Below is the list of top 5 universities in the world. The university rankings focus on factors such as academic merit, attractiveness of campus, satisfaction of students and alumni, extracurricular benefits (such as top athletics programs), affordability of tuition, and expected income of graduates.

University of Oxford


One of the most prestigious universities in the UK has come out on top on for the third year running.
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the UK and one of the best known in the world.
There are more than 20,000 students at Oxford, with an almost equal number of undergraduates and postgraduates.

About 95 per cent of Oxford graduates are either employed or in postgraduate study within six months of leaving.

Admission is extremely competitive; on average the university receives five applications for every place.

The university employs staff from just under 100 different countries and foreign citizens make up about 40 per cent of the student and academic body.

Notable Alumni from the University include; Stephen Hawking, Bill Clinton, J. R. R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Imran Khan, Hugh Grant.

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University of Cambridge


The University of Cambridge operates a collegiate system, much like the University of Oxford. Almost all of the 18,000 students belong to a college or hall, where they have the option to live, study and sleep on site.

There are 31 colleges and 150 academic departments at Cambridge.

The university has a long and prestigious history dating back to 1209, when scholars in Oxford fled to Cambridge after clashes with local people.

Many famous politicians, cultural figures and scientists spent time in Cambridge, including Isaac Newton and John Harvard, who would go on to found Harvard University.

Every college has unique traditions and all students matriculate in a formal ceremony when arriving at the university.

Notable Alumni Include Georges Lemaître, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom Hiddleston.

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Stanford University


Stanford has generated many start-ups and entrepreneurs and was partly responsible for the development of the surrounding Silicon Valley.

Many students go on to achieve great things and 31 Nobel laureates are currently affiliated with Stanford.

The large campus is home to 97 per cent of undergraduates and nearly 700 university buildings, alongside museums, gardens and recreational centres.

There are just under 7,000 undergraduates and 9,000 graduates at the university, with a 7:1 student-to-staff ratio.

Research at Stanford has a $1.22 billion budget and more than 5,000 of the projects are externally funded.

Notable Alumni include Tiger Woods, Elon Musk, Reese Witherspoon, Sergey Brin, Jennifer Connelly, Sundar Pichai.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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