University rankings can be confusing, contradictory, and sometimes completely incomprehensible! We’ve simplified the process by bringing you world rankings by reputation, region, and subject.¹
The World Reputation Rankings, a subsidiary of the overall World University Rankings, are based on the largest global survey of academic opinion ever undertaken: more than 13,000 experienced academics from 131 countries give their expert insight.
Rankings by reputation:
1. Harvard University
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. University of Cambridge
4. University of California Berkeley
5. Stanford University
6. University of Oxford
7. Princeton University
8. University of Tokyo
9. Yale University
10. California Institute of Technology
11. Imperial College London
12. University of California Los Angeles
13. University of Michigan
14. John Hopkins University
15. University of Chicago
16. Cornell University
17. University of Toronto
18. Kyoto University
19. University College London
20. University of Massachusetts
Further rankings by reputation
Rankings by subject:
Clinical, Pre-clinical, & Health
Rankings by region:
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Notes:
¹The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-11. Thomson Reuters.
