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Colleges and Universities

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         Info about careers, scholarships, top 50 in US, search by state

https://www.petersons.com/

Multiple resources, including links to information on colleges and universities, graduate programs, distance learning courses, summer camps, study abroad, test preparation, financial aid, and more.

https://www.braintrack.com/

8,300 links to higher educational institutions in 194 countries. Browse by continent or country; searchable.

https://univ.cc/

A searchable database of links to universities around the world based on the World List of Universities 1997 published by the International Association of Universities.

https://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/

A list of links (alphabetical and by state) to the home pages of universities and colleges from University of Texas at Austin.

https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/

A searchable index of information on college, universities and more from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics

Graduate Schools

https://www.petersons.com/graduate_home.asp?path=gr.home

Information on graduate schools and on professional programs in Business, Law, and Medicine plus test preparation, admissions essays, financial aid, and more.

https://www.gradschools.com/

Graduate programs searchable by school, subject, distance education, metropolitan area, international program, and more.

Rankings

https://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm

An excellent annotated list of ranking information on the web from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Includes links to general/undergraduate, graduate/research programs, business, law, and non-US rankings.

         https://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings

Links to U.S. News & World Report’s college and graduate school rankings. Search for a specific college, or sort and rank schools based on your criteria.

https://www.princetonreview.com//college/research/rankings/rankings.asp

Search by category or school name to find the “best” ranked schools by the Princeton Review. Complete information requires free registration.

Admissions Tests

 
https://www.ets.org

Links to information on each of the major educational tests including: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and more. Includes a searchable test collection database.

https://www.petersons.com/testprep/default.asp?id=880&path=gr.pft.gre

Tests include GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and TOEFL. Sample questions and other information. Some free sample tests; most are for purchase.

https://www.kaplan.com/

Kaplan offers complete preparation for entrance exams for graduate school, including DAT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, andMCAT.

https://www.princetonreview.com

Explore choosing, applying, financing, and testing for business, law, medical, and graduate schools. Includes sample tests for GRE, GMAT, MCAT and more.

https://www.testprepreview.com/

Includes information and free practice tests for a large number of standardized tests.

Distance Education

https://www.petersons.com/distancelearning

Information on distance learning programs and individual courses.

https://distance.gradschools.com/

Search by subject to retrieve a list of online graduate programs in the United States and abroad.

https://www.universities.com/

A searchable directory of U.S. colleges and universities listed alphabetically and by state. Emphasis on online learning and distance education.