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Rankings, acceptance rates, application deadlines, and tuition — for Law, Business, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences and more. US, UK, Canada and Australia. Updated 2025–26.

LLM for International Students: The LLM is a 1-year postgraduate degree — the standard path for international law graduates. Most Pakistani applicants pursue the LLM. Deadlines listed are international priority deadlines.
Elite Tier — T14 Law Schools
UniversityUS News RankAccept RateInt'l DeadlineAnnual Tuition
Yale Law School
New Haven, Connecticut
Most Prestigious
#1~5.6%Dec 1~$73,000
Stanford Law School
Stanford, California
#2~7.3%Dec 1~$70,000
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3~9.6%Dec 1~$69,000
Columbia Law School
New York City, New York
Wall Street Pipeline
#4~8%Dec 1~$74,000
University of Chicago Law
Chicago, Illinois
#4~11%Dec 15~$72,000
NYU School of Law
New York City, New York
Int'l Law Leader
#6~15%Mar 1 (Priority: Jan 1)~$71,000
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7~13%Mar 1~$71,000
University of Michigan Law
Ann Arbor, Michigan
#8~14%Feb 1~$65,000
Duke University School of Law
Durham, North Carolina
#10~16%Jan 15~$68,000
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Chicago, Illinois
#12~18%Mar 1~$69,000
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, New York
#13~19%Mar 1~$71,000
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington DC
Int'l & Policy Focus
#14~22%Mar 1 (Priority: Jan 31)~$65,000
Strong Tier — Ranks 15–30
UniversityRankAccept RateDeadlineTuition
GW Law School
Washington DC
Our Founder's School
#17~41%Jun 1 (Priority: Apr 1)~$63,000
UCLA School of Law
Los Angeles, California
#15~17%Apr 1~$58,000
Vanderbilt University Law
Nashville, Tennessee
#16~28%Feb 15~$63,000
University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas
#19~23%Mar 1~$54,000
USC Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, California
Fahed Mirza's School
#20~25%Mar 31 (Int'l Priority: Feb 1)~$65,000
Emory University School of Law
Atlanta, Georgia
#22~33%Mar 1~$60,000
Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame, Indiana
#22~28%Feb 15~$60,000
Boston University School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
#26~18%Jun 1 / Nov 1 (Spring)~$63,000
American University Washington College of Law
Washington DC
Int'l Law Focus
#50~42%Jul 31~$55,000
UC Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley, California
#8 Public~15%Dec 18~$53,000
Fordham University School of Law
New York City, New York
#40~35%Mar 31~$60,000
Tulane University Law School
New Orleans, Louisiana
#45~45%Rolling~$54,000
Accessible Tier — Strong Regional Schools
UniversityRankAccept RateDeadlineTuition
Suffolk University Law School
Boston, Massachusetts
#80~58%Rolling~$48,000
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, New York
#90~50%Rolling~$55,000
Cardozo School of Law
New York City, New York
#55~50%Rolling~$57,000
Seton Hall University School of Law
Newark, New Jersey
#95~55%Rolling~$52,000
Shahood's Note: The tier matters but it is not everything. A strategic application to the right mid-tier school with a full scholarship can outperform a rejected Ivy League application. We help you identify the right level for your profile. Book a free call.
US MBA Programs: GMAT or GRE required. Apply Round 1 (September) for best scholarship chances. Most top programs have R1 and R2 deadlines.
Top US MBA Programs
University / SchoolFT Global RankAccept RateR1 DeadlineAnnual Tuition
Harvard Business School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1~11%September~$74,000/yr
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford, California
#2~8.9%September~$74,000/yr
Wharton — University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3~19%September~$86,000/yr
Booth School — University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
#4~22%September~$76,000/yr
Kellogg School — Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
#5~20%September~$76,000/yr
MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5~14%September~$80,000/yr
Columbia Business School
New York City, New York
#8~19%October~$84,000/yr
Stern School — NYU
New York City, New York
#20~25%October~$76,000/yr
Marshall School — USC
Los Angeles, California
#25~30%October~$67,000/yr
Top US Engineering Schools
UniversityQS Engineering RankAccept RateDeadlineTuition/yr
MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 World~4%Dec 15~$59,000
Stanford University
Stanford, California
#2 World~4%Dec 5~$62,000
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
Best Value Engineering
#8 World~17%Jan 1~$33,000
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#10 World~11%Dec 1~$58,000
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
#15 World~18%Dec 15~$52,000
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
#20 World~20%Jan 1~$30,000
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
#22 World~22%Jan 1~$28,000
For International Students: US MD programs require MCAT and are extremely difficult for non-citizens. Most international applicants pursue MPH, MS in Public Health, or MS in Healthcare Administration — fully open to international students.
UniversityRankAccept RateDeadlineTuition/yr
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH
Baltimore, Maryland
Best MPH Program
#1 SPH~18%Dec 1~$56,000
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
#2 SPH~8%Nov 15~$62,000
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
#5~10%Dec 1~$62,000
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
#11~3.5%Oct 1~$44,000
Social Sciences, Public Policy & IR
University / SchoolRankAccept RateDeadlineTuition/yr
Kennedy School — Harvard
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MPP / MPA / PhD
#1 Policy~12%Dec 1~$62,000
Princeton School of Public & Int'l Affairs
Princeton, New Jersey
#2 Policy~10%Jan 4~$58,000
Walsh School of Foreign Service — Georgetown
Washington DC
#3 IR~16%Jan 15~$56,000
Elliott School — GW University
Washington DC
#15 IR~40%Feb 1~$55,000
Elite UK Law Schools
UniversityUK Law RankAccept RateDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Oxford — Faculty of Law
Oxford, England
#1 UK Law~17%Jan 13 (UCAS)£28,000–£32,000
University of Cambridge — Faculty of Law
Cambridge, England
#2 UK Law~21%Jan 13 (UCAS)£27,000–£31,000
London School of Economics — Law
London, England
Monim Bukhari's School
#3 UK Law~12%Jan 13 (UCAS)£22,000–£26,000
King's College London — Dickson Poon Law
London, England
Zulkafell's School (LLB)
#4 UK Law~18%Jan 13 (UCAS)£21,000–£25,000
UCL — Faculty of Laws
London, England
#5 UK Law~15%Jan 13 (UCAS)£22,000–£26,000
University of Edinburgh — Law School
Edinburgh, Scotland
#6 UK Law~25%Jan 13 (UCAS)£19,000–£23,000
SOAS University of London
London, England
Ibrar Hassan & Hamza Tahir
#8 UK Law~35%Jan 13 / LLM rolling to Aug£18,000–£22,000
University of Warwick — School of Law
Coventry, England
Shehroz Watto's School (LLM) · #9 UK · #7 Guardian
#9 UK / #7 Guardian~28%Jan 13 / LLM Jan 31£19,000–£22,000
City, University of London — City Law School
London, England
Strong Bar Training
#12 UK Law~35%Jan 13 (UCAS)£17,000–£21,000
BPP University Law School
London / Leeds / Manchester
Ahsan Mehmood's School (Bar + LLM)
Professional Bar Training~60%Rolling admissions£14,000–£20,000
University of Law (ULaw)
Multiple UK campuses
Shahmeer's Bar at Law school
UK's Leading Law School~55%Rolling admissions£12,000–£18,000
Brunel University London — Law
Uxbridge, London
Adeel Bhatti's School (LLM)
#35 UK~50%Rolling to Aug£16,000–£18,000
University of Hertfordshire — Law
Hatfield, England
Shahmeer's LLB school
#55 UK~65%UCAS Jan / rolling£14,000–£16,000
Top UK Business Schools
University / SchoolFT Global MBA RankAccept RateDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
London Business School (LBS)
London, England
Europe's #1 MBA
#4 Global~18%R1: Sep / R2: Jan£92,000 total
Saïd Business School — Oxford
Oxford, England
#10 Global MBA~16%R1: Sep / R2: Jan~£52,000 total
Judge Business School — Cambridge
Cambridge, England
#15 Global MBA~17%R1: Sep / R2: Jan~£54,000 total
Warwick Business School
Coventry, England
#3 UK Business · #31 World
#30 Global MBA~25%Rolling£28,000–£38,000
Imperial College Business School
London, England
#20 Global MBA~20%R1: Oct / R2: Jan£40,000–£50,000
Alliance Manchester Business School
Manchester, England
#35 Global MBA~28%Rolling£30,000–£38,000
Bayes Business School — City, University of London
London, England
#45 Global MBA~30%Rolling£26,000–£34,000
Aston Business School
Birmingham, England
Top 30 UK~45%Rolling£18,000–£22,000
Top UK Engineering Universities
UniversityQS Engineering RankAccept RateDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
Imperial College London
London, England
#6 World Engineering
#6 World~14%Jan 13 (UCAS)£35,000–£42,000
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
#2 UK Eng~21%Oct 15 (UCAS)£30,000–£36,000
University of Oxford
Oxford, England
#3 UK Eng~17%Oct 15 (UCAS)£28,000–£34,000
University of Manchester
Manchester, England
#35 World Eng~28%Jan 13 (UCAS)£26,000–£32,000
University of Warwick — Engineering
Coventry, England
#16 UK Engineering
#16 UK Eng~28%Jan 13 (UCAS)£24,000–£30,000
University of Southampton
Southampton, England
#80 World Eng~30%Jan 13 (UCAS)£23,000–£28,000
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England
#90 World Eng~32%Jan 13 (UCAS)£22,000–£26,000
Top UK Medical Schools
UniversityQS Medicine RankAccept RateDeadline (UCAS)Annual Fee (Int'l)
University of Oxford — Medical Sciences
Oxford, England
#1 UK Medicine~9%Oct 15£33,000–£39,000
University of Cambridge — Clinical Medicine
Cambridge, England
#2 UK Medicine~21%Oct 15£30,000–£37,000
King's College London — GKT School of Medicine
London, England
#6 UK Medicine~13%Oct 15£36,000–£42,000
University of Edinburgh — Medical School
Edinburgh, Scotland
#8 UK Medicine~8%Oct 15£35,000–£40,000
University of Birmingham Medical School
Birmingham, England
#13 UK Medicine~11%Oct 15£30,000–£35,000
Social Sciences, Public Policy, Literature & Humanities
UniversitySubject RankAccept RateDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
London School of Economics — Social Sciences
London, England
#2 Social Sciences World
#2 World~12%Jan 13£22,000–£26,000
University of Oxford — Politics & IR
Oxford, England
#1 UK Politics~15%Jan 13£26,000–£30,000
University of Warwick — Social Sciences & Literature
Coventry, England
English #5 UK · Media Studies #1 UK
#7 UK Overall~25%Jan 13£21,000–£25,000
SOAS University of London
London, England
Unique Global South & Asia Focus
#1 UK Area Studies~35%Jan 13£18,000–£22,000
City, University of London — Social Sciences
London, England
Top 20 UK~40%Rolling£16,000–£20,000
University of Edinburgh — Literature & Philosophy
Edinburgh, Scotland
#5 UK Humanities~22%Jan 13£20,000–£24,000
Why Canada? Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) up to 3 years, strong pathway to Permanent Residency, and lower tuition than the US. Skilled graduates in engineering, medicine, IT, and accounting are on Canada's priority migration list.
Top Canadian Universities — Multi-Discipline
UniversityQS World RankBest ForUndergrad DeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
#1 Canada
#25 WorldLaw, Medicine, Engineering, Business, CSNov 1CAD 46,000–58,000
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
#32 WorldMedicine, Law, Engineering, ManagementJan 15CAD 22,000–38,000
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver, BC
#38 WorldEngineering, Science, Business, MedicineJan 15CAD 36,000–50,000
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
#1 Canada Engineering & Tech
#112 WorldEngineering, CS, Mathematics, AccountingJan 26CAD 42,000–52,000
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
#152 WorldMedicine, Engineering, Business, Social WorkJan 15CAD 30,000–42,000
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
#111 WorldEngineering, Law, Business, SciencesMar 1CAD 28,000–40,000
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
#246 WorldBusiness (Smith), Law, Engineering, ArtsFeb 1CAD 34,000–48,000
York University — Osgoode Hall Law School
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's #2 Law School
Top 5 Canada LawLaw (LLB/LLM), Business, Social ScienceNov 1 (Law)CAD 36,000–48,000
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Bilingual — Strong Law
#342 WorldLaw, Political Science, Medicine, EngineeringMar 1CAD 28,000–38,000
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
#328 WorldBusiness, Computing, CommunicationsRollingCAD 24,000–32,000
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
#400 WorldMedicine, Law, Engineering, ManagementFeb 1CAD 22,000–30,000
Why Australia? Temporary Graduate Visa allows 2–4 years post-study work rights. Engineering, medicine, IT, and accounting graduates are on Australia's priority migration list. Melbourne and Sydney consistently rank among world's most livable cities.
Group of Eight (Go8) — Australia's Elite
UniversityQS World RankStrengthsDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
#1 Australia · #11 World Law
#14 WorldLaw, Medicine, Business, Engineering, ArtsOct 31AUD 40,000–56,000
University of Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
#18 WorldLaw, Medicine, Business, Engineering, ArchitectureSep 30AUD 42,000–54,000
UNSW Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
Engineering & Business Powerhouse
#19 WorldEngineering, Law, Business, Medicine, ComputingOct 14AUD 40,000–50,000
Australian National University (ANU)
Canberra, ACT
Government & Policy Hub
#30 WorldLaw, Politics, International Relations, SciencesDec 15AUD 36,000–48,000
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria
#37 WorldBusiness, Engineering, Law, Medicine, EducationRollingAUD 35,000–50,000
University of Queensland (UQ)
Brisbane, Queensland
#40 WorldEngineering, Business, Law, Biosciences, MedicineRollingAUD 34,000–48,000
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Perth, Western Australia
#72 WorldEngineering, Law, Business, Marine ScienceRollingAUD 30,000–42,000
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia
#100 WorldEngineering, Law, Medicine, AgricultureRollingAUD 30,000–42,000
Strong Mid-Tier — Excellent Value
UniversityQS RankStrengthsDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Sydney, NSW
#1 Young University Australia
#96 WorldEngineering, Business, Design, IT, CommunicationsRollingAUD 32,000–42,000
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria
#120 WorldEngineering, Business, Design, ArchitectureRollingAUD 30,000–38,000
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW
#140 WorldBusiness, Law, Linguistics, PsychologyRollingAUD 28,000–38,000
Griffith University
Brisbane / Gold Coast, QLD
#282 WorldBusiness, Law, Environment, Arts, HealthRollingAUD 24,000–30,000
UniversityQS Law RankAccept RateLLM DeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Melbourne — Melbourne Law School
Melbourne, VIC
#11 World Law~20%Dec 31AUD 45,000–52,000
University of Sydney — Sydney Law School
Sydney, NSW
#20 World Law~22%Nov 30AUD 44,000–50,000
ANU College of Law
Canberra, ACT
#26 World Law~25%RollingAUD 36,000–44,000
UNSW Law School
Sydney, NSW
#35 World Law~25%RollingAUD 38,000–46,000
Monash University — Faculty of Law
Melbourne, VIC
Top 50 World Law~30%RollingAUD 34,000–42,000
University / Business SchoolRankAccept RateDeadlineTotal MBA Fee
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne, VIC
#1 Australia MBA~25%RollingAUD 92,000 total
AGSM — UNSW
Sydney, NSW
#2 Australia MBA~28%RollingAUD 80,000 total
UQ Business School
Brisbane, QLD
Top 5 Australia~35%RollingAUD 56,000 total
Monash Business School
Melbourne, VIC
Top 5 Australia~35%RollingAUD 50,000 total
UniversityQS Engineering RankStrengthsDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
UNSW Sydney
Sydney, NSW
#4 Australia EngCivil, Electrical, Mining, Petroleum, ChemicalRollingAUD 42,000–48,000
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
#5 Australia EngBiomedical, Civil, Electrical, EnvironmentalRollingAUD 44,000–52,000
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC
#6 Australia EngAerospace, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, SoftwareRollingAUD 38,000–46,000
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
#7 Australia EngMining, Chemical, Civil, EnvironmentalRollingAUD 36,000–44,000
Note: Medicine in Australia has very high tuition for international students. Many Pakistani students pursue nursing, public health, or allied health as accessible alternatives.
UniversityQS Medicine RankAccept RateDeadlineAnnual Fee (Int'l)
University of Melbourne — Medicine
Melbourne, VIC
#20 World Medicine~8%Sep 1AUD 70,000–80,000
University of Sydney — Medical School
Sydney, NSW
#25 World Medicine~6%Sep 1AUD 70,000–78,000
Monash University — Faculty of Medicine
Melbourne, VIC
#31 World Medicine~7%Sep 1AUD 65,000–75,000
University of Queensland — Medical School
Brisbane, QLD
#35 World Medicine~8%Sep 1AUD 60,000–70,000

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