A lot of my students want to study in the U.S. However, don't forget the UK.
Here are some interesting statistics about Great Britain from wikipedia:
UK population: 60 million (US 300 million, ROK 50 million)
Size: 244,820 square kilometers (U.S. 10,000,000 sq. km, ROK 90,000 sq. km)
GDP ranking: 5
London is the world's financial center. 73% of GDP comes from the service sector. The financial sector dominates.
Largest banks:
1. HSBC
2. Royal Bank of Scotland
3. Barclays
4. Lloyds
5. Standard Chartered
The UK ranks number 6 in tourism (27 million visitors a year). France is number 1 with 75 million tourists a year. Wow.
The world's second largest pharmaceutical firm, GlaxoSmithKline, is based in London. Britain also has the world's fourth largest retailer, Tesco. (Wal-Mart is number one.)
London has the world's largest subway system with 253 miles of track.
In terms of a college education, it's tough to beat this relatively small country.
Here are the QS 2007 World University Rankings:
1. HARVARD University
2. University of CAMBRIDGE
2. University of OXFORD
2. YALE University
5. Imperial College LONDON
6. PRINCETON University
7. CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States
7. University of CHICAGO
9. UCL (University College LONDON)
10. MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology United States
11. COLUMBIA University
12. MCGILL University
13. DUKE University
14. University of PENNSYLVANIA
15. JOHNS HOPKINS University
16. AUSTRALIAN National University
17. University of TOKYO
18. University of HONG KONG
19. STANFORD University
20. CORNELL University
20. CARNEGIE MELLON University
22. University of California, BERKELEY
23. University of EDINBURGH
24. King's College LONDON
25. KYOTO University
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