Top 2019 Rankings For University of San Diego
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All 2019 Rankings For University of San Diego
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 155 of 1780 |
| Far Western US | 23 of 177 |
| California | 20 of 114 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 72 of 148 |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 65 of 148 |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 70 of 148 |
| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 76 of 2235 |
| Ethnic | 469 of 2485 |
| Male / Female | 528 of 2486 |
| Location | 198 of 2237 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 15 of 185 |
Architecture & Related Services
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Architectural History
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| Most Popular | 2 of 8 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 8 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 171 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 237 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 574 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 357 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 66 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 73 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 99 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 315 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 624 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 847 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 41 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 184 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 851 |
| Best Value | 355 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 622 |
| Best Value | 289 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 1285 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 312 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 113 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 151 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 62 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 663 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 416 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 143 |
| Best Value | 64 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 375 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 375 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 222 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 416 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 102 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 765 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Real Estate
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 29 |
| Best Value | 8 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 48 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 37 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 230 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 216 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 712 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 138 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 1027 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 601 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 827 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 361 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 272 of 596 |
| Most Focused | 281 of 596 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 354 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 164 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 274 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 90 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 162 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 180 of 602 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 223 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 307 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 622 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 185 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 442 of 942 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 653 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 315 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 375 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 234 of 548 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 615 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 231 of 580 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 615 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 311 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 342 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 583 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 583 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 200 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 487 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 234 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 165 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 439 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 771 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 287 of 753 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 229 of 697 |
| Most Focused | 322 of 697 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 298 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 433 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 197 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 502 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 478 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 259 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 225 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 434 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 243 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 671 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 227 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 244 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 303 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 206 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 257 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 301 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 63 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 154 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 224 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 242 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 534 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 163 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 278 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 302 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 57 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 144 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 6 of 117 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 77 of 189 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 77 of 325 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 54 of 307 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 58 of 274 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 9 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 241 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 237 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 219 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 855 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 749 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 113 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 390 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 143 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 417 |
Real Estate
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 29 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 262 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 522 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Industrial Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 227 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 352 |
History
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History
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 355 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 228 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 476 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 410 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 370 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 670 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 153 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 339 of 1159 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 137 of 1240 |
| Australia | 73 of 167 |
| Brazil | 128 of 442 |
| Canada | 122 of 644 |
| China | 167 of 835 |
| France | 138 of 290 |
| Germany | 74 of 343 |
| India | 175 of 643 |
| Indonesia | |
| Italy | |
| Japan | 135 of 437 |
| Kuwait | 16 of 179 |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | 57 of 297 |
| Russia | 90 of 233 |
| Saudi Arabia | 72 of 555 |
| South Korea | 236 of 587 |
| Spain | 109 of 281 |
| Sweden | 64 of 154 |
| Taiwan | 129 of 356 |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | 134 of 278 |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | 121 of 490 |
| Venezuela | 113 of 227 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
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