The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings are out and most of the institutions are from US and UK.
According to the rankings, the University of Oxford is on top spot for a record-breaking ninth consecutive year.
It was followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, and Princeton University.
Top European universities
Germany was also represented in Europe’s top 10, with the Technical University of Munich and LMU Munich which respectively ranked 26th and 38th globally.
Other top European universities included France’s PSL Research University and Belgium’s KU Leuven, both of which secured spots in the global top 50 schools.
Countries like France, Netherlands, and Switzerland have seen their universities drop in the rankings. For example, eight of the Netherlands’ 12 ranked universities have fallen, with Delft University of Technology dropping to the 56th position globally.
The rankings also showed a shifting global landscape, with many European universities slipping in the ranking while Asian institutions continued to improve their global positions.
List of the 10 top universities in the world
- University of Oxford
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Princeton University
- University of Cambridge
- Stanford University
- California Institute of Technology
- University of California, Berkeley
- Imperial College, London
- Yale University
Pakistani universities’ ranking
Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) has retained its number one spot in Pakistan, according to World University Rankings.
The QAU is placed among the top 401-500 universities in the latest world university rankings from Times Higher Education.
Similarly, QS World University Rankings has placed QAU on the 315th spot in its latest rankings.
