ITT – 10 best universities in the world in 2020 on QS World rankings all rated 6 criteria over 90/100.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT (US)
Rating score: 100.
Founded in 1861, MIT has grown into a “giant” educational institution with about 1,000 faculty members and more than 11,000 students. The university is renowned for its innovations in the fields of science and technology.
- Stanford University (US)
Rating score: 98.4.
Founded in 1885 and is one of the largest universities in US with 18 interdisciplinary research institutes and 7 member schools. The school was named as the birthplace of billionaires, the “home” of 83 Nobel laureates, one of the 10 best universities in the world in 2020.
- Harvard University (US)
Rating score: 97.4.
Harvard University was founded in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in US, with the most influential, prestigious and leading academic reputation in the country. Currently, more than 23,000 students attend.
- Oxford University (UK)
Rating score: 97.2.
Oxford is considered the oldest university in the world. The university currently has nearly 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 40% of which are international students.
- California Institute of Technology – Caltech (US)
Rating score: 96.9.
Founded in 1891, Caltech is one of the 10 best universities in the world in 2020 focusing on subjects in the STEM group. The school has just over 2,200 students but there are up to 1,000 lecturers.
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology – ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Rating score: 95.9.
ETH Zurich is the only university in the non-British or US rankings. The school’s training program incorporates theory and practical application. Most degree programs are based on Math. There are more than 18,000 students.
- Cambridge University (UK)
Rating score: 95.
Founded in 1209, Cambridge University is the fourth oldest school in the world. In addition to academic departments and institutes, the school also has 100 libraries with about 15 million books, 9 museums of art, science and culture.
- University College London – UCL (UK)
Rating score: 94.8.
UCL is rated as the world’s leading multidisciplinary university, famous for Medicine and Astrophysics to Law and Language. The school currently has nearly 33,000 students and half are international students.
- Imperial College London (UK)
Rating score: 94.1.
This is considered a “unique” school in UK when only training focuses on science, technology, medicine and business. About 59% of students are not UK citizens.
- University of Chicago (US)
Rating score: 92.
Founded in 1856, University of Chicago regularly reached the top 10 of many world university rankings. The school now has more than 400 clubs for more than 14,000 students studying.