Top Rated Universities in the US
US universities are usually rated among the very best in the world, with Harvard University consistently rated top in many international league tables such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
According to the Ranking Web of World Universities (July 2011), Massachusetts Institute of Technology is rated top in the world and ahead of Harvard University (2nd), Stanford University (3rd), and Cornell University (4th).
According to the QS World University Rankings 2011/12, Harvard University is the top rated university in the US (ranked 2nd globally, behind the University of Cambridge, UK), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 3rd place globally.
According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-2011, the world's top 5 universities are all from the United States: Harvard University (1st), California Institute of Technology (2nd), MIT (3rd), Stanford University (4th), Princeton University (5th).
According to the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities for 2006, United States institutions dominated the top 5 ranking, with Harvard University rated 1st in the world and followed by Stanford University (2nd), Yale University (3rd), California Institute of Technology (4th), and U of California at Berkeley (5th).
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According to the Ranking Web of World Universities (July 2011), Massachusetts Institute of Technology is rated top in the world and ahead of Harvard University (2nd), Stanford University (3rd), and Cornell University (4th).
According to the QS World University Rankings 2011/12, Harvard University is the top rated university in the US (ranked 2nd globally, behind the University of Cambridge, UK), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 3rd place globally.
According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-2011, the world's top 5 universities are all from the United States: Harvard University (1st), California Institute of Technology (2nd), MIT (3rd), Stanford University (4th), Princeton University (5th).
According to the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities for 2006, United States institutions dominated the top 5 ranking, with Harvard University rated 1st in the world and followed by Stanford University (2nd), Yale University (3rd), California Institute of Technology (4th), and U of California at Berkeley (5th).
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MIT is rated as a top 5 institution, ranked equal 4th nationally by US News, 5th in the world by ARWU, and No. 1 in the world by Webometrics...
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U.S. News placed Princeton University at the top of its list for the quality of undergraduate teaching, academic value and low student debt for graduates...