TOP 100 : World University Rankings

2008 Rank
2007 Rank
Institution name
Country


1
1
HARVARD University
United States

2
2=
YALE University
United States

3
2=
University of CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom

4
2=
University of OXFORD
United Kingdom

5
7=
CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States
6
5
IMPERIAL College London
United Kingdom
7
9
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom
8
7=
University of CHICAGO
United States
9
10
MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
10
11
COLUMBIA University
United States
11
14
University of PENNSYLVANIA
United States
12
6
PRINCETON University
United States
13=
13
DUKE University
United States
13=
15
JOHNS HOPKINS University
United States
15
20=
CORNELL University
United States
16
16
AUSTRALIAN National University
Australia
17
19
STANFORD University
United States
18
38=
University of MICHIGAN
United States
19
17
University of TOKYO
Japan
20
12
MCGILL University
Canada
21
20=
CARNEGIE MELLON University
United States
22
24
KING'S College London
United Kingdom
23
23
University of EDINBURGH
United Kingdom
24
42
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Switzerland
25
25
KYOTO University
Japan
26
18
University of HONG KONG
Hong Kong
27
32
BROWN University
United States
28
26
École Normale Supérieure, PARIS
France
29
30
University of MANCHESTER
United Kingdom
30=
41
University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States
30=
33=
National University of SINGAPORE
Singapore
32
37
University of BRISTOL
United Kingdom
33
29
NORTHWESTERN University
United States
34=
33=
University of BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canada
34=
28
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE
France
36
22
University of California, BERKELEY
United States
37
31
The University of SYDNEY
Australia
38
27
The University of MELBOURNE
Australia
39
53=
HONG KONG University of Science & Technology
Hong Kong
40
49
NEW YORK University (NYU)
United States
41
45
University of TORONTO
Canada
42
38=
The CHINESE University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
43
33=
University of QUEENSLAND
Australia
44
46
OSAKA University
Japan
45
44
University of NEW SOUTH WALES
Australia
46
47
BOSTON University
United States
47
43
MONASH University
Australia
48
93=
University of COPENHAGEN
Denmark
49
53=
TRINITY College Dublin
Ireland
50=
117=
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE
Switzerland
50=
36
PEKING University
China
50=
51=
SEOUL National University
Korea, South
53
48
University of AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
54
71=
DARTMOUTH College
United States
55
55=
University of WISCONSIN-Madison
United States
56
40
TSINGHUA University
China
57
60
HEIDELBERG Universität
Germany
58
58
University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego
United States
59
55=
University of WASHINGTON
United States
60
161=
WASHINGTON University in St. Louis
United States
61
90=
TOKYO Institute of Technology
Japan
62
74=
EMORY University
United States
63
71=
UPPSALA University
Sweden
64
84
LEIDEN University
Netherlands
65
50
The University of AUCKLAND
New Zealand
66
59
LONDON School of Economics and Political Science
United Kingdom
67
89
UTRECHT University
Netherlands
68
105
University of GENEVA
Switzerland
69
57
University of WARWICK
United Kingdom
70
51=
University of TEXAS at Austin
United States
71
73
University of ILLINOIS
United States
72
61
Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN
Belgium
73
83
University of GLASGOW
United Kingdom
74
97=
University of ALBERTA
Canada
75
65=
University of BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom
76
68
University of SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom
77
69
NANYANG Technological University
Singapore
78=
63
DELFT University of Technology
Netherlands
78=
67
Technische Universität MÜNCHEN
Germany
78=
92
RICE University
United States
81=
114=
University of AARHUS
Denmark
81=
74=
University of YORK
United Kingdom
83=
97=
GEORGIA Institute of Technology
United States
83=
76
University of ST ANDREWS
United Kingdom
83=
64
The University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Australia
86
70
University of NOTTINGHAM
United Kingdom
87
142=
University of MINNESOTA
United States
88
106
LUND University
Sweden
89
96
University of CALIFORNIA, Davis
United States
90
85=
CASE WESTERN RESERVE University
United States
91=
100
University of HELSINKI
Finland
91=
93=
Université de Montréal
Canada
93=
128
Hebrew University of JERUSALEM
Israel
93=
65=
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (MUNICH)
Germany
95
132=
KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
Korea, South
96
110
University of VIRGINIA
United States
97
77=
University of PITTSBURGH
United States
98
117=
University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara
United States
99=
77=
PURDUE University
United States
99=
80=
University of SOUTHAMPTON
United Kingdom
101
82
VANDERBILT University
United States
102=
151=
University of NORTH CAROLINA
United States
102=
119
University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
United States
104
80=
University of LEEDS
United Kingdom
105
90=
PENNSYLVANIA STATE University
United States
106=
62
University of ADELAIDE
Australia
106=
140=
University of ZURICH
Switzerland
108
177=
University College DUBLIN
Ireland
109
231=
TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
110
102=
GEORGETOWN University
United States
111
111
MAASTRICHT University
Netherlands
112
102=
TOHOKU University
Japan
113
85=
FUDAN University
China
114
151=
TEL AVIV University
Israel
115
85=
University of VIENNA
Austria
116
123
Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL)
Belgium
117=
108
MCMASTER University
Canada
117=
88
QUEEN'S University
Canada
119
95
University of ROCHESTER
United States
120
112=
NAGOYA University
Japan
121
120
OHIO STATE University
United States
122=
109
DURHAM University
United Kingdom
122=
79
University of MARYLAND
United States
124=
114=
University of OTAGO
New Zealand
124=
102=
National TAIWAN University
Taiwan
126
163=
ERASMUS University Rotterdam
Netherlands
127
224
STONY BROOK University
United States
128
130=
EINDHOVEN University of Technology
Netherlands
129
112=
University of WATERLOO
Canada
130
121
University of SUSSEX
United Kingdom
131
114=
University of BASEL
Switzerland
132
140=
University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine
United States
133=
99
CARDIFF University
United Kingdom
133=
130=
Technical University of DENMARK
Denmark
133=
101
University of LIVERPOOL
United Kingdom
136
124
University of GHENT
Belgium
137=
146
Freie Universität BERLIN
Germany
137=
122
TEXAS A&M University
United States
139
126=
HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
140
157
Ecole normale supérieure de LYON
France
141
155=
University of Science and Technology of CHINA
China
142
148
WAGENINGEN University
Netherlands
143
125
NANJING University
China
144=
173=
University of GRONINGEN
Netherlands
144=
163=
SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University
China
146
134
University of ARIZONA
United States
147=
149=
CITY University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
147=
144
Universität FREIBURG
Germany
149
132=
Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS VI
France
150
192=
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
151
177=
RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey
United States
152
145
University of BATH
United Kingdom
153
137=
University of ABERDEEN
United Kingdom
154
307=
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
India
155=
304=
VU University AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
155=
142=
Eberhard Karls Universität TÜBINGEN
Germany
157
159=
TUFTS University
United States
158
136
KYUSHU University
Japan
159
126=
The University of WESTERN ONTARIO
Canada
160
149=
QUEEN MARY, University of London
United Kingdom
161
217
University of LAUSANNE
Switzerland
162=
197=
CHALMERS University of Technology
Sweden
162=
129
NEWCASTLE University, NEWCASTLE Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
164
139
SIMON FRASER University
Canada
165
135
University of FLORIDA
United States
166=
223
CHULALONGKORN University
Thailand
166=
168=
Universität GÖTTINGEN
Germany
168
155=
University of NOTRE DAME
United States
169
209=
Universität FRANKFURT am Main
Germany
170=
166=
University of CALGARY
Canada
170=
137=
INDIANA University Bloomington
United States
170=
147
University of LANCASTER
United Kingdom
173
192=
KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology
Sweden
174=
151=
HOKKAIDO University
Japan
174=
269
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
India
174=
191
RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute
United States
177=
185=
University of LEICESTER
United Kingdom
177=
188=
University of OSLO
Norway
179
200=
University of CAPE TOWN
South Africa
180=
107
University of COLORADO at Boulder
United States
180=
180=
WASEDA University
Japan
182
168=
MACQUARIE University
Australia
183=
154
Université Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB)
Belgium
183=
231=
Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University
Russia
185
208
BRANDEIS University
United States
186=
194
University of BARCELONA
Spain
186=
188=
University of CANTERBURY
New Zealand
188=
203=
Technische Universität BERLIN
Germany
188=
233
POHANG University of Science and Technology
Korea, South
190
165
Universität STUTTGART
Germany
191
175=
University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst
United States
192=
214
University of BERN
Switzerland
192=
173=
University of BOLOGNA
Italy
194
180=
University of READING
United Kingdom
195
187
University of ANTWERP
Belgium
196
175=
University of SAO PAULO
Brazil
197=
264=
University of BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
197=
221=
DALHOUSIE University
Canada
199
197=
KOBE University
Japan
200=
248=
University of ATHENS
Greece
200=
185=
University of TWENTE
Netherlands USA