World famous universities

World famous universities
The best universities in the world have a long track record of educating students and preparing alumni for influential and competitive careers.
What qualities define the best college in the world? The top-ranked institutions on our list offer diverse programs with award-winning faculty. These nationally recognized universities conduct groundbreaking research while educating future leaders in business, healthcare, and government. Attending an international university helps students pursue specialized programs and make connections abroad.
This page ranks the best colleges in the world. Prospective applicants can use this list to learn more about renowned universities.
Top 15 Universities in the World

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  Harvard University
  
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  University of Cambridge
  
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  Columbia University
  
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  University of Oxford
  
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  Yale University
  
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  Stanford University
  
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  University of Paris (Sorbonne)
  
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  University of Chicago
  
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  University of Michigan
  
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  Princeton University
  
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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  
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  University of California – Berkeley
  
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  University of Edinburgh
  
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  Cornell University
  
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  University of Pennsylvania
  

Ranking Guidelines
We partnered with Academic Influence to determine the best universities across the globe. Our data-driven approach uses machine learning and search algorithms to identify institutions with the most influential faculty, administrators, and alumni across departments and degree programs. Our methodology examines each university's research output and impact on society to determine the most influential — and important — institutions in the world today
The famous universities are very much in the world. These are university of Oxford, university of Cambridge, California institute of Technology, Harvard university, Yale university, university of Tokyo, New York university, NUS ( National university of Singapure), Cornell university, University of Michigan and the others.
University of Oxford
The university of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English- Speaking and the world’s second-oldest university in the English- speaking world and the world’s second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry 2 banned English students from attending the University of Parij. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two “ancient universities ” are frequently jointly referred to as “Oxbridge”.