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We understand that while you make this very important decision of your life to study abroad you
consider many factors, like university reputation, program quality, faculty, cost, location,
infrastructure and very importantly RANKINGS!
To help you make an informed decision, we present to you the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings 2012-13, one the most widely read and respected rankings of universities across
the world. The featured institutions on the list are well regarded across the world for offering world
class programs and producing excellent research and development work. These schools have
constantly supplied many eminent world leaders, noted noble laureates and top CEO’s of fortune 500
companies.

The universities ranked amongst the top 400 in the world by THE World University Rankings 2012-13 are
as follows:
By Rank
1 - 100 101 - 200 201 - 300 301 - 400

By Country
Australia Canada United States United Kingdom New Zealand

Ranks 1 to 100
World Country/Regio
Rank Universtity/Institution Name n
1 California Institute of Technology United States
2 University of Oxford United Kingdom
2 Stanford University United States
4 Harvard University United States
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States
6 Princeton University United States
7 University of Cambridge United Kingdom
8 Imperial College of London United Kingdom
9 University of California, Berkley United States
10 University of Chicago United States
11 Yale University United States
ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
12 Zürich Switzerland
13 University of California, Los Angeles United States
14 Columbia University United States
15 University of Pennsylvania United States
16 Johns Hopkins University United States
17 University College London United Kingdom
18 Cornell University United States
19 Northwestern University United States
20 University of Michigan United States
21 University of Toronto Canada
22 Carnegie Mellon University United States
23 Duke University United States
24 University of Washington United States
25 Georgia Institute of Technology United States
25 University of Texas at Austin United States
27 University of Tokyo Japan
28 University of Melbourne Australia
29 National University of Singapore Singapore
30 University of British Columbia Canada
31 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States
32 University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
33 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign United States
34 McGill University Canada
35 University of California, Santa Barbara United States
35 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
37 Australian National University Australia
38 University of California, San Diego United States
39 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom
40 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland
41 New York University United States
42 Karolinska Institute Sweden
42 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States
44 University of California, Davis United States
44 Washington University in St Louis United States
46 Peking University China
47 University of Minnesota United States
48 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany
49 University of Manchester United Kingdom
Republic of
50 Pohang University of Science and Technology Korea
51 Brown University United States
52 Tsinghua University China
53 Ohio State University United States
54 Boston University United States
54 Kyoto University Japan
56 University of Southern California United States
57 King's College London United Kingdom
58 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium
Republic of
59 Seoul National University Korea
59 École Normale Supérieure France
61 Pennsylvania State University United States
62 École Polytechnique France
62 University of Sydney Australia
64 Leiden University Netherlands
65 University of Queensland Australia Australia
65 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong
67 Utrecht University Netherlands
 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Republic of
68 Technology Korea
69 Purdue University United States
70 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Germany
70 Wageningen University and Research Center Netherlands
72 University of Massachusetts United States
72 Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands
74 University of Bristol United Kingdom
75 Rice University United States
76 University of Pittsburgh United States
77 Delft University of Technology Netherlands
78 Universität Heidelberg Germany
79 Emory University United States
80 Durham University United Kingdom
81 Université Pierre et Marie Curie France
82 Lund University Sweden
83 University of Amsterdam Netherlands
84 University of Montreal Canada
85 University of New South Wales Australia
86 Nanyang Technological University Singapore
87 Tufts University United States
88 McMaster University Canada
89 University of Groningen Netherlands
89 University of Zürich Switzerland
91 University of Colorado, Boulder United States
92 Université Paris-Sud France
93 Ghent University Belgium
94 Michigan State University United States
94 University of Notre Dame United States
96 University of California, Irvine United States
97 University of Maryland, College Park United States
98 University of Arizona United States
99 Monash University Australia
99 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany
99 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States
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Ranks 101 to 200

World
Rank Universtity/Institution Name Country/Region
102 University of Rochester United States
103 University of York United Kingdom
104 Case Western Reserve University United States
105 Technische Universität München Germany
106 Uppsala University Sweden
106 Vanderbilt University United States
108 University of St Andrews United Kingdom
109 University of Helsinki Finland
Republic of
110 Trinity College Dublin Ireland
110 University of Sussex United Kingdom
110 University of Sheffield United Kingdom
113 University of Cape Town South Africa
114 Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands
115 Maastricht University Netherlands
116 Aarhus University Denmark
117 Stockholm University Sweden
118 University of Virginia United States
119 Royal Holloway, University of London United Kingdom
120 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
121 University of Alberta Canada
122 University of California, Santa Cruz United States
122 University of Florida United States
124 Dartmouth College United States
124 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
124 University of Warwick United Kingdom
127 Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands
128 Freie Universität Berlin Germany
128 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan
130 Université de Lausanne Switzerland
130 University of Copenhagen Denmark
130 University of Southampton United Kingdom
133 University of Geneva Switzerland
134 University of Utah United States
134 Indiana University United States
134 National Taiwan University Taiwan
137 Tohoku University Japan
137 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
139 University of Glasgow United Kingdom
140 VU University Amsterdam Netherlands
140 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden
142 University of Leeds United Kingdom
142 Universität Basel Switzerland
144 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Germany
145 Queen Mary, University of London United Kingdom
145 Lancaster University United Kingdom
147 Osaka University Japan
148 Arizona State University United States
149 Technical University of Denmark Denmark
150 Boston College United States
151 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany
151 University of Bern Switzerland
153 University of Exeter United Kingdom
154 University of California, Riverside United States
154 RWTH Aachen University Germany
156 Texas A&M University United States
156 Yeshiva University United States
158 University of Birmingham United Kingdom
158 University of São Paulo Brazil
158 Tel Aviv University Israel
161 University of Auckland New Zealand
162 Stony Brook University United States
162 University of Vienna Austria
164 Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium
165 University of Delaware United States
166 Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 France
167 University of Texas at Dallas United States
168 George Washington University United States
169 University of Iowa United States
170 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France
171 University of Ottawa Canada
171 University of Liverpool United Kingdom
171 Universität Bonn Germany
174 Georgetown University United States
174 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States
176 University of Aberdeen United Kingdom
176 University of Reading United Kingdom
176 University of Adelaide Australia
176 University of East Anglia United Kingdom
180 Newcastle University United Kingdom
180 Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble France
182 City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
183 Yonsei University Republic of Korea
184 University of Illinois at Chicago United States
184 William & Mary United States
184 Colorado School of Mines United States
Republic of
187 University College Dublin Ireland
187 University of Twente Netherlands
189 Medical University of South Carolina United States
190 Wake Forest University United States
190 University of Western Australia Australia
192 University of Antwerp Belgium
193 University of Miami United States
193 Technion Israel Institute of Technology Israel
193 Iowa State University United States
196 University of Leicester United Kingdom
196 University of Victoria Canada
 198 University at Buffalo United States
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am
199 Main Germany
200 Birkbeck, University of London United Kingdom

Ranks 201 to 300

World
Rank Universtity/Institution Name Country/Region
201-225 Autonomous University of Barcelona Spain
201-225 University of Barcelona Spain
201-225 Brandeis University United States
201-225 Cardiff University United Kingdom
201-225 University of Dundee United Kingdom
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-
201-225 Nürnberg Germany
201-225 Fudan University China
201-225 University of Georgia United States
201-225 University of Gothenburg Sweden
201-225 University of Innsbruck Austria
201-225 Universität Konstanz Germany
201-225 Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Germany
201-225 Middle East Technical University Turkey
Russian
201-225 Lomonosov Moscow State University Federation
201-225 Nagoya University Japan
201-225 Northeastern University United States
201-225 University of Oslo Norway
201-225 Pompeu Fabra University Spain
201-225 Queen's University Canada
201-225 University of Science and Technology of China China
201-225 St George's, University of London United Kingdom
201-225 University of Strasbourg France
201-225 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Republic of Korea
201-225 Tilburg University Netherlands
201-225 Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany
226-250 University of Bergen Norway
226-250 Bilkent University Turkey
226-250 University of Calgary Canada
226-250 Carleton University Canada
226-250 Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
226-250 Florida Institute of Technology United States
226-250 Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany
226-250 University of Cincinnati United States
226-250 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur India
226-250 Koç University Turkey
226-250 Korea University Republic of Korea
226-250 Laval University Canada
226-250 Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium
226-250 Georgia Health Sciences University United States
226-250 Mines ParisTech France
226-250 University of Missouri United States
Russian
226-250 Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute Federation
226-250 University of Otago New Zealand
226-250 Simon Fraser University Canada
226-250 University of South Florida United States
226-250 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
226-250 Tulane University United States
226-250 University of Waterloo Canada
226-250 University of Western Ontario Canada
226-250 University of Witwatersrand South Africa
226-250 Universität Würzburg Germany
251-275 Aalto University Finland
251-275 National Chiao Tung University Taiwan
251-275 University of Connecticut United States
251-275 Dalhousie University Canada
251-275 University of Essex United Kingdom
251-275 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
251-275 University of Iceland Iceland
251-275 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay India
251-275 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Germany
251-275 Macquarie University Australia
251-275 University of Milan Italy
251-275 University of Milan-Bicocca Italy
251-275 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Germany
251-275 Nanjing University China
251-275 Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway
251-275 University of Oregon United States
251-275 Queensland University of Technology Australia
251-275 State University of Campinas Brazil
251-275 Stellenbosch University South Africa
251-275 Tokyo Metropolitan University Japan
251-275 University of Trieste Italy
251-275 Umeå University Sweden
251-275 Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand
251-275 Vienna University of Technology Austria
276-300 Aberystwyth University United Kingdom
276-300 Bangor University United Kingdom
276-300 University of Bath United Kingdom
276-300 Universität Bayreuth Germany
276-300 Universität Bielefeld Germany
276-300 Boğaziçi University Turkey
276-300 University of Bologna Italy
276-300 Colorado State University United States
276-300 Technische Universität Dresden Germany
276-300 University of South Carolina United States
276-300 Istanbul Technical University Turkey
276-300 Drexel University United States
276-300 University of Kansas United States
276-300 Université Montpellier 2 France
276-300 The University of Newcastle Australia
276-300 University of Montana United States
276-300 Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom
 276-300 Ruhr-Universität Bochum Germany
276-300 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China
276-300 Oregon State University United States
276-300 University of Southern Denmark Denmark
276-300 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden
276-300 Tokyo Medical and Dental University Japan
276-300 University of Trento Italy
276-300 University of Turin Italy
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
276-300 University United States

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Ranks 301 to 400

World Country/Regio
Rank Universtity/Institution Name n
301-350 Brunel University United Kingdom
301-350 University of Canterbury New Zealand
301-350 Charles University in Prague Czech Republic
301-350 National Cheng Kung University Taiwan
301-350 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 France
Republic of
301-350 University College Cork Ireland
State University of New York Albany - University at
301-350 Albany United States
301-350 University of Crete Greece
301-350 University of Eastern Finland Finland
301-350 Vrije Universiteit Brussel Belgium
301-350 University of Fribourg Switzerland
301-350 Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Austria
301-350 University of Guelph Canada
301-350 Hokkaido University Japan
301-350 Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong
301-350 Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Austria
301-350 Creighton University United States
301-350 King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia
301-350 Kyushu University Japan
301-350 Linköping University Sweden
301-350 Autonomous University of Madrid Spain
301-350 University of Manitoba Canada
301-350 University of Kentucky United States
301-350 Medical University of Vienna Austria
301-350 Murdoch University Australia
301-350 University of Maryland, Baltimore County United States
Republic of
301-350 National University of Ireland, Galway Ireland
301-350 University of Padua Italy
301-350 University of Pavia Italy
301-350 University of Pisa Italy
301-350 Polytechnic University of Milan Italy
301-350 University of Portsmouth United Kingdom
301-350 Renmin University of China China
301-350 Sapienza University of Rome Italy
301-350 Sharif University of Technology Iran
301-350 University of South Australia Australia
301-350 North Carolina State University United States
301-350 National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan
301-350 Sun Yat-sen University China
301-350 University of Tampere Finland
301-350 University of Tromsø Norway
301-350 University of Tsukuba Japan
301-350 University of Vermont United States
301-350 University of Waikato New Zealand
301-350 Washington State University United States
301-350 Wayne State University United States
301-350 University of Wollongong Australia
301-350 York University Canada
301-350 Zhejiang University China
351-400 Aalborg University Denmark
351-400 University of the Andes Colombia
351-400 National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico
351-400 Aveiro University Portugal
 Binghamton University, State University of New
351-400 York United States
351-400 National Central University Taiwan
351-400 Charles Darwin University Australia
351-400 Deakin University Australia
351-400 Universität Duisburg-Essen Germany
351-400 University of Ferrara Italy
351-400 Flinders University Australia
351-400 George Mason University United States
351-400 Leibniz Universität Hannover Germany
351-400 Heriot-Watt University United Kingdom
351-400 University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom
351-400 University of Houston United States
351-400 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee India
Republic of
351-400 National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ireland
351-400 Jagiellonian University Poland
351-400 University of Jyväskylä Finland
351-400 Keele University United Kingdom
351-400 Keio University Japan
351-400 King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi Thailand
351-400 University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
351-400 Lehigh University United States
351-400 Université de Liège Belgium
351-400 Loughborough University United Kingdom
351-400 Massey University New Zealand
351-400 University of Minho Portugal
351-400 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy
351-400 University of Oklahoma United States
351-400 Université Paris Dauphine France
351-400 University of Porto Portugal
351-400 University of Salento Italy
351-400 Southern Methodist University United States
351-400 University of Stirling United Kingdom
351-400 University of Strathclyde United Kingdom
 351-400 University of Surrey United Kingdom
351-400 University of Technology, Sydney Australia
National Taiwan University of Science and
351-400 Technology Taiwan
351-400 University of Tartu Estonia
351-400 University of Tasmania Australia
351-400 Temple University United States
351-400 The University of Texas at San Antonio United States
351-400 University of Valencia Spain
351-400 Polytechnic University of Valencia Spain
351-400 University of Vigo Spain
351-400 University of Warsaw Poland
351-400 Waseda University Japan
351-400 University of Wyoming United States

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U.S. Universities ranked amongst Top 400

World Rank University Name
1 California Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
4 Harvard University
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6 Princeton University
9 University of California, Berkeley
10 University of Chicago
11 Yale University
13 University of California, Los Angeles
14 Columbia University
15 University of Pennsylvania
16 Johns Hopkins University
18 Cornell University
19 Northwestern University
20 University of Michigan
22 Carnegie Mellon University
23 Duke University
24 University of Washington
25 Georgia Institute of Technology
25 University of Texas at Austin
31 University of Wisconsin-Madison
33 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
35 University of California, Santa Barbara
38 University of California, San Diego
41 New York University
42 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
44 University of California, Davis
44 Washington University in St Louis
47 University of Minnesota
51 Brown University
53 Ohio State University
54 Boston University
56 University of Southern California
61 Pennsylvania State University
69 Purdue University
72 University of Massachusetts
75 Rice University
76 University of Pittsburgh
79 Emory University
87 Tufts University
91 University of Colorado Boulder
94 Michigan State University
94 University of Notre Dame
96 University of California, Irvine
97 University of Maryland, College Park
98 University of Arizona
99 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey*
102 University of Rochester
104 Case Western Reserve University
 106 Vanderbilt University
118 University of Virginia
122 University of California, Santa Cruz
122 University of Florida
124 Dartmouth College
134 University of Utah
134 Indiana University
148 Arizona State University
150 Boston College
154 University of California, Riverside
156 Texas A&M University
156 Yeshiva University
162 Stony Brook University
165 University of Delaware
167 University of Texas at Dallas
168 George Washington University
169 University of Iowa
174 Georgetown University
174 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
184 University of Illinois at Chicago
184 William & Mary
184 Colorado School of Mines
189 Medical University of South Carolina
190 Wake Forest University
193 University of Miami
193 Iowa State University
198 University at Buffalo
201-225 Brandeis University
201-225 University of Georgia
201-225 Northeastern University
226-250 Florida Institute of Technology*
226-250 University of Cincinnati
226-250 Georgia Health Sciences University
226-250 University of Missouri
226-250 University of South Florida
 226-250 Tulane University
251-275 University of Connecticut
251-275 University of Oregon
276-300 Colorado State University*
276-300 University of South Carolina*
276-300 Drexel University
276-300 University of Kansas
276-300 University of Montana
276-300 Oregon State University
276-300 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
301-350 State University of New York Albany - University at Albany*
301-350 Creighton University
301-350 University of Kentucky
301-350 University of Maryland, Baltimore County
301-350 North Carolina State University
301-350 University of Vermont
301-350 Washington State University
301-350 Wayne State University
351-400 Binghamton University, State University of New York*
351-400 George Mason University*
351-400 University of Houston
351-400 Lehigh University
351-400 University of Oklahoma
351-400 Southern Methodist University
351-400 Temple University
351-400 The University of Texas at San Antonio
351-400 University of Wyoming

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