Introductory Stuff
Nearly all of our applicants come from:
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
China
Egypt
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India (NB: must be four-year program; nearly all Master’s degrees are not a two-year MSc)
Iran
Italy
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Pakistan
Russia
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom (NB: nearly all Master’s degrees are not two-year MSc)
United States (NB: Master’s is usually an on-the-way degree)
FAQ
Who do we consider for the MSc?
Students who have a Bachelor’s degree from nearly any country. One exception is India where a four-year degree is required. Most Bachelor’s in India are three-year degrees.
Who do we consider for the PhD?
Students who have a two-year Masters’s degree can and should be considered for the PhD. However, in some countries (India, UK and US) the Master’s is typically not sufficient for our PhD program — it is either an extended undergraduate degree (India and UK) or a milestone along to PhD (US). This is a departmental-level choice. We would like our PhD applicants to have completed a Master’s program similar to a Canadian Master’s degree.
Do we look at GRE scores?
No. In fact the GRE file often messes up the document merge, so it might not even be included in the dossier.
Do we look at language scores?
Not in the first round. Because of difficulties with taking the exams during COVID-19, we will look at the language scores only for the students to whom we wish to make offers and contact those who don’t have satisfactory marks. We have been following a similar policy in previous years.
Prompt for Statement of Interest/Intent
Please upload a single PDF file containing the following four components: Research Experience, Statement of Academic Goals, Leadership Experience, and Bibliography.
1. Research Experience (about 1 page, max 2 pages)
Describe your previous research experience, and how it is relevant to your graduate school goals. As specifically as possible:
- explain the research in terms that a trained scientist not familiar with the research can understand
- describe your own role in the research, indicating any collaboration with other researchers, and the form of that collaboration
- discuss the significance, relevance and impact of your work, including any publications or conference presentations that resulted from your efforts
- describe the significance of your research experience in terms of demonstrating your research leadership
- discuss the impact and importance of these activities in terms of your career aspirations.
This element speaks directly to the following selection criterion: Research potential and leadership (potential and demonstrated ability).
2. Statement of Academic Goals (about 1 page, max 2 pages)
Please provide a detailed description of your research interests in up to three research areas; it is up to you whether to focus your presentation on a single area with greater detail or on several. We will be judging you on the quality of your presentation. You are not bound to pursue these particular areas at UBC.
Be as specific as possible. Provide background information to support your interest in these particular areas, explain what you believe are the crucial questions to answer in these areas, substantiate what attracts you to these fields and how your background positions you to contribute to answering these questions.
Your communication skills are reflected by the clarity of the statement and speak to the research potential and leadership (potential and demonstrated ability) selection criteria.
When writing your statement of research interests, employ the citation style common to your field of research. Do not use more than one citation style. Footnotes should be employed for citation purposes only, and should not elaborate on the information contained in the two-page statement.
3. Leadership Experience (about 1 page, max 2 pages)
Write a self-assessment detailing your academic and non-academic activities/accomplishments, your leadership activities, and why you judge yourself to be an excellent candidate for a graduate position at UBC in Physics and Astronomy. This description should go beyond a simple list of accomplishments.
- Outline for the committee the ways in which these accomplishments demonstrate your leadership abilities and skills.
- Describe how your leadership skills have contributed to your accomplishments, for example:
- How you have created opportunities beyond those that were immediately available to you (due to employment, volunteerism, or circumstance);
- How you have motivated others to willingly collaborate on a project or enterprise;
- How you have taken on responsibility for a group, or any other ways in which you have effected change.
For those whose Leadership experiences originate in work or volunteer opportunities, provide context for the selection committee that demonstrates how your contribution went beyond the expectations of your work/volunteer position. Your communication skills are reflected by the clarity of your application, which speaks to your leadership potential and demonstrated ability.
Rubric for Evaluation
Candidates are evaluated and selected on the basis of the following three criteria, which are weighted by the selection committee accordingly:
- academic excellence (30%);
- research potential (40%); and
- leadership (potential and demonstrated ability) (30%).
Academic excellence, as demonstrated by past academic results and by transcripts, awards and distinctions.
The candidate’s research history and the impact of their activities in their area of expertise to date are important indicators of their potential as research leaders of tomorrow. Reviewers should consider the sphere of influence of candidates relative to others along the following continuum of expanding impact:
- Research program
- Canadian institution
- Research community
- International research community
- Society at large
In evaluating this criterion, the stage and nature of the candidate’s academic career should be considered. For applicants who have relevant work experience, scientific productivity prior to graduate school should be considered.
Supporting evidence to be evaluated for this criterion:
- Academic record (institution transcripts)
- Scholarships/awards (CV)
- Duration of previous studies (academic background, CV, institution transcripts and special circumstances)
Research potential, as demonstrated by the candidate’s research history, his/her interest in discovery, the proposed research and its potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field, and any anticipated outcomes.
Supporting evidence to be evaluated for this criterion:
- Scholarships/awards (CV)
- Duration of previous studies – ability to complete project within an appropriate time period (academic background, CV, institution transcripts, referee assessments and special circumstances)
- Academic training and relevant work experience (CV, description of leadership and communication skills attachment and the referee assessments)
- Contribution to research and development – publications, patents, reports and posters (CV, research contributions attachment and referee assessments)
- Statement of Research Interests – feasibility, merit and significance
- Critical thinking, application of knowledge, judgment, originality, initiative, autonomy and enthusiasm for research (description of leadership and communication skills attachment, statement of research interests and referee assessments)
Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability).
This is an important criterion that has to be assessed in an indirect manner.
Leadership could include the following:
Personal achievement:
- impactful involvement and achievement in professional programs/associations such as sports, arts, science, business etc.
- entrepreneurial achievement (start-up company); and/or
- foreign travel and study.
Involvement in academic life:
- mentoring/teaching;
- supervisory experience;
- involvement in student government and in the institution community, including committees, teams, senate, boards, ethics committees, etc.;
- project management;
- roles in academic/professional societies; and/or
- organization of conferences, meetings, courses etc.
Volunteerism/community outreach:
- community involvement in charity or not-for-profit organizations.
Civic engagement:
- parliamentary page positions and internships;
- political activity; and/or
- elected positions.
Other
This list is not intended to include all possible categories and is provided for guidance only.
Assessment of leadership
Leadership could be assessed with the following personal and/or social skills:
Goal achievement:
- a clear vision of what they want to accomplish;
- a developed personal vision for the future that defines a impactful/meaningful change for the community or a group, cause or organization; and
- strategizes on how to achieve desired outcomes and has specific, realistic and timely goals.
Self-management:
- knows how to prioritize and complete tasks to reach the desired outcome and is confident of success; establishes learning goals and tasks;
- reaches goals in an efficient, organized and innovative way; and
- is constantly working on self-improvement.
Integrity:
- acts consistently with core ethical and personal values and convictions; and
- accepts personal accountability for the consequences of their actions/decisions.
Other characteristics:
- is creative and takes initiative;
- is curious;
- deals well with complexity;
- has a strong sense of reality;
- is courageous;
- is strategic, a big-picture thinker;
- focuses on solutions, not problems;
- is capable of producing extraordinary results; and
- is able to solve real problems and create real products.
Social skills:
- knows how to develop positive relationships with a diverse range of people;
- cares about and listens to what others say and gives feedback;
- knows how to motivate individuals;
- is persuasive;
- is supportive of peers;
- is able to negotiate;
- is viewed as trustworthy, ethical and dependable;
- is well-respected; and
- displays mastery of presentation skills and public communications.
Supporting evidence to be evaluated for this criterion:
- Leadership activities/accomplishments – impact (CV, description of leadership and communication skills, leadership reference letter, nomination letter and referee assessments)
- Participation in publication writing (CV, research contributions attachment and referee assessments)
- Professional and extracurricular interactions and collaborations with supervisors, colleagues and peers (CV, description of leadership and communication skills, leadership reference letter and referee assessments)
- Those who have volunteer/professional experience outside of their domain of study should provide context that demonstrates how their contribution went beyond the expectations of the work/volunteer position.
Individual Countries
Here are specific details of the requirements from various countries. There are additional subtleties for some countries, so some universities may use different grading schemes.
The individual country rankings below are from US News and go up to about 500-700 in the world in physics. For normalization Toronto is 30 in the world, UBC is 58 and Guelph is 731. The ranking for space sciences (also available on US News) are typically similar.
Bangladesh
Years of Study required
a four-year Bachelor’s Degree or a Master’s degree
Overall Grade Required
all degrees must be awarded with First Class/Division standing
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree
Only University of Dhaka is ranked by US News (at 1,258) but not in physics.
Brazil
Years of Study required
completion of the Bachelor, or Licenciado or Titulo
Overall Grade Required
8 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent)
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bacharel, Licenciado or Professional Title (Titulo).
- Universidade de São Paulo
- State University of Campinas
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista
- Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)
- Universidade Federal de Sao Joao del-Rei
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Rio de Janeiro State University
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas
- Universidade Federal Fluminense
- Federal University of Pernambuco
- Federal University of Sao Carlos
Canada
- A minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC) in third- and fourth-year courses.
- Academic standing with at least 12 credits of third- or fourth-year courses in the A grade range (80% or higher at UBC) in the field of study.
- University of Toronto
- University of British Columbia
- McGill University
- University of Alberta
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Montreal
- Carleton University
- York University
- University of Ottawa
- University of Sherbrooke
- University of Calgary
- Queen’s University
- University of Manitoba
- McMaster University
- University of Saskatchewan
- Laval University
- University of Guelph
China
Four-year Bachelors (80 or B from 211 University, 85 or B+ from elsewhere)
- Tsinghua University
- Peking University
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Nanjing University
- Shandong University
- Fudan University
- Zhejiang University
- Beihang University
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Xi’an Jiaotong University
- Central China Normal University
- Soochow University
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Shenzhen University
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Lanzhou University
- Wuhan University
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Xiamen University
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Jilin University
- University of Science & Technology Beijing
- Nankai University
- Southeast University
- Shanghai University
- Beijing Normal University
- Sichuan University
- Hunan University
- Beijing Jiaotong University
- Tianjin University
- Southern University of Science & Technology
- Nanjing University of Technology
- Central South University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Tongji University
- Chongqing University
- Nanjing University of Science & Technology
Egypt
Years of Study required
a minimum four-year Bachelor’s or Licence degree
Overall Grade Required
Very good standing
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s Degree, Licence
- British University in Egypt
- Cairo University
- Ain Shams University
- Fayoum University
- Zewail City of Science & Technology
- Helwan University
- Assiut University
France
Years of Study required
at least four years of study
Overall Grade Required
BIEN-14 on a scale of 20; Grandes Ecoles students require Assez Bien-12 on a scale of 20
Credentials or Degrees Required
Diplome d’Ingenieur, Gradué en Ingénierie, Maitrise; Magistere; Licence
- Sorbonne Universite
- Université de Paris
- Universite Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
- École Polytechnique
- University of Aix-Marseille
- École Normale Superieure, Paris
- Grenoble Institute of Technology
- University of Strasbourg
- Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
- College de France
- University of Auvergne
- Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
- University of Savoie
- Universite de Haute-Alsace (UHA)
- Universite de Bordeaux
- University Paul Sabatier – Toulouse 3
- Universite de Lorraine
- ENS De Lyon
- Université Côte d’Azur
- IMT Atlantique
- University of Montpellier
- Université de Rennes 1
- Institut d’Optique Graduate School
- University of Nantes
- Université de Lille
- Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) Cachan
- National Institute for Applied Sciences – Lyon
- University of Burgundy
- University of Francois Rabelais – Tours
- Universite du Maine
- Centrale Supelec
- Central School of Lyon
- University of Caen
Germany
Years of Study required
4 or 5 years of study
Overall Grade Required
Gut
Credentials or Degrees Required
Diplom; Magister Artium; Staatsexamen; Staatsprüfung
- University of Munich
- Heidelberg University
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- University of Hamburg
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
- Technical University of Munich
- RWTH Aachen University
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- University of Bonn
- Technical University of Dresden
- University of Würzburg
- University of Freiburg
- University of Göttingen
- Dortmund University of Technology
- University of Wuppertal
- University of Giessen
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
- University of Erlangen Nuremberg
- University of Hannover
- Darmstadt University of Technology
- Universitat Siegen
- University of Stuttgart
- University of Münster
- Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
- Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen
- Technical University of Berlin
- Ruhr University Bochum
- Freie Universität Berlin
- University of Regensburg
- University of Cologne
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus
- University of Konstanz
- University of Ulm
- University of Leipzig
- University of Rostock
- Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- University of Potsdam
- University of Augsburg
- Bielefeld University
- University of Bremen
- Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg
- University of Kiel
- University of Paderborn
- University of Kaiserslautern
- University of Bayreuth
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Philipps University of Marburg
- Otto von Guericke University
- Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat Greifswald
Hong Kong
Years of Study required
Bachelor’s degree
Overall Grade Required
3 out of 4.3 or Second Class, Upper Division.
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s Degree
- Chinese University Hong Kong
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- University of Hong Kong
- City University Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
India
All except specials:
Four-year Bachelors or Master’s Degree: First Class or Very Good (8 of 10)
India (IIT, Institution of National Importance or NAAC Grade A)
Three-year Bachelors Degree: First Class or Very Good (8 of 10)
- Panjab University
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Indian Institute of Science
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- University of Delhi
- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) – Pune
- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) – Kolkata
- Visva Bharati University
- University of Jammu
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Indore
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)–Bhopal
- Banaras Hindu University
Iran
Bachelor’s Degree (16 out of 20)
- Islamic Azad University
- Isfahan University of Technology
- University of Tehran
- Sharif University of Technology
- University of Yazd
- Shahid Beheshti University Tehran (SBU)
- Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT)
- Shiraz University
- University of Guilan
Italy
Years of Study required
3-year Laurea
Overall Grade Required
26 on a 30-point scale; 100 on a 110-point scale
Credentials or Degrees Required
3-year Laurea (L3)
UBC has a high-level strategic link to University of Padua.
- Sapienza University of Rome
- University of Pisa
- University of Naples Federico II
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- University of Bologna
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
- International School for Advanced Studies
- University of Trento
- University of Padua
- University of Genoa
- University of Milan
- University of Turin
- University of Trieste
- University of Bari
- University of Florence
- University of Pavia
- University of Catania
- Roma Tre University
- University of Siena
- University of Milan – Bicocca
- University of Perugia
- Politecnico di Bari
- University of Salento
- University of Camerino
- University of Calabria
- University of Urbino
- University of Udine
- Parthenope University Naples
- University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro
- University of Basilicata
- Guglielmo Marconi University
- Polytechnic University of Milan
- Polytechnic University of Turin
- University of Salerno
- University of Ferrara
- University of Cagliari
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- University of Parma
- University of Palermo
- University of Brescia
Netherlands
Years of Study required
at least four years of study
Overall Grade Required
7.75 on a 10-point scale
Credentials or Degrees Required
Doctoraal Degree (drs.); Meester in de rechten (mr.); ingenieur (ir.)
- University of Amsterdam
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Delft University of Technology
- University of Groningen
- VU University Amsterdam
- Utrecht University
- Leiden University
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- University of Twente
Korea
Years of Study required
at least four years of study
Overall Grade Required
B+ average or equivalent
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s degree
- Seoul National University
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Korea University
- University of Seoul
- Yonsei University
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Hanyang University
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- Pusan National University
- Kyungpook National University
- Chonnam National University
- Chonbuk National University
- Kangwon National University
- Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology
- Konkuk University
- Sejong University
- Kyung Hee University
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
- Inha University
- Daegu University
- Ewha Womans University
- Pukyong National University
Mexico
Years of Study required
Licenciado or Titulo (professional field)
Overall Grade Required
8 on a 10-point scale
Credentials or Degrees Required
Licenciado/Licenciatura or “Titulo” in a professional field
- Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
- National Polytechnic Institute
- Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
Pakistan
Years of Study required
B.Eng.,B.Sc(Eng.),B. Tech.,B.Arch.,B.Pharm, M.B.B.S. or a 4-year bachelor degree or a Masters degree
Overall Grade Required
First class/division standing
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s (Pass) Degree plus Master’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree (Honours)
- Quaid I Azam University
- COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI)
- University of Punjab
- National University of Sciences & Technology – Pakistan
Russia
Years of Study required
at least four years of study
Overall Grade Required
4 on a 5-point scale
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bakalavr, Diplom ob Okanchanii Vysshego Uchebnogo Zaredeniia (Diploma Specialist)
- M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
- Novosibirsk State University
- Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University
- Tomsk State University
- Saint Petersburg State University
- ITMO University
- National University of Science and Technology MISIS
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
- Lobachevsky State University Nizhni Novgorod
- Ural Federal University
- Kazan Federal University
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
- Tomsk State Pedagogical University
- Novosibirsk State Technical University
- Saratov State University
- Far Eastern Federal University
- National Research University – Higher School of Economics
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Taiwan
Years of Study required
Bachelor’s degree
Overall Grade Required
B+
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s Degree
- National Taiwan University
- National Tsing Hua University
- National Central University
- National Chiao Tung University
- National Cheng Kung University
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
Turkey
Years of Study required
Bachelor’s or Lisans Diplomasi or Muhendis Diplomasi
Overall Grade Required
Good (from top universities as determined by UBC) or Very Good from all others.
Credentials or Degrees Required
Bachelor’s Degree or Lisans Diplomasi or Muhendis Diplomasi
Although Sabanci is not among the list of top physics programs, it is among the top universities in Turkey, and we have had good experience with students from Sabanci.
- Boğaziçi University
- Middle East Technical University
- Ankara University
- Istanbul Technical University
- Izmir Yuksek Teknoloji Enstitusu
- Mimar Sinan Guzel Sanatlar University
- Istanbul Aydin University
- TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji University
- Gaziantep University
- Cag University – Turkey
- Kafkas University
- Adiyaman University
- Erzincan University
- Cukurova University
- Istanbul Bilgi University
- Gaziosmanpasa University
- Mersin University
- Ozyegin University
- Yildiz Teknik University
- Dogus University
- Piri Reis University
- Marmara University
- Bahçeşehir University
- Bilkent University
- Hacettepe University
- Istanbul University
- Çankaya University
- Gazi University
- Uludag University
United Kingdom
Bachelors: Second Class Honours, Upper Division (Class II, division I), Merit
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- Imperial College London
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Birmingham
- University of Glasgow
- University of Southampton
- University College London
- King’s College London
- University of Manchester
- University of Sheffield
- University of Bristol
- University of Liverpool
- University of Sussex
- University of Warwick
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Lancaster University
- University of Strathclyde
- Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)
- Durham University
- University of Nottingham
- University of York
- Brunel University
- University of St. Andrews
- Cardiff University
- Queen’s University Belfast
- University of Leeds
- Heriot Watt University
- University of Surrey
- University of Bath
- Aston University
- University of Exeter
- Swansea University
United States
- A minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC) in third- and fourth-year courses.
- Academic standing with at least 12 credits of third- or fourth-year courses in the A grade range (80% or higher at UBC) in the field of study.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- University of California–Berkeley
- Harvard University
- University of Chicago
- California Institute of Technology
- Princeton University
- Columbia University
- University of Maryland–College Park
- University of Washington
- Yale University
- University of California–Santa Barbara
- University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
- Cornell University
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
- University of Texas–Austin
- Ohio State University–Columbus
- Boston University
- University of California–Los Angeles
- University of Colorado–Boulder
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Northwestern University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
- Duke University
- Stony Brook University–SUNY
- University of California–San Diego
- Michigan State University
- Rice University
- Pennsylvania State University–University Park
- Indiana University–Bloomington
- University of California–Irvine
- Purdue University–West Lafayette
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Rochester
- University of Florida
- Brown University
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
- University of California–Davis
- New York University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Tennessee
- Texas A&M University–College Station
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Oregon
- Florida State University
- University of Mississippi
- University of Iowa
- Iowa State University
- University of Virginia
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois–Chicago
- University of Alabama
- University of Texas–Arlington
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Massachusetts–Amherst
- University of California–Riverside
- Brandeis University
- University of California–Santa Cruz
- University of New Mexico
- Texas Tech University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- William & Mary
- Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
- Kansas State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Texas–Dallas
- Northeastern University
- University of Kansas
- Syracuse University
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Montana State University Bozeman
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Tufts University
- Manhattan College
- Vanderbilt University
- Southern Methodist University
- Louisiana Tech University
- University of Oklahoma
- University at Buffalo–SUNY
- California State University–Fresno
- Wayne State University
- University at Albany–SUNY
- Oklahoma State University
- Northern Illinois University
- Rockefeller University
- Hampton University
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- University of South Carolina–Columbia
- Arizona State University–Tempe
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Baylor University
- University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez
- Florida International University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Louisville
- Virginia Tech
- University of Southern California
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Houston
- West Virginia University
- North Carolina State University–Raleigh
- Fairfield University
- Utah Valley University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Washington State University
- Kent State University
- Colorado State University
- University of Delaware
- Temple University
- University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
- CUNY–City College
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Georgia State University
- Drexel University
- University of Kentucky
- The Catholic University of America
- George Washington University
- University of Connecticut
- Ohio University