Why are European universities ranked lower?
In many European countries the academic system is not market-oriented, or at least not as much as in the US and the UK: students fees are very low because higher education is mostly funded by public money.
Do schools in Europe have mascots?
So mascots exist in Europe but are there as an aside from the sport that you could easily miss by going to the toilet whereas the entertainment around a sporting event in the USA is almost more important than the event itself.
Why are universities in the US so prestigious?
The flexibility of the American academic as well as a large wad of cash enables a lot of US Universities produce truly groundbreaking research and leapfrog to the top of most of the college rankings. The horizontal flexibility that this provides also allows Universities to excel at multiple fields.
What is the difference between a US college and a European University?
A big difference between a typical US college and a classic European university is the campus size and thus the way the campus is structured. In the US, many colleges are suburban or even in remote places. That is why most US colleges have one central campus where academic facilities, faculty, student life, and residential life come together.
Why do German universities have more students than American universities?
Many universities in Germany have 10,000–40,000 students, while a typical US college appears to be smaller than that. This is one of the reasons why the student-faculty ratio tends to be much higher at German universities than it is at smaller colleges here. Another reason for is that German public universities are tuition-free.
Is it cheaper to go to College in America or Europe?
Conclusion: US colleges become affordable through financial aid and student loans, while Europe is cheaper for Europeans and England is expensive for basically everyone (obviously there are exceptions in England as well). One big difference between most US colleges and a public European university is the size.