Top 2017 Rankings For Brooklyn College
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All 2017 Rankings For Brooklyn College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 610 of 1387 |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| New York |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| New York |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| New York |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 208 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 45 of 234 |
| New York | 22 of 97 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 698 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 68 of 2656 |
| Male / Female | |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Area Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 13 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 233 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 380 of 812 |
| Best Value | 378 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 625 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 397 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 119 of 2091 |
| Most Focused | 370 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 358 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 205 of 608 |
| Best Value | 219 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 1348 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 1343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 57 of 1754 |
| Most Focused | 335 of 1756 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 188 of 589 |
| Best Value | 170 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 378 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 262 of 537 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 387 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 608 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 237 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 34 of 243 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 243 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 137 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 235 of 555 |
| Best Value | 179 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 213 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 686 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 336 |
| Best Value | 118 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 343 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 456 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Computer Software & Applications
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 37 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 91 of 242 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 133 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 450 |
| Best Value | 138 of 428 |
| Most Popular | 129 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | 562 of 1377 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 710 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 97 of 1174 |
| Most Focused | 487 of 1174 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 380 |
| Best Value | 146 of 363 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 879 |
| Most Focused | 347 of 879 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 510 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 625 |
| Best Value | 37 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 181 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 534 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 644 |
| Best Value | 62 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 95 of 367 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 377 of 948 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 29 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 234 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 441 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 276 of 692 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 31 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 260 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Most Popular | 52 of 122 |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions (Other)
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| Most Popular | 21 of 109 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 109 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 356 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 356 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 201 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 287 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 252 of 818 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 355 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 223 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Sustainability Science
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| Most Popular | 18 of 50 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 451 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 447 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 257 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 454 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 278 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 275 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 304 of 848 |
| Best Value | 251 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1489 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 1489 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 331 of 854 |
| Best Value | 293 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 1419 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 381 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 289 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 354 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 293 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 250 of 552 |
| Best Value | 201 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 307 of 672 |
| Best Value | 263 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 197 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 575 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 168 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 372 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 363 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 262 of 533 |
| Best Value | 226 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 363 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D3) | 106 of 365 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 114 of 373 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | |
| Women's Softball (D3) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 230 of 1428 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 323 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 368 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 546 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 192 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 575 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 350 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 86 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 459 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 389 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 651 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 164 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 204 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 92 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 197 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 324 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 145 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 539 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 425 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 491 of 1184 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | 385 of 821 |
| Colombia | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Greece | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran | |
| Israel | |
| Italy | |
| Jamaica | |
| Japan | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | 278 of 609 |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| Ukraine | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Venezuela | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 123 of 1155 |
| Bangladesh | 68 of 261 |
| Brazil | 88 of 438 |
| Canada | 125 of 659 |
| China | 114 of 808 |
| Colombia | 47 of 271 |
| France | 63 of 307 |
| Germany | 93 of 378 |
| Greece | 22 of 117 |
| Hong Kong | 51 of 198 |
| India | 154 of 630 |
| Indonesia | 67 of 208 |
| Iran | 107 of 257 |
| Israel | 11 of 91 |
| Italy | 35 of 184 |
| Jamaica | 24 of 147 |
| Japan | 77 of 434 |
| Mexico | 97 of 325 |
| Nepal | 110 of 349 |
| Nigeria | 142 of 430 |
| Pakistan | 69 of 260 |
| Philippines | 29 of 141 |
| Russia | 39 of 245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 190 of 552 |
| South Korea | 84 of 599 |
| Spain | 63 of 289 |
| Sweden | 46 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 83 of 355 |
| Thailand | 44 of 251 |
| Turkey | 32 of 277 |
| Ukraine | 23 of 101 |
| United Kingdom | 109 of 512 |
| Venezuela | 59 of 256 |
| Vietnam | 122 of 486 |
