World's Top University
15. Stanford University
Country: United States
Overall score: 91.7
Founded in 1891, Stanford University is located in Silicon Valley, known for being home to many of the world's most successful technology companies.
14. Cornell University
Country: United States
Overall score: 92.1
Cornell University, located in Ithaca, N.Y., awarded the world's first degree in journalism
13. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Country: Switzerland
Overall score: 92.8
As a public university in Switzerland, ETH Zurich grants admission to any Swiss citizen who passes the high school exit exam.
12. University of Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Overall score: 94.5
Benjamin Franklin founded the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania in 1740.
11. Columbia University
Country: United States
Overall score: 94.7
Columbia University, located in New York City, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York.
10. California Institute of Technology
Country: United States
Overall score: 95.1
CalTech, located in Pasadena, Calif., was originally founded in 1891 as a vocational school.
9. Princeton University
Country: United States
Overall score: 95.4
Princeton University is home to Nassau Hall, a building on the school's campus that was built in 1756 and at one time served as the temporary home of the Continental Congress.
8. University of Chicago
Country: United States
Overall score: 96.3
The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and the American Baptist Education Society.
6. Imperial College London
Country: United States
Overall score: 97.5
Yale University, located in New Haven, Conn., is known for its drama and music programs, as well as its secret societies, such as the Skull and Bone Society.
6. Imperial College London
Country: United Kingdom
Overall score: 98.3
There are more than 3,000 academic and research staff at Imperial College London for the nearly 14,000 students who represent more than 120 different countries.
5. University of Oxford
Country: United Kingdom
Overall score: 98.6
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, with roughly nine centuries of continuous existence.
4. UCL (University College London)
Country: United Kingdom
Overall score: 98.7
Teaching at UCL is "research-led," meaning that the programs offered reflect the very latest research and are often taught by academic staff members who are leaders in their fields.
3. Harvard University
Country: United States
Overall score: 99.2
Harvard University's extensive library system houses the oldest collection in the United States and the largest private collection in the world.
2. University of Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Overall score: 99.8
The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Country: United States
Overall score: 100
MIT, located across the Charles River from downtown Boston, focuses on scientific and technological research
