The United States of America continues to maintain its leadership as far as the best universities in the world is concerned. According to the sixth annual Best Global Universities ranking of U.S. News & World Report 2019, the United States has earned eight of the top 10 spots.
The rankings were finalised after taking into consideration 13 different variables that measure academic research. These variables included academic reputation, international collaboration, publications and citations.
Here’s the list of the Top 10 universities of the world:
1. Harvard University
Country: USA
Global Score: 100/100
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Country: USA
Global Score: 98.4/100
3. Stanford University
Country: USA
Global Score: 94.9/100
4. University of California-Berkeley
Country: USA
Global Score: 90.3/100
5. University of Oxford
Country: UK
Global Score: 87.2/100
6. California Institute of Technology
Country: USA
Global Score: 87.1/100
7. Columbia University
Country: USA
Global Score: 86.5/100
8. Princeton University
Country: USA
Global Score: 85.6/100
9. University of Cambridge
Country: UK
Global Score: 85.5/100
10. University of Washington
Country: USA
Global Score: 85.3/100
