The US is the most attractive destination for international students from all over the world.The country has more colleges and universities than any other country. The country boasts ofabout 4,000 accredited centers of learning. What is more noteworthy and important is the quality of these universities. Most academic institutions in the US offer high quality education with highly competent teaching staff. The research at many of these universities is pioneering and often published in journals worldwide. Many professors at these schools are leading authorities in their field. The United States spends over USD 550 billion every year on just public elementary and secondary education. If we add tertiary education into it, then this figure crosses USD 1.07 trillion every year.The list of world renowned universities and colleges in the US is endless. It includesthe likes of Stanford University, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, California Institute of Technology, UC Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, MIT, John Hopkins, Northwestern University, etc.Universities from the USA have always held a major share in lists of top universities of the world. 11 universities from the USA found a place among thetop 20 in 2015-16 in the QS University Rankings. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed 14 universities from the USA in the top 20 in the same assessment year.