Oxford University:The World best University
The University of Oxford has been crowned the
best university in the world in the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings 2018.
It’s
the second year the UK institution has been named number one, with close rivals
the University of Cambridge rising
two places this year to be ranked second.
The
rest of the top 10 in the THE World University Rankings 2018 is dominated by American universities,
with seven featuring in total. Of these, only two have improved upon their
performance since last year, with the University of Chicago rising
one place to ninth and the University of Pennsylvania squeezing
into the top 10, up three places since last year.
The
release of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings follows on the
heels of the QS World University Rankings 2018 and
the latest edition of the ‘Shanghai’ ranking which
were published earlier this year. Collectively, these three world university
rankings are seen as the most prestigious global comparison of universities.
Louise
Richardson, Oxford’s vice-chancellor, told THE she
was “delighted that Oxford has held its position at the top of these global
rankings.”
Elsewhere
in the world, the top university in Asia according to THE’s ranking is the National University of Singapore,
ranked joint 22nd in
the world.
The top 10 in this year’s Times
Higher Education World University Rankings can be found below.
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THE World University Rankings 2018
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1
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University of Oxford
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UK
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2
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University of Cambridge
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UK
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=3
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California Institute of
Technology (Caltech)
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US
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=3
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Stanford University
|
US
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5
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Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
|
US
|
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6
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Harvard University
|
US
|
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7
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Princeton University
|
US
|
|
8
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Imperial College London
|
UK
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9
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University of Chicago
|
US
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=10
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ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology Zurich
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Switzerland
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=10
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University of Pennsylvania
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US
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has
been crowned the best university in the world in the Times Higher Education
World University Rankings 2018.
It’s
the second year the UK institution has been named number one, with close rivals
the University
of Cambridge rising two places this year to be ranked second.
The
rest of the top 10 in the “THE World University Rankings” 2018 is dominated by American universities,
with seven featuring in total. Of these, only two have improved upon their
performance since last year, with the University of Chicago rising
one place to ninth and the University of Pennsylvania squeezing
into the top 10, up three places since last year.
The
release of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings follows on the
heels of the QS World University Rankings 2018 and
the latest edition of the ‘Shanghai’ ranking which
were published earlier this year. Collectively, these three world university
rankings are seen as the most prestigious global comparison of universities.
Louise
Richardson, Oxford’s vice-chancellor, told THE she was “delighted that Oxford has held its position at the
top of these global rankings.”
Elsewhere
in the world, the top university in Asia according to THE’s ranking is the National University of Singapore, ranked joint 22nd in the world.
The top 10 in this year’s Times
Higher Education World University Rankings can be found below.
|
THE World University Rankings 2018
|
||
|
1
|
University of Oxford
|
UK
|
|
2
|
University of Cambridge
|
UK
|
|
=3
|
California Institute of
Technology (Caltech)
|
US
|
|
=3
|
Stanford University
|
US
|
|
5
|
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
|
US
|
|
6
|
Harvard University
|
US
|
|
7
|
Princeton University
|
US
|
|
8
|
Imperial College London
|
UK
|
|
9
|
University of Chicago
|
US
|
|
=10
|
ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zurich
|
Switzerland
|
|
=10
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
US
|
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