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University and Career Guidance

At St. Nicholas, the University and Career Guidance program and its robust Years 9-12 curriculum equips learners with the resources and tools to successfully transition from Secondary School to Higher Education. Following our mission statement, our goal is to guide learners in discovering who they are through their passions for learning, as well as to continue on their unique learning adventure after St. Nicholas by choosing and applying to universities that best fit them.

This process involves developing their self-awareness, ability to reflect, and independent-thinking. Learners will ask themselves, “Who am I?”, “Who do I want to be?” and “How will I make a difference in this world?”. With graduates studying in more than a dozen countries around the globe, we are proud to say our learners are risk-taking, open-minded individuals who become the authors of their own stories.

How about learning a little more about how we conduct this process? We invite you to watch the webinars below:

How does SN's Individualised Approach Guide Learners to Make Higher Education & Career Choices?

How can the IB Diploma Program prepare your child to study in Brazil and abroad?

How can the IB Diploma Program prepare your child to study in Brazil and abroad?

Class of 2024-2025 University Acceptances and Conditional Offers

Brazil

 ESPM**

FMU

The Paralela Escola Olfativa

UNICID

UNIP

UNISA

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi

Universidade Federal de Bahia

Faculdade Medicina Einstein

Universidade de São Paulo 

Canada

 McMaster University*****

Simon Fraser University

Toronto Met University 

University of British Columbia**

University of Toronto****

Western University – King’s College

York University

Canada and France

CentraleSupélec – McGill University

China

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

France

Audencia Business School 

EDHEC Business School

France/ Spain

ESCP Business School 

India

American School of Rome

Bocconi University

Irland

University College Dublin

Italy

Mahindra University

Japan

International Christian University

Waseda University

Netherlands

Eindhoven University of Technology*****

Erasmus University Rotterdam*****

 

University of Groningen****

University of Twente****

Utrecht University

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)**

Tilburg University***     

University of Amsterdam******

Radboud University 

The HAGUE University of Applied Sciences

Hanz University of Applied Sciences 

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Fontys university of Applied Sciences

Hanz University of Applied Sciences 

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Spain

ESADE 

IE University******

Saint Louis University in Madrid 

Universidad Europea

ESCP Business School 

United Kingdom

Birkbeck, University of London

Birmingham City University

Cardiff University***

City, University of London**

Hult International Business School 

King’s College London

Kingston University London**

Lancaster University**

London Metropolitan 

Manchester Met University**

University of Bath

University of Birmingham*****

University of Bristol 

University of Chester 

University College London**

University of East Anglia UEA

University of Edinburgh 

University of Essex*******

Oxford Brookes

University of Exeter***

University of Kent** 

University of Leeds

University of Leicester

University of Manchester**

University of Nottingham 

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton**

University of Surrey**

University of Sussex****

 

University of Warwick 

University of Westminster, London**

Newcastle University

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Nottingham Trent University

Royal Holloway University of London***

University of Aberdeen 

United States

Bentley University 

Boston University 

Butler University 

Florida International University

Hult International Business School 

Indiana University-Bloomington

Loyola Marymount university**

Northeastern University

Pennsylvania State University**

Rochester Institute of Technology

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University of California – Davis

University of California – Irvine

University of California – San Diego**

University of Miami**

University of Michigan 

University of Notre Dame** 

University of Oregon 

University of Washington

University of Southern California**

*Last updated May 2025
Note:
Universities with asterisks indicate the number of acceptances
Universities in bold are ranked in the top 100 universities according to the QR World University Ranking 2025

University Destinations 2020 - 2025

Argentina

University of San Andres

Austria

Central European University

Brazil

Centro Universitário da Fundação Educacional Inaciana (FEI)
Centro Universitário Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC)
Centro Universitário São Camilo
Escola Britânica de Artes Criativas & Tecnologia (EBAC)
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM)
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)
Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí (FMJ)
Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE)
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP)
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU)
Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC)
Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa INSPER
Institute Federal de São Paulo (IFSP)
Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
Instituto Singulares
Link School of Business
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade do Estado São Paulo (UNESP)
Universidade Federal de Bahia
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Universidade Paulista (UNIP)
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Universidade Santo Amaro (UNISA)

Canada

Concordia University
Langara College
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Queen’s University
Simon Fraser University
Toronto Met University
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
York University
Vancouver Community College
Western University

China

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

France

Paris College of Art
Centrale Supélec
Audencia Business School
EDHEC Business School

Germany

Technical University of Munich

Ireland

University College Dublin

Italy

American University of Rome
Bocconi University
Istituto Marangoni
John Cabot University
Polimoda
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Japan

Sophia University
Hokkaido University
International Christian University
Waseda University
Keio University
Akita International University

Netherlands

Eindhoven Institute of Technology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Maastricht University
NHL Stenden University
Radboud University
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Tilburg University
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
University of Twente
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Portugal

Universidade de Porto

Singapore

James Cook University Singapore

South Africa

Pretoria University
University of Cape Town

South Korea

Chung-An University
Pusan University
Korea University
Konkuk University
Ewha Women’s University

Spain

ESADE – La Universitat Llull
ESCP Business School
EU Business School
IE University
St Louis University Madrid
Universidad de Navarra
Universidad Camilo José Cela
Universidad Europea

United States

American University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Butler University
California College of the Arts
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve 
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Dallas
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin Madison
Virginia Tech University
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Illinois – Chicago
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
University of Massachusetts – Amherst

University
Clark University
Clayton State University
College of Wooster
Colorado State University
Cornish College of Arts
Denison University
Depaul University
Emory University
Fashion Institute of Design Management (FIDM)
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Fordham University
Furman University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hofstra University
Hult International Business School
Indiana University Bloomington
Lake Forest College
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynna University
Messiah College
Michigan State University
Mount Holyoke College
The New School
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Occidental College
Pace University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Parsons School of Design
Parsons School of Fashion
Penn State University
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Purdue University
Rollins College
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Saint Louis University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
School of the Art Institute Chicago
St John’s University
SUNY Plattsburgh
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
The Ohio State University
University of Alabama
University of California Berkeley
University of California Davis
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
University of California Merced
University of California Riverside
University of Massachusetts – Boston
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wagner College
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Colorado Boulder

United Kingdom

University of Glasgow
King’s College London
University of Manchester
Regent’s University London
Hult International Business School
University of the Arts London
University of Hertfordshire
University of Warwick
Queen Mary University of London
Durham University
Coventry University of London
City University London
Newcastle University
University of Edinburgh
University of Southampton
University of College London

*Acceptances and offers as of April 2024. Learners applying to Brazil, Asia, and/or taking a gap year will receive decisions in the coming months or in 2025. Universities with asterisks (*) represent the total number of acceptances. Universities in bold are in the top 100 universities according to the QS World University Rankings 2024.

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