North American Partner Universities Amongst the Top Across the USA

Fri, 01 Nov 20241min read

Study Group’s U.S. partner universities are once again highlighted in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Our partners are consistently ranked amongst the top of all universities in the U.S., which is home to approximately 4,400 universities nationwide.

“We are proud of our U.S. partners’ newest rankings recognizing these universities’ continued commitment to academic excellence, state-of-the-art research, hands-on-learning, and outstanding support for students,” said Karan Lalit Director for Global, North America & South Asia Student Acquisition. “The U.S. News & World Report rankings recognize what we already know: that our international students will receive a top education at all of the universities within our portfolio.”

This year, three partner universities are ranked amongst the top 200 national universities: James Madison University, DePaul University, and Florida Atlantic University.

James Madison University

James Madison University is ranked #148 this year, placing our longest-standing U.S. partner amongst the top 3.3% of all 4,400+ U.S. universities. U.S. News & World Report highlights JMU in other areas as well:

#23 best engineering program (non-doctorate-offering schools)
#26 best undergraduate teaching
#78 top public school
#114 best undergraduate business program
#214 best undergraduate computer science program

DePaul University

DePaul University is ranked as the #165 top national university. Other U.S. News & World Report rankings for DePaul include

#62 best value school
#114 best undergraduate business program, including #35 best entrepreneurship program
#193 best undergraduate computer science program

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University moved into the top 200 national universities this year, with a ranking of #189 overall. Additionally, the university garnered highlights including

#2 most diverse public university in Florida
#103 top public school
#146 best value school
#147 best undergraduate business program, including #23 best international business program
#168 best undergraduate engineering program (doctorate-offering schools)
#193 best undergraduate computer science program

Other National University Rankings

Amongst other national university rankings, Lipscomb University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha are amongst the top 300 universities in the U.S. Long Island University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and the University of Hartford are amongst the 10% of all universities as well.

Additionally, these partners were recognized for their achievements in undergraduate program offerings:

Best engineering program (non-doctorate-offering schools)
#78: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
#78: University of Hartford
#150: Lipscomb University
Best undergraduate business program
#147: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Best undergraduate computer science program
#162: University of Nebraska at Omaha

Regional Universities

Within the Regional West, Western Washington University and California State University San Marcos are ranked as the top #18 and top #22 universities, respectively. WWU is named the #9 top public school, and CSUSM is the #12 top public school as well. Additionally, WWU received rankings as

#38 best value school, regional west
#131 best engineering program (non-doctorate-offering schools)

Towson University is ranked as the top #15 university in the Regional North and the top #5 public school. It is also named the #64 best value school in that region.

Enrolling students at one of our U.S. partner universities provides them with an education that is designed for success in their chosen careers.