Some universities in the United States accept transcripts or World Education Services evaluations from international students with university degrees who wish to pursue further education in the country.
Scholarship consultant, Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, recently shared a list of such universities on his X account on Thursday, highlighting those that accept HND transcripts without WES evaluations as well as those that require both transcripts and WES evaluations.
However, many Nigerian students with HND degrees from polytechnics often feel depreciated and inferior to those with Bachelor’s degrees from universities, especially when seeking admission abroad.
Fortunately, several universities in the US also accept unofficial HND transcripts without WES evaluations from Nigerian students seeking admission.
Here is a list of 15 universities in the US that accept HND transcripts without WES evaluation, as compiled by Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi:
1. University of Houston
2. Texas Southern University
3. Lamar University
4. Prairie View A&M University
5. Morgan State University
6. Alabama State University
7. California State University, Northridge
8. California State University, Los Angeles
9. California State University, Sacramento
10. California State University, East Bay
11. California State University, Fresno
12. California State University, Bakersfield
13. California State University, San Bernardino
14. California State University, Dominguez Hills
15. California State University, Fullerton
These universities provide opportunities for Nigerian students with HND degrees to pursue higher education in the US without the need for a WES evaluation.
There are also 50 universities in the US accepting HND transcripts with WES evaluation
See list:
1. Fairfield University, Connecticut
2. Chicago State University, Illinois
3. Florida A&M University
4. Florida Atlantic University
5. Middle Tennessee State University
6. New Mexico State University
7. Indiana State University
8. Northeastern Illinois University, Kentucky
9. San Diego State University, California
10. South Dakota University
11. St Cloud State University, Minnesota
12. University of Central Florida
13. University of Memphis
14. North Carolina A&T University
15. Georgia Southern University
16. California State University, Channel Island
17. Minnesota State University, Mankato
18. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
19. Oakland University, Michigan
20. Santa Clara University, California
21. Sam Houston University
22. SUNNY New Paltz, New York
23. Tennessee State University
24. University of Hartford
25. University of Louisville, Kentucky
26. University of Nevada, Las Vega
27. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
28. Roosevelt University, Chicago
29. Long Island University, New York
30. Texas A&M College Station, Texas
31. Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
32. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
33. University of New Haven, Connecticut
34. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
35. Drexel University
36. Rutgers University
37. St John’s University, Queens New York
38. St John’s University, Texas
39. Baylor University, Texas
40. George Mason University, Virginia
41. Marquette University
42. University of Arkansas, Little Rock
43. American University, Washington
44. Queens University of Charlotte
45. Iowa State University
46. East Carolina University
47. University of Incarnate Word, Texas
48. Missouri State University
49. the University of Alabama,
50. Bentley University
