Best 10 Global Universities Rankings

Best Global  Universities Rankings

These institutions from the U.S. and nearly 50 other countries have been ranked based on 10 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations. Students can use these rankings to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries' borders and to compare key aspects of schools' research missions.

 TOP 10 schools sorted by Global Rank

100.0

Global Score

#1

Harvard University

 United States Cambridge, Massachusetts

88.9

Global Score

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 United States Cambridge, Massachusetts

88.0

Global Score

#3

University of California--Berkeley

 United States Berkeley, California

85.1

Global Score

#4

Stanford University

 United States Stanford, California

83.6

Global Score

#5

University of Oxford

 United Kingdom Oxford

83.3

Global Score

#6

University of Cambridge

 United Kingdom Cambridge

80.3

Global Score

#7

California Institute of Technology

 United States Pasadena, California

80.1

Global Score

#8

University of California--Los Angeles

 United States Los Angeles, California

77.4

Global Score

#9

University of Chicago

 United States Chicago, Illinois

77.3

Global Score

#10

Columbia University

 United States New York, New York