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he Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings identified these to be the world's top 1niversities in 2008. These institutions represent 20 countries with Israel represented for the first timhilst North America dominates with 42 universities, Europe and Asia Pacific are well represented
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1 HARVARD University United States2= YALE University United States2= University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
2= University of OXFORD United Kingdom7= CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States5 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom9 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom7= University of CHICAGO United States10 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
0 11 COLUMBIA University United States 14 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
2 6 PRINCETON University United States= 13 DUKE University United States= 15 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 20= CORNELL University United States
6 16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 19 STANFORD University United States 38= University of MICHIGAN United States
9 17 University of TOKYO Japan
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0 12 MCGILL University Canada 20= CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
2 24 KING'S College London United Kingdom 23 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
4 42 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 25 KYOTO University Japan
6 18 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 32 BROWN University United States 26 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France
9 30 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom0= 33= National University of SINGAPORE(NUS) Singapore0= 41 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States2 37 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
29 NORTHWESTERN University United States4= 28 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France4= 33= University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada6 22 University of California, BERKELEY United States
31 The University of SYDNEY Australia 27 The University of MELBOURNE Australia
9 53= HONG KONG University of Science & Techno... Hong Kong0 49 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States
45 University of TORONTO Canada2 38= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
33= University of QUEENSLAND Australia4 46 OSAKA University Japan
44 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia6 47 BOSTON University United States
43 MONASH University Australia 93= University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
9 53= TRINITY College Dublin Ireland0= 117= Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland
0= 36 PEKING University China0= 51= SEOUL National University Korea, South
48 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands4 71= DARTMOUTH College United States
55= University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States6 40 TSINGHUA University China
60 HEIDELBERG Universität Germany
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58 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States9 55= University of WASHINGTON United States0 161= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States
90= TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan2 74= EMORY University United States
71= UPPSALA University Sweden
4 84 LEIDEN University Netherlands 50 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand6 59 LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom
89 UTRECHT University Netherlands 105 University of GENEVA Switzerland
9 57 University of WARWICK United Kingdom0 51= University of TEXAS at Austin United States
73 University of ILLINOIS United States2 61 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium
83 University of GLASGOW United Kingdom4 97= University of ALBERTA Canada
65= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom6 68 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom
69 NANYANG Technological University Singapore= 63 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands= 92 RICE University United States= 67 Technische Universität MÜNCHEN Germany= 114= University of AARHUS Denmark= 74= University of YORK United Kingdom= 97= GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States= 64 The University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia= 76 University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom
6 70 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 142= University of MINNESOTA United States 106 LUND University Sweden
9 96 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States0 85= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States
= 93= Université de Montréal Canada= 100 University of HELSINKI Finland= 128 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel= 65= Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 132= KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South
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6 110 University of VIRGINIA United States 77= University of PITTSBURGH United States 117= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States
9= 77= PURDUE University United States9= 80= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom
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01 82 VANDERBILT University United States02= 151= University of NORTH CAROLINA United States02= 119 University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States04 80= University of LEEDS United Kingdom05 90= PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States06= 62 University of ADELAIDE Australia06= 140= University of ZURICH Switzerland08 177= University College DUBLIN Ireland09 231= TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel
0 102= GEORGETOWN University United States1 111 MAASTRICHT University Netherlands
2 102= TOHOKU University Japan3 85= FUDAN University China4 151= TEL AVIV University Israel5 85= University of VIENNA Austria6 123 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium7= 108 MCMASTER University Canada7= 88 QUEEN'S University Canada9 95 University of ROCHESTER United States
20 112= NAGOYA University Japan21 120 OHIO STATE University United States22= 109 DURHAM University United Kingdom22= 79 University of MARYLAND United States24= 102= National TAIWAN University Taiwan24= 114= University of OTAGO New Zealand26 163= ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands27 224 STONY BROOK University United States
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28 130= EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands29 112= University of WATERLOO Canada
0 121 University of SUSSEX United Kingdom1 114= University of BASEL Switzerland2 140= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States3= 99 CARDIFF University United Kingdom
3= 130= Technical University of DENMARK Denmark3= 101 University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom6 124 University of GHENT Belgium7= 146 Freie Universität BERLIN Germany7= 122 TEXAS A&M University United States9 126= HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany
40 157 Ecole normale supérieure de LYON France41 155= University of Science and Technology of ... China42 148 WAGENINGEN University Netherlands43 125 NANJING University China44= 163= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China44= 173= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands46 134 University of ARIZONA United States47= 149= CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong47= 144 Universität FREIBURG Germany49 132= Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France
0 192= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico1 177= RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States2 145 University of BATH United Kingdom3 137= University of ABERDEEN United Kingdom4 307= Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India5= 142= Eberhard Karls Universität TÜBINGEN Germany5= 304= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands7 159= TUFTS University United States8 136 KYUSHU University Japan
9 126= The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada60 149= QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom61 217 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland62= 197= CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden62= 129 NEWCASTLE University, NEWCASTLE Upon Tyn... United Kingdom64 139 SIMON FRASER University Canada65 135 University of FLORIDA United States
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66= 223 CHULALONGKORN University Thailand66= 168= Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany68 155= University of NOTRE DAME United States69 209= Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany
0= 137= INDIANA University Bloomington United States0= 166= University of CALGARY Canada
0= 147 University of LANCASTER United Kingdom3 192= KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology Sweden4= 151= HOKKAIDO University Japan4= 269 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India4= 191 RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute United States7= 185= University of LEICESTER United Kingdom7= 188= University of OSLO Norway9 200= University of CAPE TOWN South Africa0= 107 University of COLORADO at Boulder United States0= 180= WASEDA University Japan2 168= MACQUARIE University Australia3= 231= Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia3= 154 Université Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium5 208 BRANDEIS University United States6= 194 University of BARCELONA Spain6= 188= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand8= 233 POHANG University of Science and Technol... Korea, South8= 203= Technische Universität BERLIN Germany
90 165 Universität STUTTGART Germany91 175= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States92= 214 University of BERN Switzerland92= 173= University of BOLOGNA Italy94 180= University of READING United Kingdom95 187 University of ANTWERP Belgium96 175= University of SAO PAULO Brazil
97= 221= DALHOUSIE University Canada97= 264= University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina99 197= KOBE University Japan00= 248= University of ATHENS Greece
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02 205= QUEEN'S University of Belfast United Kingdom03= 159= MICHIGAN STATE University United States03= 236 YONSEI University Korea, South05 183 Università degli Studi di ROMA - La Sapi... Italy06 200= RMIT University Australia07= 227= Sciences Po PARIS France07= 184 Université Louis Pasteur STRASBOURG I France07= 199 University of WOLLONGONG Australia07= 171= Universität KARLSRUHE Germany
1 170 HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland2 195= QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia3 171= University of DUNDEE United Kingdom4= 161= KEIO University Japan4= 229= Vrije University BRUSSELS (VUB) Belgium6= 182 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc... Germany6= 209= University of TSUKUBA Japan8 203= WAKE FOREST University United States9= 248= NORTH CAROLINA STATE University United States9= 207 University of IOWA United States
21 195= Radboud Universiteit NIJMEGEN Netherlands22 227= University of OTTAWA Canada23 190 University of SURREY United Kingdom24= 239= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia24= 256= The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong26 286= University College CORK Ireland27= 225= University of BERGEN Norway27= 234 VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand
29 209= ZHEJIANG University China0= 237= LOUGHBOROUGH University United Kingdom0= 246= Universiti MALAYA (UM) Malaysia2 235 CURTIN University of Technology Australia3 218 TULANE University United States4 259= University of Technology, SYDNEY Australia5 259= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States
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6 243= KOREA University Korea, South7= 220 University of EXETER United Kingdom7= 202 University of MIAMI United States9= 246= STOCKHOLM University Sweden9= 295= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France
41 239= Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHILE... Chile
42= 401-500 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (I... India42= 205= LA TROBE University Australia44= 213 University of VICTORIA Canada44= 166= VIENNA University of Technology Austria46= 229= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States46= 237= University of TURKU Finland46= 261 University of UTAH United States49 177= University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil
0 309= Universiti Kebangsaan MALAYSIA (UKM) Malaysia1 284= MAHIDOL University Thailand2 248= YORK University Canada3 243= School of Oriental and African Studies, ... United Kingdom4= 401-500 Ateneo de MANILA University Philippines4= 306 Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain6= 258 Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain6= 225= Universität INNSBRUCK Austria8= 272 University of ESSEX United Kingdom8= 276= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden
60 221= ARIZONA STATE University United States61 290 CHARLES University Czech Republic62= 298 University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States62= 255 University of HAWAII United States64= 286= BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel64= 276= Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitä... Germany66 267= Université Paris-Sud PARIS XI France
67 212 HIROSHIMA University Japan68= 280 LAVAL University Canada68= 219 University of CINCINNATI United States
0 252 University of STRATHCLYDE United Kingdom1= 243= Technische Universität DRESDEN Germany1= 262 University of LIEGE Belgium3 351= FLINDERS University Australia
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4= 254 University of DELHI India4= 216 Universität HAMBURG Germany6= 398= University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines6= 263 Universität ULM Germany6= 270= Universität WÜRZBURG Germany6= 248= Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA... United States
0 273= STOCKHOLM School of Economics Sweden1 334 National TSING HUA University Taiwan2 275 Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France3 242 MASSEY University New Zealand4= 279 Karl-Franzens-Universität GRAZ Austria4= 239= Technische Universität DARMSTADT Germany6 215 University of NEWCASTLE Australia7 395 University of INDONESIA Indonesia8 369= Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France9 276= IOWA STATE University United States
90 301= University of MONTPELLIER II - Sciences ... France91= 343= Politecnico di MILANO Italy91= 264= University of TASMANIA Australia93 - Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Scie... France94 401-500 École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées E... France95 317 University of SOUTHERN DENMARK Denmark96= 292= BRUNEL University United Kingdom96= 312= University of PADUA Italy98 284= CHIBA University Japan99 299 UMEÅ University Sweden00= 253 FLORIDA STATE University United States00= 331= JAGIELLONIAN University Poland
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02 300 DUBLIN City University Ireland03= 401-500 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (I... India03= 291 University of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia03= 312= Universität DÜSSELDORF Germany
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06 401-500 University Complutense MADRID Spain07 304= University of MANITOBA Canada08 289 University of TENNESSEE United States09= 401-500 AUSTRAL University Argentina09= 356= University of EAST Anglia (UEA) United Kingdom
1 401-500 ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London United Kingdom
2 292= Universität LEIPZIG Germany3= 267= KUOPIO University Finland3= 307= Universiti Sains MALAYSIA (USM) Malaysia5 369= BANDUNG Institute of Technology Indonesia6= 266 ASTON University United Kingdom6= 360= Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia8 319= Universität KÖLN (Cologne) Germany9 282= University of the WITWATERSRAND South Africa
20= 358= City University of NEW YORK United States20= 312= Universidad de CHILE Chile20= 364= Universiti Putra MALAYSIA (UPM) Malaysia20= 292= University of TROMSO Norway20= 270= Universität ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG Germany25= 309= GRIFFITH University Australia25= 362= University of ST GALLEN Switzerland25= 311 Universität KONSTANZ Germany28= 351= DUBLIN Institute of Technology Ireland28= 401-500 Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Supe... Mexico28= 301= NORWEGIAN University of Science and Tech... Norway28= 312= Universität BIELEFELD Germany
2 330 Johannes Gutenberg Universität MAINZ Germany3 325 University of PISA Italy4= 338 Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil4= 336= Université du QUÉBEC Canada6 319= University of TAMPERE Finland
7 358= University of NEW MEXICO United States8= 256= DREXEL University United States8= - KING FAHD University of Petroleum & Mine... Saudi Arabia
40 326 COLORADO STATE University United States41 401-500 National YANG MING University Taiwan42= 339= Universitat POMPEU FABRA Spain42= 345= WARSAW University Poland
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44 401-500 HANYANG University Korea, South45 - HOWARD University United States46 345= CARLETON University Canada47= 401-500 SWANSEA University United Kingdom47= 297 Universität BAYREUTH Germany49= 333 Ruhr-Universität BOCHUM Germany
49= 335 TOKYO Metropolitan University Japan49= 329 University of FLORENCE Italy49= 281 University of KANSAS United States49= 392 Universität MANNHEIM Germany
4= 336= National CHENG KUNG University Taiwan4= 282= University of ALABAMA United States6 401-500 Universiti Teknologi MALAYSIA (UTM) Malaysia7= 383= CONCORDIA University Canada7= 345= Universität des SAARLANDES Germany9= 318 SHOWA University Japan9= 328 University of CONNECTICUT United States
61 295= University of GEORGIA United States62= 273= NAGASAKI University Japan62= 401-500 Université PARIS VII Denis Diderot France62= 401-500 YOKOHAMA CITY University Japan65 286= WASHINGTON STATE University United States66= 343= University of DELAWARE United States66= 381= YESHIVA University United States68= 401-500 National University of Ireland, GALWAY Ireland68= 341= Universität MARBURG Germany
0= 350 LOYOLA University Chicago United States0= 380 SUNG KYUN KWAN University Korea, South2 354= University of OULU Finland3 351= University of OREGON United States4 401-500 BILKENT University Turkey
5 364= Universität BREMEN Germany6= 390 ISTANBUL Technical University Turkey6= 401-500 National University of Sciences and Tech... Pakistan8= 401-500 HITOTSUBASHI University Japan8= 386= KUMAMOTO University Japan8= 364= TOKYO University of Science (TUS) Japan8= 319= University of WAIKATO New Zealand
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2= 303 College of WILLIAM & MARY United States2= 401-500 Université des Sciences et Technologies ... France2= 373 University of OKLAHOMA United States2= 316 Universität JENA Germany6 324 TIANJIN University China7= 401-500 Universidad ORT Uruguay Uruguay
7= 319= University of COIMBRA Portugal9 381= University of MISSOURI United States90 354= YOKOHAMA NATIONAL University Japan91= 349 University of BRADFORD United Kingdom91= 374= University of JYVÄSKYLÄ Finland91= 362= University of SOUTH CAROLINA United States94= 401-500 GOLDSMITHS, University of London United Kingdom94= 401-500 University of LIMERICK Ireland96= 374= DEAKIN University Australia96= 331= GUNMA University Japan98= 401-500 University of NAPLES - Federico II Italy98= 339= Universität of MÜNSTER Germany00= 401-500 BANGOR University United Kingdom00= 401-500 KASETSART University Thailand
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urther down the rankings, fewer data are available to evaluate each university and the statisticalpropriateness of discerning one university from the next begins to decay. Responses for institution
ur survey drop off exponentially from the top of the table, by the time it gets past 400 the resultscome highly sensitive to error. As a result, precise positions beyond 400, are not published.
chool Name Country
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niversity of CALCUTTA Indiaational CENTRAL University TaiwanHIANG MAI University Thailandational CHIAO TUNG University TaiwanHONBUK National University Korea, Southniversity of CRETE Greece
ZECH TECHNICAL University in Prague Czech RepublicE LA SALLE University Philippinesniversität DORTMUND Germanyniversität DUISBURG-ESSEN GermanySCP-EAP Paris FranceWHA WOMANS University Korea, SouthÖTVÖS LORÁND University HungaryEORGIA STATE University United Statesstus-Liebig-Universität GIEßEN GermanyIFU University Japanartin-Luther-Universität HALLE-WITTENBE... Germany
eibniz Universität HANNOVER GermanyEC School of Management FranceERIOT-WATT University United Kingdomniversity of HOUSTON United Statesniversity of HULL United Kingdomdian Institute of Technology Roorkee (... IndiaTANBUL University TurkeyANAZAWA University Japanniversity of KENT United Kingdomniversity of KENTUCKY United Stateshristian-Albrechts-Universität zu KIEL GermanyOC University Turkeyniversity of KWAZULU-NATAL South AfricaYUNG HEE University Korea, South
niversity of LAHORE PakistanEHIGH University United StatesNKÖPING University Swedenhannes Kepler University LINZ Austrianiversidade Catolica Portuguesa, LISBOA... Portugalniversidade Nova de LISBOA Portugalniversity of LJUBLJANA Slovenia
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niversidad de LOS ANDES ColombiaOUISIANA STATE University United Statesniversité Claude Bernard LYON I Franceniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UC... Italyniversity of NANCY I - Henri Poincare Franceniversity of NAVARRA Spain
IIGATA University JapanORTHEASTERN University United StatesOVOSIBIRSK STATE University RussiaKAYAMA University Japanhe OPEN University United KingdomSAKA CITY University Japanniversité PARIS IX Dauphine Franceniversité PARIS V Descartes Franceniversidade Estadual PAULISTA Brazilniversità degli Studi di PAVIA Italyontificia Universidad Católica del PERÚ... Peruniversity of PUNE Indianiversität REGENSBURG Germanyniversity of RENNES Franceontifícia Universidade Católica do RIO ... Brazilniversitá degli Studi di ROMA - Tor Ver... ItalyABANCI University Turkeyniversity of SALAMANCA Spainniversity of SANTO TOMAS PhilippinesHANDONG University Chinaniversity of SIENA ItalyMITH College United StatesOUTHEAST University Chinaational SUN YAT-SEN University TaiwanWINBURNE University of Technology Australia
ational TAIWAN University of Science an... Taiwanniversity of TEHRAN IranEMPLE University United StatesHAMMASAT University Thailandristotelian University of THESSALONIKI GreeceOKAI University JapanOMSK STATE University Russia
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ONGJI University Chinaniversidad TORCUATO DI TELLA Argentinaniversity of TOULOUSE III Paul Sabatier... Franceniversity of TRENTO Italyniversity of TRIESTE ItalyNITED ARAB EMIRATES University United Arab Emirates
niversitat de VALENCIA SpainIRGINIA Commonwealth University United StatesARSAW University of Technology PolandI'AN JIAOTONG University China
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urther down the rankings, fewer data are available to evaluate each university and the statisticalpropriateness of discerning one university from the next begins to decay. Responses for institution
ur survey drop off exponentially from the top of the table, by the time it gets past 400 the resultscome highly sensitive to error. As a result, precise positions beyond 400, are not published.
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