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John Cabot University
Located in Rome, John Cabot University (JCU) is the first American oversees university accredited in Italy by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. JCU offers an American university liberal arts education with a distinctive international character. JCU students come from more than forty countries. The average class size is 15–20 students, there are 100 highly qualified and dedicated faculty members, and international internships available. JCU students gain acceptance into top graduate programs. Scholarships and FAFSA loans are available.

The Johns Hopkins University
Since it was founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins has attracted students and faculty members from every discipline who share the belief that innovative learning means exploration and discovery, both in and outside the classroom. At Johns Hopkins, undergraduates become part of this exhilarating tradition. They are challenged not just to learn but also to advance knowledge itself—and they discover the power of their own ideas.

Juniata College
Juniata has a flexible curriculum in which students can combine their intellectual interests and passions into a self-designed academic program. Two academic advisers provide advice and support to ensure preparedness for graduate work, professional school, research, and the job market. Hands-on learning through internships, study-abroad programs, research, and even business start-ups give students real-world experiences while still in college. Juniata is a diverse, friendly, and open community where students feel at home.

Keene State College
Keene State College celebrates its centennial in 2009 as a dynamic public institution with an enrollment of 5,200, offering forty majors in the liberal arts and sciences, professional programs, and selected graduate degrees. Keene State emphasizes academic excellence, integrative learning, community engagement, faculty scholars, and a tradition of small classes and spirited inquiry.

King's College
King's College is a Catholic liberal arts college that was founded more than sixty years ago by the Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers from the University of Notre Dame. There are thirty-five undergraduate majors in the arts and sciences and in the William G. McGowan School of Business. Graduate degrees are offered in education and health-care administration, and a five-year physician assistant studies program is available. There is an innovative program of career development across the curriculum. Within six months of graduation, 99 percent of King's graduates are employed or attend graduate school. More than 95 percent of King's students receive financial aid.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University opened the new Student Recreation Center in fall 2006, which features a suspended track, racquetball courts, a climbing wall, and more than 100 pieces of cardio and fitness equipment. Opened in January 2007, the Academic Forum is wired with state-of-the-art technology in seven lecture-style classrooms and houses a new full-service food court. For fall 2008, a new 856-bed suite-style residence hall and renovations of the Sharadin Arts Building were completed.

Kuyper College
Kuyper College is a ministry-focused Christian leadership college that offers degrees in twenty-one fields of study, including social work, youth ministry, music and worship, and communication arts. Kuyper equips students with a biblical, Reformed worldview to effectively serve Christ's church and his world and to bring God's grace into today's culture.

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
The Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (LIM) is a private college, accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which offers bachelor's degrees in fashion merchandising, management, marketing, and visual merchandising and an associate degree in fashion merchandising. Students receive a unique education through a combination of academics and industry work-study/co-ops. The school prepares them for careers in areas such as fashion marketing, buying, product development, retail management, production, cosmetics, and magazine publishing. Weekly field trips and guest lectures broaden the educational experience. In addition, the campus is set in one of the finest areas of New York City, near business, fashion, and cultural centers. A summer session and a Saturday program are also available for high school students.

Lawrence University
Lawrence University integrates a college of liberal arts and sciences with a conservatory of music, both devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. Ranked among the nation’s best small, private colleges, Lawrence is proud to be included in Loren Pope’s book Colleges That Change Lives. Individualized learning, community engagement, and the development of multiple interests are central to the Lawrence experience enjoyed by 1,450 students from nearly every state and more than fifty countries. Lawrence’s residential campus is nestled on the banks of the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Le Moyne College
Le Moyne is a coeducational, residential college founded in the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence. Offering a comprehensive program rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, Le Moyne's shared mission of learning and service stresses education of the whole person. Strong academic programs, committed faculty members, a reassuring Jesuit presence, and career advisement/internship opportunities prepare Le Moyne students for leadership and service in their personal and professional lives. Le Moyne is consistently recognized for outstanding value in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings.

Lesley University
Lesley University prepares men and women for careers that matter and lives that make a difference. Located minutes from downtown Boston and steps from Harvard Square, Lesley offers more than 1,400 undergraduates small classes; more than fifty majors, minors, and specializations; an honors program; a self-designed major; and, most importantly, field-based internships beginning freshman year.

Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark combines a solid foundation in the liberal arts and sciences with a reputation as a leader in international education. Students come from forty-five states and fifty-one countries. More than half participate in overseas and off-campus study programs. Portland provides many internship and community service opportunities. Lewis & Clark also offers a very popular, top-notch College Outdoors program.

Lewis University
Lewis University offers nearly eighty undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree-completion programs for adults, and twenty-two graduate programs. Premier programs include aviation, business, criminal/social justice, education, and nursing. In 2007, Lewis received approval from the FAA to offer the air traffic control–CTI program. Lewis is located 30 minutes from Chicago.

Limestone College
Founded in 1845, Limestone is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that features a small student body and well-qualified faculty members, creating an atmosphere that ensures the intellectual, social, ethical, and physical development of students. With a student-faculty ratio of 12:1, Limestone provides the individual attention that larger institutions often lack.

Linfield College
Tracing its roots back to 1858, Linfield College is an independent, four-year institution that is nationally recognized for its strong teaching faculty, outstanding science programs, and extensive study-abroad opportunities. Nearly 60 percent of graduating students have spent a January term, a semester, or an academic year in another country. Linfield is located in the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University is known for its high graduation rates, entrance exam scores, and overall academic quality. Quarter terms provide an opportunity for flexible scheduling. Support from “The Tech Family” enhances creativity and opportunities for participation in the many student organizations.

Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola's unique combination of high-quality academic programs and outstanding faculty members, an ideal size that fosters a positive learning environment and individual attention, and the centuries-old Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person distinguish it from other institutions. Loyola provides big-school experiences with small-school relationships. Students are British Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater, Mellon, Mitchell, and Rhodes scholarship recipients.

Lynn University
Conveniently located near Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, Lynn University stresses individualized learning based on the discovery and development of individual potential and learning styles. Lynn enrolls more than 2,200 day undergraduate students, representing forty states and eighty-four nations.

Lyon College
Lyon College is a private, residential, coeducational, undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is distinguished by its accomplished faculty, student-run honor system, innovative residential house system, and endowed international studies program. Lyon competes in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (NAIA). More information is available at the College Web site (http://www.lyon.edu).

Malone University
Malone University is a Christian university that is committed to offering an education of the highest quality in a setting that encourages a solid devotion to God. The combination of strong academics, great location, and spiritual development makes Malone an attractive and challenging opportunity for students.

Manhattan College
For more than 150 years, there has been one principle that has guided Manhattan College to its present day: a commitment to excellence in the classroom. At Manhattan, students study under excellent teachers in a personalized atmosphere that promises big opportunities—a learning environment that spells success. Manhattan College's nationally acclaimed science and engineering programs and comprehensive arts, education, and business programs equip students with the knowledge and resources for a successful career in their chosen field of interest. Manhattan combines the resources of a university with the caring, close-knit atmosphere of a private liberal arts college. Manhattan College encourages students to succeed.

Manhattanville College
On its 100-acre campus, 30 minutes north of New York City, Manhattanville College has created a small global village. The private, coeducational college, founded in 1841, draws its 1,600 students from seventy-six different countries and forty states. This richly diverse community embodies the College's mission: to educate ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community. Manhattanville offers more than fifty academic concentrations in a curriculum that nurtures intellectual curiosity and independent thinking.

Marywood University
Building on its tradition of preparing students from around the world to be successful in professional life and to contribute to the welfare of others, Marywood University offers more than sixty undergraduate programs and more than thirty graduate programs. Using its attractive 115-acre campus in northeastern Pennsylvania creatively, Marywood continues to expand its facilities, including a new health and recreation facility that addresses the physical education needs and expectations of the growing student population. Marywood is also committed to making college affordable through a remarkable scholarship/grant program.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Founded in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private, coeducational college offering graduate, professional, and undergraduate degrees in the health sciences. The College has campuses in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire. Professional or undergraduate degrees are offered in chemistry, dental hygiene, environmental sciences, health psychology, nursing, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, physician assistant studies, premedical and health studies, and radiologic sciences. Graduate programs are offered in applied natural products, drug discovery and development, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, and regulatory affairs and health policy.

Memphis College of Art
Memphis College of Art (MCA) is a professional center of art and design education dedicated to preparing individuals for lives of creating, problem solving, and critical thinking. Small by choice and purpose, MCA is a cultural wellspring of creativity, nurturing and educating artists of all levels since 1936. Located within 340-acre Overton Park, MCA offers state-of-the-art facilities, excellent faculty members, interdisciplinary programs, and cutting-edge exhibitions to the public and those pursuing B.F.A., M.F.A., M.A.Art.Ed., and M.A.T. degrees. For more information, students should visit http://www.mca.edu.

Mills College
Mills College offers a creative learning environment that supports intellectual exploration. Students can participate with faculty members in meaningful work and engage with distinguished professors, thinkers, writers, and artists. Set on a lush 135-acre park-like campus, Mills provides convenient access to the cultural, artistic, social, and professional worlds of the metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area.

Misericordia University
Misericordia University (MU) scores among the best schools nationally in important areas of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), one of the best measures of undergraduate success. MU students report a unique blend of personal attention, preparation for a career, and service leadership. Misericordia offers a guaranteed career placement program that ensures a paid internship to graduates who are not employed or enrolled in graduate or professional school within six months of graduation.

Missouri Western State University
Missouri Western State University affords high-quality instruction with a wide range of programs, affordable costs, scholarships, and a well-rounded university experience. A friendly, personal atmosphere pervades both classroom and campus. The University serves a four-state area and attracts students nationwide. Its small student-faculty ratio allows hands-on emphasis in all academic areas.

Moore College of Art & Design
Moore College of Art & Design sets the standard of excellence in educating women for careers in art and design. Located in the Museums District of Center City, Philadelphia, Moore's fully accredited B.F.A. program offers degrees in ten fine arts and design disciplines taught by an award-winning faculty of practicing artists, designers, and scholars.

Morningside College
The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for lifelong learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility. Students develop various dimensions of themselves through the liberal arts core curriculum, a complete range of majors, internships, independent study, and career and graduate school advising services. Typical merit scholarship candidates are students who make a difference in a variety of areas, both in and out of the classroom; those who have an alumni connection; or students with a tie to the United Methodist Church. Within six months of graduation, more than 99 percent are employed or admitted to graduate school.

Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College is a comprehensive, private Catholic college specializing in both undergraduate and graduate education. Offering more than fifty academic programs of study, Mount Aloysius College provides solid career-directed study within the liberal arts tradition. With more than 150 years of academic excellence, Mount Aloysius College is committed to providing small classroom size, plenty of individual attention, and high job placement rates.

Mount Union College
One of the nation's first coeducational institutions, Mount Union College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The College affirms the importance of reason, open inquiry, living faith, and individual worth. Mount Union’s mission is to prepare students for meaningful work, fulfilling lives, and responsible citizenship.

Muhlenberg College
‘‘Friendly’’ and ‘‘challenging’’ are the words that students use most often to describe Muhlenberg. The educational experience is active and hands-on, with small classes, a caring environment, and easy access to faculty members. Internships, field study, study-abroad programs, and a Washington semester supplement traditional classroom experiences. Students are taught to analyze critically, think creatively, and express themselves effectively in person and in writing—the most prized outcomes of a Muhlenberg education.

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Recognized by U.S News & World Report as a top-tier national research university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been a leader in the field of engineering education for more than 125 years. NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering is one of the largest professional engineering schools in the U.S., and among its more than 40,000 alumni are pioneers and leaders in such fields as aerospace, telecommunications, plastics, electronics, and environmental engineering.

New York School of Interior Design
The New York School of Interior Design is a private, not-for-profit college that is focused exclusively on interior design education and accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program is accredited by CIDA, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the School is surrounded by world-famous museums, showrooms, and architectural landmarks; New York City is the college’s campus.

Niagara University
Niagara University (NU) offers an extensive merit scholarship and grant program. Students, regardless of need, may be eligible to receive an academic award ranging from $5500 to full tuition. These merit-based grants, awards, and scholarships are renewable. To be considered, students must meet certain academic criteria and other NU guidelines.

North Carolina Central University
A historically black constituent institution of the UNC System, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is located in Durham, near Research Triangle, North Carolina. Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are a hotbed of academic institutions. Both major private grant and federal funding support opportunities for undergraduate involvement in meaningful research activity under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

North Park University
North Park University, as a distinctively Christian, intentionally urban, and purposefully multicultural university, prepares students for lives of significance and service. North Park students learn to interact comfortably and respectfully with people from a wide variety of Christian traditions, other religions and philosophical backgrounds, and the broader culture, while exploring from a Christian perspective the deep questions and issues of life. North Park offers liberal arts as well as professional education. Faculty members are superbly credentialed, devoted to teaching and to preparing students for graduate school and career success. North Park's Chicago location provides outstanding educational, cultural, recreational, spiritual, and artistic opportunities, along with hundreds of internships. North Park's Outreach Ministries program involves students in community service opportunities.

Northwest Nazarene University
A Christian university located in southern Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top university and best value choice in the West. New facilities, nearby outdoor recreational areas, and opportunities for international study and service make NNU a place to challenge a student's mind and spirit.

Northwood University
Northwood University business students start out with courses that are critical to their chosen career path. Small classes on beautiful campuses foster a friendly, engaged student community where faculty members and experiential learning opportunities prepare students to become leaders in a global, free enterprise society. Northwood students discover the leader within themselves.

Notre Dame College
Notre Dame College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional, and global responsibility. The coeducational, career-focused College provides a small class size and personalized attention. The College offers nearly thirty majors and twenty-one scholarship athletic teams.

Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University is the nation’s sixth-largest independent university, with more than 26,000 students from seventy countries and 110,000 alumni; a sprawling, 300-acre Fort Lauderdale, Florida, campus; and a presence in nine countries around the world.

Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan is a liberal arts university that transforms lives. Students form lifelong relationships with each other and their professors as they pursue a rigorous academic program. Internships, research, service-learning, and mission trips encourage students to push personal boundaries and develop a wider perspective. Ohio Wesleyan helps students discover and follow their passions and prepares them to change the world.

Oregon State University
Small classes, motivated students, honors-level instruction, and close interaction with some of Oregon State University's finest faculty members create an exciting, challenging University Honors College atmosphere. In honors classes, colloquiums, and other innovative ways, Honors College students explore their majors with an interdisciplinary approach. Students also work with faculty mentors to prepare honors theses. Graduates receive an Honors College baccalaureate degree in their major, conferred jointly by the Honors College and their academic college. Honors College graduates enjoy virtually 98 percent placement into graduate and professional programs.

Palm Beach Atlantic University
Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) delivers a solid academic program taught from a Christian perspective in an unparalleled setting along Florida’s East Coast. PBA’s location gives students ready access to internship and job opportunities, research and recreation, entertainment and sports venues, and access to foreign travel and missions.

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Students benefit from small classes and participation in undergraduate research as they earn an internationally recognized Penn State degree. Modern facilities include a high-technology business park, a recreation center, and residence halls. A new $30-million academic center for business and engineering just opened. Twenty-one NCAA Division III teams are offered.

Penn State Harrisburg
Penn State Harrisburg is an undergraduate college and graduate school of Penn State University, one of the largest and most widely recognized institutions in the nation. At the undergraduate level, the College offers two associate and thirty-three baccalaureate degrees, as well as the first two years of study leading to more than 160 undergraduate majors available throughout the Penn State system. The College features all the resources of a major research university in a smaller setting in the capital region of the state. For more information and an online application, students should visit http://www.hbg.psu.edu.

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania's premier technical college, is a special mission affiliate of Penn State and is committed to applied technology education. More than 6,500 students are enrolled in Penn College's bachelor’s and associate degree and certificate program majors, which combine hands-on experience with theory and management. “Degrees that work” represents more than 100 career areas.

Point Park University
Point Park University offers students the opportunity to attend small, personalized classes in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, ranked as America’s most livable city. Long recognized for providing a liberal arts education with career preparation, Point Park’s location means students have convenient access to internships providing valuable professional-level experience that complements classroom learning.

Post University
Founded in 1890, Post University is a career-oriented and student-focused university located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Post is known for its high-quality academic programs, small classes, national award–winning student activities, and NCAA Division II athletic programs. Its 1,400 full- and part-time students come from throughout the United States and abroad to pursue their personal and professional goals within academic programs that are supported by dedicated faculty members who blend both theory and practice within their classroom experiences. Upon graduation, Post University students are prepared to become the CEOs of their future.

Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute, one of the premier art, design, writing, and architecture schools nationwide, is located in the historic Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, 25 minutes from downtown Manhattan. Most freshmen live on the Institute's 25-acre enclosed, tree-lined campus. Pratt offers accredited four-year, two-year, and master's degrees, as well as a five-year bachelor's degree in architecture.

Providence College
Providence College (PC) is the only liberal arts college in the U.S. that was founded and administered by the Dominican Friars, a Catholic teaching order whose heritage spans nearly 800 years. The College not only is concerned with the rigors of intellectual life but also recognizes the importance of students' experiences outside the classroom, including service to others. Scholarship, service, and the exuberant PC spirit—these are the qualities that shape the character of Providence College.

Purchase College, State University of New York
Purchase College, State University of New York, combines selective liberal arts and sciences programs with professional conservatory programs in the visual and performing arts. Purchase offers undergraduate degree programs in arts management, biochemistry, cinema studies, creative writing, journalism, stage design/technology (including costume design), and visual arts. Programs in cinema studies, creative writing, journalism, and new media are very popular. Purchase is a small college community that offers students the opportunity to enter into apprentice relationships with artists, performers, scholars, and scientists who are making significant contributions to their fields. Residential learning communities are provided for select students. Purchase is committed to fostering educational creativity, individual achievement, and personal and intellectual exploration.

Queens College of the City University of New York
Queens College of the City University of New York offers students a rigorous education in the liberal arts and sciences under the guidance of faculty members who are dedicated to teaching and research. Students graduate with a real competitive advantage—the ability to think critically, explore cultures, and use modern technologies. With a student population that reflects the diversity of New York City, Queens College provides an unusually rich education.

Quinnipiac University
The TD Banknorth Sports Center was the first facility to open on the nearby 200-acre York Hill portion of the Quinnipiac campus, with spectacular views of the area and Long Island Sound in the distance. Twin arenas of more than 3,000 seats host exciting basketball and ECAC hockey. Future development (beginning in 2009) includes residence facilities of suite-style housing with kitchens for 1,800 students as well as a hilltop student center and dining area and additional campus parking.

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
The Richard Stockton College is a selective, midsized, highly ranked public liberal arts college in southern New Jersey, with programs in business, liberal arts, humanities, professional studies, and social, behavioral, and natural sciences. Students enjoy small class sizes, modern facilities, exceptional educational experiences, an environmentally friendly campus, a great location, and reasonable tuition.

Rivier College
Rivier's School of Undergraduate Studies enrolls approximately 1,000 full-time day students and 600 undergraduate evening students. Rivier's programs combine academic achievement in the liberal arts and professional studies with hands-on preparation for the future. Special opportunities, such as the honors program, offer added challenges and enrichment.

Roberts Wesleyan College
Founded in 1866 by B. T. Roberts, Roberts Wesleyan is an independent, coeducational Christian liberal arts college that is committed to integrating a Christian worldview with academic study. Roberts Wesleyan College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University (RWU) is a leading liberal arts university located in historic Bristol, Rhode Island. The modern, secure campus is situated on 140 breathtaking waterfront acres. The University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Current undergraduate enrollment is approximately 3,775. Students benefit from small class sizes, ensuring students access to attentive faculty members. The Roger Williams University School of Law enrolls almost 600 students, and 230 students are currently part of the Graduate Studies division.

Russell Sage College
Russell Sage College is a comprehensive, undergraduate college that is devoted to women of influence—where individuals count and are consistently challenged to think differently and ultimately succeed. The College offers a wide selection of academic opportunities in the liberal arts in addition to the latest professional degree programs in fields such as the health sciences, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and professional sciences. New programs, offered in cooperation with Albany Medical College, include the Environmental Studies Program, the Accelerated Physician Assistant Program, and the Early Assurance-M.D. Program. The College has also renewed its commitment to making a quality education affordable to all students despite their financial needs. To schedule a visit to its beautiful Victorian campus in the heart of New York's ‘‘Tech Valley’’ and capital region, students should contact the school (phone: 518-244-2217 or 888-VERY-SAGE (toll-free); e-mail: rscadm@sage.edu; Web site: http://www.sage.edu).

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