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Universities in the United States on the HPI, TTPS and J-Find lists

55 universities in the United States are on at least one of the three official lists: 34 on the UK's HPI list 2026, 55 on Hong Kong's Top Talent Pass Scheme list and 34 on Japan's J-Find list (GOV.UK, Hong Kong Immigration Department and Immigration Services Agency of Japan, read on 5 November 2026).

The United States2026 lists

Universities on at least one list: 55

34UK HPI list 2026
55Hong Kong TTPS list
34Japan J-Find list
34on all three

Source: High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2026 (updated 4 November 2026); Aggregate List of Eligible Universities; A list of Universities eligible for J-Find (As of October 2026); read on 5 November 2026.

Not immigration or legal advice. These are the official lists and rules on the date we read them. Being on a list does not mean a visa will be granted: each authority checks your degree, the dates and its other requirements, and can change the rules. Check the official page before you apply or pay.

Universities on the HPI, TTPS and J-Find lists
Boston UniversityUnited StatesYes2021, 2023 and 2025YesYes
Brown UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Columbia UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Cornell UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Dartmouth CollegeUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Duke UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Emory UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesNo2021–2023YesNo
Harvard UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Michigan State UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
New York University (NYU)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Northwestern UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Ohio State UniversityUnited StatesYes–YesYes
Parsons School of Design, the New SchoolUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited StatesNo2024YesNo
Princeton UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Purdue University - West LafayetteUnited StatesYes2023–2025YesYes
Rhode Island School of DesignUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Rice UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Rockefeller UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Stanford UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of ArizonaUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, DavisUnited StatesNo2021YesNo
University of California, IrvineUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, San FranciscoUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, Santa CruzUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of ChicagoUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Colorado--BoulderUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of FloridaUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Maryland, College ParkUnited StatesNo2021YesNo
University of MassachusettsUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of MinnesotaUnited StatesYes2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025YesYes
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of PennsylvaniaUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of PittsburghUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of Southern CaliforniaUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Texas at AustinUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of WashingtonUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Vanderbilt UniversityUnited StatesYes2022–2025YesYes
Washington University in St LouisUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Yale UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes

HPI 2026 = the list for qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027; the earlier column shows the years of the older HPI lists. TTPS = Hong Kong list published December 2025 (four universities removed with effect from 1 January 2026) ("new" = marked as newly added). J-Find = Japan list as of October 2026. Tap a column heading to sort.

Source: High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2026 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2025 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2024 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2023 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2022 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2021 (updated 4 November 2026); Aggregate List of Eligible Universities; A list of Universities eligible for J-Find (As of October 2026); read on 5 November 2026.

Questions people ask

Which universities in the United States are on the HPI visa university list?

34 on the 2026 list: Boston University, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU), Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Princeton University, Purdue University - West Lafayette, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St Louis, Yale University. On the older lists (2021–2025) there are also: Georgia Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Davis, University of Maryland, College Park.

Which universities in the United States are on the TTPS list?

55: Boston University, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Michigan State University, New York University (NYU), Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Parsons School of Design, the New School, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University, Purdue University - West Lafayette, Rhode Island School of Design, Rice University, Rockefeller University, Stanford University, University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), University of California, Davis, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Chicago, University of Colorado--Boulder, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Massachusetts, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St Louis, Yale University.

Which universities in the United States are on the J-Find list?

34: Boston University, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU), Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Princeton University, Purdue University - West Lafayette, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St Louis, Yale University.

Other countries

China (23) · United Kingdom (21) · Switzerland (11) · Australia (10) · Germany (10) · Netherlands (9) · Canada (6) · Japan (6) · South Korea (6) · France (5) · Hong Kong (5) · Sweden (5) · Saudi Arabia (4) · Denmark (3) · Israel (3) · Belgium (2) · Singapore (2) · Argentina (1) · Austria (1) · Brazil (1) · Chile (1) · Finland (1) · Ireland (1) · Italy (1) · Malaysia (1) · Mexico (1) · New Zealand (1) · Norway (1) · Russia (1) · Spain (1) · Taiwan (1) · India (0) · Nigeria (0)

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