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Everything Indian and international students need to know about studying at top universities in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Europe and Singapore — courses, fees, scholarships, and how to get in.

Featured Guide

University of Oxford's iconic Radcliffe Camera against a blue sky
QS #3 World9 min read

How to Study at University of Oxford as an International Student

Your guide to getting into Oxford as an Indian student — choosing a course, entry tests, interviews, fees, and fully funded Rhodes and Felix scholarships.

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UK Guides

Explore the UK's Top Universities

King's College Chapel at Cambridge, reflected in the River Cam
QS #5 World

University of Cambridge

How to Study at Cambridge as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Natural Sciences, Economics

9 min readRead guide
The glass-fronted main entrance of Imperial College London on Exhibition Road, with large white letters spelling IMPERIAL and people walking and cycling past
QS #2 World

Imperial College London

How to Study at Imperial as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Medicine, Computing, Business

9 min readRead guide
UCL's Portico building on Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London
QS #9 World

University College London (UCL)

How to Study at UCL as an International Student

Best for: Architecture, Law, Medicine, Computer Science

9 min readRead guide
The London School of Economics' main entrance on Houghton Street
#1 Social Sciences

London School of Economics (LSE)

How to Study at LSE as an International Student

Best for: Economics, Finance, Law, International Relations

10 min readRead guide
King's College London's Strand Campus: a red King's College London sign for the King's Building beside a pale stone facade, with a brick building and columned archway beyond
QS #31 World

King's College London (KCL)

How to Study at King's as an International Student

Best for: Medicine, Law, War Studies, FinTech

10 min readRead guide
The domed Old College of the University of Edinburgh on South Bridge, a large dark sandstone building with a columned entrance
QS #27 World

University of Edinburgh

How to Study at Edinburgh as an International Student

Best for: AI & Data Science, Medicine, Law, Veterinary

9 min readRead guide
The University of Manchester's historic Whitworth Hall
QS #35 World

University of Manchester

How to Study at Manchester as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Sciences

8 min readRead guide
The Wills Memorial Building at the University of Bristol
QS #54 World

University of Bristol

How to Study at Bristol as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Law, Medicine, Social Sciences

8 min readRead guide
The modern campus of the University of Warwick
QS #69 World

University of Warwick

How to Study at Warwick as an International Student

Best for: Business (WBS), Economics, Engineering, Mathematics

8 min readRead guide
The University of Birmingham's red-brick Aston Webb Great Hall with its domes, and the tall Chamberlain clock tower ('Old Joe') rising directly behind it, seen across tennis courts
QS #76 World

University of Birmingham

How to Study at Birmingham as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Medicine

8 min readRead guide
The Gothic Revival main building of the University of Glasgow, with its tall central spire, seen from a grassy slope under a grey sky, with the university flag flying
QS #78 World

University of Glasgow

How to Study at Glasgow as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Medicine, Computing, Business

8 min readRead guide
The Parkinson Building and its white campanile at the University of Leeds
QS #77 World

University of Leeds

How to Study at Leeds as an International Student

Best for: Business, Media & Communications, Engineering, Earth Sciences

9 min readRead guide
The University of Sheffield's Firth Court building
QS #82 World

University of Sheffield

How to Study at Sheffield as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Materials, Architecture, Medicine

9 min readRead guide
The Trent Building and clock tower at the University of Nottingham's University Park campus
QS #97 World

University of Nottingham

How to Study at Nottingham as an International Student

Best for: Pharmacy, Engineering, Business, Medicine

9 min readRead guide
The University of Southampton's Highfield Campus
UK Top 15

University of Southampton

How to Study at Southampton as an International Student

Best for: Electronics, Computer Science, Maritime, Engineering

9 min readRead guide
The Queen Mary University of London Mile End campus beside the Regent's Canal
QS #103 World

Queen Mary University of London

How to Study at Queen Mary as an International Student

Best for: Law & LLM, Medicine, Dentistry, Computer Science

10 min readRead guide
Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral on the peninsula above the River Wear
#3 in the UK

Durham University

How to Study at Durham as an International Student

Best for: Business, Law, Physics, Humanities

10 min readRead guide
The University of Exeter's Streatham Campus, with lawns, mature trees and the Forum building
#11 in the UK

University of Exeter

How to Study at Exeter as an International Student

Best for: Business, Climate & Environment, Mining & Geology, Sport Science

15 min readRead guide
Heslington Hall, the Elizabethan manor house at the centre of the University of York's Heslington campus
UK Top 20

University of York

How to Study at York as an International Student

Best for: Archaeology, English, Economics, Computer Science

18 min readRead guide
Bronze statue of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in academic robes in King's Quad, facing Newcastle University's red-brick Armstrong Building
Global Top 150

Newcastle University

How to Study at Newcastle as an International Student

Best for: Medicine, Marine Engineering, Computing, Business

18 min readRead guide
The red brick Guild of Students building on the University of Liverpool campus, with the university crest above the entrance
#18 in the UK

University of Liverpool

How to Study at Liverpool as an International Student

Best for: Veterinary Science, Medicine, Architecture, Business

14 min readRead guide
Cardiff University's Main Building on Park Place in Cardiff's Civic Centre
#1 in Wales

Cardiff University

How to Study at Cardiff as an International Student

Best for: Journalism, Architecture, Psychology, Optometry

17 min readRead guide
The Lanyon Building, the red-brick Gothic Revival main building of Queen's University Belfast
QS #174 World

Queen's University Belfast

How to Study at Queen's Belfast as an International Student

Best for: Pharmacy, Cyber Security, Law, Aerospace, Food Science

18 min readRead guide

US Guides

Explore the US Ivy League

A Harvard residential House in Cambridge, Massachusetts — Georgian brick ranges around a courtyard beneath a clock tower
#3 in the US

Harvard University

How to Study at Harvard as an International Student

Best for: Economics, Social Sciences, MBA, Law, Public Policy

16 min readRead guide
Yale University's collegiate Gothic courtyards and stone towers in New Haven, Connecticut
#4 in the US

Yale University

How to Study at Yale as an International Student

Best for: Law, Drama, Music, Political Science, Management

22 min readRead guide
Blair Hall's Collegiate Gothic clock tower and archway above the stone steps on Princeton's campus
#1 in the US

Princeton University

How to Study at Princeton as an International Student

Best for: Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Public Policy

16 min readRead guide
Low Memorial Library and the Alma Mater statue on Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus in New York City
Ivy League · #20 in the World

Columbia University

How to Study at Columbia as an International Student

Best for: Engineering master's, Business, Journalism, Law, Public Affairs

18 min readRead guide
The Quadrangle and College Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus in West Philadelphia
US News #7 National

University of Pennsylvania

How to Study at UPenn as an International Student

Best for: Business, Engineering, Nursing, Law

16 min readRead guide
Cornell University's McGraw Tower beside the stone Uris Library on a grassy hillside, with Olin Library to the right, under a blue sky
#12 in the US

Cornell University

How to Study at Cornell as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Hotel Administration, Agriculture

17 min readRead guide
A symmetrical red-brick Georgian building at Brown University with a tall arched central window, stone steps and a green bronze abstract sculpture on the lawn in front
#16 in the US (US News 2027)

Brown University

How to Study at Brown as an International Student

Best for: Open Curriculum liberal arts, Computer Science, Applied Maths, Public Health, PLME medicine

15 min readRead guide
The white clock tower of Baker Library rising above red-brick buildings and a columned hall across a snow-covered Dartmouth Green, with bare trees and a star-topped evergreen
#12 in the US (US News 2027)

Dartmouth College

How to Study at Dartmouth as an International Student

Best for: Liberal arts, Economics, Engineering (Thayer), Government, undergraduate research

14 min readRead guide

Canada Guides

Explore Canada's U15 Universities

University College at the University of Toronto, a Romanesque stone building with a central tower, seen across a snow-covered lawn with students walking
QS #32 World

University of Toronto

How to Study at U of T as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Business (Rotman), Life Sciences, Medicine

15 min readRead guide
A tall concrete clock tower beside a stone library building with modern glass wings at UBC's Vancouver campus, framed by red and orange autumn shrubs under a deep blue sky
QS #45 World

University of British Columbia (UBC)

How to Study at UBC as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, Engineering, Forestry, Sustainability, Business (Sauder)

14 min readRead guide
A grey stone Gothic Revival church with a tall spire and pointed-arch windows, surrounded by the glass and concrete towers of downtown Montreal on a sunny day
QS #30 World

McGill University

How to Study at McGill as an International Student

Best for: Medicine, Life Sciences, Engineering, Management, Law

15 min readRead guide
Large black letters spelling University of Waterloo beside a wide brick walkway, with orange autumn trees and a tall pale concrete building behind
QS #113 World

University of Waterloo

How to Study at Waterloo as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Co-op

14 min readRead guide
Red-brick Arts Building at the University of Alberta with crimson ivy, a columned entrance and autumn trees in front
QS #96 World

University of Alberta

How to Study at U of A as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Petroleum & Mining, Nursing, Computing Science, Business

15 min readRead guide
Collegiate Gothic stone building with a crenellated tower and arched doorway at McMaster University, framed by trees and red summer flowers
QS #174 World

McMaster University

How to Study at McMaster as an International Student

Best for: Health Sciences, Medicine & Nursing, Engineering, Computer Science, Business

14 min readRead guide
Tall Collegiate Gothic stone tower with a flag on top at Western University in London, Ontario, against a bright blue sky with white clouds
QS #142 World

Western University

How to Study at Western as an International Student

Best for: Business (Ivey), Engineering, Health Sciences, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences

14 min readRead guide
Grey limestone building with a square tower, arched windows and an arched wooden entrance at Queen's University in Kingston, with trees and a lawn in front
QS #179 World

Queen's University

How to Study at Queen's as an International Student

Best for: Business (Smith Commerce), Engineering, Computing, Health Sciences, Arts & Science

14 min readRead guide
A pale stone building with two tall towers topped by green spires, set against a dramatic cloudy sky, with a Quebec flag flying to the right
QS #526 World (2027)

Université Laval

How to Study at Laval as an International Student

Best for: Forestry, Agriculture, Engineering, Business, French-language study

13 min readRead guide
A Gothic-style greystone university building with pointed turrets beside a tree-lined path in autumn, with students walking past rows of parked bicycles
QS #411 World (2027)

University of Saskatchewan

How to Study at USask as an International Student

Best for: Agriculture, Engineering, Health Sciences, Vaccine & Water Research

12 min readRead guide
The neoclassical front of a brick and stone building with tall columns and a pediment inscribed 'The University of Manitoba', a Canadian flag on the roof and evergreen trees either side
QS #560 World (2027)

University of Manitoba

How to Study at UM as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Agriculture, Business, Science, Health Research

12 min readRead guide
Modern buildings on the University of Calgary's main campus, with a tall campus wayfinding sign for Campus Drive NW in front, under a blue evening sky
QS #249 World (2027)

University of Calgary

How to Study at Calgary as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Business, Energy, Health Sciences, Computer Science

14 min readRead guide
Tabaret Hall, the University of Ottawa's columned stone building at 550 Cumberland Street, with a green lawn in front and a modern uOttawa tower behind
QS #228 World (2027)

University of Ottawa

How to Study at uOttawa as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Law, Public Policy, Health Sciences

15 min readRead guide
The tower of the Université de Montréal's Roger-Gaudry pavilion lit with coloured lights at dusk, framed by the building's two long wings and a curved driveway
QS #162 World (2027)

Université de Montréal

How to Study at UdeM as an International Student

Best for: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Law, Research Degrees

15 min readRead guide
The Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University, a stone building with a central clock tower and red doors, with students walking past on the lawn
QS #298 World (2027)

Dalhousie University

How to Study at Dalhousie as an International Student

Best for: Ocean Sciences, Health, Engineering, Computer Science, Management

14 min readRead guide

Australia Guides

Explore Australia's Group of Eight

A sandstone Gothic Revival clock tower against a clear blue sky, with a large leafy tree on the left and a University of Melbourne sign at the bottom right
QS 2027 =22 World, THE 2027 =34 World

University of Melbourne

How to Study at Melbourne as an International Student

Best for: IT & Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Science, Biomedicine

15 min readRead guide
The University of Sydney's sandstone Gothic Revival Quadrangle with a clock tower, a striped lawn, a jacaranda tree in purple bloom and students sitting on the grass
QS #28 World (2027)

University of Sydney

How to Study at Sydney as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce, Data Science, Medicine & Health

15 min readRead guide
A modern curved building with a dark glass facade behind an Australian National University sign bearing the ANU crest, framed by trees
QS #29 World (2027)

Australian National University (ANU)

How to Study at ANU as an International Student

Best for: Computing, AI & Machine Learning, Public Policy, International Relations, Science

14 min readRead guide
Students walking along a sunny, tree-lined campus path at UNSW, with modern buildings and a rooftop UNSW sign behind them
QS 2027 #19 World, #1 in Australia

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

How to Study at UNSW as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science & IT, Business, Data Science

14 min readRead guide
A blue Monash University sign for the Parkville campus listing the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, in front of brick buildings and leafy trees under a blue sky
QS #31 World (2027)

Monash University

How to Study at Monash as an International Student

Best for: Information Technology, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business

12 min readRead guide
A large rust-red UQ letter sculpture on a green lawn, with a jacaranda tree in purple bloom and a sandstone building flying flags in the background
QS =40 World (2027)

University of Queensland (UQ)

How to Study at UQ as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences

12 min readRead guide
A long reflection pond edged in sandstone carved with the words 'Verily by beauty it is that we come at wisdom', with arched sandstone buildings, tall cypress trees and green lawns behind
QS =77 World (2027)

University of Western Australia (UWA)

How to Study at UWA as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Mining & Earth Sciences, Data Science, Business

11 min readRead guide
Aerial view of Bonython Hall, a Gothic sandstone hall with twin towers and a grey slate roof, beside other sandstone buildings and a lawn with a statue in Adelaide's city centre
QS #79 World (2027)

University of Adelaide

How to Study at Adelaide as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, AI & Data Science, Engineering, Business

12 min readRead guide

Ireland Guides

Explore Ireland's Top Universities

The granite Regent House front of Trinity College Dublin on College Green, with Corinthian columns, a clock in the pediment and a student in the arched gateway between black iron gates and lamps
QS #75 World

Trinity College Dublin

How to Study at Trinity as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Law, Sciences

12 min readRead guide
A lake with fountains on UCD's Belfield campus, with a long low glass-fronted building and autumn trees on the far bank under a blue sky
QS #100 World

University College Dublin (UCD)

How to Study at UCD as an International Student

Best for: Business, Computer Science & AI, Engineering, Agri-Food

12 min readRead guide
The Gothic Revival limestone Quadrangle of University College Cork, with a central crenellated tower above a wide green lawn
QS #220 World

University College Cork (UCC)

How to Study at UCC as an International Student

Best for: Data Science, Pharma & Biotech, Business, Engineering, Medicine

11 min readRead guide
The grey stone Quadrangle building of the University of Galway, with a central clock tower and arched entrance, framed by bare trees and a lawn
QS #275 World

University of Galway

How to Study at Galway as an International Student

Best for: Biomedical Engineering, MedTech, Computer Science & AI, Business

11 min readRead guide
A modern glass-walled library building on Dublin City University's Glasnevin campus, with a brick-paved path and a lawn in front under a clear sky
QS #408 World

Dublin City University (DCU)

How to Study at DCU as an International Student

Best for: Computing, Business, Engineering, Communications, Education

11 min readRead guide
Fountains in front of a white Victorian house and a modern glass-and-steel building on the University of Limerick campus, with a wide sunlit lawn
QS #388 World

University of Limerick (UL)

How to Study at UL as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computing, AI, Business, Sport and Health Sciences

11 min readRead guide
A tree in bright orange autumn leaves on the lawn of St Joseph's Square, Maynooth, in front of a long grey stone college building with dormer windows
QS 721–730 World

Maynooth University

How to Study at Maynooth as an International Student

Best for: Computer Science, Data Science, Business, Psychology, Humanities

10 min readRead guide

New Zealand Guides

Explore New Zealand's Universities

The white Gothic Revival Old Arts Building at the University of Auckland, with its ornate pinnacled clock tower, partly framed by trees under a blue sky
QS #67 World · #1 in NZ

University of Auckland

How to Study at Auckland as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Health Sciences

13 min readRead guide
The University of Otago's Gothic Revival clock tower building in dark stone with pale trim, behind a green lawn and a large tree under a blue sky
QS #198 World · #2 in NZ

University of Otago

How to Study at Otago as an International Student

Best for: Health Sciences, Dentistry, Business, Sciences

13 min readRead guide
A red-brick Gothic Revival building at Victoria University of Wellington, with crenellated parapets and tall arched windows, seen from below against a blue sky
QS #241 World

Victoria University of Wellington

How to Study at Wellington as an International Student

Best for: Law, Public Policy, AI & Software, Business

13 min readRead guide
The Ernest Rutherford Building at the University of Canterbury: a modern building with a perforated silver facade and red steel braces over a glass entrance, with people standing outside
QS #257 World

University of Canterbury

How to Study at Canterbury as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Data Science, Business, Sciences

12 min readRead guide
A white, Spanish Mission-style Massey University building with a round central tower and terracotta-tiled roofs, set behind a lawn under a blue sky
QS #215 World

Massey University

How to Study at Massey as an International Student

Best for: Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Aviation, Design, Business

14 min readRead guide
Architectural rendering of a modern University of Waikato building with tall vertical fins and glazed ground floor, with students walking past a grassy mound
QS #293 World

University of Waikato

How to Study at Waikato as an International Student

Best for: Management, Computer Science & Cyber Security, Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science

15 min readRead guide
Ivey Hall at Lincoln University, New Zealand: a red-brick building with ornate cream gables, a central clock and a slender red-capped spire, under a blue sky
QS #82 Agriculture

Lincoln University

How to Study at Lincoln as an International Student

Best for: Agriculture, Agribusiness, Food Science, Environment, Landscape Architecture

13 min readRead guide
AUT's orange-and-black City Campus sign reading Wai o Horotiu City Campus, Main Entrance, Gate 3, with campus buildings and an apartment tower behind under a blue sky
QS #431 World

Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

How to Study at AUT as an International Student

Best for: Computer & Information Sciences, Business, Engineering, Hospitality, Health

14 min readRead guide

Europe Guides

Explore Europe's Leading Universities

The long neoclassical main building of ETH Zurich seen across the wide paved Polyterrasse under a cloudy sky, with a few people crossing the square
QS #8 World

ETH Zurich

How to Study at ETH Zurich as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Natural Sciences, Architecture

14 min readRead guide
The red-brick Agnietenkapel with its ornate Renaissance gateway on an Amsterdam canal, between tall brick canal houses, with boats moored in the foreground
QS #60 World

University of Amsterdam

How to Study at UvA as an International Student

Best for: Communication & Media, Psychology, Economics & Business, Social Sciences, Data Science

13 min readRead guide
The Flemish Renaissance-style University Library of KU Leuven, with its tall ornate bell tower, arcaded ground floor and red-and-white brickwork under a blue sky
QS #59 World

KU Leuven

How to Study at KU Leuven as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics & Data Science, Bioscience, Business & Economics

13 min readRead guide
The pale Baroque facade of Heidelberg's Old University building, with red sandstone window frames, two ornate doorways and a small tower, beside a tree on University Square
QS #86 World

Heidelberg University

How to Study at Heidelberg as an International Student

Best for: Life Sciences, Medicine, Physics, Data and Computer Science

13 min readRead guide
The domed Chapel of the Sorbonne at the end of the Place de la Sorbonne in Paris, lit by late sun, with bare trees, cafe terraces and people walking across the square
QS #73 World

Sorbonne University

How to Study at Sorbonne as an International Student

Best for: Sciences and Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Humanities

13 min readRead guide
A modern four-storey building with red, yellow, white and black facade panels on TUM's Garching campus, with a large tilted granite block in the paved square in front
QS #25 World

Technical University of Munich

How to Study at TUM as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Management and Technology

14 min readRead guide

Singapore Guides

Explore Singapore's Top Universities

The College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore: a white multi-storey building with a 'Welcome to NUS' banner above a glass-canopied entrance and the EA Auditorium
QS #10 World (2027)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

How to Study at NUS as an International Student

Best for: Computing, Engineering, Business, Law, Medicine

13 min readRead guide
The Hive at Nanyang Technological University: a cluster of rounded, stacked concrete towers with plants spilling from the tops, under a blue sky
QS #12 World (2027)

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

How to Study at NTU as an International Student

Best for: Engineering, Computing & Data Science, Business, Science

12 min readRead guide

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