Getting into the University of Cambridge is extremely difficult. This is deliberate; the university only wants to teach the very best. Before you even get an offer, however, you have to get through a very stringent interview. About 4 out of every 5 applicants are rejected at this stage.

The University of Oxford outranks Cambridge in the QS World University Rankings® 2021, but only marginally. In the latest results, Cambridge comes out second in the world for both academics and employers. Oxford, meanwhile, claims the world’s third-highest ratings from graduate employers and academics.

Cambridge (/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London.

The term is derived from Cantabrigia, a medieval Latin name for Cambridge invented on the basis of the Anglo-Saxon name Cantebrigge. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, the name “Cantabrigia” appears in the city seal and (abbreviated to “Cantab”) in the seal of the Episcopal Divinity School, located therein.

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Cambridge is easier and more charming — with its lovely gardens along the River Cam. Oxford is more substantial with lots more to see and do. And most have a fine central courtyard (called a “court” in Cambridge and a “quad” in Oxford). This is a particularly beautiful quad at Oxford’s Magdalen College.

Harvard University and Cambridge University are two of the most prestigious and well-known universities in the whole world. Both universities are consistently in the top rankings of being the best choice for education, reputation, and academic excellence. Harvard is a private institution while Cambridge is public.

King’s College

1. Harvard University. Harvard University has a paper-thin 3.4% acceptance rate. The Cambridge, Massachusetts university ranks highly for many majors, according to Niche, including psychology, biology and political science.

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These are the top global universities of 2021.

• Harvard University.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Stanford University.
• University of California—Berkeley.
• University of Oxford.
• Columbia University.
• California Institute of Technology.
• University of Washington.

The University of Oxford has been named the world’s best for the fifth consecutive year. China’s Tsinghua University has become the first Asian university to enter the top 20.

Your University The University of Cambridge acceptance rate in 2016 showed applicants had a 26% chance of getting in – while the University of Oxford acceptance rate showed applicants had just a 17% chance of success. Our research shows that more students apply to Oxford – 59% of 2016 applicants that we surveyed.

Harvard University

Although NYU is not an Ivy League school, it is often considered on par with the Ivies due to academics, research, and athletic prestige. The selective Ivy League consortium is made up of the University of Pennsylvania, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.

Hardest Undergraduate Programs to Get Into in Canada

• #7. University of British Columbia Bachelor of Commerce.
• #5. Western University’s Ivey Bachelor of Arts in Honors Business Administration (HBA) Program.
• #4. Smith Bachelor of Commerce at Queen’s University.
• #3. Engineering Sciences at the University of Toronto.
• #2. Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
• #1.

McGill

University of Toronto

With that being said, these are some of the universities which are relatively easier to get into.

• Brandon University.
• Université de Saint-Boniface.
• University of Guelph.
• Canadian Mennonite University.
• Memorial University of NewFoundland.
• University of Saskatchewan.
• University of Manitoba.

Most affordable universities in Canada

• Memorial University of Newfoundland – tuition fees: 2,150 – 11,460 CAD/year.
• University of Regina – tuition fees: 1,715 – 20,050 CAD/year.
• Royal Roads University – tuition fees: 3,750 – 27,600 CAD/year.
• University of Saskatchewan – tuition fees: 4,110 – 24,000 CAD/year.