2004 Intel Rankings: Top 10 Unwired Colleges

Queens, NY, April 18 – St. John’s University is the only New York campus ranked among the top ten “most unwired college campuses” in the United States, according to an Intel Corporation survey of colleges that offer high quality, wireless computer access.

“Most Unwired College Campuses” is part of Intel’s annual survey of the 100 top U.S. cities offering the greatest wireless Internet access. This year, Intel also ranked the nation’s top 100 wireless colleges and universities as well as its top 100 most wireless airports.

St. John’s was the New York region’s only university ranked among the nation’s ten most wireless campuses. The top ten also included Indiana University – Bloomington, Purdue University, the University of Texas at Austin, Case Western Reserve University, Dartmouth College, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Akron, Western Michigan University, and American University.

Wireless computer access has emerged as a leading measure of a college’s technological quality. St. John’s offers wireless computer connectivity throughout its 105-acre Queens and 17.5-acre Staten Island campus. Cutting-edge technology is an important part of the St. John’s experience. The University also has a Laptop Program, providing all new students with their own laptop computers; a sophisticated campus-wide computer network; and more than 100 high-tech classrooms.

Founded by the Vincentian Fathers in 1870, St. John’s is one of America’s leading Catholic universities. St. John’s has three residential New York City campuses, in Queens, on Staten Island, and in Manhattan, along with a location in Oakdale, NY, and a Graduate Center in Rome, Italy.

Top 10 universities in Canada



Following are some of the rankings of Top 10 universities in Canada:

National Rank, (World Rank), Name

1. (24) University of Toronto
2. (38) University of British Columbia
3. (61) University of Alberta
4. (62) Simon Fraser University
5. (63) Université de Montreal
6. (69) University of Calgary
7. (91) Mcgill University
8. (94) University of Waterloo
9. (110) Université Laval
10. (113) York University

Source: Webomerics Ranking 2009

Another League Table by Gourman:
Rank, Institution, Score
1 McGill University 4.64
2 University of Toronto 4.61
3 University of British Columbia 4.22
4 McMaster University 3.89
5 University of Alberta 3.63
6 York University 3.61
7 Carleton University 3.58
8 Simon Fraser University 3.55
9 University of Manitoba 3.5
10 University of Ottawa 3.45
Source: Gourman Report Ranking of Canadian Universities 1998
Entry level law school teaching placement rankings




Leiter has it ranked and here’s who had the top 10 placement rates:

1) Yale

2) University of Chicago

3) Stanford

4) Harvard

5) University of Virginia

6) Northwestern

7) Columbia & NYU

9) University of Michigan

10) University of Texas
Top 10 Universities in the World



In today's competitive environment the university rankings keep on changing every now and then. In a recent ratings guide U.S. News & World Report included such universities as Princeton, Harvard and Stanford among the "best values" in the country. Keeping in view different ratings, here are our top 10.

Top Ten

1 - University of Cambridge
Top 10 Universities; Cambridge

Celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2009, Britain's University of Cambridge has topped the list, making it the best university in the world for science. With over 100 departments, faculties and schools, Cambridge is the largest university in the UK. Its contribution to the world has ranged from the discovery of the mechanism of blood circulation to the structure of DNA, from the great philosophers of the early 15th century to the groundbreaking work of its many Nobel Prize winners (more than 60 distinguished names feature on the list).

2 - University of Oxford
Top 10 Universities; Oxford

Probably the oldest university with no clear date of foundation, Oxford stands at second position. Teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. Except for St Hilda's -- which continues to remain an all-women college -- all of Oxford's 39 colleges now admit both men and women.

3 - Harvard University
Top 10 Universities;Harvard

With 40 Nobel laureate to its credit Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Harvard College was established in 1636 and was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard, a young minister who, on his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the newly established institution. Seven presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W Bush) were graduates of Harvard.

4 - University of California, Berkeley
Top 10 Universities;Berkeley

Established in 1868, University of California was the product of a merger between the College of California and the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College. Among other things, the university is credited with the isolation of the human polio virus and the discovery of all artificial elements heavier than uranium. Eighteen Berkeley faculty members have been awarded Nobel Prizes in science, literature and economics.

5 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Top 10 Universities;MIT

With 59 Nobel Prize winners MIT is one of the most famous universities in the world. Through his efforts, William Barton Rogers, who never received a degree, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was born in 1861. Today, the Institute has more than 900 faculty and 10,000 students. It is organized into five Schools -- Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Management and the Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology.

6 - Stanford University
Top 10 Universities;Stanford

Stanford University opened on October 1, 1891 and was dedicated by Leland Stanford and Jane Eliza to their son, Leland Junior. Stanford followed the German model of providing graduate as well as undergraduate instruction and stressing on research along with teaching. Stanford's current community of scholars includes 17 Nobel laureates and four Pulitzer Prize winners. Famous Stanford alumni include Vinton Cerf, Steve Ballmer, Vance Coffman, Carleton Fiorina, William Hewlett, David Packard, Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page.

7 - University of Tokyo
Top 10 Universities;Tokyo

Established in 1877, the University of Tokyo is the only Asian university in the top 10 list. With 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools and 11 research institutes, it has been a guiding force in research and education. The University has a faculty of approximately 2,800 professors, associate professors and lecturers, and a total student enrollment of about 28,000.

8 - Princeton University

Formerly known as the College of New Jersey, the University was officially renamed Princeton University in 1896. The University plays a major role in the educational, cultural and economic life of the region. Some famous Princeton alumni include Woodrow Wilson and James Madison, former presidents of the United States.

9 - California Institute of Technology
Top 10 Universities;Caltech

Caltech was established by philanthropist Amos Throop in September 1891. The University started in a rented Wooster Block building by the name of Throop University. Today, 30 of the Institute's alumni are Nobel Prize recipients. Linus Pauling, the Caltech chemist, Charles Richter the inventor of Richter scale and psycho biologist Roger Sperry are some of the great names from Caltech.

10 - Imperial College of London
Top 10 Universities:Imperial College

Established in 1907, Imperial College of London is one of the world's best universities. It is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. With over 12000 students from 123 countries, the College boasts of 14 Nobel Prize winners.
Universidad de las Americas - Puebla, Mexico



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VU Advisor: Marie Martin

Program Provider: UDLAP

GPA Requirements: 2.75

Location: Puebla

Course(s) of Study: Diverse studies available. Visit www.udlap.mex for more information.

Calendar: UDLAP Calendar

Program Costs: Semester Costs, Summer Costs

One of the top 10 universities in Mexico (If not the best private university in Mexico), The Universidad de las Americas offers an enormous range of courses and a reputation for top-notch instruction.
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During the academic year, the Office of International Affairs at the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, offers a broad range of programs and activities to our international students. Regular university courses are available, as well as Spanish courses with a communicative approach. There are also many opportunities for getting a taste of Mexican culture and society through internships, community service, and cultural trips.


The summer session consists of a six-week Spanish Immersion Program, which combines two Spanish courses per day (Monday through Thursday mornings) with cultural workshops, internship and community service opportunities, conferences, cultural fieldtrips, special activities with Mexican students, optional weekend trips, and housing at UDLA dormitories or homestays. Students may also participate in sports and recreational activities, attend movies, and chat in conversation circles with a variety of native speakers.


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UDLA's system of residential colleges is unique in Mexico. The goals for the residential college include not only providing intellectual training and professional formation, but also promoting personal growth. This is accomplished by establishing smaller, organized communities within the greater University, in which each student is known by name, forms a network of friendships, can readily find the support of faculty ad officials when needed, and where participation in group activities and college governance offers opportunities to develop capacities of citizenship and leadership. Additionally, students are forced by this system to consider the needs and rights of their peers and the welfare of the community as a whole.


In place of housing in Residential Colleges, international students may choose to participate in home-stays with Mexican families. These families provide students with their own rooms and two meals a day, as well as invaluable language practice and cultural enrichment opportunities.

4 of the top 10 universities are British


Four of the world's top universities are British, a new report has revealed.

The latest survey conducted by the Times Higher Education Supplement reported that Oxbridge outstripped Yale but failed to secure the number one position occupied by Harvard.

Also in the top ten were Imperial College London and University College London.

Nunzio Quacquarelli, the managing director of careers and education group QS which compiled the research told the newspaper: "In an environment of increasing student mobility, the UK is putting itself forward as a top choice for students worldwide."

Recently, Oxbridge has been accused of not encouraging greater numbers of state school pupils to apply for places.

A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research showed that over 40 per cent of Oxford students come from independent schools, despite such schools accounting for only seven per cent of British schoolchildren.

However, the warden of Oxford's New College Professor Alan Ryan told the BBC this was not due to bias on the universities' part.

Richer parents are able to buy educational advantages for their children, such as a choice education, he argued.

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Top 10 Expensive Colleges
Top 10 Expensive Colleges For Your Life And Career

Building your career in a particular field is a Herculean task. After schooling, colleges and universities are the pillars for making many students’ career. A university or a college is the place where you can enrich your knowledge, sharpen your intellect and brush up your skills through proper education under tutelage of scholars. A good college or university excels in administration, infrastructure, academic achievement and educational programs. Here are such top ten colleges to name from multitudes in the world. Read full review


University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a thriving academic community set at the heart of a beautiful, historic, yet vibrant and cosmopolitan maritime city. Students at Bristol certainly get the best of both worlds when they come to study in this city. Proof of this is in our exceptionally high retention rates, approximately 96%, the employment rate for our graduates is among the best in Britain and the university is currently ranked within the top 10 universities in the UK.



There are six faculties - Arts, Engineering, Medical & Veterinary Sciences, Medicine & Dentistry, Science and Social Sciences & Law. The overall quality of the University’s teaching has been judged as excellent, and students who join the University, are likely to be taught by staff who are leaders in their fields of research.



There is a wide range of self-catered and catered accommodation to choose from, varying from student houses to the largest catered hall with 443. Accommodation is guaranteed to first year (full-time undergraduate) students that meet the conditions of their offer. The communities within the University’s halls of residence reflect the diversity of the student population overall, making them an excellent place to

get to know people from all round the world, and from a large number of different study programs.


A full range of support services are available to all students at the University. Specific additional areas of expertise such as advice on visas and general adjustment to UK systems are offered by our International Student Advisors.



The union enables a vast number of student activities to flourish, boasting a dance studio, theatres, art studio, dark rooms for photographers, pottery workshop, music practice rooms, computer room, study room and cheap and cheerful food. The union is also a home to almost 200 societies.


Sri Lanka in the to 10 in GSoC and No. 1 in the Universities list !


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Sri Lanka in the top 10

Universities List :

Sri Lanka Number 1 in the World

Congratulations UoM (University of Moratuwa) and all the other GSoC participants. read more @ Sanjiva’s blog.

** Shout-out goes to Sahana project (http://sahana.lk/) which also managed to get 9 projects accepted **
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Driving on the highway; studying all the way. Stopping at the fast food joints and still studying. Sound impossible does it? However, in reality you can do it through online studying. There are scores of universities and educational institutes which offer an online degree. However, you would need to make certain about their authenticity. You can do this through the net or you can ask people around for more details. Only if you are satisfied should you enroll in any university.

The packages offered by these online universities included the study material, the semester fees and everything else and that too at a very minuscule cost. Sometimes these packages are for free also. The thing is that you can educate yourself after you have returned from your 9 to 5 job and too from the confines of your home. It may not necessarily be your home it could any other place as well. If you are keen in educating yourself; then the place does not matter; as far it is online.

You could educate yourself; according to your terms and conditions and that is the most important thing about online education. Besides, there is no age for learning and learning is never complete.
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Top 10 Reasons The Dark Ages Were Not Dark
I believe that we can safely say that the period of man’s history from 476 AD to 1000 AD is the most maligned of all. This period, known to historians as the Early Middle Ages, is still referred to by most laymen as the Dark Ages. In fact the term “dark ages” is almost as ancient as the period itself - it was coined in the 1330s by Petrarch, the Italian scholar, to refer to the decline of Latin literature. It was later taken by the protestant reformers (16th century) and then the members of the Englightenment (18th century) as a derogatory term with much broader implications, because they saw their own “enlightenment” as absent from the earlier period. Hardly a fair judgement on the past. Fortunately for modern students of history, the term is now officially known as the Early Middle Ages - a name which has no connotations at all. So, having given you the background on the terms, here are ten reasons that the dark ages were, in fact, a period of great progress and light.

10 Universities Are Born


The Classical Education (still used today in some schools) was the system used by the Universities which were created in the Early Middle Ages (the first in history). The universities taught the arts, law, medicine, and theology (the study of religion). The University of Bologna (founded in 1088) was the first ever to grant degrees. In addition to the classical structure (based on Ancient Greek education), these medieval universities were heavily influenced by Islamic education which was thriving at the time. While women were not admitted to Universities in the early days, the education of women did exist. The convents of the day educated the young women who would often enter at a very young age. One such women (Hildegard Von Bingen) is one of the most celebrated women of the Medieval era who had great influence over the men in power at the time.

The Top 10 at Public and Private Colleges

When President Obama announced that executive pay will be capped at companies that accept bailout funds, it revived a longstanding debate about whether the salaries of university presidents are excessive. Although this rule won't apply to educational institutions, some critics of the pay gap in higher education hope that the Obama Administration's action will trickle down to academia. After all, universities will be the recipients of billions of dollars in federal aid through the economic stimulus package, which allocates money for student financial aid, university infrastructure upgrades, and research grants.

University presidents may not be as generously compensated as their corporate counterparts, but their pay has been rising steeply over the past 15 years, especially compared with what college professors earn. The median income for public-university presidents in the 2007-08 academic year was $427,400. The average head of a private university* took home about $100,000 more.

We compiled this list of the 10 top-earning presidents at public and private universities using data from the Annual Executive Compensation Survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education. While these campus chiefs earn base salaries that fall well into the six figures, their compensation is supplemented with plenty of perks, including retention bonuses, retirement payouts, and the use of well-appointed homes and cars. Many of these administrators also serve on the boards of multiple corporations, but those earnings were not factored in.

*The data on private universities are from 2006-07. The Chronicle of Higher Education gleans this compensation information from tax filings. While there is less transparency on pay at private universities, total compensation figures include base salary, bonuses, deferred compensation, retirement pay, and other allowances.
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Bachelor of Health Scienses Program
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Check out the Top 10 reasons to study in the BHSc program at Western. Download a copy of the Top 10 card here.

Welcome to the BHSc Program
The Bachelor of Health Sciences is a diverse community of students and professors committed to excellence in health studies. A Bachelor of Health Sciences degree provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective of health and well-being, with professors drawn from a variety of traditional academic areas, such as anatomy, epidemiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, nursing, rehabilitation sciences, and kinesiology. With the contemporary emphasis on inter-professional healthcare teams and systems, our interdisciplinary curriculum provides a solid foundation for students wishing to pursue professional training in medicine, or rehabilitation sciences (such as, speech pathology, physical therapy, or occupational therapy). It also provides an excellent background for students interested in careers or masters-level education in areas of health promotion, health policy, gerontology, bioethics, or health measurement.

Top 10 Really Hot Colleges to Study in US!
Preparing for the GRE exam is really getting me nervous. My exam is scheduled for this November. Apart from the all-day horrifying classes I spend most of my day Googling for Universities and colleges to apply for. I bet every Indian student who searches for admission in colleges abroad looks for nothing but the “Best universities and colleges” there. Ugly chicks in Indian colleges is one reason for people like me to escape from the country after graduation hoping American Pie isn’t a scam. I don’t know about others but I search for universities and colleges based on the following algorithm;

1. Look for a college with a lot of hot chicks.
2. Keep looking.
3. In case you find one, see to it that it actually provides with a suitable study program.
4. In case 3 returns a False, go back to 1 and if it is impressive then change study program.

I’ll share my research with you with slides on the top 10 hot colleges and universities in US to apply.

10. Louisiana State University


LSU geatures great cheerleaders, and their marching band even gets into the act, featuring a subunit called the LSU Golden Girls. Awesome!

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Higher education will definitely get you ahead in today’s world. In this post, we have compiled listings of top undergrad universities and selected grad programs. Rankings are based on US News & World Report 2008 data.

Top 10 Undergraduate Universities
1.Princeton
2.Harvard
3.Yale
4.Stanford
5.University of Pennsylvania
6.California Institute of Technology
7.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8.Duke
9.Columbia
10.University of Chicago
Top Law Schools
1.Yale
2.Harvard
3.Stanford
4.New York University
5.Columbia
6.University of Chicago
7.University of Pennsylvania
8.University of California, Berkeley
9.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
10.Duke
Top Business Schools (MBA)
1.Harvard
2.Stanford
3.University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
4.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
5.Northwestern University (Kellogg)
Top Med Schools
1.Harvard
2.Johns Hopkins University
3.University of Pennsylvania
4.Washington University in St. Louis
5.University of California, San Francisco
6.University of Washington
7.Stanford
8.Duke
9.Yale
10.Baylor College of Medicine
Top Veterinary Medicine Schools (DVM)
1.Cornell
2.Colorado State University
3.University of California, Davis
Top Education Programs
1.Teachers College, Columbia
2.Stanford
3.Harvard
4.Vanderbilt (Peabody)
5.University of California, Los Angeles
6.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
7.Northwestern University
8.University of California, Berkeley
9.University of Washington
10.University of Wisconsin, Madison
Top Clinical Psychology PhD Programs
1.University of California, Los Angeles
2.University of California, Berkeley
3.University of Wisconsin, Madison
Top Nursing Programs (Master’s)
1.University of Washington
2.University of California, San Francisco
3.University of Pennsylvania
Top Pharmacy Programs (PharmD)
1.University of California, San Francisco
2.University of Texas, Austin
3.North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Top Public Health Programs (Master’s)
1.Johns Hopkins University
2.Harvard
3.University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Top Social Work Programs (Master’s)
1.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2.Washington University in St. Louis
3.Columbia
Top Engineering PhD Programs
1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2.Stanford
3.University of California, Berkeley
4.Georgia Institute of Technology
5.University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne
Top Economics PhD Programs
1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2.University of Chicago
3.Harvard
4.Princeton
5.Stanford
Top Sociology PhD Programs
1.Wisconsin, Madison
2.University of California, Berkeley
3.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Top Political Science PhD Programs
1.Harvard
2.Stanford
3.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Top Computer Science PhD Programs
1.Carnegie Mellon University
2.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3.Stanford
4.University of California, Berkeley

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Top 10 Automotive Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
What You Do Outside of Class Is at Least as Important as Where the Class Is Held
By Mac Demere, Contributor
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Those seeking careers in the car industry spend hours agonizing about their choices when it comes to colleges and universities. Unfortunately, many fail to realize that what students do outside of class will be at least as important as where classes are held.

As you progress further in your career, you will find that managers will care less about where you went to school and much more about what you can do for them. Car companies, their suppliers and automotive-related industries need people with both practical experience and a passion for things motorized. Those who work on their school's SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Supermileage team, help restore a muscle car, volunteer for a local race team or compete in autocross events will likely have more success than those who attend MIT but can't identify a ratchet in a lineup of kitchen tools.

"One of the finest automotive engineers I worked with had a degree in Materials Sciences — and unspectacular grades — from the Colorado School of Mines," said a retired engineer and vehicle program manager from a top car company. "Likewise, the auto industry is littered with the failed careers of engineering graduates from far more prestigious automotive schools."

To come up with this list of the top 10 automotive colleges and universities, we interviewed representatives of several car companies, studied results from vehicle-building competitions and considered our own experience. The institutions listed barely scratch the surface of schools that offer excellent automotive programs. Certainly any of the more than 75 U.S. colleges and universities that have active programs in Formula SAE (FSAE), Supermileage or Clean Snowmobile competitions would be a good choice.

Also consider schools that have competed in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Grand Challenge to produce driverless, self-guided vehicles and the Automotive X Prize, a competition to build clean, fast and fuel-efficient cars. Look for schools that have recently scored top finishes in the competitions, such as North Carolina State, the University of Florida and the University of Kansas.

Canada, along with many other countries, has colleges and universities that produce top-quality graduates for the automotive industry. These include McGill in Montreal, the University of Toronto and Université Laval in Quebec. Those interested in racing should check out programs such as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's motorsports engineering program.

We focused on automotive engineering programs. Those more interested in design — which used to be called "styling" — will want to look at Pasadena, California's Art Center, Detroit's College of Creative Studies and others.

Here are our picks for the top automotive colleges and universities.



University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University: It's a toss-up as to whether Michigan, Michigan State or Michigan Tech will produce the best automotive engineers in the future. Alumni from all three can be found at most automotive-related companies. Potential students will have to decide which best fits their needs, but any of these three have to be considered a top choice.


Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) : Purdue has long produced top engineers for Detroit and its suppliers. IUPUI boasts a motorsports engineering program. Ryan Newman, one of the very few NASCAR drivers who graduated from college, holds an engineering degree from Purdue.


Cornell University: The Ithaca, New York, institution is not a traditional automotive school, but any university that has eight FSAE championships to its credit has to be on this list. In addition, Cornell is one of the few colleges to enter both the Automotive X Prize competition and the DARPA driverless vehicle event.


Kettering University: Despite having fewer than 3,000 students, Kettering University produces far more than its share of industry personnel. Located in Flint, Michigan, the school formerly known as General Motors Institute offers degrees in management as well as engineering.


University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington and Texas A&M University: At least as heated as the debate among Michigan-based schools is that involving UT Austin, UT Arlington and Texas A&M. The three have combined for more than a dozen wins in FSAE, FSAE West and FSAE Japan competition, so you'll have to make your own choice among them.


Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Virginia Tech regularly produces a competitive FSAE team — it has one championship — and scored a 3rd-place finish in the 2007 DARPA competition. Also, its campus is close to the center of the U.S. racing industry in North Carolina. In addition, I've personally worked with several Hokie engineers who are some of the best drivers you've never heard of.


University of California, Davis: It was a challenge to pick from among Cal Davis, Cal Berkeley, Stanford and Cal Tech, as all have programs that seek to find the future of personal transportation. Most enter more than one of the touchstone competitions. However, our experts said Cal Davis students typically possessed more practical experience.


California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and California Polytechnic State University, Pomona: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona also have programs that are worthy of consideration. The former's College of Engineering has produced a winning Supermileage team. The latter has placed in the prestigious Formula SAE Collegiate Design Series.


Clemson University: By itself, the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) would make Clemson a contender for this list. In addition, the South Carolina school has a strong vehicle dynamics program and is located within 160 miles of almost every NASCAR shop.


Georgia Institute of Technology: Based in the middle of booming Atlanta, Georgia Tech has long been an automotive powerhouse with a strong FSAE team. In addition it has a respected design school. Not insignificantly, its mascot is a 1930 Ford Model A Sports coupe.
College is but one step on the road toward success. Where you go to school and what you do there can help or hurt your career. However, what you do when class is not in session is at least as important.

Top State Universities By Salary Potential

If you're headed for a state university for your undergrad degree, check out our list of top state universities by salary potential first. Median salary numbers are reported by actual graduates from each school.



Methodology
Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 3 years of experience; mid-career have 15.5 years. See full methodology for more.


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Top State Universities By Salary Potential - Full List
Top State Universities Starting Median Salary Mid-Career Median Salary

University of California, Berkeley $59,900 $112,000

University of Virginia (UVA) $52,700 $103,000

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo $57,200 $101,000

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) $52,600 $101,000

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) $51,100 $101,000

University of California, Davis $52,300 $99,600

University of Colorado - Boulder (UCB) $47,100 $97,600

University of California, Irvine (UCI) $48,300 $96,700

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) $52,900 $96,100

Texas A&M University $49,700 $96,100

Binghamton University $53,600 $95,900

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) $57,100 $95,800

San Jose State University (SJSU) $53,500 $95,600

University of Maryland, College Park $52,000 $95,000

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) $50,500 $95,000

University of Texas (UT) - Austin $49,700 $93,900

University of Michigan $52,700 $93,000

Stony Brook University $49,500 $93,000

State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany $44,500 $92,200

Rutgers University $50,300 $91,800

Purdue University $51,400 $90,500

University of Connecticut (UConn) $48,000 $88,800

University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Amherst $46,600 $88,200

California State University (CSU), Chico $47,400 $88,100

University of Florida (UF) $47,100 $87,900

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Madison $48,900 $87,800

Louisiana State University (LSU) $46,900 $87,800

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) $45,700 $87,000

George Mason University $47,800 $86,900

University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Lowell $45,400 $86,600

San Francisco State University (SFSU) $47,300 $86,400

University of Arizona $47,500 $86,100

Clemson University $48,400 $86,000

University of Georgia (UGA) $44,100 $86,000

Pennsylvania State University (PSU) $49,900 $85,700

University of Washington (UW) $48,800 $85,300

Michigan State University (MSU) $46,300 $85,300

University of Rhode Island (URI) $43,900 $85,300

San Diego State University (SDSU) $46,200 $85,200

Auburn University $45,400 $84,700

Washington State University (WSU) $45,300 $84,700

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) $45,100 $84,700

Iowa State University $45,400 $84,600

University of Delaware $45,900 $84,500

University of Colorado - Denver $46,100 $84,400

California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) $49,200 $84,300

State University of New York (SUNY) at Farmingdale $47,300 $84,200

University of Minnesota $46,200 $84,200

Arizona State University (ASU) $47,400 $84,100

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) $44,700 $84,100

Indiana University (IU), Bloomington $46,300 $84,000

University of Iowa (UI) $44,700 $83,900

Ohio State University (OSU) $44,900 $83,700

North Carolina State University (NCSU) $47,200 $83,300

Oregon State University (OSU) $45,100 $83,300

University of Utah $45,400 $83,200

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) $46,500 $82,900

University of Oklahoma $44,700 $82,900

University of Arkansas $44,100 $82,800

University of Vermont (UVM) $44,800 $82,700

University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) $43,100 $82,700

California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) $47,800 $82,400

University of Idaho $44,900 $82,000

University of Illinois at Chicago $47,500 $81,700

State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo $46,200 $81,700

University of Kansas $42,400 $81,600

University of New Mexico (UNM) $41,600 $81,600

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNCH) $42,900 $81,500

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa $41,300 $81,400

University of California, Riverside (UCR) $46,800 $81,300

State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo $42,300 $81,300

University of Missouri - Columbia $41,700 $81,000

University of Nebraska $45,700 $80,900

University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) $45,400 $80,800

Northern Illinois University (NIU) $43,600 $80,800

Oklahoma State University $42,800 $80,700

University of North Dakota $44,000 $80,600

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) $45,500 $80,400

University of Houston (UH) $46,000 $79,900

University of Mississippi $41,400 $79,700

New Mexico State University $44,300 $79,500

Lamar University $46,500 $79,400

Mississippi State University (MSU) $44,500 $79,300

Colorado State University (CSU) $44,800 $79,000

Kansas State University (KSU) $43,300 $79,000

University of Wyoming (UW) $44,500 $78,700

Utah State University $43,800 $78,700

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Platteville $45,800 $78,500

University of Oregon $42,200 $78,400

University of Kentucky (UK) $42,800 $78,300

University of New Hampshire (UNH) $41,800 $78,300

University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Boston $45,600 $78,200

West Virginia University (WVU) $43,100 $78,100

University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) $47,000 $77,800

North Dakota State University (NDSU) $45,100 $77,800

State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego $38,000 $77,800

University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Dartmouth $43,200 $77,700

Montana State University - Bozeman $46,600 $77,500

State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta $37,500 $76,700

University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette $41,100 $76,300

State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh $40,800 $76,200

Wayne State University $42,800 $76,100

University of Hawaii $43,800 $76,000

University of Toledo $43,100 $75,900

Florida International University (FIU) $43,200 $75,500

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Whitewater $40,800 $75,500

Western Washington University $42,700 $75,400

Minnesota State University - Mankato $43,300 $74,700

University of Tennessee $43,800 $74,600

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Milwaukee $42,300 $74,600

University of Arkansas - Monticello (UAM) $39,200 $74,500

Penn State - Harrisburg $45,700 $74,000

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) $43,100 $74,000

Georgia State University $41,800 $74,000

Western Michigan University (WMU) $42,300 $73,800

South Dakota State University (SDSU) $41,100 $73,500

Idaho State University $44,900 $73,400

Ohio University $42,200 $73,400

Illinois State University $42,000 $73,400

Cleveland State University $43,500 $73,100

Florida State University (FSU) $42,100 $73,000

University of Alaska, Anchorage $45,900 $72,600

Fitchburg State College $42,400 $72,600

University of Nebraska at Omaha $41,500 $72,600

Southern Illinois University Carbondale $43,000 $72,500

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) $43,400 $72,100

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) $42,700 $72,100

University Of Maine $41,200 $72,100

Eastern Michigan University $40,300 $72,100

Bowling Green State University $39,800 $72,100

University of Montana $37,300 $71,900

University of Central Florida (UCF) $42,600 $71,700

University of South Carolina $40,000 $71,700

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) $45,200 $71,600

St. Cloud State University $41,800 $71,400

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Parkside $40,700 $71,400

California State University (CSU), Stanislaus $38,000 $71,400

Humboldt State University $42,600 $71,300

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) $42,600 $71,100

University of South Florida (USF) $41,100 $71,100

Portland State University (PSU) $42,600 $70,900

Eastern Washington University $38,600 $70,900

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) $42,500 $70,700

University of Akron $41,100 $70,300
State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam $38,000 $70,300

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) $39,200 $70,100

University of Memphis (U of M) $41,400 $69,700

Boise State University (BSU) $40,800 $69,500

Missouri State University (MSU) $36,100 $69,500

University of Wisconsin (UW) - La Crosse $42,200 $69,300

Appalachian State University $40,400 $69,100

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) $42,000 $68,400

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Stout $43,600 $68,300

East Carolina University (ECU) $40,200 $67,500

Utah Valley State College $42,400 $67,100

University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) $41,400 $67,100

Western Carolina University $36,900 $66,600

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Oshkosh $39,300 $66,400

State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia $37,800 $66,200

University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) $38,900 $65,800

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Eau Claire $41,400 $64,800

Ball State University (BSU) $39,100 $64,500

University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) $37,500 $64,400

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Stevens Point $39,800 $64,000

University of Southern Maine $39,400 $63,600

Arkansas State University (ASU) $38,700 $63,300

Kent State University $38,700 $62,600

Tarleton State University (TSU) $40,800 $62,400

University of Wisconsin (UW) - Green Bay $35,800 $60,600

Morehead State University $34,800 $60,600

Austin Peay State University $37,700 $59,200

Pittsburg State University $40,400 $58,200

Southern Utah University $41,900 $56,500

Montana State University - Billings $37,900 $50,600

Black Hills State University $35,300 $43,900

Methodology
This chart is based upon PayScale Salary Survey data for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees who are full-time employees in the United States. These results may not represent all attendees of these colleges. Salary is the sum of compensation from base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, and overtime, if applicable, but does not include equity (stock) compensation. See full methodology for more.


Top 10 Philosophy Programs in America

1. New York University

2. Rutgers University

3. Princeton University

3.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

5. University of Pittsburgh

6. Stanford University

7. Harvard University

7.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

7.University of California, Los Angeles

10. Columbia University

10.University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

To compile his 2005 rankings, the most recent report, Brian Leiter sent online surveys to 450 leading philosophers, more than 300 of whom replied. The respondents are not allowed to rate their own departments or their grad-school alma maters.

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8.Medicine
9.Sports Science
10.Social Work

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2.Law
3.Computer Science
4.English
5.Psychology
6.Subjects related to Medicine-based sciences
7.History
8.Sociology
9.Biology
10.= PE / Medicine
Law has grown in popularity even more, this may be because it promises a good salary. The top 10 courses do not seem to have changed that much in 10 years, they have just changed places.
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LETTERS OF PERMISSION
A Letter of Permission (L of P) allows you, as an undergraduate student, to take one or more courses at another university as a visiting student and transfer the credit(s) towards your degree at Western. The majority of courses required for your degree modules must be completed at Western. Letters of Permission must be approved by the Academic Counsellor in the School of Kinesiology before you register at the other university. If you take a course without requesting a Letter of Permission, you may have to apply for re-admission to this University. The form and instructions is available to be downloaded from the Registrar’s Office website.
ELIGIBILITY

You must be in good academic standing at Western. Students on probation are not eligible.
You must have completed at least four full or equivalent courses at Western and have an average of at least 60%. If you are in first year, you will be asked to verify your term marks.
Special Students (i.e., students with degrees) are not eligible.
Number of course permitted. You may be given permission to take a maximum of 5.0 courses during your university career.
SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION
The following will NOT be approved:

courses intended to fulfill the designated essay requirements;
science courses below the 1000 level (e.g. Math 0110a);
education, theology, or music performance courses.
RESIDENCE REGULATIONS FOR GRADUATION
You must complete certain courses at Western. The minimum in a three-year program is 5.0 senior courses, 2.0 designated essay courses, and most of your Area of Concentration or module courses. The minimum in an honors or 4-year program is 10.0. (See Academic Calendar for full details.)
OSAP
For Winter Sessions in particular, we recommend that you consult the Financial Aid Office (Room 190, Stevenson-Lawson Building, Western, London ON N6A 5B8) to see whether you have to apply for OSAP through the host institution.
PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN A LETTER OF PERMISSION
Complete the form carefully to avoid delays in obtaining approval and plan ahead because you need to allow about two weeks for processing your paperwork. Students who don't pay any processing fees will be subject to financial and academic penalties.

Contact the host university to ask about the application deadlines and fees, the registration procedures and add/drop deadlines for visiting students. See if an official Western transcript is required. Obtain descriptions of courses being offered. You might find the Canadian Universities web site and our tips about other universities helpful.
Complete the Request for a Letter of Permission form. Fill in all areas except "Exact Western Equivalent", "Substitute for Western Courses" and "Dept Appr". List alternative course choices, if possible. On campus students:
Have principal courses equated by the department. Take your form and course descriptions to the Department to equate any courses. For example, if you are completing a math course in the summer, visit the Math Department for departmental approval.
Submit the form and course descriptions to the Kinesiology Program Office. If you are in first year, you may be asked to provide verification of term marks. You will be given a date to return to pick up the completed form.
Submit the approved form to the Registrar's Office (room 190, Stevenson-Lawson Bldg.) and pay the non-refundable processing fee.
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The Registrar's Office will prepare your official Letter and forward it according to your processing instructions. (Exception: If you are attending U of T, you must pick up the official L of P from the Registrar's Office in a few days and submit it yourself or request that it be faxed to the appropriate U of T campus.) Faxing the L of P is available on receipt of an additional $6 fee. (Be sure to provide host university's fax number.) Only if necessary, order a Western transcript from the Registrar's Office. For transcript details, call 661-2106 or check www.registrar.uwo.ca.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LETTER OF PERMISSION
Revised Letters of Permission
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Road Trips: Top 10 Party Schools

For those of you planning college road trips this fall, The Princeton Review's Top Party Schools list may be the single most important piece of travel planning information you can procure. West Virginia University tops the 2008 list knocking University of Texas from the top spot.

The photo above of a West Virginia cheerleader flying high at the WVU-Mississippi State football game last fall helps illustrate the constant state of boisterous merrymaking that engulfs WVU.

We have the full 2008 list here, including the top 10 "Stone Cold Sober" schools, with a photo from the campus of sober champ BYU. What is that old saying? Every picture tells a story?

The Princeton Review's Top 10 Party Schools and Top 10 Sober Schools.

TOP 10 PARTY SCHOOLS
1. West Virginia University

2. University of Mississippi

3. University of Texas, Austin

4. University of Florida

5. University of Georgia

6. Penn State University

7. University of New Hampshire

8. Indiana University, Bloomington

9. Ohio University, Athens

10. University of California, Santa Barbara



TOP 10 "STONE COLD SOBER SCHOOLS"

1. Brigham Young University

2. Wheaton College (Ill.)

3. Thomas Aquinas College (Calif.)

4. College of the Ozarks (Mo.)

5. Grove City College (Pa.)

6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy

7. U.S. Air Force Academy

8. U.S. Naval Academy

9. City University of New York, Queens College

10. Webb Institute (N.Y.)


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4. University of California, Berkeley

The roots of the University of California go back to the gold rush days of 1849, when the drafters of the state's constitution required the legislature to 'encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral and agricultural improvement' of the people of California.
The university that was born nearly 20 years later -- on March 23, 1868 -- was the product of a merger between the College of California (a private institution) and the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College.
Among other things, the university is credited with the isolation of the human polio virus and the discovery of all artificial elements heavier than uranium. Eighteen members of the Berkeley faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes for these and subsequent discoveries, as well as in literature and economics.

3. Harvard University


Refusing to be left behind, the Americans follow with a vengeance.
Harvard University is ranked No 3.
Harvard College was established in 1636 and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown.
Harvard was a young minister who, on his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the newly established institution.
It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Seven presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W Bush) were graduates of Harvard.
Its faculty has produced 40 Nobel laureates. The US News & World Report ranks Harvard at No 1 in its rating for America's best universities for the year 2005.

2. University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is one of the oldest English-speaking universities.
It can lay claim to nine centuries of documented existence.
According to the university's Web site, there is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. Except for St Hilda's -- which continues to remain an all-women college -- all of Oxford's 39 colleges now admit both men and women.

. University of Cambridge

Britain's University of Cambridge has topped the list, making it the best university in the world for science.
That's not all the good news Cambridge received this month.
An anonymous American donor gave $1.85 million (�960,000) to set up an endowment fund in honour of cosmologist- author Stephen Hawking.
In 2009, the university will celebrate its 800th anniversary, making it one of the world's oldest universities.
Cambridge is the largest university in the United Kingdom (over 100 departments, faculties and schools).
Its contribution to the world has ranged from the discovery of the mechanism of blood circulation to the structure of DNA, from the great philosophers of the early 15th century to the groundbreaking work of its many Nobel Prize winners (more than 60 distinguished names feature on the list).
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