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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, USA

QS Top 5 ~4%

Tuition ₹50–55L/yr before aid

Computer ScienceEECSMechanical Engineering
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Stanford University

Stanford, CA, USA

QS Top 5 ~4%

Tuition ₹55–60L/yr before aid

Computer ScienceSymbolic SystemsEngineering
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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, USA

QS Top 5 ~3–4%

Tuition ₹48–53L/yr before aid

EconomicsComputer ScienceGovernment
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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, USA

QS Top 25 ~4–5%

Tuition ₹50–55L/yr before aid

MathPhysicsEconomics
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Yale University

New Haven, CT, USA

QS Top 25 ~4–5%

Tuition ₹56–62L/yr before aid

EconomicsPolitical ScienceHistory
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Columbia University

New York, NY, USA

QS Top 35 ~4%

Tuition ₹58–64L/yr before aid

EconomicsComputer ScienceFinancial Engineering
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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, USA

QS Top 15 ~5–6%

Tuition ₹55–60L/yr before aid

Wharton (Business)Computer ScienceBioengineering
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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, USA

QS Top 20 ~7–8%

Tuition ₹55–60L/yr before aid

Computer ScienceEngineeringHotel Administration
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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA, USA

QS Top 15 ~3%

Tuition ₹52–58L/yr before aid

PhysicsMathComputer Science
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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

QS Top 60 • CS world Top 5 ~11% overall; SCS (CS) ~5%

Tuition ₹54–60L/yr

Computer Science (SCS)ECERobotics
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University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, USA

QS Top 15 ~11% overall; EECS far lower

Tuition ₹42–48L/yr (non-resident)

EECSComputer ScienceData Science
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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, USA

QS Top 40 ~9%

Tuition ₹42–48L/yr (non-resident)

Computer ScienceEconomicsFilm & TV
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University of California, San Diego

San Diego, CA, USA

QS Top 65 ~25%

Tuition ₹40–46L/yr (non-resident)

Computer ScienceCognitive ScienceBioengineering
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Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA, USA

QS Top 100 • US Engg Top 10 ~12% for non-Georgia applicants

Tuition ₹28–33L/yr (non-resident)

Computer ScienceAerospaceIndustrial Engineering
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

QS Top 70 • CS Top 5 US ~44% overall; direct CS ~7%

Tuition ₹34–40L/yr (intl engineering)

Computer ScienceCS + X blendsECE
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

QS Top 35 ~18%

Tuition ₹48–55L/yr (non-resident)

Computer ScienceRoss (Business)Aerospace
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Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, USA

QS Top 90 • US Engg Top 10 ~50% overall; CS/first-year engineering lower

Tuition ₹25–29L/yr

Aerospace ('Cradle of Astronauts')Computer ScienceMechanical
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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX, USA

QS Top 70 ~29% overall; CS far lower for non-Texans

Tuition ₹34–40L/yr (non-resident)

Computer ScienceECEBusiness (McCombs)
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New York University

New York, NY, USA

QS Top 45 ~9–12%

Tuition ₹50–56L/yr

Stern (Business)Computer Science (Tandon/Courant)Film (Tisch)
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Northeastern University

Boston, MA, USA

QS Top 400 • co-op pioneer ~6%

Tuition ₹50–56L/yr

Computer ScienceKhoury combined majorsBusiness
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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, USA

QS Top 130 ~10%

Tuition ₹57–63L/yr

Film (SCA)Computer ScienceGames
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Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ, USA

QS Top 220 • US #1 innovation (US News, multi-year) ~88%

Tuition ₹28–33L/yr before merit

Computer ScienceBusiness (W. P. Carey)Engineering
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University of Oxford

Oxford, UK

QS Top 5 ~15% overall, lower for Indians in CS/PPE

Tuition ₹35–45L/yr

PPEComputer ScienceLaw
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University of Cambridge

Cambridge, UK

QS Top 5 ~18% overall; far lower for intl CS/Engineering

Tuition ₹30–55L/yr by course (medicine highest)

MathematicsEngineeringNatural Sciences
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Imperial College London

London, UK

QS Top 5 ~10–13%; CS among the lowest

Tuition ₹38–48L/yr

ComputingEEEMechanical Engineering
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London School of Economics and Political Science

London, UK

QS Top 50 • world Top 10 for social sciences ~9–12%

Tuition ₹28–32L/yr

EconomicsPPEFinance
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University College London

London, UK

QS Top 10 ~30% offer rate; flagship courses much lower

Tuition ₹30–42L/yr

LawEconomicsComputer Science
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University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, UK

QS Top 30 ~40% offer rate; CS/AI lower

Tuition ₹26–38L/yr

Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceMedicine
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University of Manchester

Manchester, UK

QS Top 35 ~55% offer rate; varies by course

Tuition ₹26–36L/yr

Computer ScienceEngineeringMaterials (graphene birthplace)
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King's College London

London, UK

QS Top 40 ~40% offer rate; Law/Medicine much lower

Tuition ₹26–34L/yr

LawMedicineWar Studies
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University of Warwick

Coventry, UK

QS Top 70 ~30–70% offer rate by course; Maths/Econ toughest

Tuition ₹25–32L/yr

MathematicsMORSEEconomics
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University of Bristol

Bristol, UK

QS Top 55 ~55–60% offer rate

Tuition ₹25–32L/yr

Aerospace EngineeringComputer ScienceEconomics
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University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

QS Top 25 ~25–43% by program; CS/Engineering toughest

Tuition ₹35–45L/yr (intl; Engg/CS at the top end)

Computer ScienceEngineering ScienceRotman Commerce
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University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC, Canada

QS Top 40 ~40–50%; competitive programs lower

Tuition ₹30–38L/yr (intl)

Computer ScienceEngineeringSauder (Commerce)
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McGill University

Montreal, QC, Canada

QS Top 30 ~35–45%; grades-driven

Tuition ₹25–40L/yr by program

Medicine-track sciencesComputer ScienceEngineering
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University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON, Canada

QS Top 120 • co-op + CS elite CS/Software Eng ~4–10%; other engineering higher

Tuition ₹35–48L/yr (Engg/CS at top end)

Software EngineeringComputer ScienceMechatronics
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McMaster University

Hamilton, ON, Canada

QS Top 180 ~45%; Health Sci/Engineering lower

Tuition ₹28–36L/yr

Health SciencesEngineeringLife Sciences
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University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB, Canada

QS ~Top 100 ~55–65%

Tuition ₹22–30L/yr

Computer Science (AI/RL heritage)Petroleum/Chemical EngineeringBiology
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University of Calgary

Calgary, AB, Canada

QS Top 200 ~60%

Tuition ₹18–27L/yr

Software EngineeringPetroleum/Energy EngineeringBusiness (Haskayne)
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University of Melbourne

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

QS Top 20 ~70% for qualified intl — board-percentage cutoffs decide

Tuition ₹28–34L/yr

BiomedicineCommerceScience
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University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW, Australia

QS Top 25 Cutoff-based; ~75%+ ISC/CBSE for most courses, higher for competitive ones

Tuition ₹30–35L/yr

EngineeringCommerceLaw
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UNSW Sydney

Sydney, NSW, Australia

QS Top 20 Cutoff-based; engineering cutoffs moderate for strong boards

Tuition ₹28–33L/yr

Engineering (largest in Aus)Computer ScienceCommerce
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Australian National University

Canberra, ACT, Australia

QS Top 35 Cutoff-based; selective for its size

Tuition ₹26–31L/yr

International RelationsPPEPhysics
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Monash University

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

QS Top 40 Cutoff-based; accessible for solid boards

Tuition ₹26–32L/yr

Pharmacy (world Top 5)EngineeringIT/CS
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University of Queensland

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

QS Top 50 Cutoff-based; friendly for strong boards

Tuition ₹25–30L/yr

EngineeringBiotechnologyComputer Science
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National University of Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

QS Top 10 ~5–10% for internationals

Tuition ₹12–15L/yr with MOE grant (3-yr bond) • ₹22–28L without

Computer ScienceBusinessEngineering
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Nanyang Technological University

Singapore, Singapore

QS Top 15 ~10–15% for internationals

Tuition ₹12–15L/yr with MOE grant (3-yr bond) • ₹20–26L without

EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness (Nanyang)
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Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

QS Top 30 Aptitude-assessment based; competitive for CS/EE MSc

Tuition ₹4–9L/yr (intl fees introduced 2024; was near-free)

Informatics/CSMechanical EngineeringElectrical Engineering
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RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

QS Top 100 • Germany's engineering flagship Grade-based (NC); realistic for strong engineering profiles

Tuition ₹60–80k/yr (semester fees only — no tuition)

Mechanical EngineeringAutomotiveProduction Engineering
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Munich, Germany

QS Top 60 Grade-based (NC) per program

Tuition ₹60–80k/yr (semester fees; LMU has not adopted intl tuition)

PhysicsMedicinePsychology
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Heidelberg University

Heidelberg, Germany

QS Top 90 Grade-based per program

Tuition ₹2.5–3.5L/yr (Baden-Württemberg non-EU fee €1,500/semester)

MedicineMolecular BiotechnologyPhysics
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Technical University of Berlin

Berlin, Germany

QS Top 150 Grade-based (NC); moderate

Tuition ₹60–80k/yr (semester fees only)

Computer ScienceComputer EngineeringIndustrial Engineering
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Delft University of Technology

Delft, Netherlands

QS Top 50 Selection-based for capped courses (CS/Aero); others grade-based

Tuition ₹14–20L/yr (non-EU)

Aerospace EngineeringComputer ScienceCivil Engineering
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Eindhoven University of Technology

Eindhoven, Netherlands

QS Top 150 Grade/motivation-based; moderate

Tuition ₹13–18L/yr (non-EU)

Electrical EngineeringComputer ScienceData Science
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University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

QS Top 60 Grade-based; PPE/AI capped and more selective

Tuition ₹11–17L/yr (non-EU)

EconomicsPPEArtificial Intelligence
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ETH Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

QS Top 10 UG entrance exam route for Indian boards; MSc ~10–25% by dept

Tuition ₹3.5–4.5L/yr (fees tripled for new intl students in 2025 — still tiny)

Computer ScienceRoboticsPhysics
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EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

Lausanne, Switzerland

QS Top 30 UG entry accessible but first-year pass rates ~50–60%; MSc selective

Tuition ₹1.5–2.5L/yr

Computer ScienceMicroengineeringLife Sciences Engineering
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Sciences Po

Paris (+6 regional campuses), France

QS Top 3 worldwide for Politics & IR ~15–20%

Tuition ₹13–18L/yr (need-indexed for some)

Politics & GovernmentInternational RelationsEconomics & Society
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École Polytechnique (l'X)

Palaiseau (Paris area), France

QS Top 50 Bachelor ~10–15%; Ingénieur cycle olympiad-level

Tuition ₹13–19L/yr (Bachelor of Science)

Bachelor in Math/Physics/CSIngénieur PolytechnicienData Science
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Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

QS Top 90 Points/grades-based; moderate for strong boards

Tuition ₹18–25L/yr (non-EU)

Computer ScienceBusiness (BESS)Law
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University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

QS Top 130 Points/grades-based; accessible for solid boards

Tuition ₹16–24L/yr (non-EU)

Computer ScienceBusiness (Smurfit pipeline)Engineering
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University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

QS Top 30 PEAK (English UG) ~10%; general entry needs Japanese

Tuition ₹3–3.8L/yr

PEAK (Japan in East Asia / Environmental Sciences)EngineeringEconomics
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Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

QS Top 50 iUP (English-entry UG) small intake, competitive; general entry needs Japanese

Tuition ₹3–3.8L/yr (iUP first year often waived)

EngineeringScienceAgriculture/Biotech
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Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

QS Top 35 Intl admissions selective (~10–20% by dept)

Tuition ₹4–8L/yr

EngineeringBusinessComputer Science
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KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Daejeon, South Korea

QS Top 60 ~15–20% for internationals

Tuition ₹5–6L/yr — commonly fully waived for internationals

Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringAI
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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

QS Top 20 ~10–15% for internationals

Tuition ₹19–22L/yr

Business & FinanceMedicineLaw
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

QS Top 50 ~10–15% for internationals

Tuition ₹16–19L/yr

EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness (global BBA)
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Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

QS Top 40 ~15–25% for internationals

Tuition ₹16–18L/yr

BusinessMedicineComputer Science
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University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

QS Top 70 Grades-based; accessible for solid boards

Tuition ₹21–26L/yr

EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness
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NYU Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

NYU global network • ultra-selective ~4–5%

Tuition ₹48–55L/yr sticker — most admits pay a fraction

Computer ScienceEconomicsEngineering
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Top-tier globally in AI research output (CSRankings) Selective; research portfolio-driven (PG only)

Tuition ₹0 — every admitted student gets full scholarship + monthly stipend

MSc/PhD Machine LearningComputer VisionNLP