45.UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Edinburgh,Scotland,UK)
Founded in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is one of the oldest colleges in the English-speaking world. Its list of historic luminaries includes Adam Smith, David Hume, Charles Darwin, James Clerk Maxwell, and Alexander Graham Bell.
The school has also produced heads of state for Canada, Malawi, Syria, Nicaragua, South Korea, Tanzania, and of course, the United Kingdom.
Edinburgh scientists cloned Dolly the Sheep (the first cloned mammal), while Peter Higgs created his theory of the Higgs Boson here.
Scientists at this university created the first genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine, and helped design the first industrial-assembly robot.
Students can study 500 degree programs spread throughout 100 disciplines.
Edinburgh has the largest proportion of international students (two-thirds of the world’s nations are represented in the student body) of any school in Scotland, and participates in many foreign exchange programs.
During the past five years, the school has invested £80 million in improving educational facilities.
Students can enjoy all these opportunities right in the middle of Scotland’s beautiful capital.
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