Top 10 Universities in the WORLD 2013-2014

1. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) :
There are 2,231 students enrolled at California Institute of Technology, 978 of whom are undergraduates. Based on its population, California Institute of Technology is an average-sized school where many students may find the right balance between college resources and opportunities and engagement with faculty.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 94.9

2. Harvard University:

The oldest academic institute in the US, it dates from 1636 and is named after its first benefactor, John Harvard. It has the global academy's largest financial endowment and boasts more than 40 Nobel laureates. Its 210-acre main campus and 23 satellites house 10 faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 93.9



3.University of OXFORD:

Twenty-six British prime ministers, at least 30 other world leaders, 12 saints and 20 archbishops of Canterbury have been Oxonians. Oxford virtually invented college life in the 13th century. The world's third-oldest surviving university offers approximately 12,000 undergraduates a choice of 38 colleges and six permanent private-residence halls.

Location: United Kingdom
Reputation Score: 93.9

4. Stanford University:

There are 19,945 students enrolled at Stanford University (SU), 6,988 of whom are undergraduates. Based on its population, Stanford University (SU) is a fairly large school. Students may therefore find more resources and opportunities than they would at smaller colleges, but they may also have less engagement with faculty.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 93.8

5.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT):

There are 10,894 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 4,384 of whom are undergraduates. Based on its population, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a fairly large school. Students may therefore find more resources and opportunities than they would at smaller colleges, but they may also have less engagement with faculty.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 93.0

6. Princeton University:

There are 7,813 students enrolled at Princeton University, 5,203 of whom are undergraduates. Based on its population, Princeton University is a fairly large school. Students may therefore find more resources and opportunities than they would at smaller colleges, but they may also have less engagement with faculty.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 92.7

7.University of Cambridge:

Cambridge alumni loom large in the making of the modern world: Newton on laws and motion; Rutherford splitting the atom; Darwin on evolution; Turing's prototypical computer; Crick and Watson with DNA. Founded in 1209 by Oxford scholars who quit after a dispute with the local citizenry, Cambridge now employs more than 8,500 staff and has over 18,300 students.

Location: United Kingdom
Reputation Score: 92.3

8. University of California, Berkeley :

There are 36,137 students enrolled at University of California (UC) - Berkeley, 25,885 of whom are undergraduates. Based on its population, University of California (UC) - Berkeley is one of the largest schools in the country. Students may find wide range of academic choices and student activities.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 89.8

9. University of Chicago:

Chicago has more postgraduates than undergraduates, underlining its focus on advanced academic exploration. The Chicago School of economics, embracing Milton Friedman's pro-market philosophy, developed here, as did the first self-sustained manmade nuclear reaction. Founded in 1890 with a grant by John D. Rockefeller, Chicago now operates 125 research institutes and centres.

Location: United States
Reputation Score: 87.8

10. Imperial College London:
With an emphasis on research, Imperial has four faculties - medicine, natural science, engineering and business. Founded in 1907 as a constituent college of the University of London, it became independent in 2007. Its main campus in London's museum quarter and seven others house more than 1,200 scholars and around 13,000 students.

Location: United Kingdom
Reputation Score: 87.5

Source: World University Rankings 2013-2014

Tweet