What Are The World's Top Universities

By Eldridge Neigh


There are many considerations that you need to look into when thinking about your future. Questions would always be asked like: what subjects and career you may want to take up. And one of the most hard to find out is what university will you choose to study. University rankings can now help you choose where to study if you are still undecided.

University rankings means that these institutions are listed among the best based on certain criteria.. Magazines, newspapers, governments and academic organizations governs the university ranking. Now, there is already a growing difference in ranking the system. These differences include measures of research excellence, student choices, learning environment, citations and industry income.

In the year 2010-2011, Cambridge University as mentioned coming from the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings is the top most institution around the world. Cambridge University is situated in England where it is very rich in history since the school is among the oldest university in the whole world. The institution also produced alumni who are very successful in their chosen fields.

The reputation of the school came from the learning and teaching reviews.Aside from Cambridge University, in America the oldest learning university is Harvard University. Its reputation is very influential grounded by the success of their graduates as well as from the staff.Yale University is the third oldest institution in United States. The University is committed to excellent education for their students in all levels.

University College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, Imperial College of London, University of Chicago, California Institute of University, Princeton University, and Columbia University are the next top universities after Yale.To find out really the best school for you, you need to consider the university ranking always. Getting a good education is always at a high ranked institutions. This ranking really means a lot to those students who always dream of having the best education. Exploring foreign countries will need this kind of university ranking so that students are guided on where to study. The universities will be aware of their standing through the help of this system ranking. Competition will occur because of this but this will help the schools improve their way of teaching.




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