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Rank 2013 | Rank 2012 | Institution | Country |
1 | 1 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) | US |
2 | 3 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | US |
3 | 2 | UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | GB |
4 | 4 | UCL (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON) | GB |
5 | 6 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON | GB |
6 | 5 | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | GB |
7 | 15 | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | US |
8 | 7 | YALE UNIVERSITY | US |
9 | 8 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | US |
10= | 10 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH) | US |
10= | 9 | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | US |
12 | 13 | ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) | CH |
13 | 12 | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | US |
14 | 11 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | US |
15 | 14 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY | US |
16 | 16 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | US |
17= | 21 | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | GB |
17= | 19 | UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO | CA |
19= | 29 | ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) | CH |
19= | 26 | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (KCL) | GB |
21 | 18 | MCGILL UNIVERSITY | CA |
22 | 17 | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | US |
23 | 20 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | US |
24 | 25 | NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) | SG |
25 | 22 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (UCB) | US |
26 | 23 | UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU) | HK |
27 | 24 | AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) | AU |
28 | 34 | ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE, PARIS (ENS PARIS) | FR |
29 | 27 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | US |
30 | 28 | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL | GB |
31 | 36 | THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | AU |
32 | 30 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO | JP |
33 | 32 | THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | GB |
34 | 33 | THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST) | HK |
35= | 35 | KYOTO UNIVERSITY | JP |
35= | 37 | SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (SNU) | KR |
37 | 38 | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | US |
38 | 39 | THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | AU |
39 | 40 | THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CUHK) | HK |
40 | 31 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA) | US |
41= | 41 | ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE PARISTECH | FR |
41= | 47 | NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NTU) | SG |
43 | 46 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (UQ) | AU |
44 | 43 | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU) | US |
45 | 51 | UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN | DK |
46 | 44 | PEKING UNIVERSITY | CN |
47 | 42 | BROWN UNIVERSITY | US |
48 | 48 | TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY | CN |
49 | 45 | UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | CA |
50 | 55 | RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG | DE |
51 | 54 | UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW | GB |
52 | 52 | THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW) | AU |
53 | 53 | TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN | DE |
54 | 57 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL | US |
55 | 50 | OSAKA UNIVERSITY | JP |
56 | 56 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | US |
57 | 49 | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | US |
58 | 62 | UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM | NL |
59 | 59 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | US |
60 | 63 | KAIST - KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | KR |
61 | 67 | TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (TCD) | IE |
62 | 77 | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | GB |
63 | 70 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (UCSD) | US |
64 | 58 | THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK | GB |
65 | 60 | LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN | DE |
66 | 65 | TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | JP |
67 | 71 | LUND UNIVERSITY | SE |
68 | 69 | LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE) | GB |
69= | 61 | MONASH UNIVERSITY | AU |
69= | 78 | UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI | FI |
71= | 66 | THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | GB |
71= | 74 | UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA | CH |
71= | 68 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | US |
74 | 75= | LEIDEN UNIVERSITY | NL |
75= | 72 | THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM | GB |
75= | 75= | TOHOKU UNIVERSITY | JP |
77 | 82 | KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN | BE |
78 | 90= | UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH | CH |
79= | 64 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | US |
79= | 81 | UPPSALA UNIVERSITY | SE |
81 | 85 | UTRECHT UNIVERSITY | NL |
82 | 80 | NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY (NTU) | TW |
83 | 93 | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | GB |
84 | 79 | THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (UWA) | AU |
85 | 100 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS (UCD) | US |
86= | 73 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | GB |
86= | 84 | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | US |
88 | 90= | FUDAN UNIVERSITY | CN |
89 | 111 | UNIVERSITY OF OSLO | NO |
90 | 92 | DURHAM UNIVERSITY | GB |
91 | 89 | AARHUS UNIVERSITY | DK |
92= | 99 | ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM | NL |
92= | 114 | UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL | CA |
94 | 83 | THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND | NZ |
95 | 103 | DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | NL |
96 | 108 | UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA | CA |
97= | 109 | UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN | NL |
97= | 94 | UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS | GB |
99= | 88 | GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GEORGIA TECH) | US |
99= | 86 | NAGOYA UNIVERSITY | JP |
99= | 95= | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | US |
102= | 106 | UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG | DE |
102= | 104 | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | US |