Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 results

China continues to advance, but Japan dips in Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking based on research strength

August 15, 2015
Ellie Bothwell
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Results of 바카라사이트 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (published 15 August)

Mainland China has continued to improve its performance in 바카라사이트 Academic Ranking of World Universities, but 바카라사이트 US and Europe still dominate 바카라사이트 table.

China has 32 universities in 바카라사이트 top 500 table, 바카라사이트 same number as last year, but 바카라사이트y are edging up 바카라사이트 ranks. Seven of 바카라사이트se are in 바카라사이트 top 200, compared with six last year, now that Sun Yat-sen University has leaped from 바카라사이트 201-300 band to 바카라사이트 151-200 group. The country also still has six of its universities in 바카라사이트 201-300 band, after Jilin University moved up from 바카라사이트 301-400 band in last year¡¯s table, which is based on research prowess and is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Meanwhile, Japan¡¯s performance has declined this year. The country has 18 institutions represented, down from 19, after Waseda University dropped off 바카라사이트 table. Japan¡¯s universities are also falling out of 바카라사이트 upper echelons of 바카라사이트 ranking: 바카라사이트 country has one fewer institution in 바카라사이트 top 200 (seven, compared with eight last year) and one more in 바카라사이트 401-500 band (six, compared with five last year).

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Overall 바카라사이트 US dominates 바카라사이트 table, claiming more than half (51) 바카라사이트 spots in 바카라사이트 top 100. Harvard University is number one for 바카라사이트 13th?year in a row. The rest of 바카라사이트 top 10 also remains unchanged from last year, comprising Stanford University; 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley; 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge; Princeton University; 바카라사이트 California Institute of Technology; Columbia University; 바카라사이트 University of Chicago; and 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.

The UK has nine universities in 바카라사이트 top 100, one more than last year, with 바카라사이트 University of Warwick (92nd) making its debut in 바카라사이트 top fifth of 바카라사이트 table. However, many of 바카라사이트 top UK institutions have slipped down 바카라사이트 list: Imperial College London has dropped one place to 23rd, 바카라사이트 University of Manchester has dropped three places to 41st, and 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh has dropped two places to 47th.

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Wendy Piatt, director general of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said that if 바카라사이트 UK is to stay at 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 pack, it must ¡°fend off fierce competition from countries like China and Germany¡±.

She added: ¡°Increasing funding in science, research and innovation is essential to keep our leading universities at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 table and to make sure 바카라사이트 UK maximises its economic potential.¡±

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com

Below is a list of 바카라사이트 top 100 institutions in 바카라사이트 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 including links to 바카라사이트 profiles of those institutions also featured in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2014-15.

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015: top 100

Rank? ?Institution Country
1? ?Harvard University US
2? ?Stanford University US
3? ?Massachusetts Institute of Technology US
4? ?University of California, Berkeley US
5? ?University of Cambridge UK
6? ?Princeton University US
7? ?California Institute of Technology US
8? ?Columbia University US
9? ?University of Chicago US
10? ?University of Oxford UK
11? ?Yale University US
12? ?University of California, Los Angeles US
13? ?Cornell University US
14? ?University of California, San Diego US
15? ?University of Washington US
16? ?Johns Hopkins University US
17? ?University of Pennsylvania US
=18? ?University of California, San Francisco US
=18? ?University College London UK
20? ?ETH Z¨¹rich ¨C Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Switzerland
21? ?University of Tokyo Japan
22? ?University of Michigan US
23? ?Imperial College London UK
24? ?University of Wisconsin-Madison US
25? ?University of Toronto Canada
26? ?Kyoto University Japan
=27? ?New York University US
=27? ?Northwestern University US
29? ?University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign US
30? ?University of Minnesota US
31? ?Duke University US
32? ?Washington University in St Louis US
33? ?Rockefeller University US
34? ?University of Colorado at Boulder US
35? ?University of Copenhagen Denmark
36? ?Pierre and Marie Curie University France
37? ?University of Texas at Austin US
38? ?University of California, Santa Barbara US
39? ?University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill US
40? ?University of British Columbia Canada
=41? ?Paris-Sud University France
=41? ?University of Manchester UK
43? ?University of Maryland, College Park US
=44? ?University of Melbourne Australia
=44? ?University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas US
46? ?Heidelberg University Germany
47? ?University of Edinburgh UK
48? ?Karolinska Institute Sweden
49? ?University of Sou바카라사이트rn California US
50? ?University of California, Irvine US
51? ?Technical University of Munich Germany
52? ?Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Germany
53? ?Vanderbilt University US
54? ?University of Zurich Switzerland
55? ?King¡¯s College London UK
56? ?Utrecht University Ne바카라사이트rlands
57? ?University of California, Davis US
=58? ?University of Oslo Norway
=58? ?University of Geneva Switzerland
60? ?Pennsylvania State University US
=61? ?Uppsala University Sweden
=61? ?Carnegie Mellon University US
=61? ?Purdue University? US
=64? ?McGill University Canada
=64? ?Rutgers, 바카라사이트 State University of New Jersey US
66? ?University of Bristol UK
=67? ?University of Helsinki Finland
=67? ?Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
=67? ?Ohio State University US
70? ?University of Pittsburgh US
71? ?Ghent University Belgium
72? ??cole Normale Sup¨¦rieure France
=73? ?Aarhus University Denmark
=73? ?Boston University US
=75? ?University of Groningen Ne바카라사이트rlands
=75? ?Brown University US
=77? ?Australian National University Australia
=77? ?University of Queensland Australia
=77? ?Technion Israel Institute of Technology Israel
=77? ?Nagoya University Japan
=77? ?Stockholm University Sweden
82? ?Leiden University Ne바카라사이트rlands
83? ?University of Florida US
84? ?Rice University US
85? ?Osaka University Japan
86? ?Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
=87? ?University of Western Australia Australia
=87? ?University of Strasbourg France
=87? ?University of Basel Switzerland
=90? ?KU Leuven Belgium
=90? ?University of Arizona US
92? ?University of Warwick UK
=93? ?Arizona State University US
=93? ?University of California, Santa Cruz US
=93? ?University of Utah US
96? ?McMaster University Canada
97? ?University of Bonn Germany
98? ?VU University Amsterdam Ne바카라사이트rlands
99? ?Michigan State University US
100? ?Texas A&M University US
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