The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, also known as the World University Rankings, are world university rankings published by the Times Higher Education in the United Kingdom. The rankings, which are updated annually, rank more than 1,000 of the world's best universities (in more than 100 countries and regions) based on a total of 13 indicators in five categories: teaching, research, citation, internationalization, and industrial income. To ensure the fairness and transparency of the rankings, they are independently audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, U.S. News World University Rankings, and Academic World University Rankings are the four most authoritative world university rankings, but they are also controversial due to commercial factors and a bias towards English-speaking countries.
In 2009, Times Higher Education has been working with QS to publish the World University Rankings, known as the THE-QS World University Rankings. Since then, the two companies have abandoned their cooperation and published their own world university rankings since 2010.
The top 10 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 are as follows.
10. Yale University
Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, is a private research university, founded in 1701, one of the 14 founding institutions of the Association of American Universities, and a member of the Ivy League. Among Yale University alumni, professors and researchers, there are 65 Nobel laureates, 5 Fields Medalists, 3 Turing Award winners, 5 U.S. presidents, and 19 U.S. Supreme Court justices.
9. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley, located in Berkeley, California, USA, is a public research university known as the "Public Ivy". So far, UC Berkeley has produced 110 Nobel laureates, the third highest number in the world.
8. Imperial College London
Imperial College London, England, is a public research university with a reputation for engineering. Imperial College London was established in 1907 by the merger of the Royal Academy of Sciences, founded in 1845 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and the British Imperial Academy, the Royal School of Mines, and the City and Guilds College of London.
7. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology was founded in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1891. It is a private research university and one of the world's top science and engineering research institutions. Among its alumni, faculty and researchers, 74 people have won 75 Nobel Prizes (of which six are still teaching).
6. Princeton University
Princeton University, a private research university, was founded in 1746 and is located in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, and is one of the 14 founding institutions in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. So far, Princeton University has trained 2 U.S. presidents, 12 U.S. Supreme Court justices, many U.S. Congressmen, 69 Nobel Prize winners, 15 Fields Medals, and 14 Turing Award winners.
5. University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is a top research university with a traditional college system and is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world, founded in 1209. The University of Cambridge has many distinguished alumni, including 4 kings, 15 British prime ministers, 120 Nobel Prize, 11 Fields Medals, 7 Turing Award winners, at least 30 foreign presidents and prime ministers, and pioneers of modern science such as Newton, Darwin, Keynes and so on.
4. Harvard University
Harvard University, founded in 1636 and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is a private research university and an Ivy League university. As of now, Harvard has a total of 160 Nobel Prize winners, 18 Fields Medal winners, and 14 Turing Award winners.
3. Ma Provincial School of Science and Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 1861 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is a world-renowned private research university. To date, MIT has produced 97 Nobel Prize winners, 8 Fields Medal winners, and 26 Turing Award winners.
2. Stanford University
Stanford University, located in San Francisco, California, near the high-tech park Silicon Valley, is a private research university founded in 1885 and covering an area of about 33 square kilometers (8,180 acres), making it one of the largest universities in the United States. So far, 20 Stanford personnel have won Turing Awards, and another seven have won Fields Medals.
1. University of Oxford
The University of Oxford, located in Oxford, England, is a public research university with a traditional college system. Founded in 1096, the University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford has produced at least 12 kings from 8 countries, 6 British kings, and 69 Nobel laureates.