Alabama State University
Alabama State University or ASU is a historically black university established in 1867 in Montgomery, Alabama, and is a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. ASU is composed of seven colleges or divisions for different disciplines: arts and sciences, business administration, health sciences, education, visual and performing arts, school of graduate studies, and division of aerospace studies. Aside from undergraduate programs, ASU also offers master’s degree programs and PhD programs in physical therapy, microbiology, and educational leadership, policy, and law. The university’s diverse student body is composed of young individuals from over 40 states and six countries. For information on how to apply to ASU, visit the school’s official website at www.alasu.edu and the school’s admissions page.
Purdue University
Purdue University was established in 1869, and serves as the flagship university of the six schools and campuses within the Purdue University System. Purdue is one of the largest university systems in the US, and is best known for the highly competitive engineering curriculum and excellent aviation and aerospace programs offered at the Purdue University College of Enginering and School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Purdue’s West Lafayette campus offers more than 200 majors in the fields of agriculture, health sciences, liberal arts, management, education, nursing, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and consumer and family sciences. For detailed information on the course and program offerings at Purdue, visit the school’s website at www.purdue.edu, with application information on the site’s admissions page.
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private, Ivy League higher learning institution established in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. Located in Ithaca, New York, Cornell University is home to seven graduate divisions and seven undergraduate schools and colleges, which specialize in agriculture and life sciences, architecture, art and planning, engineering, arts and sciences, hotel administration, labor and industrial relations, and human ecology. Cornell offers around 80 major fields for undergraduate study, as well as dual degree programs and interdisciplinary majors. Detailed information on course and major offerings can be found at www.cornell.edu. Admissions is highly selective and competitive, so applicants should make sure they meet all the application requirements listed at the school website’s admissions page.
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private and nationally accredited school established in 1896 in Garden City, Nassau County, New York. Adelphi University is composed of eight schools and colleges that cater to different disciplines: arts and sciences, advanced psychological studies, business, education, nursing, social work, adult academic programs, and honors programs. The university also offers joint degrees and graduate studies in the fields of dentistry, engineering, law, optometry, physical therapy, and environmental studies. More information on course and programs offerings can be found at Adelphi University’s official website, www.adelphi.edu, with the application requirements and procedures listed at the site’s admissions page.
Adrian College
Adrian College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college established in 1859 in the city of Adrian in Michigan. The school offers over 40 majors in the fields of accounting and business, environmental studies, sociology, social work and criminal justice, music, history, and earth and life sciences. Adrian College also offers pre-professional programs to prepare students for careers in architecture, engineering, physical therapy, law, health science, etc. Adrian’s alumni roster include US Congressman Mike Rogers, and distinguished businessmen, executives, attorneys, physicians, and educators. For those interested in applying to Adrian College, visit the school’s official website at www.adrian.edu where you’ll find details on application procedures and requirements on the site’s admissions page.
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as AAMU or Alabama A&M University, is a public, historically black university located in Madison County, Alabama. The school offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs including forestry, social work, art education, clinical psychology, urban and regional planning, communicative sciences and disorders, engineering technologies, counseling psychology, somputer science, food science, and civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. AAMU is also proud to be one of the very few historically black colleges and universities that have a baccalaureate degree program in telecommunications. For more detailed information on course and program offerings at AAMU, visit the school’s website at www.aamu.edu and get the lowdown on application procedures at the site’s admissions page.
