The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
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Usha Martin University is a private university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India set up by Usha Martin. Usha Martin University was set up in 2012 vide Usha Martin University, Jharkhand Act 2012 and is duly recognised by the University Grants Commission as a private university.
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a public community college in the South Bronx, New York City. It is part of the City University of New York system and was created by an act of the Board of Higher Education in 1968 in response to demands from the Hispanic/Puerto Rican community, which was urging for the establishment of a college to serve the people of the South Bronx. In 1970, the college admitted its first class of 623 students at the site of a former tire factory. Several years later, the college moved to a larger site nearby at 149th Street and Grand Concourse.
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Tishreen University
Tishreen University , is a public university located in Latakia, Syria. It is the third-largest university in Syria. History The university was founded under the name of the University of Latakia on 20 May 1971. The name was changed in 1975 to honor the memory of the October War .
Nalanda Open University is a university at Patna in Bihar state, India. It is the only university in Bihar providing education through distance and open education. Nalanda Open University Degree/Diploma /Certificates are eligible for higher studies, public & private sector employment and service promotions. It is recognized by University Grants Commission . It is a member of Association of Indian Universities which is mainly concerned with the recognition of degrees/diplomas awarded by the Universities in India, which are recognized by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and abroad for the purpose of admission to higher degree courses in Indian Universities.
Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University is a public university located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1930. History The Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute was created in 1930 by introducing a shipbuilding department from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. The new institute had about 200 students after its formation. Gradually the number of students at the institute increased to 1,000 students.
Azam Khan Commerce College is the first Commerce college in Bangladesh. It is located in upper jessore road, Khulna, Bangladesh. Its basically Higher Secondary Certificate level, three years BBS and four years Honors courses including as Accounting, Management, Finance & Banking and also Marketing. Its also 2 years Masters courses in Business faculties. The college is affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education , Jessore and the National University .
Africa Nazarene University is a private Christian-founded university in, Kenya, and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world. Africa Nazarene University is fully accredited by the Commission for University Education and the International Board of Education.
New Hope Christian College is located in Eugene, Oregon. New Hope offers two and four degrees both online and on campus to allow each student to build the academic future best suited to their needs. New Hope takes its Christian heritage seriously, and all full-time students are required to attend chapel once a week. Students are also expected to participate in devotions twice a week utilizing a structured method laid out in The Divine Mentor by Wayne Cordeiro. While New Hope does not have an interscholastic sports program, students are encouraged to play intramural sports to keep active and meet new people.
Maharaja Agrasen University is a private university located at the HIMUDA Education Hub, near the village Kallujhanda, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was founded by Nand Kishore Garg in the town of Barotiwala in 2013. The university established under Maharaja Agrasen Act, 2012 .
Sorbonne Paris North University is a public university based in Paris, France. It is one of the thirteen universities that succeeded the University of Paris in 1968. It is a multidisciplinary university located in north of Paris, in the municipalities of Villetaneuse, Saint-Denis, La Plaine Saint-Denis, Bobigny and Argenteuil.
Dr. Shariaty Technical College is the largest public all-purpose women-only college in Middle East that offers associate's and bachelor's degrees. It is located in the south of Tehran, Khani Abad, on the northern edge of the Azadegan expressway.
Saint Joseph's College is an unaccredited private Catholic college in Collegeville, Indiana, with a Rensselaer postal address. It was founded in 1889 and suspended academic operations in 2017 with approximately 1,100 students enrolled. In 2021, the college began offering some courses and certifications at the Rensselaer campus in the fields of business management, cybersecurity, and health science.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune is an autonomous public university established in 2006. It is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, and was one of the first IISERs to be established along with IISER Kolkata. It is located in the city of Pune, India.
St. Mary of the Plains College was a four-year liberal arts college in Dodge City, Kansas, United States that closed in 1992. History Soule College The roots of St. Mary of the Plains can be found in Soule College, which opened in 1888 to a gala celebration. Hopes for higher education in western Kansas were dashed by the economic depression of the 1890s. Unable to get the college off the ground, in 1903 the Presbyterians sold the institution to the Methodist Church. The Methodists had no better luck. The college was closed and the property put up for sale.
Temple College is a public community college in Temple, Texas, with regional branch campuses at other locations in Central Texas. History Temple Junior College was founded in 1926 to serve post-secondary students in eastern Bell County, Texas. Classes were originally held in the basement of the Temple High School until 1957, when the campus moved to its present location on the city's south side. Racial segregation at the college ended that same year. A separate junior college district was created in 1955 and in 1959 it acquired its own board of regents. The name of the college was changed t...
The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design is a public art college in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The college's campus is located in downtown Fredericton, near the Saint John River. The college offers several fine arts and design diploma programs.
The National University of Equatorial Guinea is a public institution of higher education, being one of the main universities of Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa. It has a main campus in Malabo as well as a unit in Bata. Its current Rector is Filiberto Ntutumu Nguema Nchama.
National Academy for Planning and Development is a Government not-for-profit training and research institution under of Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration that specializes in post-graduate education related to public management and development. The Academy started on 3 February 1985. It was made a statutory organization in 2014.
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Bahrain Polytechnic
Bahrain Polytechnic is a government-owned tertiary education institute located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It has been established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; King of Bahrain by Royal Decree in July 2008. It is considered a key initiative for the Education and Training Development Committee; a project of the Bahrain Vision 2030 master plan that aims to achieve a sustainable economy. Bahrain Polytechnic delivers applied learning, technical education, skills-based and occupational training. Degrees offered range from certificate courses, diplomas, to bachelor's degree levels.
Africa International University is a Christian university in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya. History Africa International University was founded in 1983 as the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology through the vision of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa. The goal was to provide training for pastors beyond the basic certificate and diploma levels.
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Madison University
Madison University is a non-accredited distance learning college located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The state of Mississippi considers Madison an "unapproved" college. Madison is also listed as an unaccredited and/or substandard institution by four other U.S. states. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Madison University has been referred to as a diploma mill by the state of Oregon.
Memphis College of Art was a private art college in Memphis, Tennessee. It was in Overton Park, adjacent to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. It offered Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Art Education and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. However, it faced significant financial challenges and closed in the spring of 2020.
Edo State Polytechnic Usen is a higher institution of learning located in Usen community of Ovia South West local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. It was formerly known as Edo State Institute of Technology and Management Usen.
Institute of Manuscripts , named after Muhammad Fuzuli, is a scientific centre of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and this center is engaged in scientific-research, archive and library science activities, realizes collection, systematization, security, study, translation and publication of medieval manuscripts. Institute is located in a historical building of the former Empress Alexandra Russian Muslim Boarding School for Girls established by H.Z.Taghiyev on Istiglaliyyat Street.
Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov History On 15 September 1913, the Higher Agricultural Courses were established in Saratov to train agronomists. There were 105 people in the first enrollment of students of these courses. One of the founders, as well as the first director of the courses, was the chief agronomist of Saratov, Boris Kharlampievich Medvedev. On 5 April 1918, by the decision of the People's Commissariat of Agriculture and the People's Commissariat of Education, the Higher Agricultural Courses were transformed into the Sara...
South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University is a public university in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It was established in 1934. External links
Johnson State College was a public liberal arts college in Johnson, Vermont. Founded in 1828 by John Chesamore, in 2018 Johnson State College was merged with the former Lyndon State College to create Northern Vermont University. In July 2023, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College merged to become Vermont State University.
Foro Italico University of Rome , formerly known as the University Institute of Motor Sciences is a public research university located in Rome, Italy. It is a vocational university, the only Italian state university dedicated to sports and movement sciences. It was created in 1998 when it replaced Rome's Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica whose activity had been centred on higher education for P.E. teachers. The university extended the institute's scope to cover all the fields of interest arising from Man's physical activity: scientific research, coaching for recreational sports and for...
Perm State Medical University named after Academician E. A. Wagner is a state medical university in Volga Federal District of Russia located in the city of Perm, the administrative centre of Perm Krai.
Prefectural University of Kumamoto is a public university in the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1947. The school population is approximately 2,200 students and 100 faculty members.
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Ohio Central College
Ohio Central College, initially known as Iberia College, was a college located in Iberia, Ohio in northwestern Morrow County, Ohio during the second half of the 19th century. Open to both genders and all races, the college was founded by the Free Presbyterian Church and led by the Rev. George Gordon, a strong abolitionist. It counts among its alumni Warren G. Harding, a native of Morrow County and the 29th President of the United States.
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Alexander College
Alexander College is a private post-secondary institution in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 2006 under the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education. The college offers undergraduate degree and transfer programs including University Transfer, Associate of Arts degrees and Associate of Science degrees. An integrated English for Academic Purposes program is also available to assist non-native English speakers with their transition to university level studies in the English language.
The Hunan University of Technology and Business is a provincial public university located in Changsha, Hunan, China. As of 2023, Hunan University of Technology and Business ranked the best in Hunan and 23rd nationwide among universities specialized in finance, business, and economics in the recent edition of the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking.
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Solex College
Solex College was a private for-profit college in Chicago, Illinois. The college enrolled over 2,000 students and was one of the largest schools in the Chicago area to enroll international F-1 visa students for its intensive English as a Second Language programs. SOLEX’s main administration building was located in Wheeling, Illinois.
Central University of Gujarat is a public central research university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.Rama Shanker Dubey is vice-chancellor of Central University of Gujarat.
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School existed as a legal entity for 13 years, as the midpoint of a series of mergers which strategically consolidated the many small medical schools in west London into one large institution under the aegis of Imperial College London.
Delaware College of Art and Design is a Private art school in Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded in 1997 through a partnership between the Pratt Institute and the Corcoran College of Art and Design. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Aichi University of Technology is a private university in Gamagōri, Aichi, Japan. The school opened as a junior college in 1987. It became a four-year in 2000. External links Official website
Finger Lakes Community College is a public community college in Canandaigua, New York. It is affiliated with the State University of New York and sponsored by Ontario County. The main campus is just east of the City of Canandaigua, with additional campus centers in Victor, Geneva, and Newark to serve the needs of Ontario County, Wayne County, Yates County and Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Heartland Community College is a public community college with campuses in Normal, Lincoln, and Pontiac, Illinois. History The state of Illinois is divided into community college districts. Students desiring to attend a community college in Illinois have a lower tuition rate if they attend the community college for the district in which they live. Prior to 1991, the entire state of Illinois was covered by community college districts except a portion of central Illinois centered on Bloomington. Students living in this non-districted area were in the unique situation of being allowed the choi...
Al-Jāmiʿah al-Qurʼāniyyah al-ʿArabiyyah Lālbāgh , better known simply as Lalbagh Madrasah , is a Qawmi madrasa providing higher Islamic studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has seven education sections from kindergarten to post-graduate levels.
St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry is a government-aided college in Kozhencherry, Kerala state, South India. Established in 1953, it is administered by the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan and K. T. Thomas, Kurumthottickal, the veteran Minister of the Parish of Kozhencherry were involved in founding the college. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the present head of the Mar Thoma Church, is the manager of the college.
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University is a state, open university, located in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. It was established in 1989 under the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Act, 1989.
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy is a public university-level medical school located in Iași, Romania. Named in honor of the scientist Grigore T. Popa, it is classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university.
Kursk State Medical University is a Russian medical university located in Kursk, western Russia, established in 1935. In 1994 it was granted university status. In 1985 Kursk State Medical University was awarded an order of the Red Banner of Labour for merits in the training of physicians and pharmaceutists and contribution to the development of public health service and medical science. In 1984 it became the University of the First Category, in 1985 it was awarded an order of the Red Banner of Labour.
The University of Antofagasta is a public research university located in Antofagasta, Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. History The university was formed in 1981 via the fusion of two regional campuses of the nationwide state universities Universidad de Chile and Universidad Tecnica del Estado.
Ming Chi University of Technology is a private university of technology in Taishan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1963, it currently consists of three colleges: College of Engineering, College of Environment and Resources, and College of Management and Design.
The University of West Alabama is a public university in Livingston, Alabama. Founded in 1835, the school began as a church-supported school for young women called Livingston Female Academy. The original Board of Trustees of Livingston Female Academy was selected in 1836, and four of the seven board members were Presbyterians.
The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology is an autonomous organization established by the government of India, engaged in research related to fishing and fish processing in the country. The institute has its headquarters in Matsyapuri, Willingdon Island, Kochi and is a subsidiary of Indian Council of Agricultural Research , New Delhi, under the Ministry of Agriculture, India.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Alva, Oklahoma, with satellite campuses in Enid and Woodward. It offers both bachelor's and master's degrees. History In 1897, a normal school, or school for teachers, was established in Alva by an act of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature. It was the second normal school in Oklahoma, charged with preparing teachers to serve the many one-room schoolhouses that covered the prairie. It was called the Northwestern Territorial Normal School. The new school's faculty consisted of the school's first president, James E. Ament, and two teachers.
