How these courses are ranked
8 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #203 (University of Minnesota - Crookston) to #545 (CUNY Queensborough Community College); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Minnesota - Crookston has the largest research record in this group, with 44,929,596 citations and an h-index of 1,564. 10 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
What the courses look like
By level: 118 bachelor's, 41 diploma, 27 master's and 3 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 91% are full-time and 23 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (98% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). Gaston College offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.