Ratings of educational institutions are carried out by special statistical agencies. Moreover, the data can vary greatly, depending on many factors that they took into account. As a result, it turns out that in the statistical top 100 of the best universities in the world, for example, one university is in fifth place, and according to another rating, the same educational institution occupies the 20th line.
Therefore, for a more objective picture, we will consider the lists of three world agencies at once: QS, THE (Times Higher Education) and U.S. News. They are distinguished by their impartiality, as well as their authority. That is, we are looking for a kind of arithmetic mean, if such a concept can be applied to the ranking of the best universities in the world.
It’s worth clarifying right away that domestic institutions, alas, were not included in this list. All universities, which will be discussed, are located in North America and the UK. Yes, we have decent universities, but according to the aforementioned agencies, they are not good enough. One of the most serious Russian educational institutions - Lomonosov Moscow State University - takes only 95th place in the list of the best universities in the world (2017) (QS statistics). So our universities are not only up to the top ten, but up to the first fifty, they are still very far away and will take a long time to grow.
So, let's try to figure out which is the best university in the world, why it is so famous, what is studied in it and where to find it. The data may change from year to year, but the top three and even the top five, as a rule, are unchanged and hold the bar for a very, very long time. Let's designate the first ten educational institutions.
TOP of the best universities in the world:
- Harvard University.
- Cambridge.
- Oxford.
- Stanford.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- University College London.
- California Institute of Technology.
- Yale university.
- Imperial College London.
Now let's take a look at the most notable educational establishments in more detail.
Harvard University
Harvard remains the undisputed leader of the ranking, that is, the best university in the world. It was founded back in 1636 and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The average number of students, according to the university, fluctuates within 21 thousand people.
Among the other top universities in the world, Harvard has the largest endowment fund, as well as a significant number of scholarships with far-reaching paychecks. Separately, it is worth mentioning the library at the university - it's just a storehouse for anyone who suffers from knowledge and answers to their questions.
Faculties
Today's student-to-teacher ratio is seven to one. Moreover, a good half of the lectures are given for groups of no more than 20 people, which greatly increases the chances of understanding and consolidating the material received by applicants.
The best university in the world has the following faculties:
- business school;
- humanitarian sciences;
- design;
- pedagogy;
- management and management;
- right;
- healthcare;
- dentistry;
- religion;
- applied Science;
- cutting edge research.
And this is not a complete list. There are also academic specialties and departments for training specialists of various profiles. So at Harvard you can study any science, if there is a desire (and opportunities).
Graduates
Among the famous graduates of the best university in the world are the presidents of the United States (Roosevelt, Kennedy, Bush, Obama), world leaders of other countries, members of royal families (Prince Frederick of Denmark, Sheikh Sabah of Kuwait, Princess Owada of Japan, as well as businessmen Zuckerberg and Bill Gates .
University of Cambridge
Silver goes to one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe - the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1209 and is located in East Anglia (about 90 km north of London). Nearby (50 km) is the major airport Stansted.
Almost 30 thousand students from all over the world study at the university. The educational institution is distinguished by its conservatism (however, like the whole of Foggy Albion), so any applicant who gets into the walls of Cambridge becomes part of the centuries-old English traditions. This applies to clothing, matriculation ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, etc.
University faculties
When entering a university, applicants always face a serious dilemma - which college to choose. The fact is that the existing Cambridge system is strikingly different from the usual American and European counterparts.
That is, here choosing a college, which is also a faculty, you determine for yourself a lifestyle and social circle. Whichever direction you take, it has its own buildings, gyms, playgrounds, and generally separate structures that have nothing to do with other specializations.
Colleges:
- humanitarian sciences;
- biology;
- clinical medicine;
- physics;
- advanced research;
- Social sciencies.
All of them are divided into 150 faculties and departments. It is worth noting that to study at the university you need to have not only an impeccable portfolio, but a tidy sum in a bank account.
Famous Alumni
Cambridge is famous for its alumni, including such major figures as Newton, Bacon, Rutherford and Oppenheimer. Also noteworthy are major literary figures: A. A. Milne, J. B. Prisley, Cl. Art. Lewis, L. Stern and our compatriot Vladimir Nabokov.
Cambridge has given our planet the largest number of laureates Nobel Prize in many areas.
Oxford University (University of Oxford)
Bronze went to another oldest university in Europe - Oxford. The educational institution was founded in 1096 and is located in Central England (100 km northwest of London). Oxford can host up to 25,000 students from all over the world.
The university is also notable for the fact that the cult film about Harry Potter was filmed on the territory of Christ Church College, and the no less legendary Alice in Wonderland was written within its walls.
List of faculties
The main direction of the university is the humanities. But since the twentieth century, the exact sciences, law, music, medicine and art have been taught at Oxford with due success. The academic year here begins in October and consists of three semesters: autumn, winter and spring. Summer, respectively, is vacation time.
There are plenty of teachers at Oxford: one lecturer can read to audiences of five or six people, which allows full use of the tutoring system. That is, the student receives from his teacher not only basic, but also specialized knowledge in an expanded volume.
Colleges:
- humanitarian sciences;
- design;
- pedagogy;
- right;
- healthcare;
- applied Science;
- cutting edge research.
Faculties, as in the case of Cambridge, are divided into colleges and function in a similar way to it.
Famous graduates
Among the famous graduates of the university, the following world figures can be distinguished: Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Lewis Carroll and John Tolkien. We must not forget our compatriots - Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky, Ivan Turgenev and Korney Chukovsky.
Stanford University
Stanford is primarily famous for its research activities. From the first years of its existence (1891), the educational institution devoted itself to the search for truth and solving the most difficult problems, in parallel, of course, teaching applicants and attracting the best of them to its ranks. The complex is located in Silicon Valley, in California, North America.
In addition, Stanford has repeatedly found itself at the top of the rankings as the best medical university in the world, thanks to innovative discoveries in this field and a large number of exceptionally competent and experienced teachers.
Faculties of Stanford
Stanford was conceived not only as a purely educational institution, but also as a practical one. That is, when other universities focused on the cultural level, Stanford systematized the data of world employment exchanges month by month and provided citizens who were exclusively “useful” to society.
University specializations:
- business and management;
- the medicine;
- earth science;
- humanitarian sciences;
- engineering;
- right;
- pedagogy;
- society.
The specific direction of each faculty was necessarily calculated from the current needs of the labor market, so Stanford graduates were 100% likely to be provided with a job. In fact, they were already employed only by choosing a specialization and passing the entrance exams.
About graduates
We owe Stanford the invention of the modem and the TCP/IP protocols. Together with other alumni, Vintov Serf and Brand Townsend made our Internet possible today. Presidents and statesmen studied at the university: US President Herbert Hoover, Senators Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein and Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor.
Businessmen also distinguished themselves with high-quality education: Nike director Philip Knight, developer and father of Pay Pal payment system Peter Thiel, two founders of the venerable Google search engine Lawrence Page and Sergey Brin, as well as Yahoo founder David Filo.
Lovers of the academic lifestyle certainly have one thing in common: they all would like to have the opportunity to study at one of the famous universities. However, only elites have access to them, for which well-known publications constantly rank educational institutions to identify the best of the best. You may also be interested in our list of the 10 most prestigious universities in the world.
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10Columbia University
The famous Columbia University, which is located in New York, is one of the eight American universities that are members of the Ivy League. This is a very old and prestigious educational institution, founded in 1754 by the English King George II with the name King's College. The university is one of the 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and is the first university in the US to offer an MD degree. Columbia University students were 20 modern billionaires, 29 heads foreign states and 100 Nobel Prize winners.
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The California Institute of Technology is a private institution located in Pasadena, California, USA. With great emphasis on scientific activity, the university attracts famous scientists to teach, for example, George Ellery Hale, Arthur Amos Noyes and Robert Andrews Milliken. Caltech University, one of the few in the United States, is mainly focused on teaching engineering and the exact sciences. Although this is a small institution, 33 of its graduates and teachers deservedly received 34 Nobel Prizes, 5 Fields Prizes and 6 Turing Prizes.
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Yale University is a member of the American Ivy League. Located in Connecticut, USA. The famous Yale was founded in 1701 and is the third oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Its original purpose was to teach theology and ancient languages, but since 1777, the school's curriculum began to include the humanities and natural sciences. Five Presidents of the United States and others famous politicians such as Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. studied at Yale University. 52 of its graduates are Nobel laureates.
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7Princeton University
Princeton University is also in the Ivy League. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Princeton was founded in 1746, moved to Newark in 1747, and then moved to its current location in 1896, where it received modern name— Princeton University. It is the alma mater of two US presidents, as well as numerous billionaires and foreign heads of state. Princeton is rightly considered one of the best universities in the world.
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6UC Berkeley
It is one of the few public schools in the US with such a prestigious reputation. It was named one of the top six university brands for 2015. The World Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Berkeley 4th in the world among all universities and first among public universities. Berkeley faculty, alumni and researchers have received 72 Nobel Prizes, 13 Fields Prizes, 22 Turing Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Oscars, 14 Pulitzer Prizes and 105 Olympic gold medals.
There is nothing surprising in the fact that those who want to get higher education in the Russian capital are not decreasing every year. On the contrary, their numbers are growing exponentially. The most prestigious universities in Moscow open their doors to thousands of applicants living not only on the territory of our state, but also abroad. In addition, the determining factor in the priority of metropolitan institutions for future students is the almost limitless possibilities of choosing a specialty.
Why do students want to study in Moscow?
But not only a wide range of conquered professions attracts people who want to get a diploma of higher education here. The world-famous and most prestigious universities in Moscow attract students also by other factors:
- high level of educational services;
- diplomas listed throughout Russia and in other countries;
- chances of successful employment in the future.
Undoubtedly, the desire of the majority of applicants to master the specialty and receive a diploma of higher education in the capital is justified. Meanwhile, among approximately 300 institutions, only a few can be said with certainty that these are the most prestigious universities in Moscow. The rating of such institutions presented below includes only the best universities, institutes and academies of the capital.
MGIMO is an elite university
Over the past decade, MGIMO has been considered the undisputed leader in the championship of the best. Although this university is considered by the majority of average applicants to be inaccessible to "ordinary people". The main number of students here are the children of large entrepreneurs or well-known prominent personalities. In addition to high scores in the Unified State Examination, MGIMO will also have to pass a stationary exam. The availability of budget places in this institution is limited. They are presented mainly for the winners of the Olympiads and those who graduated from school with honors.
Competition at MGIMO
Like the most prestigious universities in Moscow, MGIMO aims to join such a European system higher education like the Bologna process. This will allow graduates of the institute to find employment in well-known foreign organizations and gain invaluable experience in European practice. 
The competition among applicants to the university is on average 10-13 people per study place. Every year, MGIMO opens its doors to more than 1,000 first-year students. Half of them are native Muscovites, the rest are visitors from various Russian regions and neighboring countries.
Moscow Technical University
If we further consider the most prestigious universities in Moscow, the list of institutions should be continued by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. This institution has no equal in the capital in terms of the quality of education in technical sciences. MIPT occupies high positions not only in the metropolitan rankings, but also among technical universities in other regions. The Institute has a rich history. Its graduates, teachers and founders are the pride of the Russian scientific world. Among the outstanding names are several Nobel Prize winners who have made an invaluable contribution to the development of global technical science: P. L. Kapitsa, L. D. Landau, N. N. Semenov and many others.
The advantage of this Moscow university for engineering students lies in the successful alignment of the educational process. Fundamental theoretical education is harmoniously combined with research activities, which allows future engineers to master specialties and realize their potential to the full extent. 
The popularity of MIPT paradoxically does not affect the demand for the institution among applicants. Despite the fact that the university is recognized as one of the best of its kind, applicants usually have no more than three competitors for one place. An exception to the rule is innovative specialties, where the competition sometimes reaches 17 applicants for one place.
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade
The most prestigious universities in Moscow, where they teach economics, start their list with the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. In the field of international economics and finance, international law and management, the institution is considered exemplary. For more than 75 years, graduates of the academy have become highly qualified specialists in the field of foreign economic activity state and private entrepreneurs. 
In addition, every year the admission committee of the institution tightens the rules for admitting applicants. Now, in order to enter a university, you must have a sufficient USE passing score, which is at least 90.5.
The best law school in the capital
The Russian Academy of Justice is one of several universities that train specialists for the judiciary. The institution has a legal profile. It is a federal university that operates only at the expense of budgetary funds. The Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation are the founding organizations of the Academy. The institution has 10 branches in several Russian regions.
The list of "The most prestigious universities in Moscow with a military department" is headed by the RAP for a reason. Students of other metropolitan institutions also undergo military training here. In addition, the possibility of deferment from compulsory military service is provided to everyone. An additional advantage of the university is the presence educational program specializing in " Forensic examination". Legal relations in the sphere of the land and property branch of jurisprudence are studied extremely rarely in the legal institutions of the country, but the RAP is one of them.
Philological University in Moscow
Among the higher philological institutions in Moscow, of course, one should single out the State Institute of the Russian Language. A. S. Pushkin. Despite the high quality of the educational services provided, it has a significant drawback that negatively affects its popularity among applicants: a high passing score with a meager amount of state order (about 50 people). 
Legendary Moscow State University: lack of budget places
The list of the most popular universities in the capital and throughout Russia rightfully includes the Moscow State University. There are a lot of people who want to enter this educational institution: the annual competition for one place in the specialty "Economics", for example, is sometimes more than 10 people. Another popular specialty at Moscow State University is Management. Many applicants would like to learn the intricacies of administration and the management process. Their number is seven times higher than the number of study places.
The relatively low number of state budget orders is one of the few reasons why future Moscow students prefer another university to this one. Perhaps this fact naturally influenced the distribution of rating positions among higher educational institutions, where MSU failed to even enter the top three. 
The most prestigious universities in Moscow are waiting for applicants this summer as well. The toughening of the rules of admissions committees is aimed at choosing only the best applicants with a sufficient level of knowledge, dedication and diligence.
Thanks to modern graduate certification systems, any student can try his luck and apply for admission to 5 universities at the same time, and the choice can fall on any educational institution throughout the country.
To make the right choice and get a quality education, it is important for applicants and their parents to understand what level of education a given university offers. The rating “Best Universities in Russia” will help to form a general opinion about it.
Types of ratings - Russian and international
To date, such ratings exist all over the world, in Russia they are compiled by the Expert RA rating agency. The world university rankings are prepared annually, for example, by the British agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds, which also includes Russian universities. A similar prestigious list is maintained by Shanghai University. The Forbes publishing house (RIA Novosti together with the Higher School of Economics) also has an alternative rating, which, by the way, did not include many leaders of the “official list”. Comparison of such ratings will give an objective picture of the prestige of a particular diploma.
The Top 10, 20, 30, 100 are compiled, the selection for which is carried out according to statistical criteria and numerous surveys in the scientific, student environment, and employers (for example, among recruiting agencies). The financial support of the university, the number of permanent teaching staff and its weight in the scientific world are assessed. Also, the average passing score for the USE and other aspects of the university's work are taken into account.
It should be noted that the best universities in Russia from the top 20 positions of the ranking have remained virtually unchanged over the past few years, which means that the largest universities in the country are holding their own.
Lomonosov Moscow State University
This university is the undisputed leader in the field of higher education in Russia. He even got into the world ranking of higher educational institutions, which, in principle, speaks of the prestige of the MSU diploma in the world. Shanghai University ranks MSU in 86th place in the world (according to 2015 data, although 10 years ago MSU was 20 positions higher). The British rating has also lowered the position of Moscow State University in the last 5-6 years, throwing it out of the top 100. According to the latest data from QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Moscow State University is only 120th. But “Expert RA” assesses the level of training of MSU graduates as exceptionally high. No other higher education institution in the CIS has this category.
Moscow State University is a legendary educational institution founded in the 18th century by M. V. Lomonosov, whose name the university bears. Its library has over 9 million copies of publications, and the classical university itself is 41 faculties, 15 research institutes and 5 foreign branches. The number of students (together with graduate students, applicants and students) exceeds 50,000 people, and almost 10,000 researchers and teachers transfer knowledge to them.
But getting here is not at all easy - the university has the highest passing scores and a big competition, especially for prestigious faculties, such as law and economics. To get here to the budget department, you need to score 350-360 points. Less popular faculties enroll applicants with about 300 points (philology, geology, sociology).
Technical Universities of Russia
Following Moscow State University, three technical universities in a row take pride of place in the Expert RA rating, which indicates the demand for physical and other “precise” specialties. Thus, the second position was given to the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). The passing score for the budget here is about 300 points, but the interview at admission plays a special role.
In 2015, for the first time in the history of the rating, the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI was in the top three (third position), weakening the position of another “techie” - Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Nuclear scientists managed to increase their prestige by improving three indicators:
- The number of contacts with foreign universities has increased.
- Improved attractiveness for applicants through enrollment more olympiad winners.
- There was an increase in the citation of publications of researchers.
Passing score to the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI - 259.
Next is Bauman State Technical University. This technical university took 4th place in the Russian ranking, but, remarkably, did not make it into the Forbes ranking at all due to the overall deplorable level of technical education in the country.
However, Bauman Moscow State Technical University is considered the best university in Russia for the training of engineers, this status was assigned after a survey of 34,000 respondents from among recruiters, applicants, students and graduates throughout Russia. To get on the budget, you will have to score at least 240 points in the exams.
Natural Sciences
The best universities in Russia that train mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists, etc. are the "towers" of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia. These cities are famous for their classical school. Interestingly, the Higher School of Economics is also included in the ranking of natural science universities, but its emphasis on higher mathematics is bearing fruit. And the accession to the HSE structure of the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics only strengthened these positions.
You can get a quality classical education at the following universities:
- Moscow State University - 1st place in the overall ranking;
- St. Petersburg State University - 5th place in the overall ranking;
- NSU - 9th place in the overall ranking.
Best Universities in Russia: Economics and Management
Despite the fact that technical specialties are more in demand on the market and the level of education in technical universities is steadily growing, economic specialties are invariably popular among applicants, even despite the serious requirements (for HSE, MGIMO, Moscow State University - about 350 points are needed, at least 226 - Russian University friendship of peoples) and the high cost of education in paid departments. Thus, the Higher School of Economics and MGIMO are the most expensive, but at the same time one of the best in the country - 5th and 6th in the ranking, respectively.
In general, the best economists and managers are trained in Moscow - it is the universities of the capital that hold the leading positions in their field. In addition to Moscow State University, this included the Higher School of Economics, the University of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the University of National Economy and others.
The medicine
The first state medical named after Sechenov is not only the oldest medical center. Russia, but also the best university in the direction of "medicine". In the overall ranking, he is in 22nd place. The passing score here is 275, which is quite a lot, higher only at Moscow State University at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, where the passing score is 473.
In general, medical schools have good ratings largely due to guaranteed employment - 29% of applicants pass through the target set, and the rest have no problems finding employers. The standard high requirements do not reduce the popularity of medical education - an applicant will need at least 255 points on the Unified State Examination (this, for example, is enough to enter the Medical Faculty of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia).
Universities of the Northern capital
Standard universities in St. Petersburg are not far behind those in Moscow in terms of education and popularity. The main universities of the Northern capital in the highest positions of the top:
- St. Petersburg State University - 5th place;
- Peter the Great Polytechnic University - 11th place;
- ITMO University - 19th place.
By the way, the latter, the University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics, showed the best dynamics in 2016 under the program to increase competitiveness. Thanks to the fact that the university doubled the number of students studying abroad in a year, it was able to enter the top twenty of the ranking for the first time.
Regional universities
To think that the best education is available only in Moscow is a delusion. The top twenty universities in Russia included 6 representatives of the regions. These are two universities from Tomsk, one from Novosibirsk and three classical federal universities.
Last year, there were 7 such regional representatives in the top 20, but Novosibirsk Technical University abruptly lost its positions and in 2016 it was only in 24th place. He has problems mainly with funding, it has fallen per 1 student, unlike other leaders, whose funding has shown an increase. To date, in the top position of the rating, this is the most serious negative trend.
The British magazine Times Higher Education has published the TOP 100 higher education institutions based on an assessment of their reputation.
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Harvard University (Harvard University) The oldest of the US universities, founded on September 8, 1636 as a college. Since 1639 it has been named after J. Harvard, who bequeathed the capital to the college. Transformed into a university in the first quarter of the 19th century. It is a member of the Ivy League, an association of private elite American universities. Branches of the university are the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Located in Cambridge (a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, the city is named after the University of Cambridge in the UK). Among the graduates of the university - 69 Nobel Prize winners
Princeton University Private university located in Princeton, New Jersey (USA). Founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey. In 1896 he received the status of a university. In 1902, Woodrow Wilson (President of the United States in 1913-1921) became its rector. It is a member of the Ivy League, an association of private elite American universities. Consists of Princeton College, graduate schools and research centers. The structure of the university includes the leading regional McCarter Theatre, an art museum and a natural history museum. Among the graduates of the university - 15 Nobel Prize winners
Yale University One of the most famous private universities in the US, the third oldest among American universities. Founded in 1701 under the name Collegiate School, in 1718 renamed Yale College in honor of Elihu Yale, who donated a large amount of money to the school. In 1887 it was transformed into a university. The university consists of 12 schools, managed by Yale Corporation. Five US presidents graduated from the university - William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, George Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, George W. Bush. Located in New Haven, Connecticut. Included in the Ivy League. Among the graduates of the university - 20 Nobel Prize winners
California Institute of Technology (often shortened to Caltech, "Caltech" or "Caltech"). Private university. Founded in 1891 by businessman and politician Amos Troop as Throop University. Renamed several times. It got its current name in 1920. It is located in Pasadena (California). One of the leading universities in the United States and, along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the most important educational institutions specializing in the exact sciences. The structure of the institute includes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which launches most automatic spacecraft NASA. Among the graduates of the university - 19 Nobel Prize winners
Columbia University (Columbia University) Formed on the basis of King's College (King's College), founded in 1754 in New York. Since 1758, he began to award academic degrees. In 1784, it was included in the University of New York and renamed Columbia College, since 1787 - a private university. In 1912 the college was given the status of a university. Governed by a board of trustees. There are more than 30 libraries at the university, including the main one - South Hall, technical, legal, medical, etc., as well as the Bakhmetevsky Archive, one of the largest repositories of materials of Russian emigration. Located in New York City, Manhattan. Included in the elite "Ivy League". A well-known graduate of the university is US President Barack Obama. Among the graduates of the university - 39 Nobel Prize winners
/TASS/. Of the 100 most prestigious universities in the Times Higher Education magazine ranking, prepared on the basis of a survey of 10,500 professors from 142 countries, 43 operate in the United States. The rating includes two Russian universities - Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and St. Petersburg State University (SPbGU).
Ranking editor Phil Baty said that this ranking is subjective, unlike the "Best Universities in the World" ranking, which THE traditionally publishes in October. This is explained by the fact that it is based only on academic opinion, and not on objective indicators of the university's performance. At the same time, Beity emphasized that the reputation of universities is extremely important, because, according to a study conducted by the journal, this is the main factor for professors when they decide to find another university to teach.
TOP-100 most prestigious universities
1. Harvard University, USA
2. University of Cambridge, UK
3. Oxford University (University of Oxford), UK
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
5. Stanford University, USA
6. University of California at Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley) USA
7. Princeton University (USA)
8. Yale University, USA
9. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA
10. Columbia University (Columbia University), USA
11. University of Chicago, USA
12. The University of Tokyo, Japan
13. University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, USA
14. Imperial College London, UK
15. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland
16. University of Toronto, Canada
17. University College London (UCL), UK
18. Johns Hopkins University, USA
19. University of Michigan, USA
20. Cornell University, USA
21. New York University (NYU), USA
22. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK
23. University of Pennsylvania, USA
24. National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
25. Lomonosov Moscow State University Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
26. Tsinghua University, China
27. Kyoto University, Japan
28. Carnegie Mellon University, USA
29. University of Edinburgh, UK
30. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
31. King's College London, UK
32. Peking University, China
33. University of Washington, USA
34. Duke University, USA
35-36. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
McGill University, Canada
37. University of British Columbia, Canada
38-40. Heidelberg University, Germany
University of California at San Francisco (University of California, San Francisco), USA
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
41-43. Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
University of California, San Diego, USA
University of Melbourne, Australia
44. University of California, Davis, USA
45. Karolinska Institute, Sweden
46. University of Texas at Austin, USA
47. Northwestern University, USA
48. Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Switzerland
49. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), USA
50. University of Manchester, UK
51-60. Australian National University, Australia
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Free University of Berlin, Germany
Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (Panthéon-Sorbonne University - Paris 1), France
University of Paris 4 Sorbonne (Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris 4), France
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
University of São Paulo, Brazil
University of Sydney, Australia
61-70. Higher Normal School (École Normale Supérieure), France
Leiden University, Netherlands
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Technical University of Munich, Germany
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
University of North Carolina, USA
University of Southern California, USA
Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands
71-80. Boston University, USA
Brown University, USA
Michigan State University, USA
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Purdue University, USA
Rutgers University (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), USA
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
University of Minnesota, USA
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Utrecht University, Netherlands
81-90. Durham University, UK
Ohio State University, USA
Texas A&M University, USA
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Helsinki, Finland\
University of Queensland, Australia
University of Warwick, UK
Uppsala University, Sweden
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
91-100. Polytechnic School (École Polytechnique), France
London Business School, UK
Mayo Medical School, USA
Monash University Australia
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Pasteur Institute, France
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
University of Bristol, UK
University of Maryland at College Park (University of Maryland, College Park) USA
University of Massachusetts, USA