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2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings

These institutions from the U.S. and more than 100 other countries have been ranked based on 13 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations. Students can use these rankings to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries' borders and to compare key aspects of schools' research missions. These are the world's 2,250 top universities. Read the methodology »

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  1. Harvard University

    United States|Cambridge (U.S.)

    Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest higher education institution in the U.S. The bulk of Harvard's... Read More

    Global Score
    100.0
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    20,050
    Enrollment

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    United States|Cambridge (U.S.)

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 1861, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Boston. Around... Read More

    Global Score
    96.9
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    11,085
    Enrollment

  3. Stanford University

    United States|Stanford

    Stanford University was founded in 1885 and is located in California’s Bay Area, around 30 miles south of San Francisco... Read More

    Global Score
    94.5
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    14,517
    Enrollment

  5. University of Oxford

    United Kingdom|Oxford

    The exact date of the University of Oxford’s founding is unknown, but the school traces its roots back to at least 1096... Read More

    Global Score
    88.2
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    N/A
    Enrollment

  6. University of California Berkeley

    United States|Berkeley

    The University of California—Berkeley is situated roughly 15 miles from San Francisco in what is known as the Bay Area... Read More

    Global Score
    87.2
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    39,991
    Enrollment

  7. University of Cambridge

    United Kingdom|Cambridge (U.K.)

    The University of Cambridge, located around 60 miles north of London, traces its history back to 1209. Around 19,000... Read More

    Global Score
    86.9
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    20,870
    Enrollment

  9. University College London

    United Kingdom|London (U.K.)

    University College London, or UCL, is a public institution that was founded in 1826. It was the third university... Read More

    Global Score
    86.5
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    41,195
    Enrollment

  10. University of Washington Seattle

    United States|Seattle

    The University of Washington is a public institution that was founded in 1861. The school's oldest and largest campus in... Read More

    Global Score
    86.5
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    49,485
    Enrollment

  11. Columbia University

    United States|New York City

    Columbia University is a private institution that was founded in 1754. It is located in the Upper West Side of New York... Read More

    Global Score
    86.4
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    25,914
    Enrollment

  13. Yale University

    United States|New Haven

    Yale University was founded in 1701, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S. The... Read More

    Global Score
    86.0
    Global Score
    Enrollment
    11,923
    Enrollment