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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a Swiss federal institute of technology in Lausanne, founded in 1853 and one of Europe's largest institutions of technology.
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University, formerly Napier Technical College (1964) and Napier University (1992), is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland, named after mathematician John Napier; over 20,000 students, three campuses, top Scottish modern university in THE rankings 2027.
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public Western Australian university, teaching since 1991 under the 1984 Act and named after Edith Dircksey Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament, with 31,000+ students and campuses including Joondalup, Bunbury, Colombo, and the new ECU City opening 2026.
Education City
Education City is a roughly 12 km2 campus district in Doha, Qatar, launched in 1997 and run by Qatar Foundation, hosting seven international university branch campuses plus homegrown Hamad Bin Khalifa University, research institutes, schools, and cultural venues.
Education University of Hong Kong (香港教育大学)
The Education University of Hong Kong (香港教育大學, EdUHK), a UGC-funded teacher education university renamed from HKIEd on 27 May 2016; about 16,600 students, Tai Po campus, ranked 7th worldwide in Education (QS 2026) and 3rd by Shanghai and US News.
Egg Bowl
Egg Bowl: annual Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State football game, officially the Battle for the Golden Egg. First played 1901; trophy created 1927 after a fan brawl; named by the Clarion-Ledger in 1978; Ole Miss leads the series.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven) is a Dutch public research university founded in 1956, specializing in engineering, part of the 4TU federation, located in the Brainport high-tech region, with 37 accredited programmes and a QS rank of 152 in 2027.
Elizabeth Seton College
Elizabeth Seton College was a private Catholic two-year college in Yonkers, New York, run by the Sisters of Charity of New York from 1961, first Catholic two-year college in New York State, based at Alder Manor; merged with Iona College in 1989 and its campus closed soon after.
Elmira College
Elmira College, founded 1855 in Elmira, New York, was the first American college to grant women degrees equal to men's; coeducational since 1969, MSCHE-accredited, home of the Mark Twain Study and Center for Mark Twain Studies.
Elon University
Elon University (formerly Elon College), a private coeducational university in Elon, North Carolina, founded 1889 by the Christian Church. About 7,000 students; Division I Phoenix athletics; merger with Queens University of Charlotte announced 2025.
Emeritus
Emeritus (feminine emerita, plural emeriti) is an honorary title for a retired person, usually a professor, who keeps a former title; from Latin emereri, earned by service.
Emerson College
Emerson College: private Boston college founded 1880 as an oratory school, focused on communication and arts; campuses in Boston, Los Angeles, Kasteel Well; president Jay Bernhardt; tuition $57,984.
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary; John Harvard studied there.
Emory University
Emory University: private research university founded 1836 in Oxford, Georgia, by Methodists; moved to Atlanta in 1915 with Asa Candler's $1 million gift; nine schools, R1, desegregated 1963–1968.
Emporia State Hornets
The Emporia State Hornets are the NCAA Division II athletics program of Emporia State University in Kansas, whose Lady Hornets won the 2010 women's basketball title.
Engineer's degree
Engineer's degree: academic qualification in engineering, from the German Diplom and French Diplôme d'Ingénieur to ABET-accredited bachelor's and master's programs, governed by the 1989 Washington Accord and the Bologna Process.
Eötvös József Collegium
Eötvös József Collegium, the oldest specialized college of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, was founded in 1895 by the physicist Loránd Eötvös as an elite teacher-training institute modeled on the École Normale Supérieure.
Eötvös Loránd University
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem), Hungary's oldest and largest university, founded 1635 in Nagyszombat by Cardinal Péter Pázmány, moved to Budapest, renamed 1950 after physicist Loránd Eötvös, with nine faculties and about 33,000 students.
Erasmus Programme
Erasmus Programme (Erasmus+ since 2014), the EU's student-exchange scheme founded in 1987, now covering education, training, youth, and sport; over €26 billion for 2021-2027, 33 countries, 6.2 million participants 2014-2020, UK rejoining January 2027.
Erskine College
Erskine College (founded 1839) is a private Associate Reformed Presbyterian liberal arts college in Due West, South Carolina, with Erskine Theological Seminary, NCAA Division II Flying Fleet athletics, SACSCOC accreditation reaffirmed through 2032, and a Charter Institute authorizing 26 charter schools.
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), Swiss federal science and technology university founded 1855. 16 departments, 20,600 students, 21 Nobel laureates including Einstein; ranked 11th THE 2025, 19th ARWU 2026.
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts is the undergraduate liberal arts college of The New School in New York City, founded as the 1972 Freshman Year Program, renamed for Eugene M. Lang's 1985 $5 million gift, known for seminar-style classes.
Eureka College
Eureka College, chartered 1855 in Eureka, Illinois, is a private Disciples of Christ liberal arts college, alma mater of Ronald Reagan (class of 1932), first in Illinois to admit men and women equally, home of the Reagan Leadership Program and Reagan Museum.
Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College (TESC) is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington, founded 1967, opened 1971, with a Tacoma campus. Known for no grades, no majors, and interdisciplinary team-taught programs; facing about $3 million budget cuts in FY 2026-27.
Excelsior University
Excelsior University (formerly Excelsior College, Regents College) is a private nonprofit online university in Albany, NY, founded 1971 by the NY Board of Regents, known for prior learning assessment, transfer-friendly adult degrees, nursing programs, and MSCHE accreditation.
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford (founded 1314) is the University of Oxford's fourth-oldest college, founded by Bishop Walter de Stapeldon on Turl Street; distinct from Exeter College, Devon, a further education college.
Faculty (division)
Faculty (division): a first-level academic division of a university grouping related disciplines under a dean. Known from medieval Paris (1213, four faculties: arts, theology, law, medicine) and as the European counterpart to North American colleges and schools.
FAFSA
FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the U.S. Education Department form determining eligibility for Pell Grants, work-study, loans, and state and school aid; simplified in 2024-25 (fewer than 50 questions, SAI replacing EFC) after a troubled rollout.
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit and Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942 and offering more than 100 programs of study to over 5,000 students.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) is a private New Jersey university founded in 1942 in Rutherford, named for Becton Dickinson co-founder Fairleigh S. Dickinson; largest private university in New Jersey, with campuses in Teaneck, Madison, and Vancouver.