Top universities in the world Which university is right for you?

Top universities in the world Which university is right for you? This list helps students like you decide where to study if they want to attend one of the best universities in the world. It shows you every year which universities achieved high scores in the global rankings. Rank 1 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology 100 The 1861-founded Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be found in Cambridge, Massachusetts, close to Boston. The university has approximately 11,000 students, with approximately 60% of those enrolled in graduate programs. There are five schools at MIT: planning and architecture; engineering; arts, social sciences, and the humanities; management; and research. At MIT, students are taught in English. There is a four-week "Independent Activities Period" in January on the 4-1-4 academic calendar. Forums, lecture series, recitals, and other special events are attended by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni. RANK 2 - University of Cambridge 98.8 The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is approximately 60 miles north of London. More than 35% of the university's approximately 19,000 students are enrolled in graduate programs. Six schools exist: humanities and the arts; natural sciences; medical practice; social sciences and the humanities; sciences of the physical likewise technology. These schools are made up of dozens of academic departments and other divisions. At Cambridge, there are three academic terms: Michaelmas (fall), Lent (winter), and Easter (spring). At the university, instruction is conducted in English. RANK 3 - Stanford University 98.5 Stanford University was established in 1885 and is approximately 30 miles south of San Francisco in the Bay Area of California. More than half of the students enroll in graduate programs. The university has seven schools, many of which have high rankings for graduate programs. There are three schools that offer degrees for both undergraduates and graduates: sciences and humanities; natural sciences; and technology. Only graduate-level degrees are offered by the schools of education, law, business, and medicine. The academic calendar at Stanford is quarter-based, and English is the language of instruction. RANK 4 - University of Oxford 98.4 The exact date of the University of Oxford’s founding is unknown, but the school traces its roots back to at least 1096. Oxford is located around 60 miles northwest of London, and around 45 percent of its student body is made up of graduate students. More than half of Oxford’s graduate students conduct research as part of their studies. Research at Oxford takes place in all four of its academic divisions: humanities; mathematical, physical and life sciences; medical sciences; and social sciences. Oxford’s academic calendar is divided into three terms – Michaelmas (fall), Hilary (spring) and Trinity (summer) – each eight weeks long. The language of instruction at the university is English. RANK 5 - Harvard University 97.6 The oldest higher education institution in the United States is Harvard University, which was founded in 1636. The majority of Harvard's students study at the graduate level, and more than 20% of its students are international. Harvard has facilities like the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, in addition to its Cambridge campus. The university has the world's largest endowment of any educational establishment. Over a hundred centers house Harvard research in a variety of fields. RANK 6 - California Institute of Technology 97 Caltech is the current name of the California Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1891 under the name Throop University. The school in Pasadena, California, which focuses on science and engineering, is about 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles. At Caltech, there are approximately 2,200 students, 55% of whom are pursuing graduate degrees. At 3:1, the student-to-faculty ratio is extremely low. International students make up more than a quarter of Caltech's total enrollment. The school uses the quarter system for its academic calendar, and English is the language of instruction. #university #universities #topuniversities