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Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Legum Baccalaureus) is the undergraduate law degree of most common law countries, entered after secondary school; first awarded in English law in 1839, replaced by the JD in the US in the 1960s.
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm, BS in Pharmacy): undergraduate degree qualifying pharmacists. Entry-level credential in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore; replaced by the six-year PharmD in the US beginning in 2000.
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc): an undergraduate degree distinguished from the BA by more math, lab science and technical coursework; typically 120 US credits or 180-240 ECTS, first awarded at Harvard in 1851.
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree, also known as a baccalaureate degree or baccalaureus, is the usual undergraduate qualification awarded by universities after completing a required program of study and its examinations.
Baker University
Baker University, founded 1858 in Baldwin City, Kansas, is the state's oldest university, Methodist-affiliated, with schools of arts and sciences, nursing, education, and professional studies enrolling about 2,000 students.
Ball State University
Ball State University is a public doctoral university in Muncie, Indiana, founded in 1918 as Indiana State Normal School Eastern Division and renamed Ball State University in 1965, with seven colleges, over 20,000 students, and HLC accreditation.
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford, founded about 1263 by John de Balliol and Dervorguilla of Galloway, claims to be Oxford's oldest college. Known for PPE (born there in the 1920s), 42% Firsts, and alumni from Wyclif to Dawkins and Boris Johnson.
Banaras Hindu University (बनारस हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय)
Banaras Hindu University (BHU, काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय) is a central university in Varanasi, India, founded 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya under the BHU Act 1915; largest residential university in Asia, NIRF 2025 university rank 6.
Banasthali Vidyapith (बनस्थली विद्यापीठ)
Banasthali Vidyapith (बनस्थली विद्यापीठ), also called Banasthali University, is a fully residential women-only deemed university in Tonk district, Rajasthan, founded in 1935 by Ratan and Hiralal Shastri, offering primary-to-Ph.D. education under the Panchmukhi Shiksha five-fold model.
Bandung Institute of Technology
Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Teknologi Bandung, ITB), Indonesia's oldest engineering school, founded 1920 as Technische Hoogeschool Bandung, inaugurated as ITB March 2, 1959; alma mater of Soekarno; state legal entity since 2000; QS 2025 rank 256.
Bangalore University (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ)
Bangalore University (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ), a dual-mode state university in Bengaluru founded 1964, trifurcated in 2017; 293 colleges, 1,112-acre Jnana Bharathi campus, NAAC A++ 3.75 (2023), NIRF rank 64.
Bangladesh Medical University
Bangladesh Medical University, formerly Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), is a public medical university in Shahbag, Dhaka, and Bangladesh's first dedicated to postgraduate medical education.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, also known as BUET, is a public university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest institution for engineering and architecture in the country.
Bangor University
Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor), founded 1884 as University College of North Wales, is a public university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, with about 10,000 students, REF 2021 research ranked 2nd in Wales, and recent top-50 UK league-table rises.
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education, founded 1916 as the Bureau of Educational Experiments by Lucy Sprague Mitchell, is a private NYC graduate school of progressive education, renamed in 1950, with its Graduate School of Education, School for Children, and Education Center, accredited by MSCHE since 1960.
Bard College
Bard College, originally St. Stephen's College, is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, founded in 1860 on a 1,200-acre Hudson River campus.
Barnard College
Barnard College, founded 1889 in Manhattan, is a private women's liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University, sharing its instruction, libraries, and degree while keeping its own trustees, endowment, and Foundations curriculum.
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin Badgers head coach 1990-2005 (118-73-4) and athletic director 2004-2021; three Big Ten titles, three Rose Bowls, walk-on program builder, College Football Hall of Fame 2010.
Barry University
Barry University, founded 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, by the Adrian Dominican Sisters as a women's college; private Catholic university with about 9,000 students, law school in Orlando, NCAA Division II Buccaneers, SACSCOC accredited.
Baruch College
Baruch College, also known as Bernard M. Baruch College, is a public senior college of the City University of New York in Manhattan focused on business and public affairs.
Bates College
Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, founded in 1855 as the Maine State Seminary and renamed for Benjamin E. Bates in 1864; New England's first coeducational college, it is accredited by NECHE and led by president Garry W. Jenkins.
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University (BSU) is a UK public university in Bath, Somerset, founded as the Bath School of Art in 1852 and granted university status in 2005. Known for art, design, education, and creative writing; main campus Newton Park; TEF Silver; Guardian 2027 rank 59th.
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана, BMSTU), founded by decree of Nicholas I on July 1, 1830, is Russia's oldest technical university in Moscow, origin of the 'Russian method' of engineering training, alma mater of Korolev and Tupolev, and a Roscosmos-linked national research university.
Baylor University
Baylor University, chartered February 1, 1845 by the Republic of Texas, is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, the oldest continually operating university in Texas and the world's largest Baptist university, R1-designated since 2021 with about 19,858 students.
Baylor University sexual assault scandal
Baylor University sexual assault scandal: 2011-2015 Title IX failures involving the football program, exposed by the 2016 Pepper Hamilton review, which ousted president Ken Starr and coach Art Briles and led to NCAA probation and lawsuits.
Bedlam Series
Bedlam Series: the Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma all-sports rivalry, named for wrestling bedlam at Gallagher Hall; Oklahoma dominates football (89-20-7 through 2022) while OSU leads the all-sports series 14-11-1.
Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学)
Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学, BFSU), founded 1941 in Yan'an, is a MOE-administered Beijing university teaching 101 foreign languages, a Double First-Class institution known as a cradle of diplomats.
Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学)
Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学, BLCU), founded 1962, is China's Ministry of Education-administered language university in Haidian, nicknamed the Mini-United Nations, training over 300,000 international students from 189 countries.
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University, also known as BSU (Belarusian: Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т), is the oldest and leading university of Belarus, founded in Minsk in 1921 and ranked first nationally.
Belmont University
Belmont University: private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, founded 1890 as a women's college; 12 colleges, about 9,000 students, known for music business and nursing; newest Tennessee medical school, on LCME preliminary accreditation probation in 2026.