English-speaking universities continue to dominate the
world, according to a new ranking from the Times
Higher Education supplement released Thursday.
Of the top 24, 16 were American and six were British.
Canada and Switzerland also had one entry each.

The rankings are based on the teaching, research, and
citations of every university, with each category
weighted at 30% of the overall mark.

Industry income and international outlook were also
taken into account but were given a much smaller
weighting in the eventual score.
Check out the list below:

24. University of Edinburgh, UK — 80.3

Teaching: 68.6
Research: 77.2
Overall: 80.3

Founded in 1583, Edinburgh is the sixth-oldest
university in the English-speaking world. Extremely
notable alumni include Charles Darwin, Alexander
Graham Bell, and Arthur Conan-Doyle.

23. London School of Economics, UK — 81.3

Teaching: 69.8
Research: 80.6
Overall: 81.3

Leaping 11 places from last year, LSE is one of the
foremost universities in Europe for studying business,
finance, and economics. This shows in its graduates:
According to a 2014 study, LSE produced the most
billionaires of any European university.

22. Carnegie Mellon University, US — 82.3

Teaching: 67.4
Research: 88.8
Overall: 82.3

“My heart is in the work” is CMU's motto, and it's
accordingly known for many inventions and innovations
in the fields of driverless cars, brain science, data, and
more. It was also, curiously, the first university to create
a “smile” in an email, in 1982.

21. University of Michigan, US — 82.4

Teaching: 76.8
Research: 85.2
Overall: 82.4

One of the biggest research centres in the US, Michigan
was attended by President Ford and Google cofounder
Larry Page. Mysteriously, a large cube-shaped object
sits on campus, balanced on one corner so students
can spin it around despite its weight.

20. Duke University, US — 82.7

Teaching: 76.0
Research: 78.0
Overall: 82.7

One of the wealthiest universities in the country, Duke is
known for its sporting prowess as much as its
academics, and its basketball squad is one of the best
college teams in the US. President Richard Nixon
graduated from here, as did future heads of Apple,
JPMorgan, and PepsiCo.

19. University of Toronto, Canada — 83.9

Teaching: 75.9
Research: 89.3
Overall: 83.9

A university known for its research and innovation,
Toronto has academic papers that are among the most
cited in the world. It also has a wide array of
extracurricular activities, with more than 800 student
clubs, which probably explains why such a high
proportion of its alumni begin startup companies.

18. Cornell University, US — 84.0

Teaching: 77.9
Research: 86.1
Overall: 84.0

A private Ivy League university with a mission to
“discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge,”
Cornell boasts a glorious campus in upstate New York
that allows students to hike around the Finger Lakes. It
also has daily bell performances, a tradition dating back
to 1868.

17. University of Pennsylvania, US — 85.2

Teaching: 82.0
Research: 86.9
Overall: 85.2

Established before the US even became a sovereign
nation, UPenn claims to be the oldest multifaculty
university in the country. It also has the nation's oldest
student union and first “double-decker” football stand.
Noted alumni include President William Henry Harrison
as well as modernist writers Ezra Pound and William
Carlos Williams.

16. University of California at Los Angeles, US —85.8

Teaching: 80.8
Research: 88.6
Overall: 85.8

UCLA is known for its encouragement of community —
undergraduates usually begin with a year-long “Cluster
Course,” a team-taught exploration of a demanding
topic. It also has a great student-exchange program,
with more than 2,400 students going abroad each year.

15. Columbia University, US — 86.1

Teaching: 85.9
Research: 82.2
Overall: 86.1

Notable alumni of Manhattan-based Columbia include
Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt as well as a
founding father — Alexander Hamilton. It also enjoys a
massive endowment value of $9.6 billion last year.

14. University College London, UK — 87.1

Teaching: 78.1
Research: 91.0
Overall: 87.1

Founded in 1826, UCL became the first English
university to admit women on equal terms as men in
1878. UCL has one of the biggest postgraduate
schemes in the country, at 52% of the entire student
body.

13. University of California at Berkeley, US — 87.2

Teaching: 80.4
Research: 91.1
Overall: 87.2

Dropping five places from last year, Berkeley is still
hugely prestigious, and its San Francisco setting makes
it a real draw for students looking to study in a vibrant
city. It also has a legacy for activism: Some of the best-
known Vietnam War protests took place on its campus
during the 1960s and 1970s.

12. Yale University, US — 87.4

Teaching: 86.5
Research: 87.8
Overall: 87.4

The third-oldest higher-education institution in the US,
Yale takes its cue from Oxford and Cambridge by having
residential colleges. Five American presidents have
studied there: William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, George
H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Make that
six if Hillary Clinton wins this year's election.

11. Johns Hopkins University, US — 87.6

Teaching: 77.6
Research: 90.4
Overall: 87.6

Johns Hopkins was an abolitionist, philanthropist, and
entrepreneur, and he was also the first benefactor of the
school, which was founded in 1876. Based in Baltimore,
Johns Hopkins University's notable alumni include
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US president.

10. University of Chicago, US — 87.9

Teaching: 85.7
Research: 88.9
Overall: 87.9

A leading centre of science, the University of Chicago
also has prestigious literary alumni, including Saul
Bellow and Susan Sontag. It is also the university where
film icon Indiana Jones studied.

9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich,
Switzerland — 88.3

Teaching: 77.0
Research: 95.0
Overall: 88.3

Jumping four places from 2015, the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology is known for its groundbreaking
research as well as teaching excellence in natural
sciences and technology. Twenty-one Nobel laureates
have studied or taught at the university, while about 80
patent applications a year come from there.

8. Imperial College London, UK — 89.1

Teaching: 83.3
Research: 88.5
Overall: 89.1

Up a place from last year, Imperial is known for its
pursuit of science. Its Central London setting also
makes it popular to foreign students — 51% of its
student body are from overseas. The university's motto
is “Scientia imperii decus et tutamen,” which means
“Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the
safeguard of the empire.”

7. Princeton University, US — 90.1
Teaching: 85.1
Research: 91.9
Overall: 90.1

Princeton is devoted to teaching, offering residential
accommodation to undergraduates across all four years
of study, which means 98% of them live on campus.
The beautiful surroundings are attractive to tourists too:
800,00 people visit the campus each year, bringing in a
revenue of $2 billion.

6. Harvard University, US — 91.6

Teaching: 83.6
Research: 99.0
Overall: 91.6

Down four places from last year, Harvard is still one of
the world's most prestigious institutions. It's the oldest
university in the US, and it also has one of the largest
endowments of any on this list, raising $1.5 billion in
2013.

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US —
92.0

Teaching: 89.4
Research: 88.6
Overall: 92.0

Eighty-five Nobel Laureates have studied at MIT, which
was founded in 1861. The university likes to encourage
innovation and entrepreneurship, and its living alumni
have apparently started more than 30,000 active
companies.

4. University of Cambridge, UK — 92.8

Teaching: 88.2
Research: 96.7
Overall: 92.8

Up a place from last year, Cambridge isn't quite as old
as Oxford University, but with an 800-year history it is
still one of the longest-running universities in the world.
It has more than 100 libraries, with over 15 million
books among them.

3. Stanford University, US — 93.9

Teaching: 92.5
Research: 98.9
Overall: 93.9

One of the largest campuses in the US, Stanford
benefits from being right next to San Francisco's Silicon
Valley. President Herbert Hoover was part of Stanford's
first class, in 1895, while the first American woman to
enter space, Sally Ride, graduated from there in 1973.

2. University of Oxford, UK — 94.2

Teaching: 86.5
Research: 98.9
Overall: 94.2

Oxford moves up one place from last year to become
the best university outside the US. For an institution that
was reportedly founded in 1096, that's a remarkable
run. It also boasts 30 world leaders among its alumni,
including 26 British prime ministers.

1. California Institute of Technology, US — 95.2
Teaching: 95.6
Research: 97.6
Overall: 95.2

The best university in the world for the second year in a
row according to the Times, Caltech is at the top in
teaching, industry income, research, and citations in
2016. It is renowned for its science and engineering
courses, but any degree here is sure to be a winner.

Source : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/the-24-best-universities-in-the-world-a7019476.html

Not even a single African university.. Education is a vital developmental tool as it promotes entrepreneurship and also creates a highly skilled workforce. Only quality education can give the African populace the correct skills and knowledge to create and manufacture things. Thus, it is true to say that the current education offered in countries within the continent hasn’t enabled the students to produce anything of worth. It is for these reasons that changes must be made in the education system to ensure that students are being equipped with the right kind of information that will enable them participate in the global market.....

Interesting...

When is UI,Abu or Unn going to be on a list like this. We need a revolution in our educations sector.

Worth knowing. Good work OP.

When would i enter mit like this,if i can see someone that would pay for my sat form,i am certain of a 2400,i cant let such a chance waste

Nigerian uni's won't ever make it to top 1000 sef. Worst school governance, corrupt lecturers, government's idont care attitude, selfish SUG's who can make heaven promise during election. They'll budget 1.8million naira for phone calls, 250 million naira for new senate building but can budget 300,000 naira for rehabilitation of hostel's toilet and water system!

I think our universities should be ranked based on teaching and research work rather than Web analysis of universities. To hell with webometric.

pachman:
When would i enter mit like this,if i can see someone that would pay for my sat form,i am certain of a 2400,i cant let such a chance waste

it is no longer 2400,rather 1600,i wrote Sat this June. expecting my result.i hope we all make it to schools in USA

LARRYDKING:
I think our universities should be ranked based on teaching and research work rather than Web analysis of universities. To hell with webometric.

our? lol this guy funny..even with teaching ND everything...Nigeria uni will not make top 2000..

Reski:
When is UI,Abu or Unn going to be on a list like this. We need a revolution in our educations sector.

U. I ko U. U nii

princealexndre:
our? lol this guy funny..even with teaching ND everything...Nigeria uni will not make top 2000..

Guy, u still don't gerrit. Whether we're 10,000 or lower, such defined ranking puts the institutions to work. We know where we are and where we are going.

UI celebrated the last webometric ranking and I was bothered on why Web ranking should be consequential when other issues affecting our education system are left unattended to.

UNN will b there by next five years

princealexndre:
it is no longer 2400,rather 1600,i wrote Sat this June. expecting my result.i hope we all make it to schools in USA

I pray so,what schools did you apply to?

pachman:
I pray so,what schools did you apply to?

uni of Nevada las Vegas

princealexndre:
uni of Nevada las Vegas

I pray to see money to write sat next year and apply 4 d whole 24 universities,please drop ur number let me get d procedure

pachman:
I pray to see money to write sat next year and apply 4 d whole 24 universities,please drop ur number let me get d procedure

lol 08142270867

princealexndre:
our? lol this guy funny..even with teaching ND everything...Nigeria uni will not make top 2000..

Unilag is the first in Nigeria with a rating of 2000 something then d next in Nigeria is far below

pachman:
Unilag is the first in Nigeria with a rating of 2000 something then d next in Nigeria is far below

seriously Nigeria uni dey Bleep up

princealexndre:
seriously Nigeria uni dey Bleep up

Like die,i dey 200 lvl for unilag,comp sci but i just cant bear d rubbish they are teaching us,thats why i want to go abroad