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GLOBALUNIVERSITYRANKINGS
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Welcome to the Education imes & YouthInc Global University Rankings 2011.Tis intensive research exercise haspolled thousands o people in over 30countries to rank the top undergraduateuniversities worldwide. We have rankedthe top universities based on the
responses we received rom students, recruiters and aculty or a holisticperspective o the actors that play a crucial role in higher education.Tese actors range rom nancial aid to campus acilities and diversityon campus to career prospects aer graduation. It also takes into
consideration the acilities and the aculties oered. What makesthese rankings truly dierent is that we have placed equal weight onresponses given by recruiters as by students and institutes together.
Our global ranking o these institutions has thrown up someinteresting results. Te ranks o certain universities come as no surprisesince they are that good; but the exciting news pertains to the others,the gate-crashers and hidden gems, which are now part o the crme-de-la-crme o educational institutions that every student worth his
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salt wants to be a part o. Ourtoppers belong to an eliteclub rom Harvard that
towers high above the restto Stanord and MI, whichcome a close second and third,to Oxord thereaer; theseare the institutes that promptothers to rise to the challengeand to compete in suchrankings.
Tough catching up with the
1 Harvard University USA 100
2 Stanford University USA 99.83 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA 99.7
4 University of Oxford UK 99.6
5 University of Chicago USA 99.4
6 Yale University USA 99.3
7 University of Pennsylvania USA 99.2
8 Columbia University USA 99
9 Imperial College London UK 98.7
10 Cornell University USA 98.6
11 Princeton University USA 98.512 California Institute of Technology USA 98.3
13 University of Toronto Canada 98.1
14 Northwestern University USA 98
15 University of Michigan Ann Arbor USA 97.4
16 McGill University Canada 97.3
17 University of Tokyo Japan 97.1
18 University of Cambridge UK 97
19 University of Melbourne Australia 96.5
20 London School of Economics UK 96.3
21 cole Normale Suprieure France 96.2
22 Carnegie Mellon University USA 96
23 University of California Los Angeles USA 95.9
24 Brown University USA 95.5
25 New York University USA 95.3
26 University College London UK 95.2
Rank Institution Country Score
The diverserange of factors
that have beenconsidered inthis survey haveprovided uswith separaterankings thatare morespecialised,ranging fromcampusfacilities to
value for money.
YI RANKS 100 UNIVERSITIES ACROSSTHE WORLD IN AN EXTENSIVE
RESEARCH EXERCISE INVOLVINGSTUDENTS, FACULTY AND RECRUITERS
best is not an easy task, thereare universities which have metthe mark and done a great job.We see a ew not-so-amousnames among our top 100, whoare doing a antastic job withtheir curriculum and aculty,organising and buildingacilities or social activitiesand introducing innovative
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27 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 95.1
28 Duke University USA 95
29 National University of Singapore Singapore 94.9
30 University of California Berkeley USA 94.831 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India 94.7
32 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany 94.5
33 Emory University USA 94.3
34 Johns Hopkins University USA 94.2
35 Hong Kong University of Science & Tech Hong Kong 94
36 cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne Switzerland 93.9
37 IE University Spain 93.6
38 University of Copenhagen Denmark 93.5
39 University of Zrich Switzerland 93.3
40 Kings College London UK 93
41 Dartmouth College USA 92.6
42 University of British Columbia Canada 92.5
43 University of Virginia USA 92.4
44 Rice University USA 92.2
45 University of Texas at Austin United States 92.1
46 University of Sydney Australia 92
47 Universidade de So Paulo Brazil 91.8
48 Pontifcia Universidad Catlica de Chile Chile 91.6
49 Vanderbilt University USA 91.5
50 Universitt Heidelberg Germany 91
51 University of Helsinki Finland 90.8
52 Peking University China 90.5
53 Technische Universitt Mnchen Germany 90.1
54 University of Manchster UK 90
55 HEC France 89.5
56 Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina 8957 University of Southern California USA 88
58 Australian National University Australia 87
59 University of New South Wales Australia 86.6
60 Seoul National University Korea 86.4
61 Nanyang Technological Institute Singapore 86.1
62 University of Wisconsin Madison USA 86
63 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 85.7
Rank Institution Country Score
A LITTLE BIT MORE... Forty our current and
ormer aculty membersat Harvard University areNobel Laureates
Te Peking Universitycampus is located in theormer site o the QingDynasty royal gardens
University o Manchesteris the largest single-siteuniversity in the UK
Seoul National Universitywas the frst nationaluniversity in South Korea
Te name Oxord orOxord University isderived rom Ox-ord,which reers to a placewhere cattle could crossRiver Tames. Te cityhas been around longerthan the university
Te Edinburgh UniversityLibrary pre-dates theuniversity by three years
methods o teaching. Tey areon their way to becoming well-known brands.
On the fipside, eventhough you know it is goingto be a oregone conclusion,there is only one instituterom India that makes it tothe top 100 the IndianInstitute o echnologyMumbai. It should not be that
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64 University of Edinburgh UK 85.3
65 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill USA 85
66 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 84.3
67 Monash University Australia 8468 Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico Mexico 83
69 Fudan University China 82
70 Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands 81.8
71 cole Polytechnique France 81
72 Tsinghua University China 80
73 Tohoku University Japan 79.6
74 Uppsala University Sweden 79.3
75 University of Warwick UK 79
76 University of Auckland New Zealand 78.6
77 University of Queensland Australia 78.2
78 National Taiwan University Taiwan 78
79 Munich Business School Germany 77.8
80 University of Groningen Netherlands 77.6
81 University of Bern Switzerland 77.2
82 Georgia Institute of Technology USA 77
83 University of Adelaide Australia 76.7
84 University of Rochester USA 76.3
85 Paris Dauphine France 76
86 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 75
87 Washington University St Louis USA 74
88 Ecole Centrale de Paris France 73
89 University of Washington USA 72
90 Durham University UK 71
91 Stockholm University Sweden 70
92 Purdue University USA 69
93 University of Bristol UK 68.694 University of York UK 68
95 Utrecht University Netherlands 67
96 Pennsylvania State University USA 66
97 Boston College USA 65
98 Pompeu Fabra University Spain 64
99 University of Vienna Austria 63.5
100 University of Tel Aviv Israel 63
this survey have helped usto provide you with separaterankings that are morespecialised, ranging rom best
campus acilities to value ormoney. Separate rankingsaccording to the eld o studyare also available or studentswho have already chosen theirproessional specialisations.
For more inormation onthe methodology, turn to page34. o read more about theEducation imes & Youth IncGlobal University Rankings2011, log on to our website,www.youthincmag.com. yi
Rank Institution Country Scoreway. Tere should be room orplenty more, considering thedemographics, especially thepercentage o youth, whichmakes the major chunk o th
epopulation. Tis obviouslypaves the way or a greaterpotential or higher educationin our country. We just needthe right mindset with littleor no intererence rom thegovernment.
Te diverse range o actorsthat have been considered in
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Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA4 University of Chicago USA5 Yale University USA6 University of Pennsylvania USA7 Columbia University USA8 Cornell University USA9 Princeton University USA10 California Institute of Technology USA
Rank Institution Country
1 University of Oxford UK 2
Imperial College London UK 3 University of Cambridge UK 4 London School of Economics UK 5 cole Normale Suprieure France6 University College London UK 7 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany8 cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne Switzerland9 IE University Spain10
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TOP US INSTITUTES
TOP EUROPEAN INSTITUTES
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Rank Institution Country
1 University of Melbourne Australia
2 University of Sydney Australia
3 Australian National University Australia
4 University of New South Wales Australia
5 Monash University Australia
6 University of Queensland Australia
7 University of Adelaide Australia
Rank Institution Country
1 University of Tokyo Japan
2 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
3 National University of Singapore Singapore4 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India
5 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
6 Peking University China
7 Seoul National University Korea
8 Nanyang Technological Institute Singapore
9 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan
10 Fudan University China
TOP AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTES
TOP ASIAN INSTITUTES
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BUSINESS PROGRAMMES
Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA
2 Stanford University USA
3 University of Oxford UK
4 London School of Economics UK
5 University of Cambridge UK
6 Columbia University USA
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
8 Princeton University USA
9 National University of Singapore Singapore
10 University of Tokyo Japan
ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES
Rank Institution Country
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
2 California Institute of Technology USA3 Imperial College London UK
4 Stanford University USA
5 National University of Singapore Singapore
6 University of Oxford UK
7 University of Tokyo Japan
8 Columbia University USA
9 Cornell University USA
10 Georgia Institute of Technology USA
DO YOU KNOWWHAT YOU WANT TO STUDY?
ProgrammeInnovation
70 per cent o studentspolled rom our top 100universities agreed that theirteaching aculty was opento discussions, questionsand new ideas. Tis is oneo the best indicators o agood educational institute,so it is clear that most o the
best institutes encourageinteraction between thestudents and aculty.
The teaching faculty at my institution
are very receptive to discussions,
questions and new ideas
Strongly
Agree
10%
Agree
60%
Strongly
Disagree
12%
Disgree
10%
Unable
to Rate
8%
A number o students know what stream they want to pursue when they beginundergraduate studies; however, most are still unsure. While some undergraduatedegree programmes, mostly in the United States, allow you to take courses romdierent streams in your frst year beore deciding on your major, other institutesrequire you to apply directly or a specifc programme oered. Tese instituteshave been ranked according to feld o study to make your choices easier.
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LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINERank Institution Country
1 University of Cambridge UK
2 Harvard University USA
3 Johns Hopkins University USA
4 Stanford University USa
5 University of Oxford UK
6 Yale University USA
7 University of California Berkeley USA8 Imperial College London UK
9 University of Toronto Canada
10 University of Sydney Australia
PURE SCIENCES
Rank Institution Country
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
2 Harvard University USA3 University of Cambridge UK
4 University of Oxford UK
5 Princeton University USA
6 Stanford University USA
7 Cornell University USA
8 National University of Singapore Singapore
9 Yale University USA
10 University of Tokyo Japan
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA
2 University of Cambridge UK
3 Yale University USA
4 Stanford University USA
5 Princeton University USA
6 University of Oxford UK
7 Columbia University USA
8 University of Tokyo Japan
9 National University of Singapore Singapore
10 University of Toronto Canada
ReceptiveFaculty
Again, 70 per cent of students
at the top 100 institutesagreed that the programmesthat they were taught wereinnovative. Education isconstantly evolving, and thebest institutes update theircurricula regularly to staydynamic and relevant.
The programmes taught in my
institute and innovative and include
company visits.
Strongly
Agree
20%
Agree
50%
Strongly
Disagree
10%
Disgree
15%
Unable to
Rate5%
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RECRUITER SATISFACTION
Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA3 London School of Economics UK 4 Carnegie Mellon University USA5 Brown University USA6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India
7 University of Oxford UK 8 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong9 University of Virginia USA10 Dartmouth College USA
VALUE FOR MONEY
Rank Institution Country
1 Yale University USA2 Cornell University USA3
McGill University Canada4 London School of Economics UK 5 National University of Singapore Singapore6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India7 Johns Hopkins University USA8 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong9 Universitt Heidelberg Germany10 University of Helsinki Finland
CAREER SERVICES
Rank Institution Country
1 Stanford University USA2
Harvard University USA3 Columbia University USA4 University of Pennsylvania USA5 Carnegie Mellon University USA6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India7 cole Normale Suprieure France8 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany9 University of California LA USA
10 National University of Singapore Singapore
InternationalDiversity
45 per cent o studentspolled elt that the genderdiversity in their classes
was insufcient. Tese topinstitutes need to do more toencourage women to take upscience and business relatedelds to encourage genderequality in society.
70 per cent students elt thattheir institutes did not providevalue or money. Te top 100institutes in our list are the mostexpensive in the world. With theongoing economic crisis, it hasbecome difcult or graduatesto nd jobs. Te institutes needto work harder to build theircareer services and internshipopportunities or students.
There is sufcient gender
diversity in my class
I feel that my institution provides
value for the money I paid.
StronglyAgree
30%
Agree
30%
StronglyDisagree
10%
Disgree
20%
Unableto Rate
10%
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CAMPUS FACILITIES
Rank Institution Country
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA2 University of Oxford UK 3 Cornell University USA4 Princeton University USA5 University of Cambridge UK 6 University of Melbourne Australia
7 Duke University USA8 Dartmouth College USA9 University of Texas at Austin USA10 University of Warwick UK
STUDENT SATISFACTION
Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA3
University of Pennsylvania USA4 Columbia University USA5 Imperial College London UK 6 University of Oxford UK 7 University of Cambridge UK 8 cole Normale Suprieure France9 London School of Economics UK 10 University of California LA USA
INNOVATION IN TEACHING METHODOLOGIES
Rank Institution Country
1 Harvard University USA
2 Brown University USA3 London School of Economics UK 4 Stanford University USA5 cole Normale Suprieure France6 Dartmouth College USA7 Johns Hopkins University USA8 Columbia University USA9 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany
10 IE University Spain
GenderDiversity
Value forMoney
60 per cent o students polledelt that the internationaldiversity in their classes wassucient. Internationaldiversity is a strong actor thatattracts students rom all overthe world to study at these top
institutes. In recent years, thenumbers o scholarships oferedto international studentshave been reduced and thistrend needs to be checked tomaintain a diverse classroom.
There is sufcient international
diversity in my class.
StronglyAgree
5%
StronglyAgree
5%
Agree
40%
Agree
20%
Strongly
Disagree20%
StronglyDisagree
40%
Disgree
25%
Disgree
30%
Unable toRate
10%
Unable toRate
5%
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How did we choose institutes?
Youth Incs Research Unit (YRU)chose 500 institutes across the worldaer having discussions with students,recruiters and aculty. We also studieddomestic rankings in various countriesto nd the best institutes.
All institutes were sent identicalsurveys. We contacted currentstudents as well as local andinternational recruiters and gatheredspecic inormation about theinstitutes.
Factors considered
Recruiter Perception Identicalsurveys were sent to recruiters
worldwide. Te recruiters were asked
Methodology
Ranking
to rate the institutes that they weremost likely to recruit rom.
Diversity o Students Teinstitutes were asked to report
the total number o students oncampus and what percentage o thestudents were international andspeak two or more languages. Genderdiversity o the students was alsoconsidered.
Diversity o Faculty Teinstitutes were asked to report
the total number o aculty on campusand what percentage o the aculty wasinternational, held doctorate degreesand were accredited with their ownpublishing material. Gender diversityo aculty was also considered.
Innovation o Programmes Weconsidered the dierent ways
used to construct degree programmes.
Innovation in eachingMethodologies Institutes wereasked to select dierent teachingmethodologies that we consideredinnovative. Some o these includedcompany visits, dual or multiplemajors and course collaborationsbetween dierent departments at theinstitute. Our list was selected aersurveying students across dierentcampuses worldwide.
Value or Money Weconsidered students opinions
on whether a particular school wasperceived as value or money. We alsoasked institutes or the percentage ostudents who received some sort ounding rom the institutes.
Campus Support We askedthe institutes and the students to
select the dierent types o assistanceprovided by the student ofce or asimilar body on campus. Our list wasselected aer surveying students acrossdierent campuses worldwide.
Information reportedby recruiters
Recall of institute
where to recruit from
20%
Likelihood of
recruiting from same
institute again
20%
Satisfaction with
institute career cell
10%
50%
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Career Service We asked theinstitutes and students about
the availability and unctioning o acareer service cell and how activesuch a service was or the students.We also considered what percentage
o students were actually placedthrough the institutes careerservice cell.
Actual methodology
We sent invitations to 500 institutes.Institutes were provided a passwordusing which they could sendus their completed survey online.Tey were asked to answer questions
relating to ull time aculty, careerservice, undergraduate studentand programme inormation
by the assigned weightage. We thentotalled the score rom all actorsand sorted the scores rom highest tolowest. Te institute with the highestscore was ranked rst.
Not just numbers!Aer we received the total computedscores or the institutes, we
Extracurricular Activities onCampus We asked students i
they were encouraged by the school toparticipate in diferent extracurricularactivities on campus. We also askedthe institutes to select specicextracurricular activities that theyofer on campus.
Exchange Programmes Institutes were asked to
report the percentage o students thatopted or exchange programmes. Wealso considered the exchange studentspresent on the institutes campus.
Student Satisaction Students were asked to rate
their institutes on various actorsincluding attitude o staf andproessors, location, course contentand so on. Institutes were also asked toreport the graduation rate o studentsenrolled in the rst year.
and all the actors listed above.We contacted current students
o the institutes and asked themto rate specic statements whichwere pertaining to the actors weconsidered in this ranking.
Over 5000 recruiters were sentemails with a survey. Te recruiterlist was prepared rom the responseso the institutes and also includedinternationally well-known recruiters.Te recruiters were asked to enlistinstitutes that they were likely torecruit rom.
Te table above is a summaryo the actors and the weightage g ivento each actor when we ranked theinstitutes. Each actor was madeup o a set o questions. Te totalpercentage attributed to thatactor was based on the averagescore o the responses multiplied
subjectively analysed thedata provided by the institutes,current students and recruiters.I we ound discrepancies in thesatisaction scores and thesubjective descriptions, weomitted the data.
Institutes that did not fll out the
survey reports in time
Out o 500 institutes that werecontacted, 49 institutes did notcomplete the survey on time ordid not respond. We used publiclyavailable inormation on theseinstitutes to include them in ourranking. We also contacted currentstudents and recruiters o theseinstitutes and compared the datawe compiled with the data providedby the institutes that participated inour survey. yi
Information reported by the school
Information reported by current studentsInformation reported by recruiters
Informationreported by
the school
Informationreportedby currentstudents
Diversity of Students 3% 2%
Diversity of Faculty 3% 2%
Innovation of Programs 3% 2%
Innovation in Teaching
Methodologies
3% 2%
Value for Money 3% 2%
Campus Support 3% 2%
Career Service 3% 2%
Extracurricular Activities
on Campus
3% 2%
Exchange Programs 3% 2%
Student Satisfaction 3% 2%
30% 20%
30%
20%
50%
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