Unites States

The US Educational System is very different from its Indian counterpart. USA has more than 3,300 accredited colleges and universities, which offer a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programs.

Types of Programs
Undergraduate Programs (Bachelor Degree)
This is the first level of post-secondary education that begins after 12 years of primary and secondary schooling. It includes at least 4 years of education and earns a bachelor’s degree (Most Indian graduation courses are of 3 years duration). There are also two-year programs which earn an Associate degree. A student who has an associate degree has to study further for a minimum of 2 years to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Graduate Programs (Master's & Doctorate Degree)
This is the same as post-graduate education in India. It usually involves one year or more of education depending on the subject or course, and earns a master’s or doctoral degree like MBA, MS or PhD. Admission to a graduate program usually requires a minimum of 16 years of formal education. That is, 12 years of primary and secondary schooling and further 4 years of college education.

Types of Institutions
There is no central ministry of education in the US and each institution can determine its own programs and admission standards. There are private as well as state funded colleges.
Universities are academic institutions that include one or more undergraduate colleges, as well as any number of graduate and professional schools, i.e. schools offering study for a single profession such as law.
Four year colleges are undergraduate institutions offering academic programs leading to a bachelor’s degree. Community colleges or junior colleges are undergraduate institutions offering upto two years of academic instruction beyond secondary school at a relatively low cost. These offer certificate programs that last for a few months to a year as well as associate degrees.
Institutes of technology or polytechnic institutes offer specialized programs in sciences and engineering, in addition to basic sciences, humanities and the social sciences, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Semesters
US universities offer two main semester intakes.

Fall Semester (September/October)
This is the main intake and almost all programs are offered at this times. More financial aid is also available for this semester and as funds are allocated for the entire year during this time.

Spring Semester (January/February)
This is the mid-year intake. There is limited financial assistance available for this semester as most universities allocate funds to projects in the Fall semester.
Some universities also have a Summer intake around July.

The tuition fee is not same for different universities. It varies widely with courses. A brief idea is shown in the following table:

1. University of Connecticut, Connecticut (Public Ivy - Only UG)
2. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (School of Engineering – Only PG)
3. Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
4. University of California, Riverside, California (Graduate Business Programs & College of Engineering and UCR Extension)
5. Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (Only UG Pathways)
6. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
7. Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (UG Gateways, College of Engg-MS only
and IEP)
8. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (Only UG)
9. George Mason University, Fairfax County, Virginia
10. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Master of International Development Policy)
11. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
12. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
13. University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
14. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
15. The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
16. Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
17. Auburn University, Alabama
18. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (Only UG)
19. University of Cincinnati, Ohio (Only UG – Pathway and Direct entry)
20. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (Only UG)
21. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
22. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
23. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (Only UG)
24. Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Only UG – Pathway and Direct entry)
25. Graduate School at UMBC, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
26. University of Albany, The State University of New York, Albany (SUNY Albany)
27. University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
28. University of Colorado Denver, Colorado
29. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado
30. State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo)
31. SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, New York
32. The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz)
33. State University of New York at Fredonia (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry)
34. State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh)
35. State University of New York College at Old Westbury, New York
36. State University of New York Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
37. Queens College of the City University of New York (Only UG pathway and Direct)
38. American University Washington D.C.
39. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Only UG)
40. Washington State University – Pullman, Tri Cities, Everett, Vancouver, and Spokane
Campus
41. The University of Nebraska - Lincoln (only UG)
42. University of Alabama at Birmingham
43. Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
44. Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri
45. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts
46. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
(MCPHS University)
47. University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry)
48. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
49. Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts
50. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (Direct Entry and UG/PG
Pathway)
51. Adelphi University, New York- Garden City and Manhattan Campus
52. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
53. San Jose State University, San Jose, California
54. San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
55. California State University, Los Angeles (All programs & ELP Programs at UG/PG Level)
56. California State University, Northridge
57. California State University, Fresno
58. California State University, East Bay
59. California State University, Channel Islands
60. California State University, Sacramento
61. California State University, Bakersfield
62. California State University, Dominguez Hills
63. California State University, Stanislaus
64. California State University, San Bernardino
65. California State University, Monterey Bay
66. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
67. Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, California
68. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (College of the Extended University)
69. University of California, Irvine, California; Division of Continuing Education)
70. Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
71. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington
72. California Baptist University, Riverside, California
73. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
74. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
75. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida
76. Pace University, New York City
77. Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
78. Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
79. DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway)
80. University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway)
81. Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut
82. Florida International University, Miami, Florida (All UG Programs) (PG Programs -
Chapman Graduate School of Business and College of Engineering)
83. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
84. Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln (Only UG)
85. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
86. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida & Prescott, Arizona)
87. Mississippi State University, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
88. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
89. Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
90. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
91. University of Nevada, Reno
92. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
93. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
94. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
95. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
96. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
97. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
98. University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL), Missouri
99. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
100. The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
101. Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee
102. Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
103. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
104. University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
105. Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida
106. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
107. The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
108. Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
109. Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama
110. Hofstra University, Long Island, New York (UG, PG Pathway and Direct Entry)
111. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
112. Long Island University, Post, New York
113. Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
114. Glasgow Caledonian New York College
115. Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, Texas
116. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
117. Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
118. Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
119. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
120. Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois
121. Governors State University, Chicago, Illinois
122. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
123. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
124. University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
125. Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota
126. Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
127. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut
128. Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
129. Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia
130. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
131. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut
132. Yeshiva University, New York City
133. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
134. NY Tech, New York (NYIT)
135. University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
136. Central Michigan university, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
137. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
138. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
139. Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan
140. Saint Leo University, St. Leo, Florida
141. Midway University, Midway, Kent.ucky
142. Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island
143. Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
144. Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
145. California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California (School of Management)
146. Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington (Direct Entry and UG/PG Pathway)
147. Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
148. Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
149. University of Tampa, Florida
150. University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska (Only UG)
151. Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire
152. Troy University, Troy, Alabama
153. Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas
154. Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas
155. Jefferson University, St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
156. University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota
157. Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota
158. Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts
159. Rivier University, Nashua, New Hampshire
160. Northwood University, Midland, Michigan
161. Rider University, Lawrence Township, New Jersey
162. Atlantis University, Miami, Florida
163. Valparaiso University, Indiana
164. Trine University, Angola, Indiana
165. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), Terre Haute, Indiana (Only UG)
166. Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan
167. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
168. Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California (Only PG)
169. Westcliff University, Irvine, California
170. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
171. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin
172. University of Wisconsin–Stout, Wisconsin
173. Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina
174. University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia
175. DeVry University, Downers Grove, Illinois
176. East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina (Only UG)
177. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia (Only UG)
178. Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio
179. Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
180. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
181. Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
182. New York Film Academy, New York City
183. Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa
184. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
185. Webster University Missouri (St. Louis), Orlando (Florida) Campus
186. Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri (Only UG)
187. Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Only UG)
188. Park University, Parkville, Missouri
189. The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
190. Hult International Business School Boston, San Francisco, New York campus
191. Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts (Only UG women-focused)
192. Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois
193. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas
194. Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee (Only UG)
195. Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
196. New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, Rhode Island
197. Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
198. Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
199. Monroe College, Bronx, New York
200. New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
201. Berkeley College, New Jersey & New York
202. Richard Bland College of William & Mary, Petersburg, Virginia (UG Pathway only)
203. Fisher College, Boston, Massachusetts
204. Green River College, Auburn, Washington
205. Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington
206. San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley (Cañada College, College of San Mateo, & Skyline College), California
207. Santa Ana College, California
208. Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California
209. The Contra Costa Community College District, San Pablo
210. Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
211. UMass Amherst (ECE MS 1+1 Programs)
212. IPERC Academy: International Exchange Programs
213. Summer Discovery. Discovery Internship and Jr. Internship
214. Garodia International College, Mumbai with Broward College, Florida

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