Having celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2009, the University of Cambridge received the No. 1 spot on the 2010 U.S. News & World Report list of European colleges and universities. Cambridge comprises 31 colleges, each of which functions as a private institution, and six academic-subject-based schools. Prospective students apply to individual colleges, which make all admissions decisions based on university criteria. The six subject-based schools in the Cambridge system offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in arts and humanities, physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, biological sciences and technology.
The University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
Trinity Lane
Cambridge CB2 1TN
UK
44 1223 332200
cam.ac.uk
University College London is home to approximately 11,400 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students, as reported in fall 2009. Nine undergraduate degrees are available: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Fine Art, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science-Economics, Master in Science, Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Students can choose to live in one of the two residence halls, one of the 17 student houses or one of the eight intercollegiate halls. In 2010, University College London received the No. 2 ranking on the U.S. News list of the top European colleges and universities.
University College London
Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
UK
44 020 7679 2000
ucl.ac.uk
Imperial College London, the third school on the 2010 U.S. News-ranked list of European colleges and universities, is a science-based institution of higher education founded in 1907. Approximately 13,019 students from 158 countries were enrolled in the college as of fall 2008. In addition to the undergraduate program, Imperial College London is home to two graduate schools: the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine and the Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
UK
44 020 7589 5111
imperial.ac.uk