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Vipra Bisht

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University of California Los Angeles and New York University are some of the most prominent universities for higher education in the USA. Both universities offer something unique for its international students. Each university has its own advantages and disadvantages. When choosing a university student must check all the crucial factors about the university. Some crucial factors include fee, location, acceptance rate, placement rate, and more. Check the comparison listed between UCLA and New York University. The below comparison will help international students to gain more clarity on both universities respectively:

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UCLA

New York University

Establishment

1919

1831

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

New York, New York, USA

Shiksha Popularity Rankings

#38 in world

#22 in world

Salary

INR 1.1 Cr PA

INR 1.4 Cr PA

QS Ranking World's 26

#46

#55

Acceptance Rate

9%

8%

Placement Rate

93%

80.6%

Popular Streams

Economics | MBA | Psychology

Economics | Psychology | Computer Science

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Mohit Thapa

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UCLA is among the top choices of international students for pursuing higher education in the USA. The University of California Los Angeles has a vast alumni network all over the world. With more than 660,000 alumni member worldwide. UCLA alumni network include various game changers, industry leaders, famous personalities, entrepreneurs, and more. Also, UCLA graduates work for top sectors such as Business Development, Engineering, Information Technology, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and more. Some of the top notable alumni of University of California Los Angeles are listed below:

  • Carol Burnett
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Francis Ford Copp
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Saakshi Rawat

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The University of Oxford and Harvard University both are some of the most esteemed universities in the UK. Each university has its own merits and demerits. Both the universities offer something unique for its international students to stand out of the herd. When choosing a university, international students must check all the crucial parameters. Some crucial parameters include fees, scholarship offered, location, placement rate, and more. Check the comparison listed below between Oxford University and Harvard University. The below comparison will help students in gaining more clarity on both the universities respectively:

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University of Oxford

Harvard University

Establishment

1096

1636

Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Shiksha Popularity Rankings

#3 in world

#2 in world

Acceptance Rate

22%

3%

Salary

INR 88 Lakhs

INR 1.5 Cr

Placement Rate

92%

95%

QS World Rank 2026

#4

#5

Popular Streams

Social Sciences, Literature

Psychology, Engineering, MBA

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Akash Gaur

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Yes, MIT is considered an R1 Research University, i.e. an institution that is known for conducting a high-volume of research activity, & spending at-least a minimum of USD 50 million in research related work over the course of an academic year.

Its research team is known to comprise of a number of Nobel Prize winners, given below is a detailed description of the same: 

  • Faculty of Physics: 8 Nobel prizes and 3 Wolf prizes for contributions to subatomic and quantum theory
  • Faculty of Chemistry: 3 Nobel prizes and 1 Wolf Prize for the discovery of novel syntheses and methods
  • Biologists: 6 Nobel prizes for their contributions to Genetics,
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Akash Gaur

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In 1934, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was elected to the Association of American Universities and, since then is qualified among R1: Doctoral Universities (Very high research activity).

MIT's researchers have invented or developed the following:

  • Magnetic-core memory, radar, single-electron transistors, and inertial guidance controls;
  • High-speed photography and sonar;
  • Modern information theory and discovery of the application of Boolean logic to digital circuit design theory;
  • Cybernetics, artificial intelligence, computer languages, machine learning, robotics, cryptography, and much more.

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Divya Shukla

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For UG programs, the students must get a minimum GPA of 2.3 on a scale of 4.0,  so yes, a students would be meeting the Purdue University eligibility by having 2.7 on a scale of 4.0. Although, this university is considered difficult to get into as the Purdue University acceptance rate stands at 49.3% meaning out of every 100 applications, only 50 applicants are rolled out an offer letter. 

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ANEES K K

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In the 2026 QS World University Rankings, Stanford University is ranked at #3

This tells us an improvement from its position at number 6 in the year 2025 rankings.

This university is considered as one of the best in the world and getting admission here can be  really tough.  

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