World university rankings

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the U.S. leads the 2014 rankings for the third year running, but Britain’s Cambridge University and Imperial College London have overtaken Harvard

Ranking, Institution, Country
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US 
2 = University of Cambridge, UK 
2 = Imperial College London, UK 
4 Harvard University, US
5 = University of Oxford, UK 
5 = University College London, UK 
7 Stanford University 
8 California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), US
9 Princeton University, US
10 Yale University, US

Emphasis on high-impact scientific and technological research was key factor determining rankings

Source: Quacquarelli Symonds
Picture: Getty Images

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