Compiled from the AllFrontierGlobal data layer · verified 5 August 2026
A directory of 313 higher-education institutions in the AllFrontierGlobal data layer — tier, global rank band, accreditation, focus subjects, scholarship rate and application windows. No per-institution page has ever existed on this site (the live institutions/ route is a hub only); this table is the first place all 313 records are visible at once.
All 313 rows read from institutions/index.json. 33 slugs recur across regional editions of the same institution in the source data (e.g. multiple “Harvard” rows for different programmes/campuses) — each is shown as its own row, exactly as the shard carries it. admissions_url / intl_office / typical_intake_size are populated on only 6.7% of rows and are omitted from this table for that reason.
| Institution | Short name | Country | Region | Tier | Global rank band | Founded | Accreditation | Focus subjects | Nomad value | Scholarship % | Application window | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École 42 | 42 | France | eu | global-elite | unranked | 2013 | Self-accredited (peer-learning model) | software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cybersecurity; devops; game-development | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | 42.fr |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | NMBU | Norway | eu | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1859 | NOKUT | agriculture; fisheries-aquaculture; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; sustainability-studies | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | nmbu.no |
| AGSM @ UNSW Business School | AGSM | Australia | oceania | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1977 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | business.unsw.edu.au |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | AIIMS Delhi | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1956 | NMC · NIRF Medical #1 | medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public-health; dentistry; physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; nutrition-dietetics; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; biotechnology; psychology | low | 95 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | aiims.edu |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi | AIIMS Delhi | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1956 | MCI | medicine; nursing; public-health; dentistry; pharmacology | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | aiims.edu |
| Al-Azhar University | Al-Azhar | Egypt | mena | regional-leader | unranked | 970 | Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities | religious-studies; linguistics; philosophy; law | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | azhar.edu.eg |
| Amity Online University | Amity Online | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 2005 | UGC-DEB | business-administration; data-science; computer-science; journalism; marketing | very high | 30 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | amityonline.com |
| Amrita School of Physiotherapy | Amrita Physio | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 2002 | AICTE · AAQ | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; medicine; sports-science | medium | 40 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | amrita.edu |
| University of Amsterdam | UvA | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1632 | NVAO | economics; psychology; communication; political-science; history | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | uva.nl |
| Universidad de los Andes | Uniandes | Colombia | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1948 | AACSB | business-administration; economics; engineering; law; medicine | medium | 35 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uniandes.edu.co |
| Australian National University | ANU | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1946 | TEQSA | political-science; international-relations; public-administration; physics; economics | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | anu.edu.au |
| App Academy | App Academy | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 2012 | CCAP | software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | appacademy.io |
| Arizona State University Online | ASU Online | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 2006 | HLC | business-administration; computer-science; data-science; journalism; psychology; education | very high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | asuonline.asu.edu |
| Arizona State University W.P. Carey School | ASU Carey | United States | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1885 | AACSB | supply-chain-management; business-administration; operations-management; project-management | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | wpcarey.asu.edu |
| American University of Beirut | AUB | Lebanon | mena | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1866 | NECHE | business-administration; medicine; engineering; political-science; public-health; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; agriculture; horticulture; forestry; animal-science; food-science; mathematics; physics; chemistry | medium | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | aub.edu.lb |
| American University in Cairo | AUC | Egypt | mena | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1919 | MSCHE | business-administration; engineering; political-science; economics; journalism; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; information-systems; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; mathematics; physics; chemistry | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | aucegypt.edu |
| American University in Cairo | AUC | Egypt | mena | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1919 | MSCHE | business-administration; engineering; political-science; journalism; economics; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; information-systems; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; mathematics; physics; chemistry | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | aucegypt.edu |
| University of Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand | oceania | global-elite | 51-200 | 1883 | NZQA | medicine; engineering; business-administration; education; law | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | auckland.ac.nz |
| AWS Academy and AWS Skill Builder | AWS Academy | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 2017 | Industry-recognised AWS certifications | cloud-computing; database-administration; devops; network-engineering; cybersecurity | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | aws.amazon.com/training |
| University of Barcelona | UB | Spain | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1450 | ANECA | medicine; life-sciences; psychology; economics; linguistics | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | ub.edu |
| University of California, Berkeley | UC Berkeley | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1868 | WSCUC | computer-science; engineering; business-administration; economics; law; public-administration | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | berkeley.edu |
| Berklee College of Music | Berklee | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1945 | NASM | music; performing-arts | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | berklee.edu |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani | BITS Pilani | India | apac | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1964 | NAAC A · NIRF #20 | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; chemical-engineering; pharmacy; biotechnology | medium | 30 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | bits-pilani.ac.in |
| Bocconi University | Bocconi | Italy | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1902 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; economics; finance; law; marketing | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | unibocconi.it |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Chicago Booth | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1898 | AACSB · HLC | business-administration; finance; economics; accounting; data-science; entrepreneurship; international-business; supply-chain-management; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity | high | 45 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | chicagobooth.edu |
| University of Bristol | Bristol | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 51-200 | 1876 | QAA | engineering; medicine; veterinary-science; law; economics | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | bristol.ac.uk |
| California Institute of Technology | Caltech | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1891 | WSCUC | physics; aerospace-engineering; computer-science; mathematics; chemistry | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | caltech.edu |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1209 | QAA | mathematics; physics; engineering; medicine; law; economics; computer-science; biochemistry; chemistry; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; agriculture; horticulture; forestry; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: October 15 · Graduate: variable, many December deadlines | www.cam.ac.uk |
| University of Cape Town | UCT | South Africa | africa | global-elite | 51-200 | 1829 | CHE South Africa | business-administration; medicine; engineering; law; economics | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uct.ac.za |
| China Europe International Business School | CEIBS | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1994 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; international-business | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ceibs.edu |
| Central Saint Martins | CSM | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1854 | QAA | fashion-design; fine-arts; graphic-design; performing-arts; interior-design | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | arts.ac.uk/csm |
| Chulalongkorn University | Chulalongkorn | Thailand | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1917 | OHEC Thailand | business-administration; engineering; medicine; economics; law; political-science | high | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | chula.ac.th |
| Culinary Institute of America | CIA | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1946 | MSCHE | hospitality-management; food-science; tourism-management | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ciachef.edu |
| Cisco Networking Academy | Cisco Academy | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1997 | CCNA, CCNP industry certifications | network-engineering; cybersecurity; cloud-computing | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | netacad.com |
| Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business | CKGSB | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 2002 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; international-business | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ckgsb.edu.cn |
| Carnegie Mellon University | CMU | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1900 | MSCHE | computer-science; artificial-intelligence; robotics-engineering; engineering; business-administration | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | cmu.edu |
| CEA — French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission | CEA | France | eu | global-elite | unranked | 1945 | HCERES | nuclear-engineering; nanotechnology; materials-science; physics | medium | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | cea.fr |
| Colorado School of Mines | Mines | United States | americas | global-elite | 201-500 | 1874 | HLC | mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; environmental-engineering; materials-science | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | mines.edu |
| Columbia University | Columbia | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1754 | MSCHE | business-administration; journalism; law; medicine; international-relations; public-administration; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; film-studies; education; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | columbia.edu |
| Columbia University | Columbia | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1754 | MSCHE | business-administration; journalism; medicine; law; engineering; international-relations; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; film-studies; education; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology | high | 50 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | columbia.edu |
| Columbia Business School | Columbia Business | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1916 | AACSB · MSCHE | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; real-estate; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; actuarial-science | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | business.columbia.edu |
| Columbia Journalism School | Columbia J-School | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1912 | MSCHE | journalism; mass-communication | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | journalism.columbia.edu |
| University of Copenhagen | KU | Denmark | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1479 | EVA | medicine; public-health; life-sciences; law; economics | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | ku.dk |
| Cornell University | Cornell | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1865 | MSCHE | agriculture; veterinary-science; hospitality-management; engineering; computer-science; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; medicine; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; political-science; international-relations; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; mobile-app-development; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; animal-science; food-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; fashion-design; graphic-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; law; public-administration; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | cornell.edu |
| Cornell University | Cornell | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1865 | MSCHE | business-administration; engineering; agriculture; veterinary-science; hospitality-management; architecture; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; medicine; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; political-science; international-relations; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; mobile-app-development; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; animal-science; food-science; urban-planning; interior-design; fashion-design; graphic-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; law; public-administration; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy | high | 50 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | cornell.edu |
| Cornell School of Hotel Administration | Cornell SHA | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1922 | MSCHE | hospitality-management; tourism-management; real-estate | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | sha.cornell.edu |
| Cranfield University | Cranfield | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 201-500 | 1946 | QAA | supply-chain-management; aerospace-engineering; project-management; operations-management | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | cranfield.ac.uk |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | CUHK | Hong Kong | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1963 | HKCAAVQ | business-administration; medicine; law; journalism; economics | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | cuhk.edu.hk |
| CUHK Business School | CUHK Business | Hong Kong SAR | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1963 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; accounting; marketing | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | cb.cuhk.edu.hk |
| Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin) | WASM | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 51-200 | 1902 | TEQSA · EngineersAustralia | mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; geology | low | 50 | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | wasm.curtin.edu.au |
| Darden School of Business, University of Virginia | Darden | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1955 | AACSB · SACSCOC | business-administration; finance; operations-management; entrepreneurship | medium | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | darden.virginia.edu |
| University of California, Davis | UC Davis | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1908 | WSCUC | agriculture; veterinary-science; food-science; animal-science; horticulture; fisheries-aquaculture | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | ucdavis.edu |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | DigiPen | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1988 | NWCCU | game-development; computer-science; software-engineering | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | digipen.edu |
| Yale Divinity School | YDS | United States | americas | global-elite | unranked | 1822 | NECHE | religious-studies; philosophy; history | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | divinity.yale.edu |
| University of Delhi | DU | India | apac | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1922 | NAAC A++ | economics; political-science; literature; law; commerce; psychology | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | du.ac.in |
| University of Delhi | DU | India | apac | global-elite | 501-1000 | 1922 | NAAC A · NIRF University #11 | economics; business-administration; political-science; literature; history; law | medium | 50 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | du.ac.in |
| Duke University | Duke | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1838 | SACSCOC | business-administration; medicine; law; public-policy; engineering | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | duke.edu |
| Duke Divinity School | Duke Divinity | United States | americas | global-elite | unranked | 1926 | SACSCOC | religious-studies; philosophy; history | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | divinity.duke.edu |
| University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1583 | QAA | medicine; veterinary-science; informatics; philosophy; linguistics; engineering | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | ed.ac.uk |
| EHL Hospitality Business School (Lausanne) | EHL | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1893 | NECHE | hospitality-management; tourism-management | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | ehl.edu |
| EPFL — École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | EPFL | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1853 | AAQ | engineering; computer-science; robotics-engineering; mathematics; life-sciences; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | epfl.ch |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | EUR | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1913 | NVAO | business-administration; economics; medicine; public-administration | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | eur.nl |
| ESADE Business School | ESADE | Spain | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1958 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; marketing; entrepreneurship; international-business | high | 45 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | esade.edu |
| Universidad ESAN | ESAN | Peru | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1963 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; finance; operations-management; public-administration | medium | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | esan.edu.pe |
| ETH Zurich | ETH | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1855 | AAQ | engineering; computer-science; mathematics; physics; materials-science; architecture; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; agricultural-engineering; environmental-engineering; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; chemistry; economics; urban-planning | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | ethz.ch |
| Fundação Getulio Vargas | FGV | Brazil | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1944 | AACSB | business-administration; economics; public-administration; law | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | fgv.br |
| Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP) | FGV | Brazil | americas | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1944 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; economics; finance; public-administration; law | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | eaesp.fgv.br |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | FIT | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1944 | NASAD | fashion-design; interior-design; graphic-design | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | fitnyc.edu |
| Fudan University | Fudan | China | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1905 | MoE China | business-administration; medicine; political-science; journalism; economics | medium | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | fudan.edu.cn |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia Tech | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1885 | SACSCOC | engineering; computer-science; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; cybersecurity | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | gatech.edu |
| Gordon Institute of Business Science | GIBS | South Africa | africa | regional-leader | unranked | 2000 | AMBA · AACSB | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | gibs.co.za |
| University of Glasgow | Glasgow | United Kingdom | uk | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1451 | QAA | medicine; law; engineering; accounting; life-sciences | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | gla.ac.uk |
| Glion Institute of Higher Education | Glion | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1962 | NECHE | hospitality-management; tourism-management; real-estate | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | glion.edu |
| Griffith Criminology Institute | Griffith | Australia | oceania | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1971 | TEQSA | criminology; sociology; law; psychology | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | griffith.edu.au |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Stanford GSB | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1925 | AACSB · WSCUC | business-administration; entrepreneurship; finance; economics; marketing; operations-management; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; public-administration; sustainability-studies | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: Mid-September · Round 2: Early January · Round 3: Mid-April | www.gsb.stanford.edu |
| George Washington University School of Business — Tourism Studies | GWU IITS | United States | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1928 | AACSB | tourism-management; hospitality-management; business-administration; public-administration | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | business.gwu.edu |
| Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley | Berkeley Haas | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1898 | AACSB · WSCUC | business-administration; entrepreneurship; finance; marketing; sustainability-studies; technology-management | high | 45 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | haas.berkeley.edu |
| Harvard University | Harvard | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1636 | NECHE | business-administration; medicine; law; economics; public-administration; psychology; political-science; history; education; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; philosophy; international-relations; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; criminology; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music | high | — | Restrictive Early Action: November 1 · Regular: January 1 · Grad/Pro: programme-specific (Sept–Jan typical) | www.harvard.edu |
| Harvard University | Harvard | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1636 | NECHE | medicine; law; public-administration; business-administration; economics; political-science; public-health; genetics; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; philosophy; international-relations; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; education; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; criminology; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music | high | 55 | Restrictive Early Action: November 1 · Regular: January 1 · Grad/Pro: programme-specific (Sept–Jan typical) | www.harvard.edu |
| Harvard Business School | HBS | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1908 | AACSB · NECHE | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; economics; operations-management; public-administration; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: September · Round 2: January · 2+2 deferred admission for college seniors: April | www.hbs.edu |
| HEC Paris | HEC | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1881 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; international-business; accounting; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; luxury-management | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | hec.edu |
| HEC Paris | HEC Paris | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1881 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; luxury-management; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 40 | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | hec.edu |
| Heidelberg University | Heidelberg | Germany | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1386 | AAQ | medicine; life-sciences; physics; philosophy; law | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | uni-heidelberg.de |
| University of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1640 | FINEEC | medicine; education; political-science; linguistics; agriculture | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | helsinki.fi |
| Hong Kong PolyU School of Hotel and Tourism Management | PolyU SHTM | Hong Kong SAR | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1979 | UGC HK | hospitality-management; tourism-management; marketing; event-management | high | 50 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | polyu.edu.hk |
| University of Hong Kong | HKU | Hong Kong | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1911 | HKCAAVQ | business-administration; medicine; law; economics; dentistry | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | hku.hk |
| Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | HKUST | Hong Kong | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1991 | HKCAAVQ | business-administration; engineering; computer-science; finance | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | ust.hk |
| HKUST Business School | HKUST Business | Hong Kong SAR | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1991 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; marketing; operations-management; data-science | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | bm.hkust.edu.hk |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | HUJI | Israel | mena | global-elite | 51-200 | 1918 | CHE Israel | medicine; life-sciences; law; political-science; agriculture | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | huji.ac.il |
| IE Business School | IE | Spain | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1973 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; technology | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ie.edu |
| IESE Business School | IESE | Spain | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1958 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | iese.edu |
| IESE Business School | IESE | Spain | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1958 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | iese.edu |
| IE Business School | IE | Spain | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1973 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; entrepreneurship; finance; marketing; international-business; accounting; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ie.edu |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University | IGNOU | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1985 | UGC · DEB | business-administration; education; public-administration; journalism; library-science | very high | 50 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | ignou.ac.in |
| Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (Manipal) | WGSHA Manipal | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1986 | MAHE · AACSB | hospitality-management; tourism-management; food-science | medium | 30 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | manipal.edu |
| International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore | IIITB | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1999 | NBA · NAAC A | computer-science; software-engineering; information-systems; data-science; blockchain-technology; cybersecurity | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iiitb.ac.in |
| International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | IIIT-H | India | apac | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1998 | NBA | computer-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; linguistics | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iiit.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | IIM-A | India | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1961 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA · NIRF #1 | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; operations-management; public-administration; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; data-science; economics | medium | 30 | CAT exam: late November · Application window for PGP: August–October · One-year MBA (PGPX) accepts GMAT/GRE | www.iima.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | IIM Ahmedabad | India | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1961 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; operations-management; strategy | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iima.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | IIM-B | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1973 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA · NIRF #2 | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; operations-management; data-science; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; human-resources; project-management; economics; artificial-intelligence | high | 35 | CAT: November · IIM-B PGP application: based on CAT score · EPGP one-year MBA: GMAT cycle through year | www.iimb.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | IIM Bangalore | India | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1973 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; public-administration | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iimb.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | IIM-C | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1961 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA · NIRF #3 | business-administration; finance; operations-management; marketing; entrepreneurship; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; human-resources; project-management; data-science; economics | medium | 30 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iimcal.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | IIM Calcutta | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1961 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; operations-management | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iimcal.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | IIM-I | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1996 | AACSB · NIRF #6 | business-administration; finance; marketing; operations-management | medium | 25 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iimidr.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | IIM-K | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1996 | AACSB · NIRF #4 | business-administration; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship | medium | 25 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iimk.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | IIM-L | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1984 | AACSB · NIRF #5 | business-administration; finance; marketing; operations-management | medium | 25 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iiml.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Science | IISc | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1909 | NAAC A++ | engineering; aerospace-engineering; materials-science; biotechnology; physics; chemistry; biochemistry; genetics; microbiology; pharmacology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iisc.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Science Bangalore | IISc | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1909 | NAAC A++ · NIRF University #1 | physics; mathematics; chemistry; biotechnology; aerospace-engineering; materials-science; computer-science; nanotechnology; biochemistry; genetics; microbiology; pharmacology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering | medium | 80 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iisc.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi | IIT BHU | India | apac | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1919 | NBA · NAAC A | metallurgical-engineering; mining-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; chemical-engineering; ceramic-engineering | medium | 40 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitbhu.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | IIT Bombay | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1958 | NBA · NAAC A++ | engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; industrial-design; operations-management; supply-chain-management; project-management | high | — | JEE Main: Jan & April · JEE Advanced: May · GATE: Feb · International applicants: separate portal closes April–May | www.iitb.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | IIT Bombay | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1958 | NBA · NAAC A++ · NIRF #3 | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; chemical-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; data-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; industrial-design; operations-management; supply-chain-management; project-management | medium | 50 | JEE Main: Jan & April · JEE Advanced: May · GATE: Feb · International applicants: separate portal closes April–May | www.iitb.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | IIT Delhi | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1961 | NBA · NAAC A++ | engineering; computer-science; electrical-engineering; mechanical-engineering; textiles; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; game-development; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; industrial-design; operations-management; project-management | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitd.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | IIT Guwahati | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1994 | NBA · NAAC A++ | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; chemical-engineering; biotechnology | medium | 40 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitg.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | IIT Kanpur | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1959 | NBA · NAAC A++ | engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; materials-science; mathematics; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; physics; chemistry; economics; operations-management; project-management | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitk.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | IIT Kanpur | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1959 | NBA · NAAC A++ | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; operations-management; project-management | medium | 50 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitk.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | IIT Kharagpur | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1951 | NBA · NAAC A++ | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; aerospace-engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; architecture; urban-planning; operations-management; project-management; law | medium | 45 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitkgp.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | IIT Kharagpur | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1951 | NBA · NAAC A++ | engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; computer-science; agricultural-engineering | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitkgp.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | IIT Madras | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1959 | NBA · NAAC A++ | engineering; computer-science; data-science; aerospace-engineering; ocean-engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; information-systems; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; operations-management; project-management; supply-chain-management | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitm.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | IIT Madras | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1959 | NBA · NAAC A++ · NIRF #1 | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; data-science; metallurgical-engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; agricultural-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; information-systems; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; operations-management; project-management; supply-chain-management | medium | 55 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitm.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | IIT Roorkee | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1847 | NBA · NAAC A++ | civil-engineering; engineering; earthquake-engineering; architecture; water-resources; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning | high | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitr.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | IIT Roorkee | India | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1847 | NBA · NAAC A++ | civil-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; computer-science; metallurgical-engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; software-engineering; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture | medium | 45 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | iitr.ac.in |
| IMD Business School | IMD | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1990 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; operations-management | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | imd.org |
| Imperial College London | Imperial | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1907 | QAA | engineering; medicine; computer-science; business-administration; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; mathematics; economics; public-health; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; operations-management; project-management; entrepreneurship | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | imperial.ac.uk |
| INCAE Business School | INCAE | Costa Rica | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1964 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; sustainability-studies; public-administration | high | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | incae.edu |
| INSEAD | INSEAD | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1957 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; international-business; strategy; accounting; supply-chain-management; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; public-administration | high | — | September intake: deadlines September & October prior year. January intake: deadlines March, May, July prior year. | www.insead.edu |
| INSEAD | INSEAD | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1957 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; international-business; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; accounting; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; public-administration | high | 30 | September intake: deadlines September & October prior year. January intake: deadlines March, May, July prior year. | www.insead.edu |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | Iowa Writers' | United States | americas | global-elite | unranked | 1936 | HLC | creative-writing; literature | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | writersworkshop.uiowa.edu |
| IPADE Business School | IPADE | Mexico | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1967 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ipade.mx |
| Indian School of Business | ISB | India | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 2001 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; strategy; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science | high | — | PGP: Round 1: Sep · Round 2: Nov · Round 3: Jan · YLP for college students: separate cycle | www.isb.edu |
| Indian School of Business | ISB | India | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 2001 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; data-science; public-administration; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science | high | 50 | PGP: Round 1: Sep · Round 2: Nov · Round 3: Jan · YLP for college students: separate cycle | www.isb.edu |
| Institut Teknologi Bandung | ITB | Indonesia | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1920 | BAN-PT | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; computer-science; mining-engineering | medium | 35 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | itb.ac.id |
| Johns Hopkins University | Johns Hopkins | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1876 | MSCHE | medicine; public-health; nursing; biomedical-engineering; international-relations | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | jhu.edu |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | JNU | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1969 | NAAC A++ | international-relations; political-science; linguistics; sociology; history; economics | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | jnu.ac.in |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | JNU | India | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1969 | NAAC A++ · NIRF University #2 | international-relations; political-science; sociology; economics; linguistics; history | medium | 60 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | jnu.ac.in |
| Judge Business School, Cambridge | Cambridge Judge | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1990 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | jbs.cam.ac.uk |
| The Juilliard School | Juilliard | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1905 | NASM | music; performing-arts | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | juilliard.edu |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | KAIST | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1971 | MoE Korea | engineering; computer-science; physics; materials-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; operations-management; project-management | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | kaist.ac.kr |
| KAIST · Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | KAIST | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1971 | MOE Korea | computer-science; electrical-engineering; mechanical-engineering; materials-science; biotechnology; aerospace-engineering; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; operations-management; project-management | high | 100 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | kaist.ac.kr |
| Karolinska Institute | KI | Sweden | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1810 | UKÄ | medicine; public-health; nursing; biotechnology; genetics | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | ki.se |
| King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | KAUST | Saudi Arabia | mena | global-elite | 201-500 | 2009 | NCAAA | engineering; computer-science; materials-science; marine-engineering; sustainability-studies; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; cybersecurity; software-engineering; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; mathematics; physics; chemistry | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | kaust.edu.sa |
| King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | KAUST | Saudi Arabia | mena | global-elite | 51-200 | 2009 | NCAAA | computer-science; engineering; biotechnology; data-science; materials-science; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; cybersecurity; software-engineering; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; mathematics; physics; chemistry | high | 100 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | kaust.edu.sa |
| King's College London | KCL | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1829 | QAA | medicine; law; political-science; international-relations; public-health; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; public-administration; data-science; marketing; human-resources; project-management; accounting; urban-planning; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology | high | 30 | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | kcl.ac.uk |
| King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine | KCL Life Sciences | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1829 | QAA | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; nursing; medicine | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | kcl.ac.uk |
| KCL Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine — Physio + OT | KCL Physio/OT | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1829 | HCPC · QAA | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; medicine; nursing; public-health | high | 30 | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | kcl.ac.uk |
| Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern | Kellogg | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1908 | AACSB · HLC | business-administration; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship; operations-management; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; project-management; human-resources | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | kellogg.northwestern.edu |
| King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | KFUPM | Saudi Arabia | mena | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1963 | NCAAA | petroleum-engineering; chemical-engineering; engineering; geology | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | kfupm.edu.sa |
| King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | KFUPM | Saudi Arabia | mena | global-elite | 201-500 | 1963 | NCAAA | petroleum-engineering; chemical-engineering; business-administration; computer-science | medium | 80 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | kfupm.edu.sa |
| King's College London | KCL | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1829 | QAA | medicine; law; dentistry; psychiatry; international-relations; war-studies | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | kcl.ac.uk |
| KTH Royal Institute of Technology | KTH | Sweden | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1827 | UKÄ | engineering; computer-science; architecture; industrial-engineering | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | kth.se |
| KU Leuven | KU Leuven | Belgium | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1425 | NVAO | engineering; medicine; life-sciences; philosophy; law | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | kuleuven.be |
| Kyoto University | Kyoto | Japan | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1897 | MEXT | physics; chemistry; medicine; agriculture; economics; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; software-engineering; mathematics; accounting; international-business; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | kyoto-u.ac.jp |
| Kyoto University | Kyoto U | Japan | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1897 | MEXT | physics; medicine; engineering; chemistry; biotechnology; economics; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; software-engineering; mathematics; accounting; international-business; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | medium | 35 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | kyoto-u.ac.jp |
| Sapienza University of Rome | Sapienza | Italy | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1303 | ANVUR | archaeology; classics; medicine; engineering; law | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | uniroma1.it |
| Lagos Business School | LBS Lagos | Nigeria | africa | regional-leader | unranked | 1991 | AACSB · AMBA · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship | medium | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | lbs.edu.ng |
| BloomTech (formerly Lambda School) | BloomTech | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 2017 | CCAP | software-engineering; web-development; data-science; devops; cybersecurity | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | bloomtech.com |
| University of Lausanne — Faculty of HEC | UNIL HEC | Switzerland | eu | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1537 | EQUIS · AMBA | hospitality-management; tourism-management; business-administration; finance; economics | high | 30 | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | unil.ch |
| London Business School | LBS | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1964 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; economics; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: October · Round 2: January · Round 3: March · Round 4: May (later rounds limit scholarship pool) | www.london.edu |
| Leiden University | Leiden | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1575 | NVAO | law; medicine; political-science; international-relations; history | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | universiteitleiden.nl |
| Les Roches Global Hospitality Education | Les Roches | Switzerland | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1954 | NECHE | hospitality-management; tourism-management | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | lesroches.edu |
| Linux Foundation Training | LF Training | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 2008 | Industry recognised certifications | cloud-computing; devops; network-engineering; cybersecurity; software-engineering | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | training.linuxfoundation.org |
| University of Lisbon | ULisboa | Portugal | eu | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1290 | A3ES | engineering; medicine; architecture; linguistics; economics | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ulisboa.pt |
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | LMU | Germany | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1472 | AAQ | medicine; physics; philosophy; economics; law | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | lmu.de |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1895 | QAA | economics; political-science; international-relations; sociology; law; public-administration; psychology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; data-science; geography; urban-planning; criminology; journalism; mass-communication; education; mathematics | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: January 25 · Graduate: rolling from October–April depending on programme | www.lse.ac.uk |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1895 | QAA | economics; political-science; international-relations; sociology; law; finance; public-administration; psychology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; data-science; geography; urban-planning; criminology; journalism; mass-communication; education; mathematics | high | 40 | Undergraduate UCAS: January 25 · Graduate: rolling from October–April depending on programme | www.lse.ac.uk |
| Lund University | Lund | Sweden | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1666 | UKÄ | engineering; medicine; economics; business-administration; law | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | lu.se |
| Mahidol University | Mahidol | Thailand | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1888 | OHEC Thailand | medicine; public-health; nursing; pharmacy; biotechnology; dentistry | medium | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | mahidol.ac.th |
| Mahidol University Faculty of Physical Therapy | Mahidol PT | Thailand | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1965 | OHEC Thailand · WCPT | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; medicine; public-health | high | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | pt.mahidol.ac.th |
| University of Manchester | Manchester | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1824 | QAA | engineering; computer-science; medicine; business-administration; materials-science | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | manchester.ac.uk |
| Manipal College of Health Professions | Manipal MCHP | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1991 | MAHE · NAAC A++ | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; medicine; nursing; public-health | medium | 30 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | manipal.edu |
| Istituto Marangoni | Marangoni | Italy | eu | global-elite | unranked | 1935 | MIUR | fashion-design; interior-design; graphic-design | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | istitutomarangoni.com |
| Massey University | Massey | New Zealand | oceania | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1927 | NZQA | agriculture; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science; horticulture; fisheries-aquaculture | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | massey.ac.nz |
| McGill University | McGill | Canada | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1821 | AUCC | medicine; engineering; law; business-administration; agriculture | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | mcgill.ca |
| McMaster University | McMaster | Canada | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1887 | AUCC | medicine; engineering; business-administration; health-sciences | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | mcmaster.ca |
| Management Development Institute Gurgaon | MDI Gurgaon | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1973 | AACSB · AMBA · NBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; human-resources | medium | 20 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | mdi.ac.in |
| Medill School of Journalism | Medill | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1921 | HLC | journalism; mass-communication; marketing | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | medill.northwestern.edu |
| University of Melbourne | Melbourne | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1853 | TEQSA | medicine; law; engineering; business-administration; education | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | unimelb.edu.au |
| Melbourne Business School | MBS | Australia | oceania | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1955 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | mbs.edu |
| Politecnico di Milano | PoliMi | Italy | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1863 | ANVUR | engineering; architecture; design; urban-planning | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | polimi.it |
| Mines ParisTech (PSL) | Mines ParisTech | France | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1783 | HCERES | mining-engineering; environmental-engineering; materials-science; nuclear-engineering | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | minesparis.psl.eu |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1861 | NECHE | computer-science; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; aerospace-engineering; materials-science; artificial-intelligence; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; cybersecurity; operations-management; supply-chain-management; finance; economics; urban-planning; architecture; linguistics; philosophy; political-science; sociology | high | — | Early Action: November 1 · Regular: January 4 · Graduate: deadlines vary by department (typically December–January) | www.mit.edu |
| MIT Center for Real Estate | MIT CRE | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1983 | NECHE | real-estate; urban-planning; finance | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | mitcre.mit.edu |
| MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics | MIT CTL | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1973 | NECHE | supply-chain-management; operations-management; project-management; industrial-engineering | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | ctl.mit.edu |
| Monash University | Monash | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 51-200 | 1958 | TEQSA | pharmacy; medicine; engineering; business-administration; law | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | monash.edu |
| University of Mumbai | MU | India | apac | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1857 | NAAC A++ | business-administration; engineering; law; commerce; linguistics | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | mu.ac.in |
| Indian Institute of Hotel Management Mumbai | IIHM Mumbai | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1954 | NCHMCT | hospitality-management; tourism-management; food-science | medium | 40 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | ihmctan.edu |
| Nanyang Business School, NTU | NTU NBS | Singapore | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1981 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; operations-management; data-science | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | nbs.ntu.edu.sg |
| National Taiwan University | NTU Taiwan | Taiwan | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1928 | MOE Taiwan | engineering; medicine; business-administration; computer-science; economics; law | high | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | ntu.edu.tw |
| National Institute of Design | NID Ahmedabad | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1961 | Ministry of Commerce, India | graphic-design; interior-design; ux-ui-design; fashion-design | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | nid.edu |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology | NIFT | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1986 | Ministry of Textiles, India | fashion-design; interior-design; graphic-design | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | nift.ac.in |
| National Law School of India University | NLSIU | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1986 | BCI | law | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | nls.ac.in |
| Northwestern University | Northwestern | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1851 | HLC | business-administration; journalism; engineering; medicine; law | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | northwestern.edu |
| Nanyang Technological University | NTU | Singapore | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1981 | MoE Singapore | engineering; business-administration; computer-science; communication; materials-science | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | ntu.edu.sg |
| National University of Singapore | NUS | Singapore | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1905 | MoE Singapore | business-administration; engineering; computer-science; medicine; law; public-administration; mining-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; aerospace-engineering; automotive-engineering; industrial-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; operations-management; project-management; marketing; human-resources; agriculture; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | high | — | Undergraduate: October–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | www.nus.edu.sg |
| NUS Business School | NUS Business | Singapore | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1965 | AACSB · EQUIS | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; data-science | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | bschool.nus.edu.sg |
| New York University | NYU | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1831 | MSCHE | business-administration; film-studies; law; journalism; fine-arts; performing-arts | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | nyu.edu |
| The Open University | Open University | United Kingdom | uk | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1969 | QAA | business-administration; psychology; computer-science; education; data-science; sociology; history | very high | 20 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | open.ac.uk |
| Oracle University | Oracle U | United States | americas | regional-leader | unranked | 1980 | Oracle industry certifications | database-administration; cloud-computing; information-systems | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | education.oracle.com |
| Osaka University | Osaka | Japan | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1931 | MEXT | engineering; medicine; life-sciences; law; economics | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | osaka-u.ac.jp |
| Osaka University | Osaka U | Japan | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1931 | MEXT | medicine; engineering; biotechnology; physics; chemistry; business-administration | medium | 30 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | osaka-u.ac.jp |
| University of Oslo | UiO | Norway | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1811 | NOKUT | medicine; political-science; law; geography; history | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | uio.no |
| University of Oxford | Oxford | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1096 | QAA | philosophy; economics; political-science; medicine; law; history; literature; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; public-administration; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; animal-science | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: October · Graduate: variable by department, typically December–January | www.ox.ac.uk |
| Oxford Brookes Business School | Oxford Brookes | United Kingdom | uk | regional-leader | 501-1000 | 1865 | QAA · AACSB | hospitality-management; tourism-management; business-administration; marketing; accounting; event-management | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | brookes.ac.uk |
| Conservatoire de Paris | CNSMDP | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1795 | HCERES | music; performing-arts | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | conservatoiredeparis.fr |
| Parsons School of Design | Parsons | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1896 | NASAD | fashion-design; interior-design; graphic-design; ux-ui-design; fine-arts | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | newschool.edu/parsons |
| Institut Pasteur | Pasteur | France | eu | global-elite | unranked | 1887 | HCERES | microbiology; biochemistry; biotechnology; genetics; medicine | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | pasteur.fr |
| Peking University | PKU | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1898 | MoE China | economics; medicine; law; linguistics; political-science; mathematics; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; psychology; sociology; anthropology; archaeology; geography; religious-studies; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering | medium | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | pku.edu.cn |
| Peking University | PKU | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1898 | MOE China | business-administration; economics; medicine; law; political-science; linguistics; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; psychology; sociology; anthropology; archaeology; geography; religious-studies; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering | high | 45 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | pku.edu.cn |
| University of Pennsylvania | Penn | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1740 | MSCHE | business-administration; medicine; dentistry; engineering; nursing; law | high | 55 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | upenn.edu |
| University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Therapy | Pitt PT | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1969 | CAPTE | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; sports-science; medicine | medium | 35 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | shrs.pitt.edu |
| Polimoda | Polimoda | Italy | eu | regional-leader | unranked | 1986 | MIUR | fashion-design | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | polimoda.com |
| École Polytechnique | X | France | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1794 | HCERES | engineering; mathematics; physics; computer-science | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | polytechnique.edu |
| University of Porto | UP | Portugal | eu | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1911 | A3ES | medicine; engineering; dentistry; architecture; business-administration | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | up.pt |
| Pohang University of Science and Technology | POSTECH | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1986 | MoE Korea | materials-science; engineering; physics; chemistry | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | postech.ac.kr |
| POSTECH · Pohang University of Science and Technology | POSTECH | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1986 | MOE Korea | materials-science; electrical-engineering; chemistry; physics; metallurgical-engineering | medium | 80 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | postech.ac.kr |
| Princeton University | Princeton | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1746 | MSCHE | mathematics; physics; economics; public-administration; political-science; chemistry; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; operations-management; supply-chain-management; finance; accounting; marketing; human-resources; project-management; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; education; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; medicine | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | princeton.edu |
| Princeton University | Princeton | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1746 | MSCHE | mathematics; physics; economics; public-administration; political-science; engineering; computer-science; chemistry; biotechnology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; operations-management; supply-chain-management; finance; accounting; marketing; human-resources; project-management; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; education; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; medicine | high | 60 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | princeton.edu |
| PSL Université Paris | PSL | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 2010 | HCERES | mathematics; physics; economics; engineering | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | psl.eu |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | UC | Chile | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1888 | CNA | engineering; business-administration; medicine; economics; law | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uc.cl |
| Queen's University at Kingston | Queen's | Canada | americas | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1841 | AUCC | business-administration; engineering; law; medicine | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | queensu.ca |
| Royal College of Art | RCA | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1837 | QAA | fine-arts; interior-design; graphic-design; fashion-design; ux-ui-design; game-development | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | rca.ac.uk |
| RMIT University | RMIT | Australia | oceania | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1887 | TEQSA | mechatronics; design; urban-planning; graphic-design; fashion-design; game-development | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | rmit.edu.au |
| Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Michigan | Michigan Ross | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1924 | AACSB · HLC | business-administration; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship; operations-management | medium | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | michiganross.umich.edu |
| Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University | RSM | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1970 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; supply-chain-management; finance; marketing; sustainability-studies | high | 35 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | rsm.nl |
| Royal Academy of Music | RAM | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1822 | QAA | music; performing-arts | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | ram.ac.uk |
| S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU | RSIS | Singapore | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 2007 | MoE Singapore | international-relations; political-science; public-administration | high | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | rsis.edu.sg |
| RWTH Aachen University | RWTH | Germany | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1870 | ASIIN | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; automotive-engineering; materials-science; metallurgical-engineering | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | rwth-aachen.de |
| Saïd Business School, Oxford | Oxford Saïd | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1996 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; public-administration | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | sbs.ox.ac.uk |
| Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies) | Sciences Po | France | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1872 | HCERES | political-science; international-relations; economics; public-administration; law; journalism; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; urban-planning; criminology; geography; accounting; international-business | high | 40 | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | sciencespo.fr |
| SDA Bocconi School of Management | SDA Bocconi | Italy | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1971 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; marketing; luxury-management; entrepreneurship | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | sdabocconi.it |
| Nolan School of Hotel Administration (Cornell) | Cornell Nolan | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1922 | AACSB · MSCHE | hospitality-management; tourism-management; real-estate; marketing; operations-management | high | 50 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | sha.cornell.edu |
| Simon Fraser University School of Criminology | SFU Crim | Canada | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1965 | AUCC | criminology; sociology; law; psychology | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | sfu.ca |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | SJTU | China | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1896 | MoE China | engineering; computer-science; medicine; business-administration; marine-engineering | medium | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | sjtu.edu.cn |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | MIT Sloan | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1914 | AACSB · NECHE | business-administration; finance; data-science; operations-management; entrepreneurship; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; marketing; human-resources; project-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology | high | 35 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | mitsloan.mit.edu |
| Seoul National University | SNU | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1946 | MoE Korea | engineering; medicine; law; economics; political-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science; mathematics; physics; chemistry; materials-science | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | snu.ac.kr |
| Seoul National University | SNU | South Korea | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1946 | MOE Korea | engineering; medicine; business-administration; law; economics; computer-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science; mathematics; physics; chemistry; materials-science | medium | 50 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | snu.ac.kr |
| SOAS University of London | SOAS | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 201-500 | 1916 | QAA | anthropology; linguistics; political-science; international-relations; religious-studies; history | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | soas.ac.uk |
| Sorbonne University | Sorbonne | France | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1257 | HCERES | mathematics; physics; medicine; literature; linguistics; history | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | sorbonne-universite.fr |
| SP Jain Institute of Management and Research | SPJIMR | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1981 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship | medium | 25 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | spjimr.org |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce | SRCC | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1926 | NAAC A++ | economics; accounting; finance; commerce; business-administration | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | srcc.edu |
| St. Stephen's College Delhi | St. Stephen's | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 1881 | NAAC A | economics; history; english-literature; mathematics; philosophy | medium | — | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | ststephens.edu |
| Stanford University | Stanford | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1885 | WSCUC | computer-science; artificial-intelligence; data-science; business-administration; medicine; engineering; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; political-science; international-relations; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; mathematics; physics; chemistry; materials-science; nanotechnology; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechatronics; robotics-engineering; agricultural-engineering; environmental-engineering | high | — | Restrictive Early Action: November 1 · Regular: January 5 · Grad: November–January depending on department | www.stanford.edu |
| Stellenbosch University | Stellenbosch | South Africa | africa | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1918 | CHE South Africa | agriculture; business-administration; medicine; engineering; viticulture | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | sun.ac.za |
| Stern School of Business, NYU | NYU Stern | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1900 | AACSB · MSCHE | business-administration; finance; marketing; accounting; data-science; real-estate | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | stern.nyu.edu |
| University of Surrey School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Surrey SHTM | United Kingdom | uk | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1966 | QAA | hospitality-management; tourism-management; marketing; event-management; real-estate | high | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | surrey.ac.uk |
| Singapore University of Technology and Design | SUTD | Singapore | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 2009 | MoE Singapore | software-engineering; engineering; architecture; ux-ui-design; game-development | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | sutd.edu.sg |
| University of Sydney | Sydney | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1850 | TEQSA | medicine; law; business-administration; engineering; agriculture | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | sydney.edu.au |
| University of Tartu | UT | Estonia | eu | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1632 | HAKA | medicine; law; linguistics; genetics; computer-science | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ut.ee |
| Tel Aviv University | TAU | Israel | mena | global-elite | 51-200 | 1956 | CHE Israel | computer-science; engineering; medicine; law; business-administration | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | tau.ac.il |
| Trinity College Dublin | TCD | Ireland | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1592 | QQI | business-administration; computer-science; medicine; literature; law | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | tcd.ie |
| Tecnológico de Monterrey | Tec de Monterrey | Mexico | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1943 | AACSB · COPAES | business-administration; engineering; computer-science; medicine; entrepreneurship; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; graphic-design; fashion-design; psychology; sociology; linguistics; communications; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; mathematics; physics; chemistry; finance | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | tec.mx |
| Technion — Israel Institute of Technology | Technion | Israel | mena | global-elite | 51-200 | 1912 | CHE Israel | engineering; computer-science; aerospace-engineering; materials-science | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | technion.ac.il |
| Tecnológico de Monterrey | Tec de Monterrey | Mexico | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1943 | AACSB · SACSCOC | business-administration; engineering; computer-science; medicine | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | tec.mx |
| University of Tokyo | UTokyo | Japan | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1877 | MEXT | engineering; medicine; law; physics; economics; public-administration; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | u-tokyo.ac.jp |
| University of Tokyo | UTokyo | Japan | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1877 | MEXT | physics; medicine; engineering; computer-science; economics; law; business-administration; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; veterinary-science | medium | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | u-tokyo.ac.jp |
| Keio University | Keio | Japan | apac | global-elite | 201-500 | 1858 | MEXT | business-administration; medicine; mechatronics; economics; law | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | keio.ac.jp |
| Tokyo Institute of Technology | Tokyo Tech | Japan | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1881 | MEXT | engineering; computer-science; materials-science; architecture | high | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | titech.ac.jp |
| University of Toronto | U of T | Canada | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1827 | AUCC | medicine; computer-science; engineering; business-administration; law | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | utoronto.ca |
| Tsinghua University | Tsinghua | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1911 | MoE China | engineering; computer-science; business-administration; architecture; economics; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; medicine; public-health; nursing; pharmacy; dentistry; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology | medium | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | tsinghua.edu.cn |
| Tsinghua University | Tsinghua | China | apac | global-elite | 1-50 | 1911 | MOE China | engineering; computer-science; business-administration; economics; architecture; materials-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; medicine; public-health; nursing; pharmacy; dentistry; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology | high | 50 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | tsinghua.edu.cn |
| Technical University of Berlin | TU Berlin | Germany | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1879 | AAQ | engineering; computer-science; urban-planning; architecture | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | tu.berlin |
| Delft University of Technology | TU Delft | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1842 | NVAO | engineering; aerospace-engineering; architecture; computer-science; urban-planning; civil-engineering | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | tudelft.nl |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Tuck | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1900 | AACSB · NECHE | business-administration; finance; entrepreneurship; marketing | medium | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | tuck.dartmouth.edu |
| Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts | Tufts Vet | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1978 | AVMA | veterinary-science; animal-science; public-health | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | vet.tufts.edu |
| Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition | Tufts Nutrition | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1981 | NECHE | nutrition-dietetics; public-health; food-science | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | nutrition.tufts.edu |
| Technical University of Munich | TUM | Germany | eu | global-elite | 1-50 | 1868 | ASIIN | engineering; computer-science; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; medicine; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; software-engineering; mathematics; physics; chemistry; economics; urban-planning; architecture; agriculture; forestry; animal-science; food-science; nutrition-dietetics | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | tum.de |
| Koç University | Koç | Türkiye | mena | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1993 | AACSB · YÖK | business-administration; engineering; medicine; law; economics | medium | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ku.edu.tr |
| University of Buenos Aires | UBA | Argentina | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1821 | CONEAU | medicine; law; economics; engineering; psychology | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uba.ar |
| University of British Columbia | UBC | Canada | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1908 | AUCC | forestry; medicine; engineering; computer-science; sustainability-studies | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ubc.ca |
| University College Dublin | UCD | Ireland | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1854 | QQI | business-administration; agriculture; engineering; medicine; veterinary-science | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | ucd.ie |
| University of Chicago | UChicago | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1890 | HLC | economics; business-administration; law; medicine; political-science; sociology | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | uchicago.edu |
| University of Chile | UChile | Chile | americas | global-elite | 201-500 | 1842 | CNA | medicine; engineering; law; agriculture; economics | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uchile.cl |
| University College London | UCL | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1826 | QAA | medicine; architecture; psychology; economics; law; engineering; education; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; public-administration; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; interior-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | ucl.ac.uk |
| University College London | UCL | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1826 | QAA | medicine; engineering; architecture; psychology; economics; public-administration; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; software-engineering; aerospace-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; materials-science; nanotechnology; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; supply-chain-management; accounting; international-business; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; interior-design; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; law; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; mathematics; physics; chemistry; biotechnology | high | 30 | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | ucl.ac.uk |
| UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science | UCL Physio/OT | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 1-50 | 1826 | HCPC · QAA | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; medicine; public-health | high | 30 | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | ucl.ac.uk |
| University of California, Los Angeles | UCLA | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1919 | WSCUC | film-studies; medicine; law; business-administration; psychology | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | ucla.edu |
| UCT Graduate School of Business | UCT GSB | South Africa | africa | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1964 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; finance; sustainability-studies; public-administration | high | 35 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | gsb.uct.ac.za |
| University of East Anglia — Creative Writing | UEA | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 201-500 | 1963 | QAA | creative-writing; literature; linguistics | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | uea.ac.uk |
| Universitas Indonesia | UI | Indonesia | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1849 | BAN-PT | business-administration; medicine; engineering; law; economics; public-administration | medium | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | ui.ac.id |
| Universiti Malaya | UM | Malaysia | apac | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1905 | MQA | medicine; engineering; business-administration; law; economics; linguistics | high | 30 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | um.edu.my |
| University of Michigan | Michigan | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1817 | HLC | engineering; business-administration; medicine; law; public-administration | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | umich.edu |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | UNAM | Mexico | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1551 | COPAES | medicine; law; engineering; architecture; economics; political-science; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; agriculture; veterinary-science; finance | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | unam.mx |
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | UNAM | Mexico | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1551 | COPAES | business-administration; law; medicine; economics; political-science; history; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; agriculture; veterinary-science; finance | medium | 40 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | unam.mx |
| State University of Campinas | UNICAMP | Brazil | americas | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1962 | CAPES | engineering; medicine; computer-science; physics | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | unicamp.br |
| University of Melbourne Department of Physiotherapy | Melbourne Physio | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1895 | TEQSA · APC | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; sports-science; medicine; public-health | high | 40 | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | mdhs.unimelb.edu.au |
| University of New South Wales | UNSW | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1949 | TEQSA | engineering; business-administration; medicine; computer-science; law | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | unsw.edu.au |
| University of Pennsylvania | Penn | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1740 | MSCHE | business-administration; medicine; nursing; law; economics | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | upenn.edu |
| upGrad (Online · partners with Indian + global universities) | upGrad | India | apac | regional-leader | unranked | 2015 | University-partnered (Liverpool, Deakin, IIIT-B etc.) | data-science; computer-science; business-administration; marketing; artificial-intelligence; blockchain-technology | very high | 15 | JEE: Jan & April (UG) · CAT: November (PGP) · GATE: February (PG technical) · International: separate portals | upgrad.com |
| Uppsala University | Uppsala | Sweden | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1477 | UKÄ | medicine; pharmacy; linguistics; theology; political-science | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | uu.se |
| University of Queensland | UQ | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1909 | TEQSA | medicine; agriculture; life-sciences; business-administration; engineering | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | uq.edu.au |
| USC Games (Interactive Media) | USC Games | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 2002 | WSCUC | game-development; ux-ui-design; film-studies | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | cinema.usc.edu |
| USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy | USC PT | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1945 | CAPTE | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; sports-science; medicine | medium | 40 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | pt.usc.edu |
| University of São Paulo | USP | Brazil | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1934 | CAPES | medicine; engineering; agriculture; law; economics; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; veterinary-science | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | usp.br |
| Universidade de São Paulo | USP | Brazil | americas | global-elite | 51-200 | 1934 | CAPES | business-administration; medicine; law; economics; agriculture; engineering; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; marine-engineering; mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; nanotechnology; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; web-development; mobile-app-development; cloud-computing; blockchain-technology; game-development; ux-ui-design; information-systems; network-engineering; database-administration; devops; public-administration; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; urban-planning; architecture; interior-design; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; fisheries-aquaculture; mathematics; physics; chemistry; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; veterinary-science | medium | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | usp.br |
| University of Southern Queensland — Allied Health | USQ Health | Australia | oceania | regional-leader | unranked | 1967 | TEQSA | physiotherapy; occupational-therapy; nutrition-dietetics | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | usq.edu.au |
| University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science | Sydney Vet | Australia | oceania | global-elite | 1-50 | 1910 | AVMA · TEQSA | veterinary-science; animal-science; agriculture | high | — | Most universities have two intakes (February and July) with rolling admissions roughly six months prior | sydney.edu.au |
| University of Texas at Austin | UT Austin | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1883 | SACSCOC | petroleum-engineering; computer-science; business-administration; law; engineering | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | utexas.edu |
| Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | UTM | Malaysia | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1972 | MQA | mechanical-engineering; electrical-engineering; civil-engineering; chemical-engineering; computer-science | high | 40 | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | utm.my |
| University of Vienna | Universität Wien | Austria | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1365 | AQ Austria | philosophy; law; medicine; linguistics; political-science | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | univie.ac.at |
| Wageningen University & Research | WUR | Netherlands | eu | global-elite | 51-200 | 1918 | NVAO | environmental-engineering; agriculture; horticulture; food-science; animal-science; fisheries-aquaculture; sustainability-studies | high | — | Bachelor: typically January–May for September intake · Master: rolling December–April · PhD: programme-specific, often year-round | wur.nl |
| University of Warwick | Warwick | United Kingdom | uk | global-elite | 51-200 | 1965 | QAA | business-administration; economics; engineering; mathematics; politics | high | — | Undergraduate UCAS: 15 January (October 15 for Oxbridge/medical) · Graduate: rolling October–April | warwick.ac.uk |
| University of Waterloo | Waterloo | Canada | americas | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1957 | AUCC | computer-science; mathematics; engineering; actuarial-science | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | uwaterloo.ca |
| The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Wharton | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1881 | AACSB · MSCHE | business-administration; finance; marketing; entrepreneurship; economics; operations-management; real-estate; actuarial-science; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; blockchain-technology; urban-planning | high | 40 | MBA Round 1: September · Round 2: January · Round 3: April. Each round's admit rates differ — apply earliest if competitive | www.wharton.upenn.edu |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Wits | South Africa | africa | global-elite | 201-500 | 1922 | CHE South Africa | mining-engineering; medicine; business-administration; engineering; life-sciences; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; mathematics; physics; chemistry; agriculture; veterinary-science | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | wits.ac.za |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Wits | South Africa | africa | global-elite | 201-500 | 1922 | CHE | mining-engineering; medicine; business-administration; law; economics; public-health; biotechnology; biomedical-engineering; environmental-engineering; industrial-engineering; automotive-engineering; aerospace-engineering; agricultural-engineering; marine-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; petroleum-engineering; nuclear-engineering; robotics-engineering; mechatronics; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; software-engineering; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; urban-planning; architecture; psychology; sociology; anthropology; linguistics; history; philosophy; religious-studies; archaeology; geography; political-science; international-relations; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; animal-science; food-science; horticulture; forestry; mathematics; physics; chemistry; agriculture; veterinary-science | medium | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | wits.ac.za |
| Wits School of Mining Engineering | Wits Mining | South Africa | africa | global-elite | 1-50 | 1896 | CHE · ECSA | mining-engineering; metallurgical-engineering; geography | low | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | wits.ac.za/mining |
| WU Vienna University of Economics and Business | WU | Austria | eu | regional-leader | 51-200 | 1898 | AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA | business-administration; economics; finance; marketing | high | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | wu.ac.at |
| Washington University in St. Louis · Program in OT | WashU OT | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1925 | ACOTE | occupational-therapy; physiotherapy; public-health | medium | 40 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | ot.wustl.edu |
| Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur | XLRI | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1949 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; human-resources; operations-management | medium | — | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | xlri.ac.in |
| XLRI Xavier School of Management | XLRI | India | apac | regional-leader | 201-500 | 1949 | AACSB · AMBA | business-administration; human-resources; marketing; finance | medium | 30 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | xlri.ac.in |
| Yale University | Yale | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1701 | NECHE | law; medicine; business-administration; psychology; political-science; literature; religious-studies; linguistics; history; sociology; anthropology; philosophy; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; forestry | high | — | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | yale.edu |
| Yale University | Yale | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1701 | NECHE | law; medicine; business-administration; political-science; economics; religious-studies; linguistics; history; sociology; anthropology; philosophy; psychology; marketing; human-resources; project-management; operations-management; accounting; international-business; supply-chain-management; entrepreneurship; real-estate; actuarial-science; genetics; microbiology; biochemistry; pharmacology; public-health; nutrition-dietetics; dentistry; nursing; pharmacy; urban-planning; architecture; journalism; mass-communication; film-studies; education; archaeology; geography; mathematics; physics; chemistry; data-science; artificial-intelligence; cybersecurity; computer-science; literature; creative-writing; fine-arts; performing-arts; music; criminology; forestry | high | 55 | Undergraduate: November (early) and January (regular) · Graduate: programme-specific, typically December–January | yale.edu |
| Yale School of Management | Yale SOM | United States | americas | global-elite | 1-50 | 1976 | AACSB · NECHE | business-administration; public-administration; finance; marketing; sustainability-studies | medium | 50 | MBA Round 1: September–October · Round 2: January · Round 3: April (later rounds often have lower scholarship pool) | som.yale.edu |
| Zhejiang University | ZJU | China | apac | global-elite | 51-200 | 1897 | MoE China | engineering; computer-science; agriculture; medicine | medium | — | Undergraduate: typically September–March · Graduate: rolling, programme-specific | zju.edu.cn |
Each row is one higher-education institution read from institutions/index.json in the AllFrontierGlobal data layer, carrying tier, global rank band, founding year, accreditation, focus subjects, a nomad-value rating, scholarship percentage and application window. The same institution can appear more than once where the source data splits it into regional editions (33 slugs recur this way); three fields with sparse coverage across the 313 rows — admissions URL, international office and typical intake size — are omitted rather than shown mostly blank. Verify admissions specifics directly with the institution.
The table lists 313 higher-education institutions read from the site's data layer. The page states no per-institution page has existed anywhere else on the site — the live institutions section is a hub page only — so this table is the first place all 313 records are visible at once.
The page explains that 33 slugs recur because the source data carries separate rows for different regional editions of the same institution, for example multiple rows for one university's different programmes or campuses, and each is kept as its own row exactly as the file has it.
No. The page notes that the admissions URL, international office and typical intake size fields are populated on only a small share of rows in the source file, and it explicitly leaves those three fields out of the table for that reason.
All 313 rows are read directly from the site's institutions/index.json file, which the page cites as the source file behind every column in the table, including tier, accreditation, focus subjects and scholarship rate.
Yes — the page states three fields (admissions URL, international office contact, typical intake size) are populated on only 6.7% of rows in the source data, which is why they are omitted from the table rather than shown mostly empty.
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