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United States
30 universities listed · Updated 2026
Avg. Tuition (Intl)
$25,000 – $60,000 / yr
Avg. Living Cost
$15,000 – $25,000 / yr
IELTS Minimum
6.5+ bands
Work Rights
20 hrs/week on campus; OPT after graduation
Language
English
Currency
USD
Why study in United States?
✓Home to most of the world's top-ranked universities
✓OPT allows 1–3 years of post-study work
✓Largest international student community globally
✓Unmatched research funding and facilities
Universities in United States
30 universities listed
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MIT
📍 Cambridge, MA⭐ QS #1~4% acceptance
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Stanford University
📍 Palo Alto, CA⭐ QS #5~4% acceptance
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Harvard University
📍 Cambridge, MA⭐ QS #4~4% acceptance
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Caltech
📍 Pasadena, CA⭐ QS #6~3% acceptance
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University of Chicago
📍 Chicago, IL⭐ QS #11~6% acceptance
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Princeton University
📍 Princeton, NJ⭐ QS #13~4% acceptance
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Columbia University
📍 New York, NY⭐ QS #12~4% acceptance
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Yale University
📍 New Haven, CT⭐ QS #16~5% acceptance
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University of Pennsylvania
📍 Philadelphia, PA⭐ QS #14~7% acceptance
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Cornell University
📍 Ithaca, NY⭐ QS #13~11% acceptance
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University of Michigan
📍 Ann Arbor, MI⭐ QS #23~20% acceptance
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NYU (New York University)
📍 New York, NY⭐ QS #38~12% acceptance
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Duke University
📍 Durham, NC⭐ QS #52~6% acceptance
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Northwestern University
📍 Evanston, IL⭐ QS #46~7% acceptance
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Johns Hopkins University
📍 Baltimore, MD⭐ QS #25~7% acceptance
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UCLA
📍 Los Angeles, CA⭐ QS #44~9% acceptance
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UC Berkeley
📍 Berkeley, CA⭐ QS #27~11% acceptance
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University of Texas at Austin
📍 Austin, TX⭐ QS #67~29% acceptance
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Georgia Tech
📍 Atlanta, GA⭐ QS #97~17% acceptance
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Carnegie Mellon University
📍 Pittsburgh, PA⭐ QS #52~11% acceptance
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University of Washington
📍 Seattle, WA⭐ QS #67~48% acceptance
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Purdue University
📍 West Lafayette, IN⭐ QS #99~53% acceptance
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Penn State University
📍 State College, PA⭐ QS #116~54% acceptance
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Ohio State University
📍 Columbus, OH⭐ QS #148~54% acceptance
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
📍 Champaign, IL⭐ QS #82~45% acceptance
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University of Southern California (USC)
📍 Los Angeles, CA⭐ QS #101~12% acceptance
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Boston University
📍 Boston, MA⭐ QS #112~19% acceptance
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University of Florida
📍 Gainesville, FL⭐ QS #160~31% acceptance
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Michigan State University
📍 East Lansing, MI⭐ QS #189~76% acceptance
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Arizona State University
📍 Tempe, AZ⭐ QS #214~88% acceptance
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Visa information
F-1 Student Visa
Processing time
2–8 weeks
Visa fee
$185
IELTS required
6.5+ bands
Work rights
20 hrs/week on campus; OPT after graduation
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