The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
Find brilliant thinkers for your research papers and bibliographies. Using our proprietary AI program, we have ranked everyone in Wikipedia, Wikidata, Schematic Scholar, and CrossRef based on the number of citations, publications, and academically relevant web presence. This is how we find the most influential people in the world.
We then gather all the faculty and alumni associated with a college or university and attribute the people’s influence to their schools. Hence, the most influential schools are those that employ and graduate the most influential faculty and alumni.
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Katihar Engineering College is a government engineering college affiliated with Bihar Engineering University, Patna, India. It is managed by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Bihar.
Trident University International is a private for-profit online university based in Chandler, Arizona. It is a member of the American InterContinental University System and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Kingston upon Hull College of Education was founded in 1913 as the "Hull Municipal Training College". The college had numerous name changes until September 1976 when it merged with the Hull College of Higher Education, which ultimately formed part of the University of Lincoln. The stimulus for the formation of the college was in response to a shortage of certified teachers in the city's schools. The college-trained teachers and educationalists for the city and beyond followed an ethos which was primarily set by Cyril Bibby, principal between 1959 and 1977. The college's first principal was Hel...
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G H Raisoni University
G H Raisoni University is a private university located in the village Dhoda Borgaon in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university was established in 2016 by the GHR Sons Educational and Medical Research Foundation through Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalay Sanshodhan Adhyadesh, 2016, an Ordinance which also established Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences and the yet to be operational D.C. University. It is part of the Raisoni Group of Institutions .
Pittsburgh Technical College is a private college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The college, formerly Pittsburgh Technical Institute, opened in 1946 and has since expanded with more than 30 career-focused programs in ten schools. Bachelor's and associate degrees are awarded, in addition to certificate programs.
Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Community College Center.
S.D Dental College Parbhani or SD MESOC Foundation's Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College is a dental college in Parbhani, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences .
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Maryhill College
Maryhill College formerly Maryknoll is a non-stock, non-profit Roman Catholic basic and higher educational institution in Lucena City, Philippines. It was founded in 1938 initially named as Lucena Catholic School and eventually become Maryknoll Academy on the same year . The school is part of the mission of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic . The school has basic education which is composed of primary and secondary education, and also has higher education.
Sree Narayana Guru College of Advanced Studies, Nattika is a for-profit college in Nattika, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It was founded in 2014. It is affiliated to the University of Calicut and operates under the Sree Narayana Trust.
The Uniting College for Leadership and Theology located at Brooklyn Park South Australia is a Uniting Church in Australia theological college for the education and training of both lay people and those for specified ministries including the diaconate and youth workers. It is a member college of the University of Divinity.
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Novena University
Novena University is the first private university in Delta State located in Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria. Novena University was established to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigeria youths and women who are unable to get admitted for their academic career into existing tertiary institutions which cannot give opportunities or accommodate a good percentage of those seek or apply to them each year in Nigeria for admission. Novena University was Founded in the year 2005, Novena University being a private higher-education institution located presently in Ogume, of Delta State, Nigeria. Novena...
Chicago Training School for Home and Foreign Missions was a training school in Chicago for missionaries associated with the Methodist Church. It was founded by Lucy Rider Meyer and her husband Josiah in 1885 and was described as "the largest training school of its kind in the country" and awarded the degree of Bachelor of Religious Service .
Escuela de Nuestra Señora de La Salette, also known as La Salette, is a private educational institution located in Dagupan, Philippines. History The school was founded on March 26, 1989, by Dr. Lina Galvan-Tan and was named after the Virgin Mary of La Sallete in France. The school's name is the Spanish translation of School of Our Lady of La Salette. It started as a kindergarten school and expanded its course offerings by opening the grade school, high school, and the college level.
Rāmniranjan Ānandilāl Podār College of Commerce and Economics , popularly known as R.A Podar College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, situated in Matunga, Mumbai, India. It is run by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, also called the S.P. Mandali, which has its headquarters at Pune. The college offers courses in commerce for undergraduate degrees, and the affiliated Wellingkar Institute of Management and Research, now WE School, offers postgraduate degrees and postgraduate diplomas in management.
The University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla is a public university campus in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It is part of the University of Puerto Rico. In 2010 the campus went on strike as part of the 2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes. In 2017 in response to budget cuts to the university system by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico the campus students voted to have an intermittent strike as part of the University of Puerto Rico strikes, 2017.
Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj is a public co-educational institution located in Nepalgunj city in western Nepal. It is one of the campuses affiliated to the Tribhuvan University. It is named after the King Mahendra.
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is a public tribal land-grant community college in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The college was established in 1998 by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Committee. The Isabella Reservation and the greater Mount Pleasant area are its chief service areas; the Saganing Reservation is secondary. The school focuses on maintaining the Saginaw Chippewa tribal culture, but does admit non-native students. The SCTC offers degrees in liberal arts/general studies, Native American studies, and business. After completing these degrees, students may transfer to local baccalaureate de...
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Tangla College
Tangla College, established in 1970, is a general degree undergraduate, coeducational college situated at Chamuapara in Tangla, Assam. This college is affiliated with the Gauhati University. Departments
Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is an Independent Baptist seminary in Plymouth, Minnesota. The seminary moved from Minneapolis to its present location in 1996. Accreditation Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. It is also accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public two year community college in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association and the Kansas Board of Regents.
St. Joseph Female College was a private women's college located in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Affiliated with the Baptist Church, St. Joseph Female College was opened in 1875 by the English-born Rev. Elijah S. Dulin. The college was located for most of its operating years in the Patee House, a hotel and office building. It had previously housed the Patee Female College from 1865 to 1868.
The Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university with locations in Bernburg , Dessau-Roßlau and Köthen, Germany. History In the 19th century the Higher Technical Institute at Köthen provided engineers were educated with three years of study in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, and brick or ceramic art.
Karnataka Folklore University, also known as Karnataka Jaanapada Vishwavidyalaya, is a public university exclusively dedicated to the study and research of folklore. It was established in 2011 at Haveri district by the Government of Karnataka. Its first vice chancellor was Ambalike Hiriyanna.
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Darul Uloom Mau
Darul Uloom Mau is an Islamic Madrasa which was established in Mau in 1875. Notable alumni Abdul Haq AzmiHabib Al-Rahman Al-AzmiHabibur Rahman KhairabadiManzur Nu'maniMuhammad Mustafa AzmiMujahidul Islam QasmiNoor Alam Khalil Amini
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary is one of the ten official seminaries of the Presbyterian Church . It is located in Dubuque, Iowa. Originally classes were taught in German to serve the immigrant population, but today the school is well known for its emphasis on Native American and rural ministry and on-line education. It is a seminary within the larger University of Dubuque.
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Shobi University
Shobi University is a private university in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1926. Alumni Mai Hoshimura, musicianRaiden, South Korean DJKyoko Yamamoto, Director of Music at Burlingame High School
The Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum , located in Khartoum, Sudan, is the oldest medical school in Sudan. It was opened in 1924 by Sir Lee Stack, Governor-General of Sudan and Sirdar of the Egyptian army, in memory of Herbert Kitchener, the Governor-General of Sudan from 1898 to 1900.
The Technological University of the Philippines Visayas is a state higher education institution in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. It was established in 1977 as one of the three prototype technician institutes/projects of the National Government. TUP Visayas was then known as the Visayas Technician Institute .
The De La Salle John Bosco College is a PAASCU-accredited Lasallian district school located in Mangagoy, Bislig, Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. Established in 1963 by the Don Bosco Fathers, the administration and supervision of the institution was formally turned over to the De La Salle Brothers in 1977.
Birmingham Polytechnic Institution was a polytechnic formed in 1843 in Birmingham, England. It was supported by leading Liberals in the city such as George Dawson. The Polytechnic mainly taught languages, chemistry and mathematics and had a library of 4,000 volumes. George Battison Haines, who was involved with the local freehold land movement, acted as librarian. Charles Dickens was among the visiting academics who gave speeches at the Polytechnic, he gave a speech for the Polytechnic in the Birmingham Town Hall in May 1846. Other guest lecturers included Sir Robert Peel, who gave a lecture o...
The National Hispanic University was a small, private university located in San Jose, California, founded by Stanford-educated Dr. B. Roberto Cruz. National Hispanic University ceased operations on August 23, 2015. It was the first four-year Latino university in the United States. NHU's vision was to foster "a caring learning environment where students have felt valued and supported at every step in their academic journey. Embracing diversity and multiple perspectives as guiding principles."
The University of Silicon Valley Law School is registered with the California Committee of Bar Examiners as a private law school with offices located in Fremont, California. The school's website says it offers a part-time, four-year law program in which all classes are taken in the evenings in Fremont, California.
The University of Silicon Valley is a private university in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1887 as Cogswell Technical School, and later known as Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was the first technical training institution in the West and one of only two private universities, along with Stanford University, that were originally guaranteed a tax exemption in the Californian Constitution. USV is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Programs at Cogswell range from digital media to engineering, with an emphasis on digital animation, audio and mu...
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Kyoto Bunkyo University
Kyoto Bunkyo University is a private university in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1904. It was chartered as a junior college in 1960 and became a four-year college in 1996.
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Busoga University
Busoga University , is a private university in Uganda, affiliated with Central Busoga Diocese of the Church of Uganda. Location The main campus of Busoga University is located in the town of Iganga, approximately , by road, northeast of the city of Jinja, on the highway between Jinja and Tororo. The coordinates of Busoga University Campus are:0°35'29.0"N, 33°27'32.0"E .
Sadakathullah Appa College is a minority general degree college located in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1971. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli, is an Autonomous institution located in the town of Tirunelveli in the state of Tamil Nadu. Tirunelveli is often referred as the 'Oxford of south India' due to the larger number of educational institutions present
The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. It is the nodal agency for Planning, Training, Promotion and Coordination of Yoga Education, Training, Therapy and Research.
The Interamerican University Studies Institute transferred its principal programs to the Oregon University System's International Office in 2009, and shut down its operations the following year. For information regarding the current programs, see https://web.archive.org/web/20121015063619/http://oia.pdx.edu/ea/
South Florida State College is a public college in Florida with campuses in Highlands, DeSoto and Hardee counties. The college is part of the Florida College System. South Florida State College was founded in 1965 and serves around 19,000 students a year. The Highlands Campus is located two miles south of Avon Park, Florida. The college is on an isthmus, bounded on the north by Lake Lelia, to the south by Lake Glenada, and to the west by U.S. Highway 27. It is a public college offering college credit certificates, career certificates, and associate degrees in over 73 fields of study as wel...
College of Basic Science and Humanities, Bhubaneswar is a constituent college of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology . Situated in capital city of Odisha, the college provides education in science stream to +2 science , graduate , postgraduate as well as Ph.D.
Hamdard University Bangladesh is a newly established private university in Bangladesh. Academic departments Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology Dept. of MathematicsDept. of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringDept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Tuvalu Atoll Science Technology Training Institute is a tertiary institution that offers technical and vocational education on Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga as Minister for Public Utilities and Infrastructures launched TASTTI on 20 December 2017. Sopoaga described TASTTI as part of the national strategies of Tuvalu “to provide high quality education; to equip people with hands-on knowledge and skills to develop more self-reliance, as well as resilience against the impacts of climate change”, and referred to the effects on the atolls of Tuvalu of Cyclone Pam in 2015 a...
Kent and Medway Medical School is a medical school based in Canterbury, Kent. It was created as a partnershp between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University and offers around 100 places per year. Brighton and Sussex Medical School acts as the contingency school. KMMS offers five-year undergraduate programs, with a focus on specialties currently underrepresented in Kent and Medway.
Protestant University in the Congo , is a university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, affiliated with the Protestant Church which is known in the country as the Church of Christ in the Congo.
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University of Kindu
The University of Kindu is a public university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the province of Maniema, city of Kindu. At its creation, it was an Extension of the University of Lubumbashi, then called University Centre of Kindu . As of 2012, instruction is in French.
