Colleges in USA

Yes, for some of the courses available, the Indian applicants do need to submit portfolios, writing samples and even auditions. Given below are the courses that require the mentioned additional requirements - 

• MFA or MAT (in Art and Design)
• Applied Linguistic (A writing sample which shows the research skills)
• For Political Science courses (the applicants are required to submit a 20 to 40 pages)
• Criminal Justice & Criminology (a writing sample needed)

Yes, a credential evaluation is extremely important for international students who have attended an institution outside of the USA. It is an admission requirement for almost all the GSU courses offered. 

Given below are the guidelines for the credential evaluation- 

• A course by course evaluation to be done
• Transcripts must be sent by the university that the applicant attended
• The evaluation should be done by the approved evaluators of NACES

There are many Georgia State University programs offered here which are opened for application in the Fall intake only. The programs offered in the Fall intake at GSU are in the fields like Data Science, MBA, Computer Science and some UG courses like BBA and BSc programs.

Given below are the courses, take a look - 

• MS in Computer Science
• MS of Public Health 
• MS in Information Systems
• PhD in Kinesiology 
• Bachelor in Business Administration
• Graduate Certificates 
• Bachelor of Science or Arts

Ranked number #121 in the USA, New Jersey Institute of Technology is considered one of the best institutes of the world. This university is considered worth the money with reasons are given below - 

• High alumni earnings with salaries going as high as USD 100K (INR 90.7L)
• Good placement rates 
• Top tier rankings
• Small class sizes 
• Strong focus on STEM
• New York City as its location 

At New Jersey Institute of Technology. the Fall intake is the most popular intake among Indian students.

It is popular because it offers the highest number of courses at the UG and PG programs. The Fall semester begins in the month of September.

SUNY Buffalo offers 150+ UG degrees and 350+ PG degrees. The popular majors of this university are Social Sciences; Engineering; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs, Psychology; Computer and Information Sciences, and Support Services, etc. 

The applicants at UNT Denton are evaluated holistically. For the Master's courses, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for Doctoral courses, a 3.5 GPA is required. Also, for PG courses, GRE / GMAT scores are accepted. For UG courses, a high school GPA of 3.25 is required.

For Indian students, the University of North Texas application fee for UG courses is USD 85 (Around INR 7700). For PG courses, the application fee is USD 75 (Around INR 6800). The UG students can apply to this university via Common App and PG students can apply via direct university portal. 

In 2026, the University of North Texas QS ranking is #901-950. This means that UNT University ranks among the Top 1000 University. In the previous year, UNT Denton ranked at #1001-1200. This shows that this university's position has improved in the current QS rankings. 

UNT Denton (flagship university in Denton) is a Tier 1 research university. It has around 44,000 students. Being a R1 university, UNT offers around 126 Master's and Doctoral degrees. The Uni of North Texas has been ranked as one the top colleges in America by Forbes.