one among the most important inside the global. Stanford’s community of students includes 21 Nobel laureates, 27 MacArthur Fellows, four Pulitzer Prize winners and three Presidential Medal of Freedom winners. The campus has additionally been domestic to a number of the world’s maximum a success athletes, consisting of John McEnroe, John Elway, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie and Andrew luck. Scholar-athletes compete within the Pacific-12 convention in the NCAA division I.


At a Glance


Student Population: 18,346
Undergraduate Population: 7,274
Student to Faculty Ratioa: 11
Total Annual Costc: $62,801
In-State Tuitionc: $45,195
Out-of-State Tuitionc: $45,195
Percent on Financial Aidd: 66%
Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $36,892
Percent Admittede: 6%
SAT Composite Rangef: 1380-1570
ACT Composite Rangef: 31-34




  • Academic data refer to Spring 2014. Enrollment and attendance data refer to entire undergraduate student body. Graduation, transfer rate, and retention rate data refer to full-time, first-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees.
  • Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2013 and returned in fall 2014.
  • Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  • Total FTE (full-time equivalent) undergraduate students divided by total FTE instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs.
  • Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  • The estimated total cost of attendance for out-of-state students living on campus in 2014-2015. This estimate includes the reported average cost of tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board and "other" living expenses. This figure is an estimate and not a guarantee of the actual amount the student may be charged.
  • Financial aid data refer to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in 2013-2014, unless otherwise noted.
  • Admissions data refer to students applying to enter in fall 2014. Application fee data refer to those fees charged to students applying for admission in fall 2014.
  • Test scores (SAT and ACT) refer to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. SAT composite includes only Critical Reading and Math.



Profile William college

Profile William college - rating as the No. 2 college in the united states of america, Williams university is a tremendously elite liberal arts college in Williamstown, MA whose students are recognized for their academic and athletic prowess. Based in 1793 as a men’s university, it started admitting women in 1970. Williams follows a 4-1-4 annual schedule, wherein college students take four courses at some point of the fall and spring semesters and one course for the duration of the wintry weather term. Whilst students can select from 36 majors, they may be required to take three languages and humanities, 3 social sciences and 3 technological know-how and math classes. Round 96% of the student frame participates in as a minimum one of the 150 student companies, and fifty three% of beginners receive school grants averaging $40,000. The 32 varsity athletic groups, nicknamed the Ephs, compete at the NCAA department III level.

The Williams college Museum of art is domestic to over 13,000 works by way of famend artists along with Edward Hopper. The Chapin Library’s series includes first prints of the assertion of Independence, bill of Rights and George Washington’s personal reproduction of the Federalist Papers. Distinguished alumni encompass former U.S. President James Garfield, billionaire AOL cofounder Steve Case and composer Stephen Sondheim.


At a Glance

Student Population: 2,150
Undergraduate Population: 2,096
Student to Faculty Ratioa: 7
Total Annual Costc: $64,020
In-State Tuitionc: $48,310
Out-of-State Tuitionc: $48,310
Percent on Financial Aidd: 65%
Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $37,941
Percent Admittede: 17%
SAT Composite Rangef: 1330-1560
ACT Composite Rangef: 30-34





  1. Academic data refer to Spring 2014. Enrollment and attendance data refer to entire undergraduate student body. Graduation, transfer rate, and retention rate data refer to full-time, first-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees.
  2. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2013 and returned in fall 2014.
  3. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  4. Total FTE (full-time equivalent) undergraduate students divided by total FTE instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs.
  5. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  6. The estimated total cost of attendance for out-of-state students living on campus in 2014-2015. This estimate includes the reported average cost of tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board and "other" living expenses. This figure is an estimate and not a guarantee of the actual amount the student may be charged.
  7. Financial aid data refer to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in 2013-2014, unless otherwise noted.
  8. Admissions data refer to students applying to enter in fall 2014. Application fee data refer to those fees charged to students applying for admission in fall 2014.
  9. Test scores (SAT and ACT) refer to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. SAT composite includes only Critical Reading and Math.

Pomona College

Profile Pomona college - The No. 1 university inside the united states this 12 months, Pomona university is a private liberal arts university in Claremont, CA, providing 47 majors and 600 classes. Mounted in 1887, it is the founding member of The Claremont colleges, a consortium of neighboring colleges. College students can choose from over 2,000 lessons provided via the consortium. Around eighty% of college students have taken a class at any other Claremont school. Fifty-seven percent of inexperienced persons receive offers from the college averaging almost $forty,000. Almost all students live on campus. Pomona emphasizes interaction among college students and college:

The faculty boasts an eight:1 scholar-faculty ratio, and sixty eight% of college individuals invited college students to their homes within the beyond instructional yr. Pomona offers have a look at overseas programs in 34 nations. There are greater than 220 pupil agencies, and Pomona groups up with Pitzer university for its intercollegiate sports activities applications. Popular campus traditions encompass Ski-seaside Day, whilst students spend a morning snowboarding inside the San Gabriel Mountains and a day lounging at a close-by beach, and Mufti, a secret society that from time to time plasters pun-filled messages round campus. Incredible alumni consist of former Walt Disney agency government Roy E. Disney and previous big apple times government Editor bill Keller.


At a Glance


  • Student Population: 1,610
  • Undergraduate Population: 1,610
  • Student to Faculty Ratioa: 7
  • Total Annual Costc: $62,632
  • In-State Tuitionc: $45,832
  • Out-of-State Tuitionc: $45,832
  • Percent on Financial Aidd: 68%
  • Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $35,988
  • Percent Admittede: 14%
  • SAT Composite Rangef: 1380-1540
  • ACT Composite Rangef: 31-34

Complete Academic Data


  1. Academic data refer to Spring 2014. Enrollment and attendance data refer to entire undergraduate student body. Graduation, transfer rate, and retention rate data refer to full-time, first-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees.
  2. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2013 and returned in fall 2014.
  3. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  1. Total FTE (full-time equivalent) undergraduate students divided by total FTE instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs.
  2. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2007 and completed their degree program within 4 years.
  3. The estimated total cost of attendance for out-of-state students living on campus in 2014-2015. This estimate includes the reported average cost of tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board and "other" living expenses. This figure is an estimate and not a guarantee of the actual amount the student may be charged.
  4. Financial aid data refer to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in 2013-2014, unless otherwise noted.
  5. Admissions data refer to students applying to enter in fall 2014. Application fee data refer to those fees charged to students applying for admission in fall 2014.
  6. Test scores (SAT and ACT) refer to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. SAT composite includes only Critical Reading and Math.

America's Top Colleges


Rank Name State Cost Total Student Population
#1 Pomona College California $62,632 1,610
#2 Williams College Massachusetts $64,020 2,150
#3 Stanford University California $62,801 18,346
#4 Princeton University New Jersey $58,965 8,014
#5 Yale University Connecticut $63,970 12,109
#6 Harvard University Massachusetts $62,250 28,297
#7 Swarthmore College Pennsylvania $62,450 1,534
#8 Brown University Rhode Island $62,694 8,943
#9 Amherst College Massachusetts $64,006 1,785
#10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts $61,030 11,301

#11 United States Military Academy New York $0 4,591
#12 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $64,200 24,630
#13 University of Notre Dame Indiana $62,461 12,124
#14 Dartmouth College New Hampshire $65,133 6,342
#15 Columbia University New York $66,604 26,957
#16 Northwestern University Illinois $65,519 21,592
#17 Wesleyan University Connecticut $64,163 3,205
#18 Claremont McKenna College California $64,215 1,328
#19 Haverford College Pennsylvania $64,226 1,187
#20 University of Chicago Illinois $67,572 15,048

#21 Bowdoin College Maine $61,650 1,795
#22 Duke University North Carolina $63,999 15,467
#23 Georgetown University District of Columbia $64,540 17,849
#24 Tufts University Massachusetts $63,400 10,872
#25 Cornell University New York $63,606 21,593
#26 Wellesley College Massachusetts $61,088 2,474
#27 United States Naval Academy Maryland $0 4,526
#28 Vassar College New York $63,390 2,477
#29 Washington and Lee University Virginia $60,084 2,277
#30 Carleton College Minnesota $62,465 2,045

The International Student USA School Search


The global student united states college seek is precise because it's miles built and maintained with you, the international student, in thoughts. If you have any comments or thoughts to enhance it, please allow us to realize.

 Uniquely comprehensive
Many sites show you handiest their advertisers – faculties that pay them to recruit students. We show you our advertisers too – they pay the bills – however our seek includes all of the US schools that be given worldwide college students, over 3,000 colleges and universities.

 Uniquely centered
some web sites encompass many extra schools, over 7,000, because in addition they show colleges that take delivery of simplest US students. For worldwide students all of these more faculties make the quest useless – our u.S. College seek suggests only the ones colleges that accept international students.

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search our database of faculties with the aid of the ones criteria that matter maximum to you: degree programs, training range, place, public vs. Private, religious affiliation, sports meetings or many more criteria

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applying to american universities from the uk


applying to american universities from the uk
Global college students frequently underestimate the amount of time required to use for admission to a school or college inside the america. You may avoid this mistake by putting a schedule for your self that starts properly in advance of the time that you plan to start your research.

Whilst putting your timetable, continually remember that starting the technique early is the pleasant manner forward. You'll want to allow yourself enough time to very well studies the institution and/or program as a way to first-rate serve your educational and professional dreams. Then you have to meet the utility deadlines of the colleges to which you follow, which can be up to ten months before the beginning of the faculty time period.

Mainly for schools with competitive admissions, the application process takes a sizeable amount of effort and time. You will need to put in writing personal statements and request guidelines from teachers or others who know you nicely. Even if you are making use of online through the commonplace software, you may need to get began early. College web sites and different instructional net websites may additionally provide brief and convenient get entry to to the required utility forms, but you continue to need time to research your alternatives, contact teachers and institutions to provide tips and transcripts, and join up for required entrance exams in time to satisfy utility cut-off dates.

Utility Timeline

This application timeline will provide you with detailed information about the steps you need to take and when you have to take them in order to plot your technique to reading inside the united states of america. The plan begins 18 months before you want to examine, so you need to get making plans quickly! Of route, in case you don’t have that lots time you may nevertheless jump in and trap up – however there in advance the better! Research extra

Standardized exams

most U.S. Schools and universities require that you take one or more standardized admissions exams so that it will advantage entrance into their programs. SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, TOEFL, IELTS – it’s like alphabet soup! We will provide you with in addition information approximately the diverse checks, what you need to do to be able to prepare for, join up for and do properly on the correct standardized assessments. Learn more

for college students making ready to use to colleges, we offer take a look at coaching recommendation that will help you put together for any standardized tests you need to take.

Credential Evaluators

school curriculum varies by means of u . S ., now not simplest in language but also in practice. Many schools accepting students from other nations require the professional fame of your college and want to affirm the authenticity of documents. This is in which credential evaluators come in. Your college might also require you to put up transcripts to a credential evaluator who will observe your credentials and translate the files into your host usa curriculum for evaluation. Analyze more

As an worldwide student, one factor you need to take into account that US college students don’t is the matter of pupil visas. You can need to visit our pupil Visa web page to familiarize yourself with the kind of visa for which you will want to use.

Look at inside the united states of america: a way to practice to a US college


Lured by way of appealing guides, extremely good facilities and 'college spirit’, British college students are increasingly seeking to observe in the usa. Sally Newall reports

For 20-12 months-old Anisha Kamat, opting to do her undergraduate research within the US become a no-brainer. It became whilst gearing up for A-ranges in maths, English literature and two sciences that she made the selection “I wasn’t ready to pick one specific problem vicinity,” she says. “A vast liberal arts education supposed I ought to hold my options open. With assist from my faculty, I realised the us gadget suitable me.”

the former student on the woman Eleanor Holles school, in Hampton, Middlesex, is now simply starting her 2nd yr on the university of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League organization. The liberal arts device – which permits college students to have a look at a variety of topics in the first two years earlier than choosing a “foremost” – has supposed that she has observed new interests: “If a person had told me a year in the past that i might do economics, love it and be considering it for my most important, I wouldn’t have believed you.”
Kamat’s tale is simply considered one of a developing number of students selecting the united states.

Ultimate 12 months 4,000 made the flow, and greater are anticipated in 2013. The Fulbright fee (the professional supply of data on applying to American universities), which holds its annual united states college Day this weekend in London, reviews a document quantity of universities showing in repsonse to improved demand.

Amongst the ones beginning their American schooling this September are nine students from King’s university, Wimbledon. “We’re locating it’s the start of a step-trade,” says Andrew Halls, headmaster of the south London faculty. “The £9,000 annual lessons charges are making people do the sums greater than they used to, and with scholarships on offer the expenses look more low-priced. Other than the breadth of the route, they listen lower back approximately the stunning sports centers and remarkable libraries, the 'faculty spirit’ and the personal attention they get hold of in lessons – being taught via professors they’ve heard of instead of postgraduates.”

The great of a US college training made the headlines in advance this month while the Massachusetts Institute of generation (MIT) turned into named the first-rate college within the world by the annual QS international university rankings (Cambridge turned into runner-up). Faculties are beginning to take note too – Brighton university in Sussex is one of the many who has recently appointed a member of body of workers to deal in particular with American college applications.

Begin the ball rolling early

So, how do you be part of the the ranks of those task the “massive commute”? Kamat started preparing in the autumn of the decrease sixth, and needs she had had more time: “in case you reflect onconsideration on the humans you’re competing against, they’ve been planning lots longer. I had to do the united states software in my own time, along my Ucas utility and getting ready for my A-ranges.”
“beginning early is prime,” concurs Lisa 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, chairman of Edvice, an education consultancy specialising in US college admissions. “The pleasant time is yr eleven, while they may be considering the subsequent step.”

She advises college students with an eye fixed to the united states to cautiously bear in mind their A-degree or IB selections and to consider a subject choice greater in keeping with the liberal arts curriculum. “if you want to be competitive for a uk university, you need your selections to reveal commitment to certain regions. America is not looking for that, so consider taking a broader direction.”

starting with time in hand also allows for sitting the SAT exams, which the colleges require to be completed before application.

Time is likewise critical to put together for the holistic technique taken by American institutions, in which they take a close take a look at college students’ greater-curricular pastimes.

“They need to know that there are things inside the world that intrigue you and which you’ve pursued this stuff,” says Sir Bernard Law. “If you want music, you need to be gambling units, going to concert events, running a blog approximately it - definitely enticing with it.”

the way to pick your college


There are four,000-plus American universities available, ranging from public, to private, to Ivy League, to liberal arts colleges. The variety can be confusing (see fulbright.Org.Uk for complete descriptions). “simply due to the fact you haven’t heard of a university, doesn’t suggest it’s no suitable,” says 1st viscount montgomery of alamein. She shows prospective college students remember geography, the dimensions of the student body and what they want from a college – whether they opt for smaller, intimate environments or the thrill of the city.

For others, the more-curricular activities or the college’s specialities will be a large draw. George Burgess, 20, a former student at St Paul’s faculty in south west London, is reading at Stanford: “I knew that it has a records of entrepreneurship – it’s on the coronary heart of Silicon Valley. I run a small app organisation (educationapps.Co.United kingdom) and there are a number of societies and instructions to cater for that. I also get devices [credits] toward my grades for walking the employer, which wouldn’t occur at other universities.” With top-grade A-degrees in geography, artwork, RS and economics, he grew to become down an area at Cambridge (analyzing geography) for the Stanford experience.

For the general public who are not as clear of their minds as Burgess, Bernard Law Montgomery recommends travelling the college, suggesting October half of-term as perfect. “the entirety’s in full swing then – the campuses are buzzy and complete of people. You may get a chance to look whether it feels like the sort of place you’d be glad.” if you are unsure she recommends contacting the admissions tutors via the university websites for greater records. “Their activity is to make certain people have a complete photo. Ship an electronic mail. Be bold.”

The software

the american device is much less streamlined than Ucas. While about 400 universities are a part of the common software (commonapp.Org), most have supplementary applications which set essay-fashion questions. Burgess, as an example, became asked: “what's your favorite moment in history?”
“It felt like they desired to truely get to know me,” he says. Kamat recalls: “I’ve on the grounds that been instructed by using that they have a look at people’s programs and ask themselves, 'is this someone I’d want to educate, or maybe visit lunch with?’ They want to recognise that you'll be an interesting addition to the college.”

everybody who receives thru the application technique and makes the move will discover differences: college students have to be prepared for persistent evaluation and must not be surprised to discover their friends are evangelical approximately college sports activities and put on clothes emblazoned with the organization’s emblem. “if you locate the idea of 'college spirit’ stupid then it’s likely now not for you,” says Bernard Law Montgomery. And pub-loving college students will need to evolve to the over-21 ingesting laws.
For Kamat, all that is a part of the a laugh: “Going to an American college will take you out of doors your comfort region. It’s daunting, however it's miles the most superb, worthwhile experience.”

What it costs

• US universities’ rate tuition expenses of between £nine,800-£19,000 consistent with yr for an undergraduate degree and living fees have to be factored in (room and board, books and resources, shipping, visas and private fees). Charges can vary notably depending on area so research this when identifying wherein to apply. Universities additionally rate an application price (around £30-£60 in line with group).
• monetary aid is available. Benefit based scholarships are typically given for robust educational fulfillment and needs-based totally monetary resource is classed to your familiy’s profits and potential to assist your fees. Collegeboard.Org allows you to search for institutions that provide this investment for global students.
• a few universities offer scholarships masking the complete cost. The Harvard monetary useful resource initiative, for example, will offer complete funding without loans to a scholar whose circle of relatives earnings is under $60,000 (£37,000), although it's far very aggressive.
• sports scholarships comply with their own timeline. See fulbright.Org.United kingdom for information.
Entrance tests
• All students who wish to observe in the US are anticipated to take a seat an entrance exam. Maximum establishments require college students to take both the SAT or the opportunity ACT examination.
• The maximum competitive establishments ask for the principle SAT aptitude paper – a general reasoning check – plus  or 3 challenge-particular assessments. A few 28 check centres in Britain – normally situated in private faculties or schools – run the SAT.
• inside the modern-day academic yr, British checks are staged on November 3 and December 1, with later exams in January, may or June (see collegeboard.Org ). Exams fee approximately £50 each. Students who've taken the check say that the more than one desire style can take time to get used to, so rushing to take a seat the checks isn't cautioned.

The 10 best public universities in America

The 10 best public universities in America
The University of California system is a public-university powerhouse, according to a new list from the Center for World University Rankings.

Of the top 10 best public universities in the country, the UC system contributes four to the list. America’s top public university on CWUR’s list — the University of California at Berkeley — ranked seventh overall globally.

CWUR uses eight indicators to determine its rankings, including quality of education, alumni employment, and influence.

See the top 10 public universities in the US below:

No. 10 — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
No. 9 — University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
No. 8 — University of Washington at Seattle
No. 7 — University of Texas at Austin
No. 6 — University of California at San Francisco
No. 5 — University of Wisconsin at Madison
No. 4 — University of California at San Diego
No. 3 — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
No. 2 — University of California at Los Angeles
No. 1 — University of California at Berkeley

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