The top 10 universities in the world
The 2012/13 QS World University Rankings is led by
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by University of Cambridge
and Harvard University.
1. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) tops the list in the world’s top universities. It
was established in 1861 and was elected to the Association of American
Universities in 1934. 77 Nobel laureates, 52 National Medal of Science
recipients, 45 Rhodes Scholars, and 38 MacArthur Fellows are currently or have
previously been affiliated with the university. (Note: All rankings as per
latest QS World University Rankings 2012/13')
2. University
of Cambridge comes a close second, after retaining the top last year. It is the
second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. The University's
museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight
into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the
University's academics and students.
3. Harvard
University, established in 1636, is ranked third and the university houses the
largest academic library in the United States. Harvard is America's oldest
institution of higher learning, founded 140 years before the Declaration of
Independence was signed. Harvard College was named for its first benefactor,
John Harvard of Charlestown.
4. University
College London (UCL), ranked fourth, is first in England to admit students
regardless of their religion and to admit women on equal terms with men. UCL is
consistently ranked as one of the top three multifaculty universities in the UK
and features in the top 5 universities worldwide.
5. University
of Oxford comes in fifth. It is the oldest university in the English-speaking
world, and has served as the home of the Rhodes Scholarship for more than a
century. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford
in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned
English students from attending the University of Paris.
6. Imperial
College London at sixth is a public research university located in London,
United Kingdom, specializing in science, engineering, business and medicine.
Imperial College staff are frequently consulted by governments, and also act as
members of professional bodies, advise industry, and offer informed comment to
the media.
7. Yale
University, ranked at seven has produced many notable alumni, including five
U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of
state. Incorporated as the "Collegiate School", the institution
traces its roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college to
train clergy and political leaders for the colony. In 1718, the College was
renamed "Yale College" to honor a gift from Elihu Yale, a governor of
the British East India Company. less
8. University
of Chicago is ranked eighth and is home to the University of Chicago Press, the
largest university press in the United States. The University of Chicago is
affiliated with 87 Nobel Laureates, 49 Rhodes Scholars and 9 Fields Medalists.
It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from
oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890.
9. Princeton
University at ninth is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. The
ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on campus, most
notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary capitol of the United
States. On a per-student basis, Princeton has the largest university endowment
in the world.
10. California
Institute of Technology (Caltech) comes in at ten and has 31 alumni and faculty
winning the Nobel Prize and 66 the National Medal of Science or Technology.
There are 109 faculty members who have been elected to the National Academies.
In addition, numerous faculty members are associated with the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute as well as NASA
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