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F-1 Visa Guides by University

Select your university below for a detailed F-1 student visa preparation guide, including document checklists, SEVIS information, and interview tips.

In-depth guides for major host universities

These universities host the largest international-student populations in the US. Detailed guides cover I-20 procedures, financial documentation, arrival tips, and common visa challenges.

Arizona State University Boston University Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Florida State University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Indiana University Bloomington Iowa State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rutgers University New Brunswick Stanford University Stony Brook University Texas A&M University University of Arizona University of California Berkeley University of California Davis University of California Irvine University of California Los Angeles University of California San Diego University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Florida University of Houston University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Washington University of Wisconsin Madison Yale University

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AK

University of Alaska Fairbanks(Fairbanks)

AL

Auburn University(Auburn)University of Alabama(Tuscaloosa)University of Alabama Birmingham(Birmingham)

AR

University of Arkansas(Fayetteville)

AZ

Arizona State University(Tempe)Northern Arizona University(Flagstaff)University of Arizona(Tucson)

CA

California Polytechnic State University(San Luis Obispo)California State Polytechnic University Pomona(Pomona)California State University Chico(Chico)California State University East Bay(Hayward)California State University Fullerton(Fullerton)California State University Long Beach(Long Beach)California State University Northridge(Northridge)California State University Sacramento(Sacramento)San Diego State University(San Diego)San Francisco State University(San Francisco)San Jose State University(San Jose)Stanford University(Stanford)University of California Berkeley(Berkeley)University of California Davis(Davis)University of California Irvine(Irvine)University of California Los Angeles(Los Angeles)University of California Merced(Merced)University of California Riverside(Riverside)University of California San Diego(La Jolla)University of California San Francisco(San Francisco)University of California Santa Barbara(Santa Barbara)University of California Santa Cruz(Santa Cruz)University of Southern California(Los Angeles)

CO

Colorado State University(Fort Collins)Metropolitan State University of Denver(Denver)University of Colorado Boulder(Boulder)University of Colorado Colorado Springs(Colorado Springs)University of Colorado Denver(Denver)University of Denver(Denver)

CT

University of Connecticut(Storrs)Yale University(New Haven)

DE

University of Delaware(Newark)

FL

Florida International University(Miami)Florida State University(Tallahassee)University of Central Florida(Orlando)University of Florida(Gainesville)University of Miami(Coral Gables)University of South Florida(Tampa)

GA

Georgia Institute of Technology(Atlanta)University of Georgia(Athens)

HI

University of Hawaii(Honolulu)

IA

Iowa State University(Ames)University of Iowa(Iowa City)

ID

Boise State University(Boise)University of Idaho(Moscow)

IL

Northwestern University(Evanston)University of Chicago(Chicago)University of Illinois Chicago(Chicago)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(Urbana)

IN

Indiana University Bloomington(Bloomington)Purdue University(West Lafayette)

KS

Kansas State University(Manhattan)University of Kansas(Lawrence)Wichita State University(Wichita)

KY

University of Kentucky(Lexington)University of Louisville(Louisville)

LA

Louisiana State University(Baton Rouge)Tulane University(New Orleans)University of New Orleans(New Orleans)

MA

Boston University(Boston)Harvard University(Cambridge)Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Cambridge)Northeastern University(Boston)University of Massachusetts Amherst(Amherst)University of Massachusetts Boston(Boston)

MD

Johns Hopkins University(Baltimore)University of Maryland(College Park)University of Maryland Baltimore County(Baltimore)

ME

University of Maine(Orono)

MI

Eastern Michigan University(Ypsilanti)Grand Valley State University(Allendale)Michigan State University(East Lansing)University of Michigan(Ann Arbor)University of Michigan Dearborn(Dearborn)University of Michigan Flint(Flint)Wayne State University(Detroit)Western Michigan University(Kalamazoo)

MN

University of Minnesota(Minneapolis)

MO

University of Missouri(Columbia)University of Missouri Kansas City(Kansas City)

MS

University of Mississippi(Oxford)

MT

University of Montana(Missoula)

NC

Duke University(Durham)North Carolina State University(Raleigh)University of North Carolina(Chapel Hill)

ND

University of North Dakota(Grand Forks)

NE

University of Nebraska Lincoln(Lincoln)University of Nebraska Omaha(Omaha)

NH

University of New Hampshire(Durham)

NJ

New Jersey Institute of Technology(Newark)Rutgers University New Brunswick(New Brunswick)

NM

New Mexico State University(Las Cruces)University of New Mexico(Albuquerque)

NV

University of Nevada Las Vegas(Las Vegas)University of Nevada Reno(Reno)

NY

Columbia University(New York)Cornell University(Ithaca)New York University(New York)Stony Brook University(Stony Brook)SUNY Albany(Albany)SUNY Binghamton(Vestal)SUNY Buffalo(Buffalo)SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry(Syracuse)

OH

Bowling Green State University(Bowling Green)Cleveland State University(Cleveland)Kent State University(Kent)Miami University Oxford(Oxford)Ohio State University(Columbus)Ohio University(Athens)University of Akron(Akron)University of Cincinnati(Cincinnati)

OK

Oklahoma State University(Stillwater)University of Oklahoma(Norman)University of Tulsa(Tulsa)

OR

Portland State University(Portland)University of Oregon(Eugene)

PA

Carnegie Mellon University(Pittsburgh)Drexel University(Philadelphia)Pennsylvania State University(University Park)Temple University(Philadelphia)University of Pennsylvania(Philadelphia)University of Pittsburgh(Pittsburgh)

RI

University of Rhode Island(Kingston)

SC

University of South Carolina(Columbia)

SD

University of South Dakota(Vermillion)

TN

University of Tennessee(Knoxville)

TX

Rice University(Houston)Southern Methodist University(Dallas)Texas A&M University(College Station)Texas State University(San Marcos)Texas Tech University(Lubbock)University of Houston(Houston)University of North Texas(Denton)University of Texas at Arlington(Arlington)University of Texas at Austin(Austin)University of Texas at Dallas(Richardson)University of Texas at El Paso(El Paso)University of Texas at San Antonio(San Antonio)University of Texas at Tyler(Tyler)University of Texas Permian Basin(Odessa)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley(Edinburg)

UT

Brigham Young University(Provo)University of Utah(Salt Lake City)Utah State University(Logan)

VA

George Mason University(Fairfax)Virginia Tech(Blacksburg)

VT

University of Vermont(Burlington)

WA

University of Washington(Seattle)Washington State University(Pullman)

WI

University of Wisconsin Madison(Madison)

WV

West Virginia University(Morgantown)

WY

University of Wyoming(Laramie)