Introduction
There are many excellent universities worldwide, but we have chosen the top 10.
1. Harvard University
The school was named after the church of St. Mary, All Saints, and St. Michael, which held a large endowment when it was founded. Harvard is traditionally referred to as Harvard College (because it was chartered as “the President and Fellows of Harvard College”).
Harvard University’s motto is Veritas (Latin for Truth), which means “Truth.”
Harvard University has more than 11,000 faculty members and more than 10 million volumes in its library system, making it the most extensive university library in terms of books held on campus (and third overall).
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT is one of the world’s top universities. It is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
MIT has a strong entrepreneurial culture and has led to the creation of many new companies and jobs.
-This includes companies founded by MIT faculty, alums, and students, such as Boeing (founded by William Boeing), Raytheon (founded by Charles Stark Draper), Merck & Co., Intel (founded by Robert Noyce), Genzyme, and Biogen Idec (both based by Edwin Schlossberg), Akamai Technologies (based by Daniel Lewin).
3. Stanford University
Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Junior, who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year.
The university was opened on October 1, 1891, as a coeducational and non-denominational institution.
Stanford University’s undergraduate program has gained worldwide renown and ranks among the top 10 universities (as per U.S News and World Report).
It is also one of the leading academic institutions in the world.
4. University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. It is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system and was founded in 1868.
UC Berkeley is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world and was ranked number 1 for several years before 2011.
The campus also has a reputation for being highly selective; its acceptance rate was 17% in 2017-2018, down from 36% just ten years earlier.
Additionally, UC Berkeley’s alums include many notable individuals who have contributed to science, technology, and politics: former U.S president Herbert Hoover graduated from there;
Nobel Prize winners Martin Chalfie and Glenn Seaborg were faculty members at UC-Berkeley before they won their awards, and 72 astronauts were educated at UC-Berkeley. At the same time, they trained to work on NASA missions.
5. California Institute of Technology
In 1891, Amos G. Throop founded his eponymous institution on its current site in Pasadena, California.
Today, Caltech is among the world’s top research universities and consistently ranks among the top 20 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings.
The school offers a wide variety of bachelor’s degrees (47), master’s degrees (36), and doctoral programs (13).
At the heart of Caltech’s curriculum are its six undergraduate research centers: Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering; Center for Cancer Biology; Center for Environmental Science and Engineering; Center for Geophysics; Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research; Institute for Quantum Information and Matter.
6. Columbia University
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.
Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States, making it one of nine colonial colleges founded before the Declaration of Independence.
The university was founded by royal charter on August 24, 1754, as King’s College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain; however, it has been misnamed Columbia since at least 1857.
The school moved to Manhattan in 1776 and was renamed Columbia University after becoming coeducational in 1899.
7. Princeton University
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
It is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and 2nd oldest institution of higher education in the United States after Harvard University.
Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
The university has been associated with 34 Nobel Prize winners as alumni (including eight laureates born on campus), faculty members, or researchers since its founding in 1746 by early American statesman and educator John Witherspoon.
8. University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s fourth oldest surviving university.
It comprises 31 constituent colleges, which together form an academic federation known as the “University of Cambridge,” having approximately 37,000 students (of whom about 30% are from minority ethnic groups), around 100 fellows (academics who teach), and 3,400 staff.
9. University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s second-oldest surviving university.
The university increased from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209 over taxes raised to finance local defenses against possible French attack, some academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established what became the Cambridge University.
History
The University increased from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
After disputes between students and townspeople (townsfolk) over money, some academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established what became Cambridge University.
10. Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut and is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Yale provides instruction in various disciplines, including but not limited to architecture, art and design, law, and medical sciences.
Conclusion
We hope that we have given you a better idea of what it takes to get into the top universities in the world. We also hope that by reading about these top 10 universities, you will be inspired to pursue your dreams and make your mark in this world!
