Highlights 2026

DAIS IB graduates from the Class of 2026 earned a total of 444 admission offers from 103 universities in 12 countries:

United States of America (245)	United Kingdom (135)	Canada (28)	India (15)	Ireland (5)	Netherlands (1)
Hong Kong SAR (2)	United Arab Emirates (3)	France (1)	Italy (1)	Australia (1)	Singapore (7)

DAIS students are encouraged to match and firm their college application decisions based on their own well-considered personal criteria and the historical data they have access to, of past alumni placements. However, when it comes to highlights according to specific global rankings (US News World Report, QS Top University Rankings and THE Rankings), they include:

78 acceptances to 14 universities listed in the
QS World’s Top 30 Universities:

1 student
at
California Institute of Technology,
McGill University,
University of New South Wales
2 students
at
Johns Hopkins University,
National Uni. of Singapore,
University of Cambridge
3 students
at
Nanyang Technological Uni.
Stanford University,
Uni. of California – Berkeley,
University of Pennsylvania,
Yale University
15 students
at
University of Toronto

19 students
at
Imperial College London
20 students
at
University College London

18 acceptances to 5 of the universities
listed in the USA’s Ivy League:

1 student
at
Brown University
3 students
at
Dartmouth College,
University of Pennsylvania,
Yale University
8 students
at
Columbia University

130 acceptances to 20 of the universities in the US News Top 30 Best Global Universities which are as follows:

1student
each
California Institute of Technology,
Washington University-St Louis
2students
each
Johns Hopkins University,
National University of Singapore,
University of Cambridge
3 students
each
Northwestern University,
Stanford University,
University of California-Berkeley,
University of Pennsylvania,
Yale University
4 students
each
Nanyang Technological University,
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

5 students
at
Duke University,
University of Washington-Seattle
8 students
at
Columbia University
10 students
at
University of California-Los Angeles
15 students
at
University of Toronto

17 students
at
University of California-San Diego
19 students
at
Imperial College
20 students
at
University College London

120 offers to 14 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings for
UK Top 30 universities, which are also a part of the UK Russell Group universities:

1 student
each at
University of Bristol,
University of Leeds
2 students
each at
University of Birmingham,
University of Cambridge,
University of Nottingham
3 students
at
London School of Economics and Political Science
4 students
at
Durham University,
University of Edinburgh
5 students
at
Queen Mary University of London
18 students
each at
King's College,
University of Manchester
19 students
at
Imperial College
20 students
at
University College London
21 students
at
University of Warwick

2 acceptances to 2 universities in the
QS Top 20 for Art and Design:

1 student
each at
Pratt Institute,
University of the Arts London

5 acceptances have been received from 2 universities applied to in
US News Top 25 Best National Liberal Arts Universities:

2 students
at
Wellesley College
3 students
at
Barnard College

28 offers from universities in Canada :

1 student
each at
McGill University,
MacMaster University
3 students
at
University of British Columbia
8 students
at
University of Waterloo
15 students
at
University of Toronto

15 acceptances have been received from
4 universities applied to in India:

2 students
at
Flame University,
Krea University
3 students
at
Plaksha University
8 students
at
Ashoka University

21 acceptances have been received from
14 universities in Rest of the world:

1 student
each at
Bocconni University, Italy,
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands,
New York University – Abu Dhabi,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai,
Sciences Po, France,
Singapore Management University,
University College Dublin, Ireland,
University of Birmingham, Dubai,
University of New South Wales
2 students
at
Honk Kong University of Science & Technology,
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland,
National University of Singapore,
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
4 students
at
Nanyang Technological University

8 acceptances have been received from
Medicine & Veterinary Medicine in UK & Ireland:

1 student
each at
Brunel University,
Imperial College,
Kings College,
University of Birmingham
University of Buckingham
University of Nottingham
2 students
each at
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Special Distinctions:

18 acceptances across 5 Ivy League universities
8 offers to competitive medical programmes in the UK & Ireland
8 offers from leading universities in Europe
15 acceptances across leading universities in India
2 offers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
7 offers from Universities in Singapore
Acceptances in QS Top 20 Art & Design institutions and leading Liberal Arts colleges

Prestigious scholarships & achievements:

This year, the Class of 2026 earned an extraordinary US$ 2,291,186 in funding over four years. 23% of the class received one or more of the 35 scholarships awarded.

Significant Honors Include:

Full Ride Scholarship: Awarded to one student at the University of Notre Dame.
Full Tuition Waivers + Yearly Allowance: Awarded to two students at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.
Chancellor’s Scholarship Awards: Earned by three students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Triton Scholars Awards: Awarded to two students at the University of California, San Diego.
Art & Design Excellence: One student earned scholarships from five universities, including a Presidential Merit Scholarship and talent-based honors.
Global Merit Recognition: Multiple scholarships were also awarded from the University of Toronto, Case Western Reserve University, Georgetown University, Northeastern University, Krea University, and the University of Leeds.