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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Vrije Universiteit Brussels is one of the top-ranked universities in Belgium. VUB is ranked #5 in Belgium and #200 at the global level by Shiksha Popularity Ranking. VUB is ranked by other top-ranking bodies too. QS World University Rankings are #294 in 2026, whereas 2025 and 2024 rankings are #114 and #99, indicating a negative trend. According to THE (Times Higher Education), the university is ranked #201 in 2025, which showcases a stagnant trend when compared with 2024. ARWU ranked the university at #301. Apart from this, US News has also ranked the university #349 in 2025 and #306 in 2024, indicating a negative trend. This could b
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Yes, Penn State is a R1 university – Doctoral universities with very high-research activity. It is one of the top research institutions in the country, with USD 1.337 billion in research expenditures in 2023-24. It is ranked among the 30 research institutions nationally and employs some of the world leading researchers. In the year 2024, it was an year of Penn State Research with high impact.
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The University of Hertfordshire ranked the highest in the East of England for Student Satisfaction and stood in the top third amongst the 130 UK-based universities in the list, suggesting that the freshman retention rate of the university is high. Hertfordshire was the only university to be awarded a King's Award for Enterprise in 2024, ranked 1st in East England for overall student positivity (NSS,2024), and attained a Silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023). Moreover, the university has been ranked #897 in Best Global Universities, #314 in Best Global Universities in Europe, and #901-950 in World Un
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The University of Hertfordshire received over 1,800 applications from prospective international students, of which just 75 students were admitted by the university. This means that the University of Hertfordshire acceptance rate for international students stands at a mere 4.1%, making the admission process extremely competitive for foreign aspirants since less than one-tenth of the non-resident candidates are likely to be admitted on the campus grounds.
Particulars | Headcount |
|---|---|
International Applications | 1,805 |
International Admissions | 75 |
International Acceptance Rate | 4.16% |
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Uni of Hertfordshire received 15,200 applications for the admission cycle of 2023-24 of which university admitted 2,500 candidates. This suggests that university acceptance rate is 16.8% making the admission process extremely competitive.
However, university received 1,800 applications of which around 70 international students were enrolled on campus grounds making acceptance rate just 4.1% making admissions even more difficult for aspirants.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Right now, the University of Hertfordshire has almost 35,000 students, out of which 19,000 account for the international student body. The enrollment trends for Hertfordshire, as per UCAS undergraduate end-of-cycle data for the past couple of years, can be checked out from the table given below:
Year | Applications Received | Students Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | 15,275 | 2,570 | 16.8% |
2022-23 | 15,445 | 2,820 | 18.2% |
2021-22 | 17,650 | 3,365 | 19% |
2020-21 | 18,760 | 3,485 | 18.5% |
2019-20 | 19,845 | 4,525 | 22.8% |
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