USA

Capital:	Washington DC
Population:	290,342,550
Area:	9,629,047 sq km
Language:	English, French, Spanish

Academic Programs in Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering

1	Auburn University
2	California Polytechnic State University
3	Clemson University
4	Colorado State University
5	Cornell University
6	Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
7	Duke University
8	Illinois Institute of Technology
9	Iowa State University
10	Kansas State University
11	Louisiana State University
12	Michigan State University
13	Mississippi State University
14	North Carolina A&T State University
15	North Carolina State University
16	North Dakota State University
17	Ohio State University
18	Oklahoma State University
19	Oregon State University
20	Pennsylvania State University
21	Purdue University
22	Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey
23	South Dakota State University
24	SUNY-ESF, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
25	Texas A&M University-Commerce
26	The Ohio State University
27	The Pennsylvania State University
28	The University Of Arizona
29	The University of Tennessee, College of Communication and Information
30	University Of Arkansas
31	University Of California
32	University Of Dayton

33	University of Delaware
34	University Of Florida
35	University Of Georgia
36	University of Hawaii
37	University Of Idaho
38	University of Illinois at Chicago
39	University of Kentucky
40	University of Maine
41	University Of Maryland
42	University of Missouri - Columbia
43	University of Nebraska - Lincoln
44	University of Wisconsin - Madison
45	Utah State University
46	Washington State University

List of Universities

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Air Force Institute of Technology

Allegheny University of the Health Sciences

American Baptist Theological semesterinary

American Bible College and semesterinary

The American Conservatory of Music

American Graduate School of International Management

American InterContinental University

American International College

American Schools of Professional Psychology

Antioch New England Graduate School

Antioch University Los Angeles

Antioch University Santa Barbara

Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana College, Sioux Falls South Dakota

Bank Street College of Education

Bethany College, West Virginia

Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS

Bethany College, Scotts Valley, CA

Bethel College and semesterinary, Saint Paul Minnesota

Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee

Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana

Bethel College, Newton, Kansas

The Boston Architectural Center

Bowling Green State University

Brigham Young University Hawaii

C. R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

California College of Arts and Crafts

California College for Health Sciences

California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of Integral Studies

California Institute of Technology

California Lutheran University

The California Maritime Academy

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

California School of Professional Psychology

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State University, Bakersfield

California State University, Chico

California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Hayward

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Monterey

California State University, Northridge

California State University, Sacramento

California State University, San Bernadino

California State University, San Marcos

Cailfornia State University, Sonoma

California State University, Stanislaus

California University of Pennsylvania

Case Western Reserve University

The Catholic University of America

Centenary College of Louisiana

Center for Creative Studies College of Art and Design

Central Connecticut State University

Central Missouri State University

Centre College, Danville Kentucky

Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Charleston Southern University

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Christian Bible College and semesterinary

Christopher Newport University

City University, Bellevue Washington

City University of Los Angeles

Clayton College and State University

Clear Creek Baptist Bible College

Cleveland Chiropractic College

Cogswell Polytechnical College

College of Notre Dame, Belmont California

College of Notre Dame of Maryland

The College of Saint Thomas More

Columbia International University

Concordia College, Ann Arbor Michigan

Concordia College, Austin Texas

Concordia College, Bronxville, New York

Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota

Concordia College, Saint Paul Minnesota

Concordia College, Selma Alabama

Concordia College, Seward Nebraska

Concordia University, Irvine California

Concordia University, Mequon Wisconsin

Concordia University, Portland Oregon

Concordia University, River Forest Illinois

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Dallas Theological semesterinary

Dominican College of San Rafael

East Central University, Ada Oklahoma

East Stroudsburg State University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth City State University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School

Florida Baptist Theological College

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Florida Metropolitan University

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fuller Theological semesterinary

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Southwestern State University

Gooding Institute of Nurse Anesthesia

Gordon-Conwell Theological semesterinary

The Graduate School of America

Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Holy Cross College, Notre Dame Indiana

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University at South Bend

Indiana University - Purdue University, Columbus

Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

Institute of Paper Science and Technology

Inter American University of Puerto Rico

International Fine Arts College

Jewish Theological semesterinary

Joint Military Intelligence College

Jones International University

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

- L -

Lake Superior State University

Lawrence Technological University

Lincoln University, Jefferson City Missouri

Lincoln University, San Francisco California

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

Los Angeles College of Chiropractic

Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Louisiana State University at Shreveport

Loyola University, New Orleans

Maharishi University of Management

Maryland Institute, College of Art

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University

Medical University of South Carolina

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Michigan Technological University

Mid-America Nazarene University

Middle Tennessee State University

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi Valley State University

Missouri Southern State College

Missouri Western State College

Monmouth College, Monmouth Illinois

Monmouth University, West Long Branch New Jersey

Montana State University-Billings

Montana State University-Bozeman

Montana State University College of Technology, Great Falls

Montana State University-Northern Havre

Monterey Institute of International Studies

Mount St. Mary's College and semesterinary, Emmitsburg Maryland

Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles California

National Technological University

New England College of Optometry

New England Conservatory of Music

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New School for Social Research

New York Institute of Technology

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina Wesleyan College

North Dakota State University--Bottineau

North Dakota State University--Fargo

North Dakota University System

North Park College and Theological semesterinary

Northeast Louisiana University

Northeastern Illinois University

Northwest Missouri State University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Northwestern State University, Louisiana

Northwestern College, Saint Paul, MN

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Oklahoma State University Tulsa

Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology

Oregon Health Sciences University

Oregon Institute of Technology

Our Lady of the Lake University

Our Lady of Holy Cross College

- P -

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Palmer College of Chiropractic

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pennsylvania State University at Altoona

Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science

Plymouth State College, Plymouth New Hampshire

Polytechnic University of New York

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Randolph-Macon Woman's College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ringling School of Art and Design

Robert Morris College, Illinois

Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh, PA

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Sacred Heart University, Puerto Rico

Saginaw Valley State University

Saint Andrews Presbyterian College

Saint Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, New York

Saint Francis College, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania

Saint John's University, Collegeville Minnesota

Saint John's University, Jamaica New York

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College of Maryland

Saint Mary's College of Minnesota

Saint Mary's University of San Antonio

Saint Meinrad's School of Theology

San Francisco State University

Saratoga University School of Law

Savannah College of Art and Design

Schiller International University

School for International Training

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Islamic and Social Sciences

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Scripps Research Institute

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Simpson College, Redding California

Simpson College, Indianola Iowa

South Carolina State University

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Southeast Colege of Technology

Southeast Missouri State University

Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Southern California University of Professional Studies

Southern Connecticut State University

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Southern Polytechnic State Univerisity

Southern University, Baton Rouge

Southern University, New Orleans

Southern University, Shreveport-Bossier City

Southwest Bible College and semesterinary

Southwest Missouri State University

Southwest Texas State University

Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern Assemesterblies of God University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Southwestern University School of Law

Stamford International College

State University of New York at Albany

State University of New York at Binghamton

State University of New York at Buffalo

State University of New York at Cobleskill

State University of New York at Oswego

State University of New York at Stony Brook

State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology, Morrisville

State University of New York College at Brockport

State University of New York College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)

State University of New York College at Cortland

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

State University of New York College at Farmingdale

State University of New York College at Fredonia

State University of New York College at Geneseo

State University of New York College Maritime College at Fort Schuyler

State University of New York College at New Paltz

State University of New York College at Oneonta

State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

State University of New York College at Potsdam

State University of New York College at Purchase

State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

State University of West Georgia

Stephen F. Austin State University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Summit University of Louisiana

Tennessee Technological University

Texas A&M International University

Texas A&M University, Commerce

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Texas A&M University, Texarkana

Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula CA

Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut

Trinity College, Washington DC

Trinity International University

Uniformed Services Universty of the Health Sciences

Union College, Barbourville KY

United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States International University

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Military Academy

University of Alabama, Birmingham

University of Alabama, Huntsville

University of Advancing Computer Technology

University of Alaska, Anchorage

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

University of Alaska, Southeast

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Monticello

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Hastings College of Law

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Office of the President

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

University of Colorado, Denver

University of the District of Columbia

University of Hawai`i, West O`ahu

University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of Houston, Clear Lake

University of Houston, Downtown

University of Houston, Victoria

University of the Incarnate Word

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Springfield

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Maine at Presque Isle

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland at Baltimore

University of Maryland at College Park

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland University College

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Massachusetts at Boston

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts at Lowell

University of Massachusetts System

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Dearborn

University of Minnesota-Crookston

University of Minnesota-Duluth

University of Minnesota-Morris

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Saint Louis

University of Montana, Missoula

University of Nebraska, Kearney

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

University of Nevada Las Vegas

University of New Hampshire, Durham

University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of North Dakota--Lake Region

University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Washington

University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Science

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

University of Pittsburgh at Greenburg

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

University of Saint Thomas, Houston

University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of South Carolina, Aiken

University of South Carolina, Spartanburg

University of Southern California

University of Southern Colorado

University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southwestern Louisiana

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Martin

University of Tennessee, Memphis

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Brownsville

University of Texas at El Paso

University of Texas at Houston

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

University of Texas Medical Branch

University of Texas-Pan American

University of Texas of the Permian Basin

University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

University of the Virgin Islands

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin-Superior

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univeristy

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington Bible College / Capital Bible semesterinary

Washington University in Saint Louis

Wentworth Institute of Technology

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Virginia University Parkersburg

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Western Connecticut State University

Western International University

Western States Chiropractic College

Western University of Health Sciences

Westminster College, Fulton Missouri

Westminster College, New Wilmington Pennsylvania

Westminster Theological semesterinary

Westwood College of Technology

Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois

Wheaton College, Massachusetts

William Howard Taft University

William Mitchell College of Law

Wilmington College, New Castle Delaware

Wilmington College, Wilmington Ohio

Winston-Salem State University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University of Louisiana

- Y -

Youngstown State University

Student visas

There are three types of student visas for entry into the US:

F1 Visa: The F1 visa is the most common visa issued for students. This visa is for full-time students enrolled in an academic programme in a college or university. As an F1 student you maintain a full time course of study and complete your study by the expiration date listed on the I-20 form. The I-20 form provides details about the academic programme of the student including the expected duration.

J-1 Exchange Visitor visa: The J-1 visa is issued to students who require practical training that is not available in the home country in order to complete their academic programme.

M-1 Vocational Student visa: The M-1 visa is issued for those students attending non-academic or vocational colleges and is valid for a maximum period of one year. An M-1 visa cannot be converted to a F-1 visa

Requirements for obtaining a student visa:

The following documents are required in order for you to apply for a student visa at the US consulate.

· Valid passport.

· Two recent passport-sized photographs

· An US visa application form (OF-156)

· Form I-20(in case of F-1 students) or form IAP-66(in case of J-1 students) of Form I-20M(in case of M-1 students). These forms are issued by a certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigration student status.

· Visa application fee

· Evidence of proficiency in English language - The TOEFL results.

· Proof of sufficient financial resources to cover both your tuition fees and living expenses.

Permission to work:
An F-1 student visa holder is not permitted to accept any off-campus employment. After the first year of study, an F-1 student visa holder can apply to the immigration and Naturalization Services(INS) for off-campus employment by submitting form I-538(Certificate by designated college offical),and Form I-765(Application for Temporary Employment Authorization). This authorization will be valid for a period of one year. M-1 students may not accept any form of employment except an intership for practical training purposes.

Visas for Spouse/Dependents:
Spouses and dependents of students may apply for an F-2,or M-2 visa. They are not allowed to accept any form of employment. They may study on a full-time or part time basis but not allowed to receive financial aid.

College Transfers:
College transfers are permitted during one's course of study. This can be done by obtaining a fresh Form I-20 from the new college. Permission from the INS is not required.

Visa Information

The rules and procedure for obtaining a visa often change. To get the latest and most accurate information about VISA procedures please visit the websites of the consular offices in Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai.

Visa Application Forms:

http://travel.state.gov/visaforms.html

Visa Tips:

http://travel.state.gov/what_consuls_look_for.html

US Consulates in India:

New Delhi - http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov

Mumbai -

http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov

Calcutta -

http://calcutta.usconsulate.gov

Chennai -

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov

Some other Useful links:

http://www.fulbright-india.org/

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