Top 2017 Rankings For Boston College
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All 2017 Rankings For Boston College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 59 of 1388 |
| New England | 16 of 122 |
| Massachusetts | 9 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 52 of 111 |
| Massachusetts |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 292 of 1208 |
| New England | 29 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 17 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 568 of 1208 |
| New England | 52 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 25 of 57 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 73 of 2393 |
| Ethnic | 958 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 289 of 1717 |
| Location | 89 of 2399 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 4 of 171 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 463 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 235 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 118 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 813 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 108 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 498 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 849 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 167 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 810 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 909 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 609 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 123 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 512 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 650 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 725 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 424 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 727 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 377 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 27 of 634 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 420 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 396 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 66 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 123 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 455 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 589 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 183 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 537 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 48 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 87 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 132 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 560 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 95 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 289 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 368 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 82 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 21 of 242 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 133 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 330 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 714 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 226 of 1174 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 46 of 1353 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 33 of 1274 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 1276 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 147 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 372 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 660 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 121 of 305 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 223 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 375 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 316 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 108 of 577 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 757 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 693 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 496 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 511 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 232 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 232 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 68 of 1239 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1191 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 120 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 184 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 491 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 394 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 75 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 21 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 130 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 229 of 708 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 182 of 650 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 264 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 947 |
| Most Focused | 129 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 260 |
| Best Value | 103 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 741 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 741 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 106 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 130 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 190 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 527 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 118 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 452 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 747 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 113 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 349 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 847 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 902 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
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| Most Popular | 3 of 133 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 133 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1420 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 856 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 56 of 1321 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 877 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 431 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 732 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 732 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 612 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 57 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 120 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 768 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 552 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 90 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 272 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 697 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 17 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 430 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 99 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Most Popular | 33 of 246 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 66 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 277 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 584 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 378 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 391 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 699 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 667 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 18 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 56 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 21 of 125 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 1 of 33 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 27 of 191 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 56 of 333 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | 6 of 78 |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D1) | 1 of 34 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 5 of 98 |
| Women's Rowing (D1) | 7 of 19 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 24 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 16 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 55 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 125 of 1429 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 236 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 630 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 760 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 385 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 159 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 546 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 575 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 275 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 86 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 61 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 58 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 377 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 285 of 600 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 525 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 596 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 621 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 490 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 508 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 122 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 76 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 263 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 108 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 245 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 865 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 92 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 557 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 17 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 539 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 349 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 56 of 1184 |
| Australia | 23 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 91 of 267 |
| Brazil | 40 of 447 |
| Canada | 56 of 671 |
| China | 68 of 821 |
| Colombia | 51 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 43 of 142 |
| France | 25 of 311 |
| Germany | 57 of 380 |
| Ghana | 31 of 226 |
| Greece | 52 of 117 |
| Hong Kong | 39 of 201 |
| India | 109 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 59 of 210 |
| Iran | 105 of 262 |
| Italy | 23 of 188 |
| Japan | 62 of 443 |
| Kenya | 53 of 206 |
| Mexico | 73 of 330 |
| Nepal | 64 of 356 |
| Netherlands | 37 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 34 of 438 |
| Norway | 39 of 108 |
| Peru | 49 of 128 |
| Philippines | 20 of 142 |
| Russia | 64 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 155 of 561 |
| Singapore | 44 of 144 |
| South Korea | 51 of 609 |
| Spain | 19 of 293 |
| Sweden | 49 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 88 of 363 |
| Thailand | 55 of 257 |
| Turkey | 73 of 282 |
| United Kingdom | 33 of 517 |
| Venezuela | 28 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 49 of 495 |
International Value
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