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University of Utah

Public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, notable for medicine, computer science, and strong health care systems.

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University of Georgia

Public land-grant research university in Athens, Georgia, renowned for its historic campus, business, and journalism programmes.

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Virginia Tech

Public land-grant research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, well known for its engineering, architecture, and strong corps of cadets.

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Ohio State University

Public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, known for a massive campus, strong athletics, and comprehensive academic offerings.

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Rutgers University

Public land-grant research university in New Brunswick, New Jersey, offering extensive degree options across diverse disciplines.

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Texas A&M University

Public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas, famous for engineering, agriculture, and strong school traditions.

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Boston College

Private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, known for a strong liberal arts core and business programmes.

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Purdue University

Public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, known for its highly ranked engineering, agriculture and aviation programmes.

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Appleby College

Independent co-educational day and boarding school in Oakville, Ontario, offering Grades 7–12 with a strong university-preparatory programme for Canadian and international students.

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Australian National University

Australia’s national university in Canberra — a research-intensive public university offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across arts, sciences, Asia–Pacific studies, law and more.

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Boston University

Private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, with a large urban campus along the Charles River and diverse undergraduate schools.

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Brown University

Private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, known for its Open Curriculum undergraduate model and selective graduate programmes.

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Cate School

Co-educational independent boarding and day school in Carpinteria, California, offering a college-preparatory grades 9–12 programme.

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Choate Rosemary Hall

Co-educational independent boarding and day school in Wallingford, Connecticut (grades 9–12 and PG), formed from the merger of The Choate School and Rosemary Hall.

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Columbia University

Private Ivy League research university in New York City, with undergraduate colleges at Morningside Heights and graduate and professional schools across multiple campuses.

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Cornell University

Private Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York, with undergraduate colleges spanning arts, engineering, agriculture, business, architecture and more, plus Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

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Dartmouth College

Private Ivy League college in Hanover, New Hampshire, known for a residential liberal arts undergraduate experience and selective graduate schools.

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Deerfield Academy

Independent co-educational boarding and day school in Deerfield, Massachusetts (grades 9–12 and PG), chartered in 1797 and known for a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum.

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Dubai College

Selective British curriculum secondary school in Dubai, UAE, offering GCSE/IGCSE and A Levels for students typically aged 11–18.

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Duke University

Private research university in Durham, North Carolina, known for undergraduate liberal arts and engineering programmes plus nationally ranked professional schools.

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Emory University

Private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, with undergraduate colleges and major health, business and professional schools.

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Eton College

Independent boarding school for boys in Windsor, Berkshire, founded in 1440 by Henry VI and offering a traditional British public-school education to university entrance.

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Geelong Grammar School

Anglican co-educational boarding and day school in Corio, Victoria, Australia (ELC–Year 12), founded in 1855 and known for its Timbertop outdoor education year.

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Georgetown University

Private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., known for international affairs, government, business and liberal arts programmes.

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Gordonstoun

Co-educational independent school in Moray, Scotland, known for outdoor education and residential senior school life.

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Groton School

Co-educational independent boarding and day school in Groton, Massachusetts, offering a college-preparatory programme in a residential community.

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Harvard University

Private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636, with thirteen schools and need-based undergraduate financial aid.

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Johns Hopkins University

Private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876 and known for research intensity across arts and sciences, engineering, medicine and public health.

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McGill University

An English-language public research university in Montreal, McGill is founded by royal charter and known for strong medicine, science and international student community.

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McMaster University

Public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1887 and known for health sciences, problem-based learning and high research intensity.

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Milton Academy

Independent school in Milton, Massachusetts, with a college-preparatory Upper School and boarding options close to Boston.

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Monash University

A major Group of Eight university in Melbourne, founded in 1958 and offering broad undergraduate and postgraduate study from its Clayton campus and across Victoria.

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New York University

Private research university centred in New York City’s Greenwich Village, with a large global network of campuses and academic centres.

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Northwestern University

Private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, with a lakefront campus near Chicago and strong programmes in journalism, engineering, arts and professional fields.

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Princeton University

Private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1746, emphasizing undergraduate liberal arts and doctoral scholarship.

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Queen's University

Historic public research university in Kingston, Ontario, chartered in 1841 and known for strong undergraduate teaching, research and a close-knit campus community.

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Rice University

Private research university in Houston, Texas, known for a residential college system and strengths in engineering, sciences and architecture.

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RMIT University

A global university of technology, design and enterprise in central Melbourne, tracing its origins to the Working Men's College founded in 1887.

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Rugby School

Historic co-educational independent boarding school in Rugby, Warwickshire, offering senior school pathways to GCSE and A Level.

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Scotch College Melbourne

Founded in 1851, Scotch College is a leading Presbyterian boys' day and boarding school in Hawthorn, Melbourne, offering Prep to Year 12 on a riverside campus.

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Sevenoaks School

Co-educational independent school in Sevenoaks, Kent, known for academic strength and IB Diploma pathways with day and boarding options.

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Stanford University

Private research university in California known for its seven schools, need-blind undergraduate admission and leadership in engineering, business and the sciences.

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Sydney Grammar School

A historic independent boys' day school in central Sydney, opened in 1857 and renowned for classical liberal education and outstanding HSC academic results.

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The Hotchkiss School

Co-educational independent boarding and day school in Lakeville, Connecticut, offering grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year on a rural campus.

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Tufts University

Private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston, with undergraduate strengths in arts and sciences, engineering and international affairs pathways.

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University of Adelaide

One of Australia's oldest universities, founded in Adelaide in 1874 and known for sandstone heritage buildings and strong programs in sciences, health, law and engineering.

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University of Alberta

A leading public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, founded in 1908 and known for strength in energy, health sciences, engineering and northern research.

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University of Bath

Campus university in Bath, England, known for engineering, science, management and high graduate employability profiles.

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University of Bristol

Research-intensive university founded by Royal Charter in 1909, offering broad study across sciences, arts, law, health and engineering.

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University of Calgary

Public research university in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 1966 with origins in the early 1900s, known for energy, engineering, veterinary medicine and innovation.

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University of Cambridge

A collegiate public research university and the world's third-oldest in continuous operation, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the arts and sciences.

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University of Chicago

Private research university in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890, renowned for rigorous inquiry, the Core Curriculum, and Nobel Prize-winning scholarship.

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University of Edinburgh

Historic Scottish research university founded in 1582, offering broad study across arts, sciences, medicine, informatics and social sciences.

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University of Melbourne

Australia's second-oldest university and the oldest in Victoria, offering undergraduate and graduate study across ten faculties on its historic Parkville campus.

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University of Michigan

Public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817, with nineteen schools and colleges and a flagship Leaders and Best tradition.

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Université de Montréal

Major French-language public research university in Montreal, founded in 1878, with leading programs in health sciences, law, arts and graduate research.

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University of New South Wales

A leading Group of Eight research university in Sydney, founded in 1949 and known for engineering, business, law, medicine and innovation at its Kensington campus.

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University of Notre Dame

Private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, known for undergraduate colleges in arts and letters, business, engineering and science.

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University of Ottawa

Canada's largest bilingual public university in Ottawa, founded in 1848, offering English and French undergraduate and graduate programs in the national capital.

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University of Oxford

The oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a collegiate research university offering undergraduate and postgraduate study across four academic divisions.

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University of Queensland

Queensland's leading public research university, founded in 1909 and offering undergraduate and postgraduate study at its St Lucia campus in Brisbane.

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University of St Andrews

Historic Scottish university in St Andrews, Fife, founded in 1413, offering arts, science, divinity and medicine pathways in a compact coastal town.

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University of Sydney

Australia's first university, founded in 1850 in Sydney and offering undergraduate and postgraduate study across eight faculties on its historic Camperdown campus.

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University of Toronto

Canada's leading public research university, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across three campuses with a historic collegiate downtown St. George campus.

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University of Virginia

Public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson and known for undergraduate schools and historic Grounds.

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University of Warwick

Research-intensive UK university founded in 1965, based near Coventry, with strengths across business, sciences, social sciences, arts and engineering.

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University of Washington

Public research university in Seattle, Washington, known for a large Seattle campus and strengths across research, health sciences and technology-related fields.

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University of Waterloo

Public research university in Waterloo, Ontario, renowned for co-operative education, engineering, mathematics and innovation with extensive employer-connected learning.

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University of Western Australia

Western Australia's first university, founded in 1911 on the Crawley campus beside the Swan River and offering undergraduate and postgraduate study across five faculties.

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Upper Canada College

Founded in 1829, Upper Canada College is a top-ranked private day and boarding school for boys in Toronto and North America's only boys' IB Continuum World School.

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Vanderbilt University

Private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, with selective undergraduate colleges and major graduate and professional schools.

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Western University

Public research university in London, Ontario, founded in 1878, offering broad undergraduate and graduate study across health sciences, business, law and the arts.

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Westminster School

Central London independent day and boarding school refounded in 1560, offering 13+ and 16+ entry beside Westminster Abbey.

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Winchester College

Historic independent boarding school in Winchester, founded in 1382 and known for academic depth, full boarding and the Div curriculum.

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Yale University

Private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701, known for Yale College and its residential college system.

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