Top Universities Worldwide
Explore the world's leading institutions of higher education
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Private#1
Harvard University
Oldest institution of higher education in the US
Cambridge, United States
23,000 students
Founded 1636
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Private#2
MIT
Leading in science and technology
Cambridge, United States
11,500 students
Founded 1861
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Private#3
Stanford University
Heart of Silicon Valley innovation
Stanford, United States
17,000 students
Founded 1885
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Public#4
University of Cambridge
One of the world's oldest universities
Cambridge, United Kingdom
24,000 students
Founded 1209
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Public#5
University of Oxford
Oldest university in the English-speaking world
Oxford, United Kingdom
26,000 students
Founded 1096
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Private#6
Caltech
Premier science and engineering institute
Pasadena, United States
2,200 students
Founded 1891
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Public#7
ETH Zurich
Leading European technical university
Zurich, Switzerland
22,000 students
Founded 1855
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Public#8
University College London
London's global university
London, United Kingdom
42,000 students
Founded 1826
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Public#9
Imperial College London
Science, engineering, medicine and business
London, United Kingdom
19,000 students
Founded 1907
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Private#10
University of Chicago
Birthplace of modern economics
Chicago, United States
17,000 students
Founded 1890
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Public#11
National University of Singapore
Asia's leading global university
Singapore, Singapore
40,000 students
Founded 1905
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Public#12
Peking University
China's first modern national university
Beijing, China
47,000 students
Founded 1898
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Private#14
University of Pennsylvania
Home of the Wharton School
Philadelphia, United States
25,000 students
Founded 1740
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Public#15
University of Edinburgh
Scotland's ancient university
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
47,000 students
Founded 1583
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Public#16
King's College London
One of England's oldest universities
London, United Kingdom
33,000 students
Founded 1829
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Private#17
Columbia University
Ivy League in Manhattan
New York, United States
33,000 students
Founded 1754
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Private#18
Princeton University
Elite liberal arts and research
Princeton, United States
5,400 students
Founded 1746
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Private#19
Yale University
Historic Ivy League institution
New Haven, United States
13,600 students
Founded 1701
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Private#20
Cornell University
Any person, any study
Ithaca, United States
25,000 students
Founded 1865