Here is a list of some of the top-rated
Universities in the world. Before coming to any conclusion about the
quality of education offered by these universities, one should remember
that rankings of universities can differ with the use of different
criteria.
1 California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology,
also known as Caltech is set in a suburban area of Pasadena, California.
Caltech stood 1st in the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012). Thirty-one of
Caltech’s alumni (including the faculty) have received the Nobel Prize.
The number of students that get enrolled for undergraduate programs in
this university is 978.
Tuition and Fees: $39,588
2 Harvard University
Established in 1636, Harvard University
is one of the members of the Ivy League. Every year, 7181 students take
admission for graduate programs; 14,044 students take admission for
postgraduate programs. Harvard has the largest academic library in the
United States. It is also the oldest institute in USA for higher
studies; the university completed 375 years in 2011. Harvard’s financial
endowment is higher than that of any other university in the world. Its
September 2011 figures for financial endowment were $32 billion. This
university is named after its first benefactor, John Harvard.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $40,866
3 Stanford University
This university was established in 1891;
the Stanford University or Leland Stanford Junior University was named
after Leland Stanford’s son, Leland Stanford Jr. who died of typhoid at
an early age of 15 years. The university enrolls around 8,300 graduates
and 6,800 undergraduates annually. Students from Stanford have been
placed in reputed organizations like Google, Sun Microsystems, Cisco
Systems and Hewlett-Packard, to name a few. The different schools which
form the Stanford university are ‘Stanford School of Medicine’,
‘Stanford Law School’, ‘Stanford School of Engineering’ and ‘Stanford
Graduate School of Business’. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders
of Google Inc. are the alumni of Stanford university.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $41,787
4 University of Oxford
The exact year of establishment of
Oxford is not known. However, it is said to date back to 1096. Oxford is
the oldest surviving university from the English-speaking countries.
The total number of students enrolling for different courses in the
University of Oxford annually is over 21,000. There is always a great
competition between Oxford and Cambridge to gain the top spot in UK’s
top universities’ list. The University of Oxford’s endowment for 2011
was $5.33 billion.
Maximum Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $14,537 (£9000)
5 Princeton University
Founded in 1746, Princeton University is
the 4th oldest university in USA; it is one of the members of the
prestigious Ivy League. This university offers undergraduate and
graduate programs in humanities, engineering, natural sciences and
social sciences. The number of students admitted for undergraduate and
graduate programs in the Princeton University is 5,000 and 2,500
respectively.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $38,650
6 University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge was founded
in 1209. An association formed by a group of scholars grew into what is
today’s University of Cambridge. The number of students enrolled in the
University of Cambridge annually is 18,396. Cambridge is the
second-oldest university in all the English-speaking countries. This
university has produced 61 Nobel laureates. The university’s endowment
for 2011 was $6.95 billion.
Maximum Tuition and Fees (2012): $14,537 (£9000)
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT
is considered as one of the best universities for higher education. The
68 hectare campus of MIT houses a college and 5 schools which have 32
departments. The number of students admitted for various courses in MIT
is 10,894. The university has produced 75 Nobel laureates; thirty-one
‘MacArthur Fellows’ and 47 recipients of ‘National Medal of Science’.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in 1861 and
students were first admitted in this institute in 1865. Meeting the
demands and challenges of industrialization in America was one of the
needs and also a driving force behind the establishment of this
university.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $42,050
8 Imperial College London
Established on July 8, 1907, the
Imperial College London admits 13,500 full-time students for different
programs. This public research university houses 40 departments grouped
under 4 units – Imperial College Business School, Imperial College
Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine and
Imperial College Faculty of Natural Sciences. This university is amongst
the top three in the United Kingdom.
Maximum Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $14,537 (£9000)
9 University of Chicago
Founded by the American Baptist
Education Society in 1890, the University of Chicago spreads over an
area of 85.4 hectares. The university was set up with the help of a
donation received from John D. Rockefeller. This university has produced
87 Nobel Laureates and 49 Rhodes Scholars. The number of undergraduates
and graduates enrolled annually is 5,369 and 9,850 respectively.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $44,574
10 University of California, Berkeley
The University of California offers 300
graduate and undergraduate programs. It is set in a sprawling campus of
2,692 hectares. The university admits 25,530 and 10,313 students for
graduate and postgraduate programs respectively. As per the Academic
Ranking of World Universities, University of California, Berkeley is
placed in the 3rd position. The University of California, Berkeley has
produced 65 Nobel laureates. Many of its students got placed in
companies like Google, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems, Intel and Sun
Microsystems. The University of California is well-known for its
research activities and projects. The money spent on research activities
in 2009 was over $650 million.
Tuition and Fees (2012-13): $31,700 (on campus) $28,600 (off campus)
Credit: Shashank Nakate
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