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Which subjects are best to study in the US? We delve into some of the top courses and universities in the states to give you inspiration for your own research.
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International students are thinking carefully about policy changes
More than half of people aiming to study abroad (55 per cent) are aware of international education policy changes in their intended destination, with 30 per cent rethinking plans, according to new research. The findings come from IDP's latest International Student Pulse Survey, which was undertaken amid major changes in the UK, Australia and Canada. Of the students who are now looking at alternatives to their preferred destination, the most (23 per cent) have begun considering the USA, where policy changes have been less significant.
'Historic gift' makes tuition free at a New York medical school
No student at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine will ever pay for tuition again, after a USD 1 billion donation that the school describes as "historic". The gift has been given by one of its former professors, Ruth Gottesman, who has spent decades developing and helping fund research across the field of healthcare. The college, where 3 per cent of students are international, says that the "transformational" donation is the largest ever made to a medical school in the USA.
The USA has more than one million international students
The number of international students in the USA rose by 11.5 per cent to 1,057,188 in the 2022/23 academic year, according to an official report.
The Open Doors 2023 Report on International Educational Exchange shows that more than half originated from the top two source countries: China (289,526, 27.4 per cent) and India (268,923, 25.4 per cent). However, while the number of Indian students rose by almost 70,000 year-on-year, the number of students from China declined by just over 500.
Other countries which saw large rises include Nigeria (22.2 per cent, to 17,640), Nepal (27.9 per cent, to 15,090), Bangladesh (28 per cent, to 13,563) and Ghana (31.6 per cent, to 6,468). The report covers students enrolled at higher education institutions, as well as those completing Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Times Higher Education release subject-specific university rankings
The latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings for individual subjects have been released, offering a closer look at which institutions rate best for fields including business, health and engineering. While many of the top universities from the main list perform well, there are variations. Despite being ranked number one overall, Oxford University tops only two of the 11 subject lists (health and computer science), while Harvard places first for three (engineering, law and life sciences). In total, universities from eight different nations and territories appear in the subject top 10s, compared with just two in the overall top 10.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 have been released
The latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has been published, with Oxford taking first place for the eighth year in a row. The UK university stands just ahead of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which are two of seven American universities in an all-UK-US top 10. For a closer look at the list, which rates almost 2,000 universities globally, read our guide to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.
Princeton tops US university rankings
Princeton University has placed first in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for National Universities for the 13th year in a row. The New Jersey institution is followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in second place, and fellow Ivy League university Harvard in third. Elsewhere, Williams College was named the top liberal arts college in the USA. Find out more about the rankings in our article.
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Which subjects are best to study in the US? We delve into some of the top courses and universities in the states to give you inspiration for your own research.
US universities hold eight of the top 10 positions in a list of institutions that have produced the most Nobel Prize Laureates since the year 2000, according to a recent analysis by Times Higher Education . Stanford University is number one, producing an impressive seven Nobel Laureates this century and Harvard University comes just outside the top 10. The remaining two institutions to make up the world’s top ten are Israel’s Technion and