The best universities in the world are some schools you’ve probably heard of, like Harvard (no surprise), and others you might not be so familiar with. Insider Monkey will take you through the top 20.
The higher education institution you choose to attend can dramatically impact the course of your career, so this is a decision you have to thoroughly consider. Some students choose a university thousands of miles away, just to make sure that they are getting the best possible education. And who’s to blame them? Your university education can give you the boost you need to create a successful life for yourself.
We would like to present you with a list of 20 highest rated universities across the world, in a style similar to our analysis of how to be a hedge fund manager.
The list was compiled using data provided by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, powered by Reuters. Each university in the ranking received a score, based on several indicators, grouped into 5 categories: teaching, research, international outlook, industry income, and citations.
Universities without undergraduate programs were excluded from the ranking, as well as any higher education institution that only specialized in a single narrow topic.
US students looking for graduate program are probably the luckiest, as 15 out of the 20 best universities in the world are located within US borders. The United Kingdom was the runner-up with 4 top class higher education institutions. Only one university based in a non-English country made it to the countdown: the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Curious to see who made it in the countdown of the world’s best universities? Let’s take a look.
No. 20: University of Michigan
Location: United States
Score: 82.6
No. 19: Northwestern University
Location: United States
Score: 83.2
No. 18: Cornell University
Location: United States
Score: 83.3
No. 17: University College London
Location: United Kingdom
Score: 85.5
No. 16: Johns Hopkins University
Location: United States
Score: 85.6
No. 15: University of Pennsylvania
Location: United States
Score: 86.6
No. 14: Columbia University
Location: United States
Score: 87.0
No. 13: University of California – Los Angeles
Location: United States
Score: 87.7
No. 12: ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich
Location: Switzerland
Score: 87.8
No. 11: Yale University
Location: United States
Score: 89.2
No. 10: University of Chicago
Location: United States
Score: 90.4
No. 9: University of California – Berkley
Location: United States
Score: 90.5
No. 8: Imperial College London
Location: United Kingdom
Score: 90.6
No. 7: University of Cambridge
Location: United Kingdom
Score: 92.6
No. 6: Princeton University
Score: 92.7
No. 5: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: United States
Score: 93.1
No. 4: Harvard University
Location: United States
Score: 93.6
No. 3: Stanford University
Location: United States
Score: 93.7
No. 2: University of Oxford
Location: United Kingdom
Score: 93.7
No. 1: California Institute of Technology
Location: United States
Score: 95.5
